Thursday, August 20, 2009 

  The Ripple    

  
The Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of Peabody - District 7930  

P.O. Box 94, Peabody, MA 01960

WWW.ROTARYPEABODY.ORG

Meeting: Thursdays, 7:30 AM, at the Peabody Marriott, Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 

      August Theme:   Membership And Extension

How to propose a member:

Identify an individual (would s/he pass the Four-Way Test?).

Invite that person to a meeting.

Fill out a proposal card.

Board votes on the proposed member.

Proposed member has information session with Secretary Gary.

Proposed member is asked if s/he would like to join.  If yes, application is signed.

Proposed member's name is published in The Ripple. 

If there are no objections sent in writing to the Membership Chair within seven days, the proposed member becomes a member.

August Birthdays:

August 10:   David Silveira (Vanessa)

August 15:  Steve Smith

August 17:  Catherine DiMambro (Al)

August Wedding Anniversaries:

August 14:  Loring Merrow & Joanna Liss

August 21:  Herb & Judi Harris

  TO ALL MEMBERS: IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS WITH THE BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY DATES, PLEASE NOTIFY GARY EPSTEIN.  ALSO, THERE ARE NUMEROUS MISSING DATES ON OUR ROSTER.  PLEASE GIVE GARY YOUR INFORMATION--JUST THE DATES--NO ONE CARES HOW OLD YOU ARE.  BUT WE MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED. 

    NEXT BOARD MEETING:   Monday, August 24th, 5:30PM, at GraVoc. E-mail President Cathy (Cathyg@Gravoc.com) with agenda items.

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Citizens For Adequate Housing: 

Schedule is coming soon. 

Meeting notes

Today's visiting Rotarians:

Guests:  

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Today was our monthly general business meeting. Secretary Gary was not at the meeting.  Treasurer Loring didn't have a report.  Both Peggys were not available to present their committee reports (Foundation and Scholarship).  Steve Smith is continuously working on obtaining new members--as we all should be.  Martha is awaiting word from the District on the District Simplified Grant for the S.T.O.P. program.  Herb has gotten pictures in the Salem News and Peabody Weekly--with a goal of a picture and article in each paper every month.  Grace is doing a great job getting interesting speakers and programs.  There was a bit of discussion as to whether or not to allow City Council members and the Mayor attend the October 15th meeting as our guests or expect them to pay $20.  The guest voice won.  President Cathy reminded club members that Mel has the Entertainment Books.   ALL MEMBERS SHOULD TAKE A SUPPLY TO SELL IN THEIR BUSINESSES, BRANCHES OF THEIR BUSINESSES AND TO THEIR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL NETWORK ACQUAINTANCES.  Saturday, September 12th, is Kids day at Peabody Leather Common.  We hope to particpate in that and the Progeria Race that day.  Sunday, September 13th, is the International Festival.  Joanne circulated a sign-up sheet for ALL members to complete.  If you weren't at today's meeting, e-mail Joanne and let her know when you'll be there--9:00-11:00 for set-up; 11:00-1:00; 1:00-3:00; or 3:00-5:00.  She's been negotiating to get us the best price on blueberry and apple pies.  It was also suggested that we sell some by the slice.  President Cathy reported that plans for the golf tournament are moving along and thanked all who have helped so far.  Vanessa and Past President Elect Steve have been working on the Taste of the North Shore.  There will be a planning session immediately after next week's meeting, so plan to remain. Herb said that he'll be working on the revised Citizens for Adequate Housing schedule and instructions soon.  Jeff described the layout of the kitchen and dining areas.   President Cathy suggested a change of time to 4:45 and that we stay for a little while to serve, then leave the food for everyone to serve themselves and their families.  We'll come up with a service project at some point.  President Cathy mentioned that Past President Elect Steve will be contacting the person at City Hall to put up the "Rotary Meets at the Marriott" signs and will arrange with Cathleen to set a time to put up the "Rotary meets here" sign at the Marriott with a photo op.

    President Cathy announced that this year's District Foundation & Membership conference will be on October 1st at the Sheraton Ferncroft in Danvers.  She has a sign-up sheet.  This is a great opportunity to learn a ton about Rotary.  Perhaps you can ask a guest to go with you!!  (Ed.'s note:  Another superb upcoming event is NorthEast Link where you'll get to meet and hear from Ambassadorial Scholars from all around the world.  This year it will be in Boxborough and will be on Saturday, September 26th, and Sunday morning, September 27th.)

President Cathy reminds all that there'll be a Board meeting at her office on Monday at 5:30PM.  ALL are welcome--and encouraged--to attend (particularly if you need a make-up meeting).    

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President Cathy wished Herb and Judi and Loring and Joanna Happy Anniversaries. 

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District Governor Ingrid Brown will visit the club on October 29th.              

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Reminders:   

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    Our speaker scheduler, Grace Martins, asks that you tell her of any people who may want to speak to the club or whom you think may be of

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Secretary Gary Epstein reminds members of Rotary's attendance requirements.  Members cannot miss more than three consecutive meetings without making up.  However, there are plenty of opportunities to make up.  Attend a Board meeting (All members are encouraged to attend, anyway.), attend a committee meeting, work on the website, and the most basic make-up--attend other clubs' meetings.  Be sure to steal ideas our club can use!!  

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What do you do with your empty bottles and cans?  (And we know there must be a lot of empty beer cans and bottles.)  Please bring them (both beer and soda) to the meetings every week to give to Mel.  Every nickel helps!!  Mel thanks Bob Clattenburg for his generous contributions.

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Happy Dollars:  Acting Sergeant-at-arms Grace collected $46. 

Reminder: If you see any news articles or pictures (not Rotary related) of our members, bring them in so the member can donate $$$ to the club.  We can use the money!!  But more important--we'd like to recognize and applaud our members.

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50-50 Raffle: Neither President Cathy nor Martha picked the Ace of Diamonds, so neither won the $259. 

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Upcoming Programs:

NEXT MEETINGS:

August 27: Linda Cullen, Peabody Council on Aging

September 3:  Donnie Lyons (Peggie's Husband)--Professional golfer to give golf tips.

September 10:  Tom Gould, Treadwell's Ice Cream--Disabled Children's programs in Peabody

September 17: Ha Tran, Vietnamese Immigrant, Motivational Speaker

September 24:  General Business Meeting

October 1: Jen Andersen--For Kids Only/Y-It-Matters

October 8:  Robert Dionne, Atlantic Ambulance, Salem Rotarian

October 15: Mayor Bonfanti and the City Council

October 22:     

October 29:  District Governor Ingrid Brown    

Please make every effort to attend your Rotary meetings. The more members we have each week, the better we look to potential members--and to our visitors and speakers.

Thank you!

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

September 13:  International Festival

September 14: Golf Tournament

March 23, 2010:  Taste of The North Shore  

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Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind - John F. Kennedy

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Always be sincere, even if you don’t mean it. – Harry S. Truman

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 A "cool" joke for a hot summer day:

A man new to the United States, was told by a friend that ice fishing was a great "American Winter Past Time".

The man went to the sporting goods store and got all the "equipment" (ice drill, stool, etc.) and set out to catch Some fish.

He picked a spot on the ice and started to drill, when all of a sudden he heard a voice say:

"There are no fish down there", so he picked up his gear and moved 50 feet down the ice and started to drill again.

Once again he heard the voice again. "There are no fish down there".  The man in frustration called back:  "How do you know - are you "God" or something???"

The voice answered back: "No I'm the Zamboni driver" 

It's easy to become a Rotary Sustaining member.  It's $100 per year, but Loring can bill you $25 per quarter.  That's $8.33 a month, or 28 CENTS a day, or a little over a penny an hour. 

LET'S BECOME A 100% SUSTAINING MEMBER CLUB!!

 THE 4-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do:

1. IS IT THE TRUTH?   2. IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?   3. WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIP?   4. WILL IT BE BENEFICAL TO ALL CONCERNED?

Please keep this in mind!

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  Note: Other Rotary Club meeting locations are posted at www.rotary.org, then, click on 'Club Locator'.

The District 7930 Club locator can be found at www.rotary7930.org/clubs.html.