Meeting: Thursdays, 7:30 AM, at the Peabody Marriott, Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA
October Theme: Vocational Service
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.
October Birthdays:
October 8: Chuck Holden (Martha)
October 12: Martha Holden
October 21: Grace Martins
October Wedding Anniversaries:
October 19: Mike & Stephanie Tallo
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, October 26th, 5:30PM, at GraVoc. E-mail President Cathy (Cathyg@Gravoc.com) with agenda items.
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Citizens For Adequate Housing:
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Team Assignments: CATHY GRAVEL (Meal Pickup), FRED DENAPOLI (Salad and Cookies)
Arrive by at 42 Washington St., Peabody.
If you're unable to attend on the specified date, it's your responsibility to locate a replacement. Please inform the meal pickup person of the change and the replacement of your assigned responsibility. Thanks. Look at NEWS and Citizens For Adequate Housing Schedule for the future schedule and specific responsibilities.
Meeting notes
Today's visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: None
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President Cathy mentioned that she had received a letter from North Shore Arc requesting that we send a letter of support of their use of the old Wallis Street Post Office for their endeavors. The club overwhelmingly approved. She also informed us that she had received a thank you note from teh Peabody schools for oour donation for Red Ribbon Week. This is for drug awareness in the schools. Among the events will be a mock accident at the High School on Wednesday, October 21st. President Cathy gave those who needed them invitations for next week's meeting. BE SURE TO TELL PRESIDENT CATHY WHO WILL BE ATTENDING by Monday. The Marriott needs a head count!
Tentatively, we'll have our Gold jewelry selling party on Thursday, November 12th, at 5:30PM. It will be open to the public and there will be a $5 cover charge with a cash bar. There may not be a meeting that morning--this will take its place.
On October 29th (3 weeks from today), District Governor Ingrid Brown will be featured at our meeting. We'll also be presenting a $1,000 check to Rachel Williams for her literacy program.
Peggy Pedro told the assemblage that she and Steve Smith went to the District Foundation and Membership conference last week. She thought it was great, but not as well attended as desired. She raved about a powerful film about polio in India.
A reminder that next week, October 15th, will be the meeting with the Mayor and city officials. The purpose of this meeting is to let the city knows what we are doing (past, present and future) for the city and ask where we can further help. It's also an opportunity to see what members of city government will join our membership. The more folks at the meeting, the stronger we appear!! An additional component tothe meeting will be a polio survivor who will tell of her battle with polio and its recurrence.
PP-E Steve Morad introduced today's speaker: Bob Dionne, from Atlantic Ambulance, who's a member of Salem Rotary. Bob then introduced Katrina Perkins, Cataldo's PR Director, Dan Hoffenberg, Cataldo's Business Development Director and a Malden Rotarian, and Jeff Stewart, who's Cataldo's training officer. Bob told us that Cataldo Ambulance was started 32 years ago by Bob & Diana Cataldo. Back then, the ambulance just transported people to the hospital. Today, the ambulance is a mini-emergency room. In 2003 Cataldo bought Atlantic Ambulance. Jeff went on to describe the various emergency equipment found in the ambulance--not only describing it, but passing it around. It was quite an eye-opener to learn about all this technology. Catlado usually sets itself a higher standard than required--from equipment and supplies on the ambulance to employee knowledge, expertise and training.
Happy Dollars: Sergeant-at-arms Steve Padulsky collected $60.
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 Dan Hoffenberg (Malden Rotarian and guest speaker from Cataldo Ambulance) nor Bob Clattenberg picked the new card, the Queen of Hearts so no-one won the huge pot of $18.00!!!
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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
interest to the club.
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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 President Cathy for her generous contributions.
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NEXT MEETINGS:
October 15: Mayor Bonfanti and the City Council
Also Mary McManus--Polio Survivor
October 22: Jen Andersen--For Kids Only/Y-It-Matters
October 29: District Governor Ingrid Brown
November 5: Dave Welbourn--Essex County Community Foundation
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.
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.
It is an exciting time for The Rotary Foundation and Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. The Rotary Foundation is teaming up with world-renowned violinist and polio survivor Itzhak Perlman and the New York Philharmonic to present the Concert to End Polio, a benefit performance supporting the PolioPlus Fund.
It is an honor that Mr. Perlman and the New York Philharmonic are supporting Rotary in our effort to achieve a polio-free world. Their participation demonstrates the importance of this unprecedented global health initiative.
The Concert to End Polio will be at 7:30 p.m., 2 December 2009, in Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City.
Concert tickets are $70-$200 and are currently on sale. A private reception with Perlman will follow the concert. A premium concert seat and admission to the reception is offered at a package price of $500. All proceeds will benefit Rotary's $200 Million Challenge.
A block of tickets have been reserved for Rotarians until 1 November. To order your tickets for the concert and post-concert reception, call the Philharmonic box office at 212-875-5656 and mention that you are a Rotarian.
I ask that you promote this benefit concert at all Rotary events you attend this fall. In addition, it would be great if you could promote this concert on your club web page. We have created a web banner ad and a concert ad that are both available at www.rotary.org/endpolioconcert for your use.
This concert will bring us one step closer to fulfilling our promise to eradicate polio and improve the future for the children of the world because The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands.
I hope you will join me at Lincoln Center where we will Celebrate Rotary and enjoy an evening of great music.
Sincerely,
Glenn E. Estess, Sr.
Chairman
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
