Meeting Notes

April 15, 2010

Today we had 9club members present.  Alan Cartwright from the Susan Curtis Foundation was our guest. 

The raffle has grown to $374! Christine picked the winning ticket but drew the 9 of diamonds.  The three of clubs is still in there folks.  Maybe next week we will have a big winner!

There were many happy dollars this morning.  Dave Walsh is thus far enjoying his retirement.  Michael heard from Ann Lee and she is in London but "stuck" from the Iceland volcano ash.  Pat is happy to be back after 2 weeks at sea.  Tony is happy he remembered all of his lines at rehearsal last night.  Rich and Rhonda are happy that today is tax day.  Finally, let's remember Mary Jo's friend, Judy, who passed away this past week, much too soon.

Club Service:  Tony's play is coming right up!  For those that do not know, he is in a local production of Guys & Dolls.  Opening night is right around the corner, and there will be shows though May 8.  For ticket information go to http://www.lyricmusictheater.org.  Maybe we can coordinate a group to go the first weekend in May? 

Announcements:

• The incoming GSE team will be coming to speak to us at our meeting on May 6th.  Please make every effort to attend.
• This year's District Conference will be held May 14-16 in Portsmouth, NH.  It looks like a great lineup of speakers and sessions.  For more information click on:  http://www.rotary7780.org/DistrictConference/Conference.cfm
• President Rich has Rotary window decals, lapel pins and trailer hitch covers for sale.  Visit the podium with cash in hand to make your purchases.  Don't forget to mention these fabulous items to other Rotarians you know.
• Ditto for the calendars.  It is not too late to sell them, and every one sold at this point goes directly to our bottom line.  It feels good to send out donations to worthy causes, but we can only do that if our coffers are full.  Sell a calendar today!
• As guests of the Cumberland Club on Thursday morning we are reminded that the Club has a dress code.  Business casual dress is appreciated, and jeans are not welcome.
• Our website now includes a calendar of events and a list of all upcoming speakers.  If you have anything that you would like listed please let Bruce or Rhonda know.
• Please log into the member section of the website and update your profile when you get a couple of minutes.

Program Notes:  Today we talked about golf.  Larry has been doing a great job laying the foundation for our upcoming golf tournament, and now we all need to pitch in to make this year's event a success.  The date is June 14, 8am shotgun start at Nonesuch.  The cost is $125/golfer, $300/hole sponsor, $700/combo sponsor.  Christine is getting the brochure updated and will forward it along asap to the club.  Start canvassing for foursomes, items, and sponsors.  Forward all info to Larry at lpelletier@bigelowadvisors.com.  This morning some great ideas were put forth and folks were engaged in bringing everything together.  Great start to a great tourney! 

Upcoming Programs:

April 22:

April 29:

May 6:  Inbound GSE Team from India

May 15:

Desk Duty:

April:  Dave Walsh & Bruce Coffin

Speaker Themes: