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DISTRICT HISTORY TRIVIA
This month’s District History question: We have just finished the Rotary Month for Focusing on The Rotary Foundation, so can you answer the following questions on The Rotary Foundation:
- When and where was The Rotary Foundation started?
- What was the amount of the first donation to it?
- How much are the total donations now?
Check out the District History pages for the answers. Send your answers to me at mawilliamspdg@comcast.net along with your name and the name of your Rotary Club. The answer will be in next month’s newsletter along with the name of the person(s) to give me the correct answer along with their club name. If you have any District History information, please share it with me so it can be posted to the District History page on our District’s Website.
Happy Holidays, everyone! Keep doing all the great things you are doing to help mankind! See you in 2016!!
Marie A. Williams
District Historian
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2018-2019 DISTRICT GOVERNOR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER SELECTED
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the District 7780 Nominating Committee has selected John LoBosco of the Rotary Club of South Portland Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to be District Governor in 2018-19. John has been a Rotarian since 2005 and was President of the South Portland Cape Elizabeth Club in 2010-11. He is currently an Assistant Governor finishing his third year. He also enjoys working with clubs on long-term planning and serving as a district visioning facilitator. John is Vice-President and Managing Counsel at Unum Life Insurance Company in Portland. He resides in Cape Elizabeth with his wife Sue and their daughter Emily. Their son, Sam, lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Committee also selected Michael Asselin of the Rotary Club of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for a three year term on the Finance Committee commencing July 1, 2016. Michael was Portsmouth Rotary President 2000-01. He also served as club treasurer for many years. Michael, a professional CPA, currently serves on the district financial oversight committee.
District 7780 has been fortunate to consistently have excellent members who have been willing to step up to and accept leadership roles in our District. This year is no exception and I would like to thank all who applied.
I know you all will join me in congratulating John and Michael and I encourage you to express your gratitude to them personally.
Thank you,
Sheila
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Vocational Training Team
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The District extended the application deadline to January 5, 2016 for this year’s Vocational Training Team. Team members will travel to Argentina in May 2016 and spend time with their peers, sharing ideas and practices. District 4945 is considering at this point home stay in Santa Fe, Parana, Rosario, and Venado Tuerto.
We are looking for social and mental health professionals who have a BS or higher in Social Work and an interpreter who is able to translate from English to Spanish without any problems to support our VTT during their stay in Argentina. The trip will be fully funded by the District (except Visa, immunizations, additional trips). The members of the team will need to pack clothing, some money, insurance, home club banners, and do work that makes a difference and inspires others to do the same.
The District will be interviewing candidates after receiving the application form by January 5, 2016. The application form can be found in the left hand column of the District 7780 homepage under Download. Contact Kerstin Kirchner, District Outreach Chair, at kerstinkrchnr@gmail.com or 207.807.0367 for more information.
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 Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club - Long time member Henry Saunders, sponsor of Philip Spiller Jr., and Patricia Kenney, sponsor of Jeffrey Malloy along with, on far right, Assistant District Governor, Tony Wagner welcome 2 new members into the Westbrook-Gorham Rotary-Phil Spiller Jr., a navy veteran who is now a senior pilot for Jet Blue and Jeff Malloy, manager of the Casco Federal Credit Union in Westbrook.
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Bethel Rotary Club
PRESENTS MEMBERS WITH PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARDS
Congratulations Robin and Bruce! At a recent Bethel Club Meeting, Foundation Chair Steve Smith (center) presented Paul Harris Fellow Awards to members Robin Zinchuk (left) and Bruce Powell (right).
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Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Clubs
TWO LINCOLN COUNTY ROTARY CLUBS PARTNER TO END HUNGER IN LINCOLN COUNTY
On Sunday, November 8, 2015, 95 volunteers from the Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Clubs packaged 30,000 meals for needy families in five hours at the Damariscotta Central YMCA as part of an “End Hunger in New England” campaign.
The Boothbay contingent included 40 people—30 volunteers from the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club plus area friends and neighbors. The Boothbay contingent was led by Boothbay Rotary’s President-elect Tony Curulla and Past President Jim Botti.
Upon arriving, volunteers donned hairnets, beard nets, and rubber gloves and formed 16 assembly lines under the guidance of Mathew Martin, the New England Director of Outreach Inc. which puts on these events and provides the bulk materials for the meals. Volunteers were taught how to measure, weigh and seal each packet of macaroni and cheese, rice and beans, and pasta with tomato basil. Each packet contained enough food for six meals, each fortified with vitamins (40% more nutritious than, for example, Kraft Mac & Cheese) and each "child friendly," needing only to be opened and boiled like instant ramen. The packets were then boxed to be delivered to local food pantries.
Boothbay Rotary packaged 10,000 meals, which have gone to the Boothbay Food Pantry, providing free food to needy families and to Food For Thought. The latter, a program of the Boothbay Region Community Resources Council, delivers food parcels to children on the Boothbay Peninsula who, regrettably, are known to go hungry on the weekends. The Club estimated 10,000 meals would be sufficient for the two groups for two years, the shelf life of the sealed parcels.
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Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club
PROVIDES MEAL AT COMMUNITY CENTER
The Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region provided a delicious meal at the Community Center for 60 town members on November 12th as part of our outreach in the community efforts. The club prepares and serves a meal four times a year.
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Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club
COMBATS FOOD INSECURITY IN LINCOLN COUNTY
What were you doing on a chilly Sunday afternoon in November? Over 100 volunteers from the Damariscotta-Newcastle and Boothbay Harbor clubs, as well as volunteers and staff from the YMCA, Lincoln Academy Interact Club and volunteers from the local community gathered for 4 hours on November 8th in the CLC YMCA in Damariscotta to prepare prepackaged meals.
Raw ingredients of rice, beans, pasta, cheese sauce and red sauce as well as packaging materials, labels, cartons, sealing machines, scales, measuring cups, funnels, gloves and hairnets were delivered to the Y by End Hunger NE. Rotarians and the other volunteers then morphed all that into 38,262 meals.
Food pantries from throughout Lincoln County as well as Meals on Wheels picked up the cartons, volunteers cleaned up the basketball court at the YMCA and everyone went home with a warm feeling of having made a difference in our communities.
Service Above Self, the Patriots game on the radio, and Fun. What better way to spend an afternoon!
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Hampton Rotary Club
SERVES UP DELICIOUS MEALS AT LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN
From October through May, Hampton Beach changes face from a hustling, bustling go-to resort area clogged with traffic along the boulevard, to a small, intimate community of off-season rentals. Renters during this time, may be a single person, a couple, or an entire family with children. Unfortunately, many of them are food insecure and don't know what or where their next meal will come from.
As we have for the past several years, the Hampton Rotary Club has once again volunteered to prepare and serve dinner at the local soup kitchen, located right off of Hampton Beach, every other Monday evening. On an average night, 70+ meals are served, along with seconds being offered.
Rotary is a family affair!
Below, Ron Abisi (left), husband of Hampton Rotarian Donna Abisi, helps out in the kitchen along with Rotarian Jim Sambold.
Below, President-Elect Rich Gibadlo cooks up some delicious potatoes for the soup kitchen's guests.
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ROTARIANS PURCHASE WARM COATS FOR KIDS
When the weather starts to get colder, it's time for winter coats and snow pants to make their appearance. It's also time for Hampton Rotarians to pick the name of a child enrolled in the local Head Start program and purchase a warm winter coat and snow pants for their child. This year 24 snow sets were purchased by our club members and delivered in bright holiday wrappings to the school, and to some very appreciative children.
First Picture: (left to right) Bud Palmer, Anne Russell, Dan Richard. Second Picture: (left to right) Bud Palmer, Donna Abisi and Dan Richard.
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Oxford Hills Rotary Club
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Oxford Hills Rotary held two Road Toll events this fall. The first one was on October 18th for the benefit of local food pantries. It was the most successful Road Toll that we have held, raising just under $2000.00. The club contributes enough to bring the total to $2000.00 so that we can donate $500.00 to each of the four food pantries the club chooses each year. We decided to donate to the food pantries during the Thanksgiving season rather than give out food baskets because we felt we could reach more people.
The second Road Toll was on November 8th for the benefit of the newly formed Western Maine Addiction Task Force. PP Dave Preble is one of the main forces behind the new task force which was formed by a group of local citizens who felt the need to do something to combat the growing heroin epidemic in western Maine especially since three young people from the Oxford Hills area died from overdoses during a four week period earlier in the fall.
Road Tolls are not everyone’s favorite thing to do, but we have found them a very successful way to raise funds in a short 4 hour period. While we have collected everything from funny money to barrettes to buttons, slugs and lottery tickets, we also collect a lot of $5, $10 and $20 bills.
HOLDS SPAGHETTI DINNER TO HONOR VETERANS
The Oxford Hills Rotary recently held a spaghetti supper to honor local Veterans. More than 40 guests attended the free meal as they were recognized for their service and enjoyed fellowship among the attendees.
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Portland Rotary Club
CONDUCTS SECOND VISION EVENT
On Thursday Nov. 5th 30 members of the Portland Club held their second vision event at the Clarion Hotel. Their District Facilitation Team was led by Asst. Governor John Lobosco of SPCE Rotary. He was assisted by Sue Gesing, Vision Committee member from Kennebunk Portside, AG Curt Combar from Freeport, and Past DG Peter Johnson, President of the Yarmouth Club.
Above in picture on left, AG John Lobosco and Past DG Peter Johnson, also President of the Yarmouth Club. In the picture on right (from left to right) Past DG Peter Johnson, Vision Committee member Sue Gesing, and AG Curt Combar.
Portland Rotary was “visioned” several years ago and has maintained a very active long term planning process. Club leadership felt it was important to fine tune their existing plan by capturing ideas from their many new members, while making sure long term members still had an opportunity to share their years of experience and knowledge.
The event was well received and went smoothly, based on prep work by new Portland Rotarian Adam Shepperd. the Club will meet in January to present the results to the entire membership, and to start work on their modified goals and objectives. President Elect Laura Young will use the new information to help plan Club activities for her year as President starting in July 2016.
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Portland Rotary Club
HOLDS VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST
President Depke brought the full house gathered at the Holiday Inn By the Bay to order at 7:22am on Veterans Day, November 11, 2015. It was to be an inspiring and thoughtful morning, as we all took time to express our appreciation for those who have served our country. Bowen began with a poem, “In Flanders Fields” written by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. The poem is included at the end of this meeting review. Poppies where then handed out to all.
Led by Major Adam Sacchetti USMC, our meeting began with the color guard from Alpha Company 1st Batallion 25th Marines setting the backdrop for the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem. Read on for two interesting observations later in the day from our keynote speaker, Senator Angus King about both the pledge and the anthem.
Invocation by Rev. Ben Shambaugh, Dean, Cathedral of St. Luke began with his remembrance of his father’s military service, and the recalling of a picture of his great-grandfather who had served in WWI.
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THE HAROLD T. ANDREWS REDEDICATION CEREMONY
Waving off the slight mist in the air befitting a cool November day, Portland Rotary members, guests, and friends gathered again at the intersection of West, Clark, and Pine Streets in Portland, known as Harold Square to remember and rededicate the Harold T. Andrews Monument. Andrews was the first Mainer to be killed in action in The Great War, WWI. Members of the Portland Rotary had erected the Monument in 1921.
After welcome remarks from Bowen, the presentation of colors by the Marine Honor Guard, and the Pledge of Allegiance, resident historian Herb Adams spoke in detail about Mr. Andrews. Born in 1893, he was the son of the principal of the Butler School, where the monument stands today. Harold graduated from Portland HS, then studied engineering at the University of Maine. The Standard Oil Company offered him a job, which he accepted, and stayed with until the advent of the “Great War”.
Adams explained that the conflict was always referred to as “The Great War” because it was unthinkable that there could ever be another like it, hence no number. Harold marched into France with British troops in the spring of 1917, part of a regiment of Engineers. Harold’s role was to assess and repair rail lines that had been seized from the Germans. In a counter-attack, the Germans pushed back and broke through the lines. Due to their engineering assignment, Harold’s outfit was largely unarmed, and had nothing more than picks and shovels to defend themselves. Harold died in that fashion, November 30th, 1917, in a trench, with a fallen foe, crude tools at their sides.
Approximately 33,000 Mainers served in The Great War, and 1100 gave their lives. The City of Portland paid tribute to Maine’s first soldier KIA, with the casket laying in state at Portland City Hall. He was later buried at the Evergreen Cemetery.
Adams continued by noting that Harold Andrews had no descendants, and only remnants of information about the man could be gleaned from the American Legion Post that bears Andrews name. He was remembered as a “nice boy”, an ordinary man, his place in history immortalized in photos, and in bronze.
The ceremony continued with Ed Suslovic, City Councilman saying a few words, remembering his great-grandfather, a WW1 Veteran, and thanking Portland Rotary for taking the lead on revitalizing this important landmark.
Brig. General Hugh Corbett thanked everyone for a fine breakfast, and then spoke about the common bond that veterans share. Coming from every imaginable background, the experiences of boot camp, and the “Confidence Course”, form those bonds that the general public never sees. Corbett pointed out four key points. First, Veterans know that in each other, that no matter how long it was, where you were or what you did, you did what Uncle Sam asked you to do. Second, it was selfless service, giving up a part of your life to serve. Third, service, has an impact; it does take its toll on the individual as well as the family. Sometimes, the job was impossible. It often hurt, physically or emotionally. Fourth, we have served to protect our freedom, whether it is to preserve the peace, or to protect our country.
.jpg) Following suit, Senator Angus King began his remarks by noting that Herb Adams was at the original dedication ceremony, how else could he know so much! He then provided us with a quick story on how he, as a freshman Senator, presided over the opening of the Senate one morning. It is tradition that each freshman take up this honor, but King noted he was somewhat nervous, and began the Pledge of Allegiance awkwardly… “I Pledge Of Allegiance”. Fortunately he said, no one seemed to catch his faux pas.
At breakfast, King quoted from Abraham Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural address. At the Andrews rededication, he chose to quote from Lincoln’s first, delivered in March 1861. Here, Lincoln is hoping for reconciliation with the southern states that had seceded from the Union. He ended his speech with the following passage:
“I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature”.
Turning and acknowledging the bronzed plaque to Harold Andrews, King said that these monuments are the mystic chords that bind us together. Like the spirits that linger on the battlefield, the vision is passed down to us. We touch that mystic chord, and remember those who gave their lives. This monument is to Harold T. Andrews, and it is also a memory for all.
With that, our honorary guests, including members of the Harold T. Andrews American Legion Post 17, pulled down the blue cover to unveil the refurbished plaque, monument and flagpole, now with the Rotary seal carved into the base. It looked great, onlookers cheered, and it was certainly a moment of great pride for our club.
The ceremony was adjourned, with many attendees heading back to Congress Street to observe the annual Veterans Day Parade.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Rochester Rotary Club
RECEIVES RECOGNITION AS SPONSOR OF FOLEY 5K
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Sanford Springvale Rotary Club
DONATES TO LOCAL POP UP CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Shawn Sullivan (left), Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club President, presents a check for $3000 to Jay Van Tassell (right) of the Sanford Science & Discovery Center.
Local children will be able to explore the microscopic world and the wonders of magnetism, thanks to the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club's recent donation to the Sanford Science and Discovery Center.The club donated $3,000 to the center for the purchases of a digital microscope and a magnetic ball wall that the center plans to feature in two upcoming exhibits. The club's board approved the funds earlier this month. Jay Van Tassell, a member of the science center's board of directors, attended the Rotary meeting at the Sanford Town Club on Thursday, Nov. 12, and accepted the donation and thanked the Rotarians for their generosity.
The Sanford Science and Discovery Center is a local nonprofit organization that Van Tassell and his fellow board members describe as a "pop-up museum." The center sets up exhibits at various locations throughout the city — at Goodall Park while Sanford Mainers games are played, at Central Park while the Sanford Farmers Market is there on Saturdays, at local elementary schools — and provides young people with opportunities to build upon their interest in science. Ultimately, the organization hopes to find the museum a permanent location that will draw families from within the community and outside too.
"We believe, based on our research, that a science-based museum would trend toward older kids and be unique enough in our area to draw people from a wide demographic," Van Tassell stated in a letter he addressed to the Rotary Club.
Van Tassell also explained the center's goals of actively engaging "our region's youth by providing unique, hands-on educational experiences for children."
"By doing so, we hope to enrich our community, redevelop our downtown, and improve the economy," he said. "We will exist to inspire people of all ages to enjoy, understand and become active citizens in the community, and world, in which they live."
For more information about the Sanford Science and Discovery Center, please send an email to sanfordpopupmuseum@gmail.com. For more information about the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club, which meets every Thursday morning at the Town Club, please visit online at www.ssrotary.org.
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Wells Rotary Club
SPONSORS VETERANS DAY 5K
Above Right: Members of the Marshwood Hawks running club
The Wells Rotary was a proud, bronze sponsor for the Wells Chamber Veterans Day 5K held on November 7th, the Saturday before Veterans Day.
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DONATES TO ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
The Wells Rotary Club donated $500 to the Congregational Church of Wells “Soups On” program for their annual Thanksgiving dinner. Members of the Club were also in attendance helping to serve the dinner. "Soups On" offers a weekly luncheon to local residents regardless of their ability to donate. They offer a home-made hot meal and an opportunity to visit with their neighbors.
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On a recent Sunday morning, the Wells Rotary Club partnered with the Wells High School Interact Club, Wells Conservation Commission and students from UNE to spend the morning working on the Fenderson East Trail. The collaborative effort is part of an initiative by the club to work more with other service organizations, recognizing the vast skill sets and talent pool in multiple groups.
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Westbrook Gorham Rotary Club
NEW MEMBER CHAIRS CLUB'S CRUTCHES4AFRICA
New Rotary member, Jeff Malloy, grew up in Cumberland, Maine, graduated Greeley High School 1992 and then went to take classes at Andover College (Now Kaplan University), and University of Southern Maine. Jeff’s original major of Tourism evolved into Retail Management including extensive management study at Wal-Mart’s training Institute in Half Moon, New York. After honing his skills as manager of several retail stores, Jeff accepted the position of branch manager of Casco Federal Credit Union in Westbrook.
Jeff had been impressed by the community values taught by Sam Walton, the original founder of Wal-Mart, and decided to become involved in Westbrook community projects. Upon joining Rotary, Jeff took on as the chair of Crutches4Africa – a Rotary project that collects crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs to be shipped to Africa where they are distributed to people who use them to be able to get about without crawling, thereby restoring dignity and, in many cases, the opportunity to get employment.
If you have any crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs sitting unused in a basement or closet that you would like to see put to good use, contact Jeff at (207) 839-5588 or email him at jmalloy@cascofcu.com or simply bring them to Casco Federal Credit Union at 35 Cumberland Street in Westbrook.
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WELCOMES ROTARIAN, TERRY HODSKINS, AS CLUB SPEAKER
 Terry Hodskins, a member of the Rotary Club of Wells, launched the quilt project in 2001. Wrap-A-Smile is devoted to supporting the medical missions of Rotaplast International, a Rotary project which repairs cleft palates. Wrap-A-Smile contributes more than 1,500 quilts to over 48 rotating Rotaplast sites worldwide. Each child undergoing treatment receives a gorgeous quilt, a symbol of love, to remember the day when they were given a new smile - a smile that opens the door to more opportunities and a brighter future.
Long time member Jason Beever (left), along with District Governor-Elect Marge Barker (second from left), welcome club speaker Terry Hodskins (third from left) of Wrap-A-Smile, joined by Judith Reidman (far right), a member of Board of Directors.
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ROTARIAN RECEIVES PHF+2 AWARD
Jason Beever (left) presents a Rotary Foundation Paul Harris +2 award to Judith Reidman (center), witnessed by District Governor-Elect Marge Barker (right). This award is given to Rotarians who donate $3,000 to the Rotary Foundation, which uses this money to fund public services projects all over the world.
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Yarmouth Rotary Club
2ND ANNUAL MAINE'S FASTEST MILE
Yarmouth Rotary held it’s 2nd Annual Maine’s Fastest Mile the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was a great race and a terrific community event.
The NYA Hockey team ran as a warm up for their first game of the season (pictured here with Rotarian mentor, Bruce Myers)
Also joining the race was Rotarian Sarah MacGillivray' 85 year young mom - accepting the prize from club president Peter Johnson for the family with most members participating.
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Area 5
ROTARY CLUBS DONATE ALMOST 19,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND OVER $10,000 TOWARDS ENDING HUNGER
YORK & CUMBERLAND COUNTY, ME – The Rotary Clubs of Biddeford Saco and Saco Bay spent Saturday, November 14 inviting the public to join them in collecting food at their “Stuff the Bus” event at Market Basket in Biddeford, Hannaford in Biddeford and Saco and Shop ‘n Save in Old Orchard Beach. Thanks to the generosity of our community, the Rotary Clubs were able to donate an equivalent of 18,725.25 pounds of food directly to the Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach food pantries and Bon Appetit food program. Exactly 3,205 pounds of food was collected and $3,104.05 in cash which equates to 15,520.25 pounds of food.
“This event would not have been a success without the communities’ support and the many Rotarians who coordinated the effort,” stated Biddeford Saco Rotary Club President Bill Kany. “We are grateful for the Interact students, Saco Explorer Club, Shuttle Bus-Zoom staff, York County Federal Credit Union staff, the area grocery stores and Volk Packaging for assisting in making this event possible. Upon delivery that evening, the food pantries were extremely impressed and thankful.”
Rotarian Bill Kany (center) and the Saco Explorers Club finish filling the Shuttle Bus with donated food to disburse to the local food pantries.
In addition to this food drive to end hunger and food insecurity in Maine, four other Rotary Clubs throughout York and Cumberland County were also hard at work. The Scarborough Rotary Club collected food leading up the “Stuff the Bus” event and delivered it that day. In addition they raised another $500 for Thanksgiving meals for Project Grace in their community. The Westbrook/Gorham and Falmouth Rotary Clubs are working with My Place Teen Center to cook, provide food and mentor needy teens after school, as well as received a $3,500 matching grant from the Rotary District to buy fresh produce. The Falmouth Rotary Club is also hosting a Thanksgiving Raffle with $1,500 proceeds going to their local food pantry. The Sebago Lakes Rotary Club participated in OctoberFest at Camp Hinds and raised $1,500 for local pantries. The six clubs mentioned represent over 225 Rotarians providing “Service Above Self."
Scarborough Rotary Club
Phil Giordano, President of Scarborough Rotary Club, delivers food to Biddeford/Saco food drive on 11/14/15.
Sebago Lake Rotary Club
28 members of Sebago Lake Rotary held a Food Walk on 9/20, a Chili Challenge at OctoberFest on Oct. 17th at Camp Hinds and a children-run bake sale to raise money for food insecurity. $1500 will go to local food pantries and another $250 for food supplies for the local school Back Pack Program.
Feet for Food walk-a-thon
Rotarian Dawn Dyer serving chili, and President Deb McPhail with the chili challenger winner.
Westbrook Gorham Rotary Club
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Westbrook-Gorham Club President Christine Johnson and member Paul Emery work in My Place Teen Center's kitchen preparing a dinner.
CLUBS' PARTICIPATION RECAP
Biddeford/Saco: 70 members; 20 Rotarians and associates were at Market Basket and Biddeford Hannaford collecting $2729 in cash (13,545lbs equivalent) and 1800 lbs of food on 11/14. Proceeds, which included goods from Scarborough Rotary were donated to the Biddeford Food Panty and Stone Soup Food Pantry.
Falmouth: 18 members; raised $3500 with Westbrook/Gorham Rotary and received a matching District Grant (total value $7000). The money provides a 1 year supply of fresh produce and food to My Place Teen Center in Westbrook, for dinners each night. Two of their members, cook, serve and mentor, one night each month. In addition the Thanksgiving/Christmas raffle will raise $1500 (7500 lbs) for the Falmouth Food Pantry.
Saco Bay: 68 members; 27 Rotarians and associates were at Hannaford in OOB and Saco, collecting 1404 lbs of food and $375. The collection will be divided 3 ways between the Food Pantrys in Saco and OOB, and Bon Apetit in Biddeford. Date: 11/14. $375 = 1875 lbs.
Scarborough: 12 members; All members collected can goods and food in late October and early November, which President Phil Giordano delivered to Biddeford/Saco on 11/14, to include in their poundage. This Club also raised an additional $500 (2500 lb. equivalent), on Election Day, Nov 3rd with proceeds towards Thanksgiving Dinners thru Scarborough’s Project Grace.
Sebago Lake: 28 members; held a Food Walk on 9/20, a Chili Challenge at OctoberFest on Oct. 17th at Camp Hinds and a children-run bake sale to raise money for food insecurity. $1500 will go to local food pantries and another $250 for food supplies for the local school Back Pack Program.
Westbrook/Gorham: 30 members; raised $3500 with Falmouth Rotary and received a matching District Grant (total value $7000). The money provides a 1 year supply of fresh produce and food to My Place Teen Center, for dinners each night. Two of their members, cook, serve and mentor, one night each month. In addition they are just starting work on a new lunch serving venue in collaboration with the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church Festival of Trees. Other political, business and charitable organization leaders will participate. Proceeds going to food insecurity at the local food pantry.
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The Rotary Club of Wells
Russell F. Grethe, 91, a longtime active community member of Wells, died peacefully on September 26, 2015. He was born February 28, 1924 in Everett, MA.
Russ took the lead in sponsoring and founding the Wells Rotary Club in 1986 (a spinoff of the Ogunquit Rotary Club). He was an active behind the scene supporter, soliciting support for such projects as the Hope Hobbs Gazebo and the Rotary Pavilion at Wells Harbor Park.
Surviving are his sons Edward Grethe and his wife Anne of Kennebunk and Richard Grethe and his wife Yvonne of Port Charlotte, FL, grandchildren Robin, Chad, Justin, Dylan and Steven and his Wells Rotary family.
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