Newsletter - Archive  Mar 10, 2010

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                              Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club

                  Rotary District 7780 -- Club Number 6294 -- Est. 1920

President: Steve Morin                     

Vice President: Frank Dumais      

Secretary: Dawn DeSimone

President-Elect : Julie Villemaire     

Treasurer: Ken Farley                  

Past President:Frank Gooding

FRONT DESK DUTY -  Please be at the Captain's Galley by 11:45

03/17    Dawn, Phil

PROGRAM -

03/17   Nancy Kelley - discuss fundraiser honoring  her son, Christopher Cash, who died defending our country. 

REPORTER-

03/17   Volunteer Appreciated

MARCH BIRTHDAYS: 28- Ken R.   Happy Birthday to YOU!!

Program ideas/suggestions/comments:  See PP Dave 

Have an announcement? Send your Rotary news to Helene.plourde@kennebunksavings.com. Notices received by noon on Monday will be included in the TACK for that week.

                                         WEEK IN REVIEW

                                              March 10,2010

Pres. Steve called the meeting to order and after the usual opening ceremony we enjoyed a fabulous buffet featuring fried Maine shrimp - yummy!  In the absence of PE Julie, SAA Karen introduced Visiting Rotarians Nancy Kelley and Denis Robillard of Saco Bay and Owen ?  from Illinois.  No Phil = No Foundation Fact.

Auction Updates:

PP Frank - needs volunteers for telephone operators

PP George - has openings for tabulators 

PP Denis - needs help with set-up Saturday @ 9 .a.m. for a few hours and take-down on Sunday @ 9 p.m.

Lucie - looking for help dealing with people who pick up their items Monday or Tuesday at the Credit Union

Please do what you can to fill some of these vacancies!

Pres. Steve informed us that PE Julie is off to PETS (President-Elect Training Sessions) and will be ready and raring to go when she gets back.  The District Assembly is coming up and everyone is invited to attend especially new members. Interested?  See Pres. Steve.  The Salvation Army sent us a Thank You note for our recent "Adopt a Family" contribution.

April 7th is the World Peace & Understanding Dinner.  For more information, talk to Pres. Steve.  Ticket #7674 was the lucky winner of the 50/50 - congrats Chuck! 

Quick to donate Happy $'s to help SAA Karen meet her Budget were Sect. Dawn celebrating her son's 5th birthday; George  for 1st grandson's 21 st birthday; "where's Brian"  just back from cruise now off to San Diego for 2 months; Earl for Biddeford High Hockey team's 3-0 victory over Waterville; and Pres. Steve glad hockey season over and Biddeford shut-out!  Fine-ally contributing to Club coffers were Jim A, Pres. Steve, Lucie, Randy, Dawn, Frank G, Keith and Bill "sonny" K.

Our speaker was Peter Martin of Black Bear Entertainment.  Some of us might remember Peter's father, John Martin, owner of the Merry Manor in So Portland.  Peter was here to share information about the proposed casino in Oxford County.  Black Bear Entertainment is made up of Steve Barber, former CEO of Barber Foods, Jim Boldebook of Alfred, Suzanne and Rupert Grover founders of one of Maine's best small manufacturing companies and Rob Lally, co-owner of Mt. Abram Ski Resort.  Martin said that a casino will generate/or create 1000 new, good paying jobs, contribute about $32 million for education, about $4 million to ME Native American tribes, $1 million for ME agricultural fairs, and $1 million for ME dairy farmers.  This will be a true resort setting on 50 acres in Western Maine and 50% of the revenues will come from out-of-state.  Peter asked that we consider all the facts and vote on the referendum in November.  For more details, check out www.PromoteMaine.com or call 207.221.5830.  Thanks Peter for a very informative program.

2nd Posting New Member - Stephanie Desjardins.  Please send any comments to Secretary Dawn.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Helene, Ye Editor