Bar Harbor (MDI) Rotary Club

President’s Notes

October 8, 2008

We had a good group of Rotarians and visitors for our second meeting during October, or Membership month.

Announcements

1) Our Adventure Golf Tournament is this Saturday, October 11. Matilda says most volunteers should be there between 8:15-8:30 AM.

2) The Business of Reading Festival still needs more readers for the week of October 20. I still have forms, or you can contact Amanda Dyer at 288-3631 ext 121 or adyer@u98.me.us . The Board voted to donate $110 to cover the costs of photographs and postage and incidental expenses.

3) Nancy Corliss asked the members to complete the Membership Satisfaction Questionnaire. An electronic copy of the survey was emailed to the members with my notes from a couple of weeks ago.

4) October is Membership month for our Club. Members are reminded to bring a guest to a meeting during October. Each guest will be offered one free meal during the month.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

There were no birthdays noted for the week

Anniversaries

1) October 8 – Scott and Debby Hammond. Scott noted that this is his and Debby’s 25th anniversary.

2) October 10 – Mike and Michelle Gurtler

Ticket Drawings

1) Hook Wheeler drew his own ticket for the $10 drawing, and generously donated to $10 to the Club.

2) _______ had the winning Queen of Hearts ticket, but did not draw the Queen of Hearts

Program

Steve Powell introduced Elsie Flemmings, Democratic Candidate for the Maine House of Representatives. Elsie talked about her history and philosophies that she will take to Augusta, if elected.

Next week’s guest will be Rick Savage, the Republican Candidate for the House. I hope to see you and your guest next week.

The Bar Harbor (MDI) Rotary Club, established in 1968, is a diverse group of approximately 70 business and professional leaders.  Rotarians provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and build goodwill and peace in the local community and the world. The club is a member of Rotary International, which comprises approximately 1.2 million Rotarians in more than 200 countries. For information about Rotary projects or membership, please contact Club President Dean Read at 288-2232 or e-mail him at dsread47@gmail.com