The Rotator - Archive  Aug 3, 2004

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		Officers & Directors		2004-2005
		President		Joe Ciolino 2004-05
		President Elect		Jim Marr     2005-06
		Treasurer		Jon Morse, CPA
		Sargents At Arms		Cheryl Collins Rick Doucette
		Secretary		Carole Sharoff
		Directors	Don Sudbay Jr. - Club Service  2006-07	Sinikka Nogello Vocational Service  2008-09
			Bruce Horne Community-Service       2007-08	Steve Kaity,            at - Large
			Ruth Pino -International Service       2009-10	Joe Parisi, at-Large
Celebrate 100 years of Rotary
The Rotary Club of Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.		District 7930 Governor  Donna Marie D'Agostino.
Chartered 1923	Oldest Fishing Port in the United States	District Website: www.Rotary7930.org

Missed and Missing... David Babson, Shirley Conway, Tony Carrao, Alex Delis, Steve Dexter, Dave McArdle, Fran Mondello, Marc Sandler, Julie Sidon, David Slade, Cayte Ward.  Today's attendance is 46 present with 0 makeups out of 52 members for an average of 88%.

Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                            August 3, 2004

Visiting Rotarians

   Mark Grinner from the Peabody Club, Brian McCook from East Longmeadow, and Jim McKenna from the Gloucester Club.  

Guests of Rotarians

    Rick Doucette had our guest speaker, Israel Horvitz, as his guest. Also present were Israel's wife Gillian and son Oliver.  Mike Gigliotti had his wife Miriam and his grandson James Gigliotti as his guests today.  Mike Costello had his son, Mathew Costello, has his guest.  Jim Marr had Margaret McBride as his guest.

Interact Club

     Interact members are on summer vacation.

Makeups

     No makeups were reported today.

A Rotary Moment

    The next  Rotary Moment will be given by John Dugger followed by Howard Frisch and Sal Frontiero.

 Birthdays & Anniversaries

    Gaye Brown and Rick Doucette celebrated their birthdays today.  Joe and Joan Ciolino are celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Weathervane.

Vacations

     Pat Thorpe took two weeks off, Brad Pierce went to Jamaica, and Greg Bover had a home-alone vacation while his wife and son are away.

Happy Thoughts

      Bruce Horne, Rick Doucette, and Jon Morse all had happy thoughts.  Barry Pett was happy the fireworks went off well.  Sinikka Nogelo enjoyed the CA Sympphony Pops concert and the fireworks.  Jim Marr was happy the bandstand look good.  Scott Chernov was happy he was wearing a new set of glasses.Ruth Pino was happy to have met James Gigliotti, a member of the Dockside Band.  Jim McKenna was happy the city won a one million dollar grant from the state for the expansion of Blackburn Park.  Congrats to the Mayor and his crew for scaring up very scarce state dollars.  Mary Black was happy to watch her son in the playoffs.  David McKechnie was happy to be Mary's color commentator.

Fines

       President Joe fined Rotarians for not wearing their pins. 

       Rudy was fined for being Rudy, twice.

    Club News

 Thank you Josh Arnold for taking notes for today's meeting.

      Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, August 21, 2004 from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the bandstand at Stage Fort Park.  Rotarians are expected to attend.  This is one of our biggest and most visible fundraising events.  We need a strong show of force, and dressed in our new shirts an looking like the professional club that we are.  Please bring some support troops (children grandchildren, spouses, partner, etc.) to share in the fun.  A good time will be had by all! Rotarians who do not participate  in the breakfast can expect a heavy fine the following Tuesday.  Please sign up with Howard Frisch and Charlie Foster.  Our goal this year will be to sell 650 breakfasts.  Remember - parking is free when you buy a ticket. 

      Jim Perry and Dennis Acker are organizing our Cape Ann Rotary Social Boat Trip for August 25 at 6:30 PM departing form the Seven Seas Wharf.  The trip will be an evening cruise shared with the Rockport, and Essex / Manchester Club.  The boat cruise is in  lieu of a meeting, and is  a no-charge event.  First come, first serve.  A light supper will be served along with a cash bar for the Rockport Rotarians and their guests. Please call Dennis Acker at 978-283-0610. or e-mail at DENNIS.ACKER@CITIZENSBANK.COM to reserve your spots.  Capacity is 150 passengers.

Stage Fort Park Centennial Project

     Please consider signing on as a sponsor!  Gold is $1000, Silver $650, Bronze $400.  All sponsors will be acknowledged on a display at the playground.

Winners and Losers... No won the beverage of choice.  Steve Kaity won the money, and Carole Sharoff won the flowers.  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers.... Jim Marr presented a check to Margaret McBride for the Adult Learning Center.  Rick Doucette introduced Israel Horvitz, our guest speaker today.  Israel gave an update on the Gloucester Stage Company. 

Lunch Rating...   Meals will be rated by 5 stars, with 5 stars being the best. Today we dined on chicken  Caesar salad and cookies for dessert. The dinners at my table gave the food 4 stars.  When asked what would improve the meal the diners suggested coffee on the table, a faster serving method and additional wait staff for the tables.

Celebrate Rotary The Rotary International Theme for 2004-2005