The Rotator - Archive  Aug 31, 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 Nogelo 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... Leo Bergeron, Joanne Carbone, Shirley Conway, Catherine Henry, Jim McKenna, Donna Morris, George Roark, Marc Sandler, John Scuccimarra, David Slade, Dave Stotzer, and Cayte Ward.  Today's attendance is 45 present with 1 makeup out of 54 members for an average of 83%.

Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                            August 31, 2004

Visiting Rotarians

      Peter Anderson from the Rockport Club, Elizabeth Macumber from the Beverly Club, and Alex Delis Sr. from the Hyannis Club.

Guests of Rotarians

     Marilyn Foster was the guest of Charlie Foster.

Interact Club

     Interact members are on summer vacation.

Makeups

      Bruce Horne made up at the Rockport Club.

A Rotary Moment

    The next  Rotary Moment will be given by Howard Frisch, followed by Charlene Glynn and Catherine Henry.

 Birthdays & Anniversaries

    Dennis Acker and Scott Chernov both celebrated their birthdays today.  George and Daphne Roark are celebrating their 39th wedding anniversary.  John Dugger is celebrating his parent's 58th wedding anniversary.  Congrats to all.

Vacations

     No vacations were reported today, due to a long agenda.

Happy Thoughts

     Steve Kaity was happy his sister tied the knot with our own Dave Stotzer.  Steve made sure the knot was a "granny knot," which cannot be undone.

      Sue Todd was happy that the "Lobster" sculptures will now be moved to City Hall for a public viewing before the auction. 

      Greg Bover was happy to have had some father-son bonding time before his son goes off to college.

       Dennis Acker was happy the renovations are over and his family can move into the rest of their new house.  Dennis was also happy that his sister and her family were visiting from Wisconsin.

       Jon Morse was also happy to have had a father-son bonding experience at a Red Sox game.

Fines

        Joe Parisi was fined for his "hard working sitting around" picture at the Waterfront Festival.

        Mike Costello was fined for a photo with his son, Chris, in the distinct newsletter .                   

         President Joe fined Rotarians who did not attend the Pancake Breakfast $5.00.  Rotarians who also missed the boat ride were fined $3.00.

         Steve Dexter was fined for his "crab" comment toward President Joe.

         David McKechnie was fined for beaning President Joe with blueberries during the Pancake Breakfast.

    Club News

Thank you Todd Tanger for taking notes for this week's Rotator  

        Brad Pierce announced the start-up of the Past President's Dinner.  The dinner has been an ongoing tradition with our club for many years..  Time and place will be announced as soon as details are finalized.

        Following a 2 to 1 vote, the move to the Elks is progressing under the leadership of Cheryl Collins.  Sal Fronterio has volunteered to help Cheryl with a letter of understanding between the parties involved. The current timetable would target the move for sometime during the last of September or early November.

        The Pancake Breakfast  netted out a $4400 profit, about  $400 more than last year.  Thank you to everybody for a great turnout and making this year's breakfast such a wonderful success.

         Bruce Horne helped raise $110 for the park project by auctioning off two tickets to a golf tournament.  Jon Morse and Rudy Macchi did the heavy bidding on the tickets.  Thank you to all for your generosity.

        September 23rd is the annual Rockport / Gloucester golf tournament.  Check with Dave McKechnie,  Bruce Horne and Bob Ryan for details.

 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... Todd Tanger won the beverage of choice.  Jim Perry  won the money, and  the flowers were presented by President Joe to Marylyn Foster for all the behind-the-scenes help she gives to the pancake breakfast..  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers....  Sal Fronterio gave his classification speech.  Checks from our annual money distribution were presented by Jim Marr to the Red Cross and Soap Box Derby.

Lunch Rating...   Meals will be rated by 5 stars, with 5 stars being the best. Today we dined on fish and chips.  The dinners at my table gave the food 4 stars.  When asked what would improve the meal the diners had no suggestions.

Celebrate Rotary The Rotary International Theme for 2004-2005