The Rotator - Archive  Jul 15, 2003

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		Officers & Directors		2003-2004
		President		Greg Bover
		President Elect		Joe Ciolino
		Treasurer		Jon Morse, CPA
		Secretary		Samuel J. Miceli
		Asst.Secretary		Carole Sharoff
		Directors	Jim Marr- Club Service	Bruce Horne-Vocational Service
			Don Sudbay Jr.-CommunityService	Steve Dexter-At Large Mary Black -At Large
			Sinikka Nogelo -International Service	Joe Ciolino-Pres. Elect
The Rotary Club of Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.		District 7930 Governor Paul E. Nader Sr.
Chartered 1923	"Where Route 128 Begins"	District Website: wwww.Rotary7930.org

Missed and Missing...Leo Bergeron, Scott Chernov, Cheryl Collins, Tom Consolati, Mike Costello, Steve Curcuru, Alex Delis, John Dugger, Howard Frisch, Sal Fronterio, Neil Mathews, Jim Mckenna, Karl Muench, Bob O'Maley, John Scuccimarra, Julie Sidon, Don Sudbay Jr., Rudy Macchi, and Cayte Ward. Today's attendance is 35 present with 0 makeups out of 54 members for an average of 64%

Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                             July 15, 2003

Visiting Rotarians

      Kathy Morris was visiting from the Rockport Club.  Susan Remmer was visiting from the Essex / Manchester Club.  Meryll Murray and Liz Gawenus were visiting from the Bruce Grove Rotary Club in Alberta Canada.    

Guests of Rotarians

      Shirley Conway had Cynthia Bjorlie, the Medical Director at Shore Cliff, as her guest.

Interact Club

     Interact members are on summer school break.

Makeups

     No makeups were reported today.

Happy Thoughts

     Barry Pett was happy that club members donated $3,300 to the Symphony's Summer Concert.

     Steve Dexter had many reasons to be happy today.  First, his son became employed again after a long dry spell.  Steve the dad was happy his son paid attention to his advice on life lessons, on having babies (Steve's new grandchild is called Riley Grace) and the type of housing (two family) his son should buy.  See, Steve,  sometimes children do listen to their parents.

     Charlene DuBois is happy she is still on her honeymoon.  Charlene was just married on June 21.

    Anniversaries & Birthdays

      Steve Kaity and Jim Marr celebrated their birthdays today.

      Charlene DuBois celebrated her almost one month wedding anniversary.

Fines

     Sinikka Nogelo was fined for her photo in the Boston Globe.

     Jim Perry was fined for his son's photo in the paper.

Vacations

     Jim Perry vacationed on cruise ship from Boston to Bermuda.

     Sinikka Nogelo vacationed at New Found Lake.

     Bruce Horne just had a Cape Ann vacation.

     Dave Stotzer enjoyed Steve Kaity's condo in North Conway.

     Charlene DuBois honeymooned in California and with a cruise to Hawaii.

A Rotary Moment

    The next Rotary Moment will be given by Bill Mantz, followed by the week after by Jim Marr.

Club News

     The club would like to thank Shirley Conway and the Shore Cliff for hosting  such a wonderful lunch.  The food was great and the view spectacular.  We had a wonderful meeting.

     President Greg read  thank you notes from Wellspring, Literacy Program, Open Door, and the Cape Ann Food Pantry Empty Bowl program, where 30 Interact members participated.

     Tuesday, July 29, is the date of the Rededication of the Gus Foote Park.  The meeting will be held at the Gloucester House at 7:30 A.M..  Yes -  A.M., a breakfast meeting instead of a noon meeting.  The ribbon cutting will be at 8:30am at the park.  Invited guest will be at the 7:30 meeting, with the 8:30 ribbon cutting open to the public.  Coffee and cake will be served back at the Gloucester House after the ceremony .

     Tuesday, July 29, is also the evening of the Cape Ann Rotary Joint Summer Boat Social is scheduled.  The time is at 6;30 P.M. at Seven Seas Wharf on Rogers Street.  The Cost is $20.00 per person and includes a light buffet, cash bar for the Rockport Club, and a lovely evening.  RSVP with Jim Perry or Dennis Acker to sign up.

      Save the date!  August 16 is the Pancake Breakfast.  This is one our biggest fundraisers and all Rotarians are expected to participate. Details will follow.

Winners and Losers... No beverage of choice was available.  George Roark won the money, and Joe Ciolino won the flowers.  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers.... Marc Sandler introduced Catherine Henry, who give her classification speech.  Catherine, a local attorney, told the assembled a little bit about herself and her career.

Lunch Rating...   Meals will be rated by 5 stars, with 5 stars being the best. Today we dined on salad and chicken.  The dinners at my table gave the food 5 stars.  When asked what would improve the meal the dinners suggested it was all perfect.

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