The Rotator - Archive  Jun 28, 2008

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	Officers
	Sinikka Nogelo Ruth Pino Jon Morse, CPA   Leo Bergeron   Carole Sharoff Joe Ciolino	------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------	President President Elect Treasurer Sergeant At Arms Secretary     Rotator Editor &  Internet Officer

District 7930 Governor - Thomas R. Elliott  2008-2009

District Web site: www.Rotary7930.org

Missed and Missing... Shirley Conway, Tony Corrao, Charlie Foster, Howard Frisch, David Kenney, Ray Lamont, Kevin McAveeney, Brian McCook, David McKechnie, Sergey Zemlyanski.   Today's attendance is 45 present with 1 makeup out of 54 members for an average of 85%.

     Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                                           June 24 , 2008

Visiting Rotarians

      Gwen O'Neil visiting from the East Pittsburg Club.  Mark Linsky visiting from California, and John Jamison visiting from the Haverhill Club. 

Guests of Rotarians

       Ann Margaret Ferrante had her parents, Joe and Frances Ferrante, as her guests today.  Don Sudbay had Gwen O'Neil, a GM Regional Manager, as his guest.  Mike Costello had Jim Cook as his guest today. Mike Sarraf's guest was Anthony Burnham. 

Interact Club

     Interact members are on summer vacation.

Makeups

      Sinikka Nogelo made up at the Rotary International Convention held last week in Los Angeles. 

     Rotarians can now make up on line.  Check out www.rotaryeclubone.org , allow yourself 30 minutes to complete the makeup and make sure you print off a receipt of having completed your on line makeup.  Please hand  your receipt to Carole Sharoff in order for the attendance records to be adjusted. 

 Birthdays & Anniversaries

     Julie Geary and Ann Margaret Ferrante both celebrated their birthdays today. Steve and Dawn Dexter are celebrating 43 "wonderful" years of marriage.  Barry Pett celebrated the 25th anniversary of buying Tally's and the 7th anniversary of his departure from the business. 

Vacations

     Sinikka Nogelo went to the Rotary International Convention in Los Angeles; while out there she also visited the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas.  David Sullivan is back from an 8 month vacation.  Julie La Fontaine spent 3 days in Philadelphia, and Bruce Horne went to Montréal.                                                        

Happy Thoughts

    Roger Armstrong was happy that today was a beautiful, sunny day. Roger is also looking forward to the St. Peter's Fiesta.  Mike Sarraf was happy to have our speaker today, Anthony Burnham, as his guest.  Sinikka Nogelo was happy to have had good weather during her trip, even when the temperatures in Las Vegas hit 115 degrees.  John Dugger was happy to be waiting tables for 4 hours, and very happy that he does not have to wait tables for a living.  Sue Ellis was happy to win the Associate of the Month at Rockport National Bank.Roger Corbin had a happy though about chicken.  Julie LaFontaine was happy she was getting an intern for the summer at the Cape Ann Food Pantry. John Dugger, Greg Bover, John Rando, Sinikka Nogelo, and Dan Ottenheimer all were happy to have spotted various birds this week. 

 Fines

    David Slade and Christopher Farmer paid a photo fine.  John Rando was fined for wearing the same outfit he did last week. Mark Grenier was fined for going after seconds on the food before all members had their first.  Rudy was fined for being Rudy.  Joe Ciolino, Mike Costello, and David Babson were fined by President Bruce on his last day because the trio always seemed to be under the radar when it was time to fine.  Greg Bover was fined for looking like a Johnny Cash look alike, and John Dugger was fined for talking while President Bruce was talking. Mike Sarraf was fined for a comment he made toward the President.  Board members who cannot attend President Bruce's  last board meeting were fined. 

    Club News

   Bruce Horne held his last meeting today as president.  I am sure we all want to thank Bruce for all the work he did for Rotary this year.  The theme for Bruce's year was Rotary Shares, and that summarizes the past year's accomplishments. We started the year by finishing the Stage Fort Park  Children's Playground.  In December, Bruce, along with Josh Arnold, tackled one of the biggest disaster relief efforts done by our club and the District.  The District honored us for the work done in helping victims of the Loranne Apartments  and then the Lawrence fire victims.  Rotary does share, and Bruce thank you for sharing yourself with our Rotary Club.  Job well done. 

    The new year in Rotary year starts with our new President Elect Sinikka Nogelo being inducted.  Our newest board member is Rick Doucette, who will take over International Service.  We also have a new Sargent at Arms, Leo Bergeron.  Thank you all for serving. 

     Members need to check the committee assignments for the new and updated version now published on our website.  If any one has any question please check with President Elect Sinikka, if you see a typo please let me know so I can make the change.

       New presidents bring a fresh energy and new perspectives to our efforts; I am sure we all wish President Sinikka   best wishes in her coming year. 

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 ABC of Rotary Moment

     Steve Kaity is up for next Tuesday's  ABC of Rotary Moment,  David Kenny is first backup,  Julie LaFontaine is the second backup, and the third backup is Ray Lamont. Please have your   ABC of Rotary Moment ready. 

Winners and Losers...   Julie Geary gave an ABC of Rotary Moment.  Becky Sumner  won the money, and Bob Ryan won the flowers.  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers....  Mike Sarraf introduced our guest speaker today, Anthony Burnham.  Anthony spoke about e-commerce security  concerns.