The Rotator - Archive  May 27, 2008

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	Bruce Horne Sinikka Nogelo Jon Morse, CPA   Rick Doucette   Carole Sharoff Joe Ciolino	------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------	President President Elect Treasurer Sergeant At Arms Secretary     Rotator Editor &  Internet Officer

District 7930 Governor - Julia Phelps

District Web site: www.Rotary7930.org

Missed and Missing... Josh Arnold, David Babson, Leo Bergeron, Shirley Conway, Sheree DeLorenzo, Rick Doucette, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, William Flygare, Charlie Foster, Howard Frisch, Sal Frontiero, Julie Geary, Steve Kaity, David Kenney, Julie LaFontaine, Ray Lamont, Kevin McAveeney, Brian McCook, David McKechnie, Jon Morse, Dan Ottenheimer, Barry Pett, John Rando, Marc Sandler, Mike Sarraf, David Slade, David Stotzer, David Sullivan, Becky Sumner, and Sergy Zemlyanski.  Today's attendance is 25 present with 0 makeups out of 54 members for an average of 46%.

     Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                                           May 27 , 2008

Visiting Rotarians

     No visiting Rotarians were reported today. 

Guests of Rotarians

     Steve Dexter had our speaker as his guest today. 

Interact Club

     Interact members were not present today. 

Makeups

      No makeups were reported today

     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

     No birthdays were reported today.  Mark Grenier is celebrating 14 "wonderful" years of marriage.  Roger Armstrongwas happy to be celebrating the 7th anniversary of the Sawyer Free Library plant sale.

Vacation

      Joe Parisi spent three days in Cape Cod.  Don Sudbay spent two days in Connecticut.  Pat Thorpe went to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.                                                  

Happy Thoughts

    Roger Armstrong was happy the plant sale went well.  Todd Tanger was happy to take his children's class on a field trip to the Stage Fort Park Playground.  Sue Ellis was happy her son received academic recognitions at the Gloucester High School Awards Night.  Mike Costello was happy the Northwestern Ladies Wildcat Lacrosse team had a good win this year.  Mike is also happy about the arrival of the 8th grandchild. John Dugger was happy to finally get a mooring at the Salem Yacht Club - after a 26 year wait.  Carol Sharoff was happy the debris demolition and cleanup of the Temple was starting this week.  Ruth Pino was happy Gloucester Crossing broke ground.  Bruce Horne was happy to have his mother -in-Law in residence at Casa Horne.  Mike Linquata was happy that the World War 2 Memorial Ceremony was well attended.  Greg Bover, Sinikka Nogelo, and John Dugger were happy with the week's bird sightings. 

 Fines

    Joe Ciolino was fined for a spelling error in last week's Rotator.  Matt Langis was fined for a photo in the paper.  Rotarians who did not attend any type of Memorial Day Observance were fined by President Bruce. 

    Club News

 .     Brian McCook is taking a leave of absence due to some surgery which necessitates a three month recovery. 

 ABC of Rotary Moment

     Howard Frisch is up for next Tuesday's  ABC of Rotary Moment,  Sal Fronterio is first backup,  Julie Geary is the second backup, and the third backup is Steve Kaity. Please have your   ABC of Rotary Moment ready. 

Winners and Losers...   Mark Grenier  gave an ABC of Rotary Moment.  Sue Ellis won the money, and Christopher Farmer won the flowers.  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers....  Steve Dexter introduced our speaker, Frederica.  Frederica makes bags out of discarded boat sails.