The Rotator - Archive  Nov 29, 2005

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	Officers
	Jim Marr Don Sudbay Jr. Jon Morse, CPA Cheryl Collins Rick Doucette Bruce Nicholls Carole Sharoff Joe Ciolino	------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------	President President Elect Treasurer Sergeants At Arms Secretary     Rotator Editor and      Internet Officer

District 7930 Governor - David Fionda

District Web site: www.Rotary7930.org

Missed and Missing... Mary Black, Rick Doucette, John Dugger, Howard Frisch, Sal Frontiero, Charlene Glynn, Bruce Horne, Fran Mondello, Snikka Nogelo, Ruth Pino, David Slade, Todd Tanger and Sue Todd.  Today's attendance is 41 present with 1 makeup out of 56 members for an average of 76%.

Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                                                  November 29, 2005

Visiting Rotarians

    No visiting Rotarians today.

Guests of Rotarians

    No guests of Rotarians today.   

Interact Club

    Interact members were not present today.

Makeups

     Rudy Macchimade up at the Rockport Club.

 Birthdays & Anniversaries

      Rudy Macchi celebrated his birthday today.  Mike Costello celebrated a business anniversary today with 27 years of service at the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.  Nina and Jim Perry celebrated 32 "wonderful" years of marriage on Thanksgiving day.  Tony Corrao celebrated 8 "wonderful" years of marriage on November 27.  Matt Langis celebrated 6 years of employment at Rockport National Bank.  Jon Morse was happy to be celebrating the 24th anniversary of the opening of his Gloucester office. Don Sudbay Jr. is happy to be celebrating Sudbay Motor's 40th Anniversary.  Bruce Bain is celebrating 2 years with Caldwell Banker.   Congrats to all.

Vacations

     Mike Sarraf, Mike Linquata, and Jon Morse all took vacations.     

Happy Thoughts

     Barry Pett was happy to thank Tony Corrao for the creation of Thomas the Train which was the star of this year's Christmas parade.  Barry was also happy that a medical procedure he endured fixed him up for another 8 to 10 years.(nice warranty!).  Barry was also happy he talked to  Bruce Horne to seek out his cardiologist.  Roger Armstrong was happy to have spent 6 days in Atlanta.  Mike Linquata was happy to say his winter home survived the hurricane season. Julie LaFontane was happy about the success of the Fall Food Drive at our local food pantry.  David McKechnie was happy his office staff is growing - the office staffers are all  "with child." Cheryl Collins was happy she has lost 37 pounds. Congrats Cheryl. Tony Corrao was happy that the GDT's covered the Christmas parade. 

    Fine

    Joe Ciolino was fined for getting the date of the Christmas party wrong in the last Rotator.  President Jim fined the same Rotarians for not wearing seat belts.  Keep it up non-seatbelt wearing Rotarians, you are building up a pretty nice scholarship fund!

     Club News

     Cheryl Collins, our Sargent at Arms, is ordering new Rotary pins for  Rotarians who have lost or misplaced their pins. The cost will be $5.00.  Cheaper than paying  the "not wearing a pin "fine.   

     The Rotary Christmas Party at the Cape Ann Bowling Lanes will be held on Wednesday December 14, 2005, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m..  Come for bowling, food, drink, and lots of fun!  Santa will make a special appearance for the children.  Classic Cooks will provide a special holiday buffet dinner with refreshments.  Member cost: $16.00, non-members cost: $30.00.  Please call Julie for reservations @ 978-283-3377 or email classiccookcater@aol.com.  Please make reservation by Monday, December 12.  Santa's gift for your child can be dropped off at the bowling center in advance of the 14th.

Winners and Losers...  No winner of the beverage of choice.  Roger Armstrong  won the money, and Bruce Bain won the flowers.  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers....  Tom Ellis, owner and operator of the Schooner Thomas E.  Lannon, spoke about the Essex Ship Building Museum.