The Rotator - Archive  Nov 7, 2006

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

District 7930 Governor - Donna Jean Wayman

District Web site: www.Rotary7930.org

Missed and Missing...  John Bjorlie, Mary Black, Greg Bover, Scott Chernov, Shirley Conway, Tony Corrao, Ann Margaret Ferrante, Howard Frisch, Sal Fontiero, Julie Geary, Bruce Horne, David Kenny, Julie LaFontaine, Brian McCook, Fran Mondello, Bruce Nicholls, Sinikka Nogelo, David Rose, Marc Sandler, Tom Siemers, David Sullivan, Becky Sumner, and Todd Tanger.  Today's attendance is 40 present with 13 makeups out of 60 members for an average of 95%.

     Meeting Report: Gloucester Rotary Club                                          November 7, 2006

Visiting Rotarians

    Assistant District Governor Ingrid Brown was visiting from the Rockport Club.

Guests of Rotarians

   President Don had our speaker, John Matheson, as his guest today. 

Interact Club

    Interact members members present today include Molly Griffin, Josh Perrine, Mike Sawyer, Kate Bresnanan, and Sandra Morris.  Josh spoke about school activities, family and future plans.

Makeups

    Cheryl Aparo, Josh Arnold, Steve Kaity, Bruce Horne, Rudy Macchi, Jon Morse, Sinikka Nogelo, Joe Parisi, Ruth Pino, Carol Sharoff, President Don, Jon Morse and Sinikka Nogelo all made up at a board of director's meeting.  Sue Ellis made up in Rockport, Brian McCook made up in East Longmeadow, David Stotzer and Scott Chernov made up at Interact. 

   New Picnic Benches at SFP                                                                        

                                                                     Birthdays & Anniversaries

    David Stotzer and George Roark celebrated their birthdays today.  Bruce Bain is celebrating his 3 year anniversary with Caldwell Banker Real Estate. 

 Vacations

   John Dugger went to Vermont, Mike Sarraf went to Fort Lauderdale, and Bruce Bain went to Sugar Loaf. 

                           Happy Thoughts

   Carole Sharoff was happy the Rockport

Club gave us a Rotary cooking pot  to collect

our fines and happy thought money.  Ruth Pino was happy the first Chamber of Commerce Gift Show went well - so well that there are plans to hold a second annual.  John Dugger was happy about something. 

  Fines

  President Don fined members who were sitting at the same table and chair as last week's meeting.  Jon Morse and Roger Brisson were also fined by President Don.

                                                                            New Landscaping at Stage Fort Park

   Club News

         Save the Date:

December 13, 2006 - Holiday Christmas Party to be held at the Cape Ann Bowling Center.

         Save the Date:

April 28, 2007 -  Rotary Second Annual Spaghetti Supper at the Rose Baker Senior Center. 

A special thank you to our club photographer, Brad Pierce.  Brad is responsible for taking all the  photos in the past few Rotators and those on our website.  I am always looking for a good photo, please email me if you think you have a photo of interest....Joe

Rotary Moment

John Bjorlie is up for next Tuesday's Rotary Moment, Mary Black, is first backup, Greg Bover is the second backup, and Roger Brisson is the third backup.  Please have your Rotary Moment ready. 

Winners and Losers...   Bruce Bain gave a Rotary Moment.  Christopher Farmer  won the money, and Mark Grenier won the flowers.  No winners today in the card raffle.

Speakers....  President Don had our club's business meeting today.