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Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 7:15 AM
Baldwin Center @ York Housing Authority
117 Long Sands Road
York, ME 03909
United States of America
Phone:
(207) 396-0871
Email:
yorkrotary@gmail.com
Please check Upcoming Events list to confirm meeting location and time! NOTE: We now have occasional Thursday evening meetings! Thank you!
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November 19, 2021 
 
Fun Morning!  Jud with his turkey- and Marilyn presented Kate Gordoqul with a Paul Harris award to thank her for providing Service Above Self.  
York Climate Action Plan~
York Maine Rotary Club YorkCAP
 
This morning's meeting included a great presentation by Wayne Boardman & Gerry Runte of York's Climate Action Plan Committee. The York Climate Action Plan is intended to be a roadmap to help the community prepare for the effects of climate change and to help us follow through on the emissions commitments.   The goal is to reduce our community's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2050.  Having set these goals the committee needs to develop a plan for how the community and Town government might achieve them - and developing such a plan was part of the commitment they made.  With the assistance of the consulting firm CivicMoxie, the CAP is expected to be completed by January 2022, with public hearings to likely be held in March.  
To learn more about this exciting plan, please visit their website at www.YorkCAP.net

Pints for Polio
Tributary Brewing Company York Maine Rotary Club
 
Last evening, several York Rotarians made the "sacrifice" to attend the first ever "Pints for Polio" fundraising event at Tributary Brewing, Company in Kittery Maine.  Rotarians enjoyed their favorite microbrew, and Tributary Brewing donated $1.00 for every pint of beer sold towards eradicating polio!
Thanks Tributary Brewing Company!
2021 Car with a Car WINNER!
2021 Car with a Cause Berlin City Berlin City Lexus Dealer
 
It's a GREAT DAY at Berlin City Lexus when you can hand the keys to our 2021 "Car with a Cause" winner!  Shown in photo from left to right are;
Tim Thomas, Sales Manager Berlin City Lexus, Scott Ramsay 2021 Car With A Cause Raffle Winner, Susan Gross, York Rotary President, Daniel Kahn, General Manager Berlin City General Manager
 
CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Ramsay and
 
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED THIS GREAT FUNDRAISER!  
 
See you in 2022!
York Farmers Market ~ Vacation with a Cause!
Costa Rica Vacation Win a vacation York Rotary Raffle vacationwithacause.org
 
York Rotarians attended yesterday's York Region Chamber of Commerce's Farmers Market to promote our new "Vacation with a Cause" raffle.  This new fundraiser is for an all inclusive Punta Islita Costa Rica Vacation for 2.  Tickets are $50.00 each, and the drawing is March 15, 2022.  GREAT stocking stuffer idea!  To learn more visit the Vacation With A Cause website at https://vacationwithacause.org/  
ShelterBox USA
Second Summits ShelterBox USA
 
We had an AMAZING presentation by Chase Harr this morning, representing the ShelterBox Organization!  Chase told us about his project Second Summits where he climbs mountains to raise awareness of all the good things that the ShelterBox Organization does!  To learn more about ShelterBox, please visit their website at 
2021 Car with a Cause WINNER!
2021 Car with a Cause 36th annual Harvestfest Event Berlin City Lexus Dealer
 
It was an AMAZING day at the 36th Annual Harvestfest event yesterday, hosted by the York Region Chamber of Commerce. 
The weather turned out better than anyone predicted, and the York Rotary Club held another successful Car with a Cause raffle drawing. 
Congratulations to the 2021 Lexus NX-300 winner, S. Ramsey from York Harbor Maine! 
It was also the perfect day to introduce our NEXT fundraising event-
"Vacation with a Cause"
YOU could win an all expense paid trip to Punta Islita Costa Rica! 
Stay tuned for more information.... 
~Heart to Heart~
 
 
Last Thursday evenings meeting speaker was our very own, Jud Knox. Jud's new non-profit "Heart to Heart" provides rides for seniors to appointments, the grocery store and other locations, but also creates bonds between the community and the experienced adults living in our community who should be cherished. Heart to Heart’s mission, values and vision are grounded in a passion for supporting People with Age, at no cost to them. To learn more or to volunteer to help this amazing organization, please visit their website at https://hearttoheartagelesslove.org/
Also, the club officially welcomed our newest "member" Hedwig, the Owl who has an essential job to keep our hybrid meetings running smoothly.
 
August & September Early Bird
 
 
Somehow- I missed posting the winner of the August 2021 Car with a Cause early bird winner~
The $250 August winner was ticket #476 in the name of D. E. of Orr's Island, Maine!
The September 2021, and FINAL 2021 Early Bird Car with a Cause Raffle winner is lucky ticket # 620 belonging to H.A. of York Beach, Maine!!
 
Congratulations to ALL who won the Early Bird Drawings in 2021!
 
NEXT UP~ Who's gonna win a 2021 LEXUS NX-300 AWD on October 16th, 2021?
2021 Car with a Cause SOLD OUT!
It's OFFICIAL!
We have SOLD OUT of the
2021 Car with a Cause Tickets!
Thank YOU for your support!
Stay tuned for August & September's
Early Bird Drawing and THEN
October 16, 2021 
Drawing for our WINNER OF THE CAR!!!
 
July's Early Bird Ticket Winner Announced!
Announcing July 2021 "Car with a Cause" Early Bird Ticket winner!
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Ticket # 212 Sold Online to
W. C. of Pepperell, Massachusetts!
 
Please watch your mail for your $250.00 check from the York Maine Rotary Club!
 
SMPDC presentation
SMPDC
Beautiful morning at York River Landing outdoor pavilion for our Friday, August 6, 2021 meeting.  Sun was shining, birds singing and we had 3 new future members attend, along with a wonderful presentation from Karina Graeter, who is a Sustainability Coordinator from Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission.  Ms. Graeter's presentation to the group included what SMPDC is, what they do, and information on opportunities to volunteer.  SMPDC works to foster more sustainable & resilient communities in coastal York County by leveraging regional collaboration to enhance the effectiveness of local government sustainability & resilience action. 
To learn more about this organization, please visit their website at https://smpdc.org/ 
Car with a Cause EARLY BIRD WINNERS so far~
 
Wondering who our May and June Early Bird Winners were?
 
May 2021 ticket # 428 held by J.D. of Newton, New Hampshire
 
June 2021 ticket # 78 held by P.B. Of York Harbor, Maine
 
Will you be next?  Order your ticket before July 31, 2021 to be eligible for the July, 2021 $250.00 early bird winner - https://carwithacause.org/
 
Richard Cromwell ~ WASH
 
Friday, July 9, 2021 was the first meeting of the York Maine Club for the 2021-2022 year.  This meeting included a presentation from Richard Cromwell of the Bath Maine Rotary Club.  Mr. Cromwell spoke about WASH ~ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ~ Bringing Clean Water to Cambodia.  This presentation explained that WASH doesn't just provide clean water to Cambodia, they help local residents learn how to build and maintain their own latrines, wells and bio-sand filters for water treatment stations.  They also check back in with the villagers to make sure the systems are working properly.  They also provide training programs for village children who learn the importance of proper hand washing. To learn more about this amazing organization please visit their website at http://www.gettingwaterright.org/
Mt. A. 
Mount Agamenticus Mt. A York Maine Rotary Club
 
 
 
 
This week- York Rotarians, along with some Mt. A. staff and some 8th graders from Massachusetts  showed what they are made of by cleaning out and re-planting some native flower beds up at the top of Mount Agamenticus.  This project was a couple of different days this week, one being that REALLY HOT (90 degree?) day at the top of the mountain. Led by one of our newest members, Jim Dupre,  this will be an on-going project where volunteers will visit, tend to and water the beds for the entire season.  Another example of true SERVICE ABOVE SELF!
Kalliergo Consulting
 
Yesterday's York Rotary Club ZOOM Meeting was an eventful one! 
 
First, we welcomed new club member Terry Thibedeau.  Welcome aboard Terry!
 
Next, our weekly speaker was Lori Gosselin from Kalliergo Consulting who made a presentation on how to build a healthy community.  Lori is an EXCELLENT presenter, and her calming voice and positive presentation really hit home for many of our Rotarians.  To learn more, please visit Lori's website at https://thekalliergo.com/
 
York Interacters Purple Pinky Project
 
York Middle School Interact Students raised $1,285.00 towards their annual Purple Pinky Project, then they raised an additional $1,445.00 for a combined total of $2,730.00 which was sent to Rotary International for Polio Plus. 
York Rotarian Patricia Murray led a discussion on how she experienced the original polio vaccination, and how the process is similar to what the world is experiencing now with the COVID vaccination.
Great job! 
Nsefu Zambia Water Project
Last Friday, we had a wonderful presentation from  Steve Wight of the Bethel Rotary Club and Dickson Ngoma a 23 year old Rotaractor from the Rotary Club in Zambia, regarding the Nsefu Water & Sanitation Project in Zambia.  Dickson grew up in the village of Mfuwe, where clean water is scarce.  Dickson started a project where he's proposing to raised tank systems which have a solar powered pumps.  It is estimated that these systems will cost approximately $5,000.00 each, and they would like to build 4 in total.  With the help of the Bethel Maine Rotary Club and Steve Wight, this project is hoping to be getting a District matching grant to assist in the fundraising.   
To learn more about this exciting project, please visit their Facebook page at http://www.fb.me/nsefuwaterproject.org
 
 
Native American History in York Maine
Great meeting on Friday, April 16th with our own Past President Scott Stevens!  Scott shared with us some history regarding Native Americans in New England and more specifically in York.  The club members were sad when the meeting had to come to an end, but he assured us that there was a lot more to learn.... and he'd be happy to continue the conversation at future meetings.  Thanks Scott for an insightful and educational meeting about history close to home!
Emily Doherty, MFS Investment Management
 
Emily Doherty, who is the Directory of Mutual Fund Sales for MFS Investment Management was our guest speaker on Friday, April 2, 2021.  She made a wonderful presentation discussing how negative market headlines can create panic, and that the best advice is to hang on for long term investing.  
Purple Pinky Project
 
On Friday, March 26, 2021 we had the pleasure of the attendance of several  York Middle School Interact Students.  These students were in attendance to make a presentation on their "Purple Pinky Project" where they raise funds to help eradicate polio.  We are so fortunate to have these future leaders in our Community!  
 
 
 
 
 
End 68 Hours of Hunger York Maine
End 68 Hours of Hunger End 68 Hours of Hunger York Maine York Maine Food Insecurity
This mornings speaker was a gentleman named Trevor Dodge, Program Coordinator for End 68 Hours of Hunger in York Maine. End 68 Hours of Hunger, (pre COVID) provides backpacks of food on Fridays to children in our community who may experience weekend food insecurity.   Due to COVID they are currently providing $10.00 Hannaford Gift Cards to those recipients.  Mr. Dodge explained that there are consistently 25 backpacks or gift cards distributed  a week for children in our community who may experience food insecurity during the weekend.  Their hope is to go back to backpack distribution sometime in April 2021. 
 
End 68 Hours of Hunger is a 100%  volunteer organization in York, Maine to END hunger between the 68 hours on Friday afternoon after school lunch to breakfast at school on Monday mornings.  They are always looking for volunteers to help.  
 
To learn more about this local organization making a difference in OUR COMMUNITY, or to find out how you can help, please visit their website at https://www.end68hoursofhunger.org/find-your-community/maine/york/ 
 
Ogunquit Playhouse!
Ogunquit Playhouse
This week's Friday morning speaker was Dan Breen and Kelly Thayer, Director and Assistant Director of Development for the Ogunquit Playhouse. 
 
The Mission Statement of the Ogunquit Playhouse is: 
 
"Building upon a legacy of leadership in American theatre, the Ogunquit Playhouse produces world-class performances, cultivates new works for the stage, and preserves an iconic and historic playhouse for future generations."
 
Mr. Breen and Ms. Thayer spoke about the multi-year strategic plan that was prepared for the Ogunquit Playhouse prior to 2020;  how plans to achieve those goals changed in 2020;   and how the Playhouse kept those plans on track despite the hurdles of 2020/COVID.  They also spoke of some wonderful, creative ideas that are planned to move forward in 2021. 
To learn more about this beautiful, historic gem in our backyard, please visit their website at https://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/.  
 
 
 
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People of ACTION!

York

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 7:15 AM
Baldwin Center @ York Housing Authority
117 Long Sands Road
York, ME 03909
United States of America
Phone:
(207) 396-0871
Email:
yorkrotary@gmail.com
Please check Upcoming Events list to confirm meeting location and time! NOTE: We now have occasional Thursday evening meetings! Thank you!
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The 4-Way Test
The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:

 

Of the things we think, say or do,

  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 100 years, Rotary members have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.
 
York Rotary works in conjunction with the mission of rotary international to improve our local as well as our international communities. If you are passionate about service or just want to get involved, come join us. You will be glad you did.
Rotary's Vision Statement
"Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change - across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves."
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