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Student of the Month Alert! Yesterday's meeting introduced us to this months York Middle School's Student of the Month, Issac. Issac's teacher Brit Rowe explained why he was selected as this month's student of the month- indicating his quiet, under the radar way of making people feel good about themselves is his super power! Due to Issac's love of music, he selected the organization "Save the Music Foundation" to donate his award to. Thank you Issac for being an excellent role model for others to follow! We are proud of you!
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Step Up Parents Did you know 7.8 million children live in a household headed by a grandparent or other relative? Yesterday's speaker was Denyse Richter of Step Up Parents. What is Step Up Parents? Step Up Parents was formed to provide financial assistance to kinship caregivers in New Hampshire (soon southern Maine also) who have stepped up to raise the children of parents struggling with substance use disorder. To learn more about this important and unique organization, please visit their website at https://stepupparents.org/ |
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Vacation with a Cause 2023!   Congratulations lucky ticket #245. Our winner is from Cape Neddick Maine!You’ve WON our Vacation with a Cause trip to Costa Rica!! Thank you once again to Wiggly Bridge Distillery for hosting our event! Best lemon drop martini around!! |
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Tobacco Free Maine Works! This morning's speakers included Matt Wellington and Anne Donnelly from Tobacco-Free Maine Works. Their goal? To reduce youth tobacco use to help break the cycle of addiction and disease in our communities and promote a healthy workforce for the future. Want to learn how you can help them? Visit their website at https://tobaccofreemaineworks.org/ |
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York Parks & Recreation   At today's meeting we welcomed Peter Murray, Director, and Nick Darby Special Events Coordinator of York Parks & Recreation. Nick assisted us in drawing our final Vacation with a Cause Early Bird winner, (Ticket # 179 WON $200!), and afterwards he and Peter shared with the club the new and improved plan for the 2023 Four on the 4th Road Race and other FUN things that are happening this season. To learn more please visit their website at https://www.yorkparksandrec.org/ |
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Hive Mosaic Project! |
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Maine Council on Aging Today's meeting included a presentation by Jess Maurer who is the Executive Director for the Maine Council on Aging. The MCOA is a broad, multidisciplinary network of 130+ organizations, businesses, municipalities and older community members working to ensure we can all live healthy, engaged and secure lives with choices and opportunities as we age at home and in community settings. We are changing the conversation about growing old in Maine. Join us as we re-imagine our communities, workplaces and systems of care so older Mainers can thrive! To learn more about this important organization please visit their website at https://mainecouncilonaging.org |
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York Land Trust Today's meeting included a presentation from Amelia Nadilo, Executive Director for the York Land Trust. The York Land Trust is a nonprofit organization led by a dedicated group of community members working to conserve and protect York’s natural resources and cultural heritage. York Land Trust stewards more than 3,100 acres of treasured, community lands, including Public Access Preserves, Limited Access Preserves and Conservation Easements on privately owned lands. To learn more about this amazing local organization, please visit their website at https://yorklandtrust.org/ |
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Rotary Member Meetup! Great time last night at Wiggly Bridge Distillery during our member meetup! PLUS we welcomed our newest member Dinon Hughes! Looking GREAT team!!
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January Friday the 13th   Busy Friday morning! Today we had Hannah Gennaro, who is a York Rotary Scholarship recipient. She is about to graduate from college and is now researching Graduate Schools. We also welcomed York Middle School’s Student of the Month for December, Ella K. who attend with her family and teachers. Ella has chosen Great Bay Skating Club’s Scholarship Program as her non profit of choice to donate her award to. Two amazing young people who prove our future is in GREAT hands! Lastly our guest speaker was Patricia Martine, Executive Director for York Housing Authority. We learned about how important this organization is to our community. Thank you ALL!
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Vacation with a Cause December EARLY BIRD!  At our first meeting of 2023, we drew the December 2022 Vacation with a Cause Early Bird Winner- Lucky ticket # 231 has won $200! Congratulations! If you'd like a chance to win the NEXT early bird drawing, or a chance to win the vacation or BOTH, please visit our website at https://vacationwithacause.org/
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You Travel & Teach This morning's speaker was Nick Adams. Mr. Adams made an interesting presentation regarding his organization You Travel & Teach. You Travel & Teach is a small, international exchange company offering a six-week immersive English teaching experience in Italy. Their annual summer program is perfect for aspiring teachers, Italian language enthusiasts, and those who are curious about the world. They offer scholarship opportunities for those individuals who might not otherwise be able to participate in this amazing opportunity. To learn more about this organization, please visit their website at https://www.youtravelandteach.com/
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Member Meetup Announcement! |
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Community Supper December 20 2022     Community Suppers are BACK! And on Tuesday, December 20th it was York Rotary's turn! Meal planning by Darcy included Swedish Meatballs, Buttered Noodles, fresh green beans and carrots and Gingerbread for dessert. Fun was had by ALL! |
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It's the most WONDERFUL time of the year!   Friday, December 16th was special for many reasons. First it was a the day that York Rotarians brought in their gifts for our "Spread the Joy" family. We filled up Jud's sleigh! Thank you Jud for helping York Rotarians feel the true spirit of the holidays! THEN....  We had our annual visit from the York High School Chamber singers- with their spectacular director, Rob Westerberg. This was our last meeting for 2022~ and it was WONDERFUL! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
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The Un- Veiling! Test Mosaic Project! This morning's meeting included the un-veiling of our "test" Mosaic Project! Brad Countryman brought this amazing fundraising idea to the club - and York Rotarians stepped up! Rotarians purchased a "tile" and did a little artwork. Those tiles were re-assembled by the artist and the result was reveled today! We are EXCITED! What a FUN project! Keep your eyes open for a future, larger fundraiser. Thank you Brad!
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Student of the Month ALERT! Student of the Month ALERT! This morning we had the pleasure of meeting Eloise from the York Middle School who was selected as Student of the Month. Eloise has selected JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) as her non-profit charity to donate her $100 award. Way to GO Eloise! To learn more about her chosen non-profit, please visit their website at https://www.jdrf.org/
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Thanksgiving Giving!  York Rotarians at it again! Todays adventure included Thanksgiving preparation shopping for York County Shelter Program- $750 worth of groceries should help quite a bit! Neighbors helping neighbors! Looking GREAT ladies!!
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Friends Forever Visit! At the November 11, 2022 regular York Rotary Meeting, Jess and Matthew from Friends Forever International visited and made a wonderful presentation. Friends Forever International is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which believes we can all help build a better world by empowering our most underutilized asset: youth. They spoke of their RECIPE for success. To learn more about this amazing organization home-based in our backyard- Durham NH, please visit their website at https://www.ff.international/
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Life & Hope Haiti At the November 4, 2022 meeting we had the pleasure of welcoming speaker Amy Miller of the organization Life & Hope Haiti. She spoke about all the wonderful progress the are making! Today she spoke of a need for a battery for solar panels- and immediately York Rotary Members stepped up! Keep up the good work!! Want to help? Please visit their website at https://lifeandhopehaiti.org/ |
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2022 Car with a Cause Winner!  Yesterday, October 15, 2022 was the 37th Annual York Harvestfest at York Beach. At 3:30 the York Maine Rotary Car with a Cause 2022 car winner was drawn. Congratulations lucky ticket #447- K. Beauchemin or Middletown, CT!
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YPL Celebrating 100 Years Michelle Sampson, Executive Director of the York Public Library was our guest speaker today. She updated the members of all the wonder things that they are doing to support the community, and she mentioned what they have been doing to celebrate 100 years. They had an online auction in June; they held a 100th Birthday Party July 15the and they are holding a Roaring 20's Gala on November 3, 2022 at Clay Hill Farm. To learn more about these events, and ALL the wonderful things our local public library does for the community, please visit their website at https://yorkpubliclibrary.org/
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Rotary Meet-Up!   Great time tonight at the Rotary Meet-Up held at Wiggly Bridge Distillery right here in York Maine! Several Rotarians and their guests were educated by David Woods, about Wiggly Bridges history and where they are headed in the future. To learn more about this amazing local business visit their website at http://wigglybridgedistillery.com/ |
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Rotary Meet-Up THIS Monday Oct. 3, 2022 |
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Summiting Denali  Today's speaker was the amazing Jamie Struck, who made a presentation about his adventure of Summiting Denali. Mr. Struck told us all kinds of Denali fun facts, what is needed to be packed to successfully summit Denali and what challenges they faced during their trek. To learn more about his adventure, please visit this website at https://untapped.cc/learn/blog/athlete-stories/denali/ |
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Anna Kristina Sawtelle- 1 in a MILLION! Congratulations to our own Anna Kristina Sawtelle! Quite an honor!
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Hospice of Southern Maine This morning's meeting speaker was Kim Mann of Hospice of Southern Maine. She made a very informative presentation on what Hospice is.
What is Hospice and how is it different from other kinds of health care? Hospice is care that aims at providing comfort rather than curing a disease process. Hospice is provided to those with a limited life expectancy of 6 months or less. The care is delivered by a team of expertly trained individuals including physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, volunteers, chaplains and bereavement counselors. Hospice provides care for the patient and support for the family. Hospice provides comfort for physical symptoms, such as pain, and for emotional, social and spiritual distress as well. To learn more about this amazing organization, please visit their website at http://www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org |
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August Early Bird Drawing!  Congratulations to D. Jackson of York Maine! You are lucky ticket # 654 who have won our August 2022 Car with a Cause Early Bird drawing! Not only have you won $250.00 but you also have another chance to WIN THE CAR at York's Harvestfest Event, Saturday, October 15, 2022! Hope to see you there!
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Business After Hours- Center for Wildlife     Last night, Wednesday, August 17, 2022 we had a BLAST co-hosting the York Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours with the Center for Wildlife. Darcy Bastarache, our Treasurer prepared amazing appetizers and it was SO NICE to meet in person and interact with other local business professionals. THANK YOU Center for Wildlife and the York Chamber of Commerce for a great night!
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Point of Light Award Winner! Congratulations to our own Jud Knox, Point of Light Award recipient for his inspiring service work. Jud's mantra has always been "Service Above Self" and we are so proud of him for the amazing work he is currently doing in our community with his non-profit "Heart to Heart". To read more about Jud and is award, please follow this link https://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/former-hospital-administrator-fills-in-the-gaps-by-supporting-local-seniors/ We LOVE YOU JUD! Thank you for making the world a better place to live! |
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Scholarship Award Yesterday, President Susan Gross had the pleasure of awarding the York Rotary Club's York Adult Ed scholarship recipient, Lily Dimmick-Russell. She is going to be a freshman majoring in Psychology at University of Maine. This photo includes Club Member Roger Poisson, Club Member Kevin Beatty and son Lucas, Lily Dimmick-Russell and President Gross. Way to GO Lily! York Rotary is PROUD of you!!
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Paul Harris Award Winners  Friday, July 22, 2022 meeting included a presenting a Paul Harris plus 2 award to past President, Holly Sargent. Thank you Holly for supporting Rotary in so many ways! The next photo shows President Susan Gross and member Jud Knox presenting outgoing Town of York Town Manager Stephen Burns with his own Paul Harris Fellow Award. A Paul Harris Fellow is a prestigious Rotary award, the highest accolade that Rotary can present to an individual. Jud Knox, by way of his amazing poem explained why York Rotary is presenting Stephen Burns with such an honor. This poem is called "Certain People" . Certain People By Jud Knox Certain People Make a larger-than-life positive difference in a community Certain People Are agile enough to create multiple solutions to difficult challenges Certain People Stay calm and thoughtful while other rage about Certain People Remain humble while other parade Certain People Are always ready with a smile and a quick wit Certain People Maintain calm focus during stormy weather Certain People Are securely committed through energetic disagreements Certain People Hold their values as the foundation for all decisions Certain People Always stand tall Certain People Understand service more deeply than most Thank you, Steve for being Certain People. |
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July 22, 2022 Friday's meeting included a fabulous presentation by visiting Rotarian Cheryl St. Amand from China Lake California. Cheryl is involved with the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee. Cheryl explained that the annual float for the Rose Bowl Parade is not paid for by Rotary International, but strictly by donations. This important project provides Rotary with an audience of 70 million viewers each year. There are strict guidelines to follow in order to participate, and volunteers are crucial. To learn more about the Rotary Rose Parade Float, to make a donation or to help on the committee please visit their website at https://rotaryfloat.org/ |
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Partners for World Health Today's meeting included a presentation by Elizabeth McLellan, who is the Founder & President for Partners for World Health, who's headquarters is in Portland Maine. Partners for World Health collects medical supplies and equipment from healthcare facilities, manufacturers, other organizations and individuals. Then they sort, evaluate, repackage and prepare these supplies and equipment for distribution to individuals, communities and healthcare facilities in need both locally and internationally. The need is great, and is growing. They are always looking for volunteers and help in finding different resources. If you'd like to help, or to learn more about this amazing organization please visit their website at https://www.partnersforworldhealth.org/
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2022 Four on the 4th! |
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June 29, 2022 Changing of the Guard! Incredible night with incredible people! Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 York River Landing- York Maine The Changing of the Guard event held at York River Landing was a wonderful night of food, fellowship, and forty years of York Rotary. During this joyous event we celebrated all of the achievements we made in the 2021-2022 year with our amazing out-going president Susan Gross. We also recognized our Charter Members, had an amazing presentation/slide show by Doug Gray and welcomed visitors from Rotary District 7780, Claudia Frost; District Governor, Dick Hall; District Secretary & Vice District Governor, and Marina Shuliakouskaya; Public Image Instagram Officer. Our in-coming president Susan Gross also recognized member Brad Countryman with a Thank You Paul Harris Award for all he does every year for our Car with a Cause Fundraiser. A great time was had by all!  |
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June 17, 2022 NEW MEMBER ALERT! Friday's meeting our York Rotary Family GREW! Welcome Drew Fortin and Linda Bruce. Drew is an all-new member, while Linda is a transferring member from Westport Sunrise (Westport, CT) We are SO HAPPY to have you! |
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May "Car with a Cause" Early Bird Drawing    Friday, June 3, 2022 York Rotary Club's meeting included the May "Car with a Cause" Early Bird Drawing. Congratulations to S. Dauton of Milford, MA! You just WON $250.00, plus your ticket goes BACK into the bin, and you could win future early bird drawings and/or you could win the car! Have you bought YOUR ticket yet? If now, what are you waiting for? Visit the "Car with a Cause" website at https://carwithacause.org/ and purchase a ticket online today!
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WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS!   So much FUN this morning at the York Maine Rotary Club regular meeting! First we were introduced to the York Middle School Interact club students, who updated us on their fundraising efforts for both the Purple Pinky Project and for fundraising for Ukraine. At the conclusion of this presentation, York Rotary presented the YMS Club with a "BIG CHECK" in the amount of $988.00 to assist in their efforts. Next, we were introduced to the 2022 York Rotary Club Scholarship recipients Elly and Evah, who both made a brief presentation on where they will be going after high school and the major's that they plan to pursue. And then last, but certainly not least we had the pleasure of an update by 2020 Scholarship winner Sophia Newton, who brought us up to date with all the FUN things she has going on in her life while attending the University of Michigan, and what her future plans might be. WONDERFUL MEETING!
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Welcome Chloe! Yesterday, we had the pleasure of having Chloe of the York High School Debate team attend our regular meeting. At the meeting she gave a speech that she intends to give at the upcoming National Debate Competition happening in Washington, DC. She is the only York High School student who will be attending this competition, and by the way, she is a freshman! This young lady is GOING PLACES! We are pleased to support her in this opportunity with a $500.00 donation towards travel expenses.
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York's Climate Action Plan Yesterday's meeting included an update by York's Climate Action Plan Co-Chair Gerry Runte, shown above with York Rotary President Susan Gross. Mr. Runte updated York Rotary on the February 2022 York Climate Action Plan Report, This report is now going to the Town of York Voters at the May 21, 2022 Budget Referendum where Article 70 states: Article Seventy Shall the Town vote to adopt the York Climate Action Plan, as was considered at a Public Hearing on February 28, 2022, to be a non-binding set of recommendations for future policies and actions designed to prepare the Town for climate change vulnerabilities and reduce emissions? To review a Summary of this February 2022 Report, please click the below link: |
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Sharing & Caring Grant 2022 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of presenting the 2022 Sharing & Caring Grant to this year's recipient "Kids Free to Grow". Kids Free to Grow is the Child Abuse Prevention Council for York and Cumberland Counties. Their mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect by empowering children and families in York and Cumberland Counties. Shown in the above photo from left to right are; York Rotary President, Susan Gross, Kids Free to Grow Director, Patrice Leary-Forrey, Kids Free to Grow Community Educator of York County, Amy Michaels, and York Rotary Sharing & Caring Committee members Gail Anderson-Morse and Larry Richburg. To learn more about this deserving organization, please visit their website at https://kidsfreetogrow.org/
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York Connects!  Great presentation from Donna Bakke of the organization "York Connects" this morning. York Connects is a group of local citizens who want to make sure that the public is educated on Cell Phone Towers, specifically 5G and what the science is saying about the safety of cellular towers. Their message is to educate yourself on the safety and then to VOTE YES on #68 to pause and plan for improved connectivity in York. To learn more about this group, please visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/yorkconnects
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York Town Hall Building Committee Presentation Wayne Martin, the Chairman of the York Town Hall Building Committee made a wonderful presentation this morning at our April 1, 2022 meeting. There is a TON of work going into making this project a reality. To learn more about this exciting project please click this link Thanks Wayne for an informative, interesting presentation!
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New Member Alert!  Exciting day yesterday at the York Maine Rotary Club's March Club Assembly! We welcomed 2 new members, Cindy Lindley and Heather Campbell. Cindy, originally from California relocated to Maine last year, and is the Branch Manager at Key Bank in Kittery. Heather Campbell is a life-long York resident and has been involved in a variety of local organizations. She is currently the Director of White Pine Programs here in Cape Neddick. WELCOME!
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Heart to Heart On March 14, 2022 York Rotary showed it's support to the local organization known as "Heart to Heart" by making a $2,500 donation to help them do what they do best; to provide services to People with Age in our Communities. To learn more about this amazing, local, non-profit organization please visit their website at https://hearttoheartagelesslove.org/about
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Marshall and Global Leadership Adventures  We had a very timely presentation from 13-year-old, (almost 14-year-old) Marshall who lives in York, Maine. Marshall is raising funds to travel abroad to do volunteer work for 2-weeks this summer in Costa Rica. He was extremely well spoken and explained that he is working with an organization called Global Leadership Adventures to develop his leadership skills, gain experience in contributing to their community and to become more cultured. He was also excited to become more fluent in Spanish. To help this future community leader to reach his fundraising goals, please visit the following website at https://enroll.experiencegla.com/contribute/MzkxMzA/
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March 18, 2022 - York Adult Education Today's speaker was Lisa Robertson, the director of York Adult Education. She made an interesting presentation of all the wonderful programs they provide to the Community. Due to COVD, they have created several online courses, which allow students to attend classes from wherever they are.
Adult education programs offer courses in 5 major categories: Business & Skills Training courses help prepare Maine citizens by providing the modern skills training necessary for new careers, promotions, and other career advancement. College Transitions courses assist people of all ages wishing to make the transition into college-level courses. GED & High School Completion courses help people complete their high school education. Literacy courses give people the guidance, support, and training necessary to improve their literacy skills and the literacy skills of their family. Personal enrichment courses include lessons in skills such as cooking and musical instruments, and also include a variety of unique and fun experiences including travel. To learn more about this local organization, please visit their website at https://york.maineadulted.org/ |
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CONGRATULATIONS! Lucky ticket # 283    SO MUCH FUN last Wednesday night, March 16, 2022 at Wiggly Bridge Distillery here on Route 1 in York, ME where we held our drawing for our "Vacation with a Cause". Great food and company. Congratulations to lucky ticket # 283~ They WON the fabulous vacation package to Costa Rica! 50% of the funds to support Ukraine emergency humanitarian assistance- Thank you for your support!
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York High School Interact Club - KIVA presentation  Great in-person and ZOOM meeting Friday, March 11, 2022 morning! Members of the York High School Interact Club (Avery, Evah, Reese, Sage and Elly) attended our meeting and made a presentation on their work with KIVA. KIVA is an international nonprofit, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. Their site allows people to lend money with 0% interest via the Internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students on 83 countries. Examples of individuals who are looking for a loan on KIVA: ~Students who need help paying tuition ~women starting businesses ~farmers investing in equipment ~families who need emergency care York High School Interact Club began their KIVA Project in 2015 when the Rotary Club, in recognition of Jud Knox's service as President, donated $400 to the Interact Club. This was then followed by another $200 donation in 2018 from the club in recognition of Holly Sargent's service as President. YHS Interact Club found that KIVA was a platform where they could easily make a difference in communities all around the world, It also allows Interact Students to learn about the hardships people are facing in other countries and teaches them that they can have an impact, from hundreds of miles away. To learn more about KIVA please visit their website at https://www.kiva.org/ |
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York County Community College- Mike Fischer, President Michael Fischer, President of York County Community College, located right down the road in Wells, Maine made a great presentation this morning. He told us that the role of the community college is to make sure that the community has a strong workforce. The average age of a typical student right now is 28-29 years old. Their goal is to make sure that they have programs which allow students to transfer into the workforce immediately or they can transfer very easily to a 4-year college. York County Community College has been designated as a military friendly school for the 2021-2022 academic year. To learn more about this local gem, please visit their website at https://www.yccc.edu/ |
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North American Indigenous People Project Friday, February 18, 2022 we had the treat of a presentation by our own Jud Knox, who is the Team Leader for the Rotary District 7780 Indigenous Focus - North America Project. Jud told us about 3 projects this group is interesting in moving forward with in 2022. Those projects included
To learn more about this exciting, ongoing project, please contact Jud Knox at jknox0055@gmail.com
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Friends of York Dog Park FUN night with the Friends of York Dog Park Board of Directors on our last Thursday, February 10th evening meeting. After a cute presentation there was a great question and answer session. To learn more about this new community project please visit their website at http://friendsofyorkdogpark.org
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A Family for ME  This morning we met Amy Bergeron, who is a recruitment specialist for A Family for ME. A Family for ME is a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and Spurwink Services, with the focus of raising awareness of the urgent need and finding Maine families who are willing and able to parent children in foster care. Did you know that currently there are just over 2,200 children in out-of-home care in Maine? Of the 2,200 children, there are approximately 500 children who will need a forever family? To learn more about this important organization, please visit their website at |
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Sudie Blanchard - Join Team Seacoast NST This morning we had the pleasure of having Sudie Blanchard, who is co-organizing the volunteer efforts through the Ascentria Care Alliance, a social services organization that is working to resettle Afghan refugees in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. This past weekend, she assisted in helping a family of six Afghan refugees resettling in Portsmouth. The family is now settled into a home in Portsmouth, and the group expects that there will be a good 9-month adjustment period before they can be on their own. Therefore they have set a goal to raise $25,000 towards this effort. To help with a financial donation, please visit their fundraising website at https://secure.givelively.org/teams/ascentria-care-alliance/help-afghan-families/team-seacoast-nst |
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Costa Rica Commonwealth School  Friday's ZOOM meeting included a great presentation by our own Greg Kaknes. Greg along with his friends Roberto Rodriguez and Janie Mangus spoke about the Punta Islita School in Costa Rica, and their Foundation for the Aid of the Environment, Arts, Culture and Youth. To support their efforts and to learn more about this organization, please follow this link to our Vacation with a Cause website at |
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Seacoast Fridge  January 7, 2022 WOW is all I can say about the presentation made by Whitney Blethen and her organization "Seacoast Fridge", located at the Kittery Community Center in Kittery Maine at yesterday's York Maine Rotary Club's ZOOM meeting. Neighbors helping neighbors, and Community helping Community. This is a TRUE success story. To learn more about this amazing organization please checkout their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/seacoastfridge/
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Friends of Flying Santa!
 Yesterday's meeting included a visit from Jeremy D'Entremont and David Waldrip from the organization Friends of Flying Santa. They told us about the long, interesting history of this organization from it's start in 1929 to the current day where they continue the annual Christmas helicopter flights and carry on the gesture of gratitude to the families of the US Coast Guard. To learn more about this amazing, historic organization, please visit their website at https://flyingsanta.org/index.html
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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.
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York Climate Action Plan~ 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
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2021 Car with a Car WINNER! 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;
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York Farmers Market ~ Vacation with a Cause!   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/
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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
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2021 Car with a Cause WINNER!    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....
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~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. |
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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?
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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!!!
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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! |
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SMPDC presentation 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/
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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/ |
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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/
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Mt. A.        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!
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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/ |
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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!
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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!
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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 |
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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.
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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! |
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York County Shelter Programs-Linen Drive During the Month of March, York Rotarians collected new linens to be donated to York County Shelter Programs. On March 16th incoming president Susan Gross and her husband delivered those items to the Shelter. Above are some photos from that donation. Neighbors helping neighbors! Hope starts here. To learn more about this organization, please visit their website at https://www.yorkcountyshelterprograms.com/ |
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End 68 Hours of Hunger York Maine 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/ |
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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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York Street Thank You Teachers banner Thanks to Maddie Cogger of Lulubelle Artistry for designing this AWESOME banner that we hung over York Street today.
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SAVE THE DATE! Blood Drive |
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Zebra Crossings On Friday, March 5, 2021 we had a presentation from Astrid Wielens, Founder and Executive Director of Zebra Crossings. She spoke of the wonderful programs that this organization provides to children, and families of children with chronic medical conditions. Zebra Crossings’ mission is to enrich the lives of youth with chronic medical conditions by fostering greater self-confidence, a sense of independence and a desire to realize their full potential through fun and engaging enrichment programs that build a strong and caring community support network for families. To learn more about this wonderful organization, please visit their website at https://www.zebra-crossings.org/
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Adopt a Native Plant Bed- Mt. AThis mornings York Rotary ZOOM meeting included a presentation by Robin Kerr, who is the Conservation Coordinator for Mount Agamenticus. Robin told us about their Adopt a Native Plant Bed Program. Please see the below flyer for more information. As a result of this presentation, the York Rotary Club will be participating in this program as a Community Project in 2021.  |
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Mask delivery to YMS President Ben Lovell making another mask delivery~ This time to York Middle School! Thanks Ben!
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More Masks Distributed!     President Ben Lovell out today distributing masks to local essential workers and other public places. Great job Ben!
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Blue Ocean Society  Today's ZOOM Meeting included a presentation from Jen Kennedy who is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Blue Ocean Society for Maine Conservation. Blue Ocean Society was founded by two whale watch naturalists, Jen Kennedy and Dianna Schulte, who were frustrated with the lack of translation of open ocean research into information that could be used by the public. Jen and Dianna met in 1995 during training for a whale research internship in Gloucester, which they did in winter 1996. Following the internship, both Jen and Dianna were working on whale watch boats in New Hampshire, collecting unique data about whales on Jeffreys Ledge, which is an important whale habitat about 20 miles off the coast . They decided to start their own database, and work to translate their on-water experiences into educational programs for schools and the general public. Blue Ocean Society was started in 2001 and achieved non-profit status in 2002. To learn more about this interesting organization, please visit their website at https://www.blueoceansociety.org/
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York EcoHOMES On Friday, January 29th we had the pleasure of a presentation from Daphne Stratton Gignac & Cameron Runte regarding the York EcoHOMES Initiative. Below is a link to this wonderful presentation. |
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Day One Greg Bower, CEO of Day One was our speaker at this morning's ZOOM meeting. He was joined by Dr. Aalberg, Medical Director for Day One. Day One's mission is to improve the health of Maine by providing substance use, mental health and wellness services to youth and families. To learn more about this hard-working organization, please visit their website at www.day-one.org
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Portsmouth Arts and Music  \Today's ZOOM meeting included a presentation from Russ Glazier, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of Portsmouth Arts & Music. Mr. Glazier explained how the various programs this organization provides is continuing despite COVID. To learn more about this amazing organization located in our own back yard, please visit their website at https://www.pmaconline.org/ |
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BRING THE JOY! This holiday season, the York Maine Rotary Club members raised $5,825 with their "Bring the Joy" campaign, which helped several local charities. Distribution of those funds included:
What a WONDERFUL way to end 2020! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to ALL! |
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Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future  This morning's ZOOM meeting included a presentation by Dr. Cassaundra Rose of the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future regarding climate change in Maine. To learn more about this organization, or to sign up for their newsletter, please visit their website at http://climatecouncil.maine.gov |
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Maine Center for Economic Policy  On Friday, December 4, 2020 we had the pleasure of hearing from Garrett Martin, who is the Executive Director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, who spoke about how the pandemic is effecting Mainer's, and what steps his organization is taking to assist in the recovery. To learn more about this organization, please visit their website at https://www.mecep.org |
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Friends Forever International This mornings ZOOM meeting speaker was Tegan Kurzynowski, who is the Programs and Community Engagement Manager for Friends Forever International. She told us about what this organization has been up to despite the curve-balls of 2020. This International Organization which is based out of Durham NH has deep Rotary Roots, and was founded by Bob Raiche, who was a member of the Portsmouth Rotary Club. To learn more about this amazing organization, please visit their website at https://www.ff.international/ |
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White Pine Program We had a wonderful presentation this morning via ZOOM from Heather Campbell, who is the Executive Director of White Pine Programs here in York Maine. Their mission is to provide transformational nature experiences that forge personal resilience, inspire lifelong commitment to our environment and connect individuals to community. To learn more about this amazing local organization please visit their website at wwwwhitepineprograms.org
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2020 Winner! Congratulations! The above photo is of Brad Countryman, our "Car with a Cause" committee chairman, with the 2020 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD WINNER Jessica from York Maine! Jessica told us that winning this car is a blessing. She said that her mother has given her a "Car with a Cause" Raffle ticket for her birthday every year, and this year she also purchased one for herself. It's the perfect car for her and her little black and white dog  . Also in the above photo is Oliver who is with Premier Services at: Volvo of Exeter 140 Portsmouth Avenue Exeter, NH 03833 who was instrumental in this process! Like this car? See Oliver at https://www.volvocarsexeter.com/ |
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WINNER ANNOUNCED! Our 2020 "Car With A Cause" raffle drawing is in the history books! We are SO THANKFUL to all of our loyal supporters ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR to make the 2020 raffle a complete success. And a SPECIAL THANK YOU to  Looking for a FABULOUS MEAL? Visit their website at CONGRATULATIONS TO The Holiday Barn York, Maine! |
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Tomorrow's the DAY! SOMEONE IS GOING TO WIN THIS CAR TOMORROW, OCTOBER 17, 2020 @ 4:00 pm! Our "Car With A Cause" raffle drawing location has changed with the cancellation of Harvestfest. We have partnered with a local business - restauranteur that has suffered dearly this year. As if a pandemic wasn't enough, they experienced a devastating electrical fire, causing more than a million dollars in damage. On Saturday, October 17th, at 4 PM the drawing will be held at Walkers Maine Restaurant. (COVID protocol goes without saying), in front of their Porte-cochere. This is another opportunity for Rotary to help by inviting the community to support this local business. We invite you to stop by for the drawing, but come early, as Walkers will open from 1:30 - 4:00 PM, offering a special menu to Rotary friends and supporters. http://walkersmaine.com/ Their regular dinner schedule is 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Keep in mind, there is no seating available if you plan to order lunch. You might consider calling in for take-out dinner from their amazing menu options following our 4 PM car raffle drawing. At 4 PM we will roll the raffle drum and pull this year's winning number! Some lucky Rotary "Car With A Cause" supporter will take home our 2020 VOLVO XC40 T5 AWD (or 10K in cash). Come, support Rotary, and experience Walkers Maine Restaurant! |
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Positive word. Friday October 9, 2020The October 9, 2020 ZOOM York Rotary Meeting was started with a positive word from one of our newest members, Jim Duper. "Studies have shown that volunteering is so good for the mind and body that it can ease symptoms of stress and depression. Tapping into our gifts and passions builds self-confidence, energy, and strength. Serving others can also be the best distraction from our own worries. We make all sorts of rational explanations for not serving: I don’t have time. I don’t know what I would do. I don’t have any special skills to contribute. They don’t need me. Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Let your words heal and not wound." These words reflect what Rotary is all about~ Thank you Jim! |
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Our 2020 raffle "Car With A Cause" is now sold out! Our 2020 raffle "Car With A Cause" is now sold out! Thank you to local area residents and York visitors who faithfully support this cause year after year. Your ticket purchase helps us support the growing needs of our community and beyond! Stay safe and find joy. |
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Day One Friday, August 14th ZOOM meeting included a presentation from Missy Cormier, who is the Chief Clinical Officer for an organization called Day One out of Portland Maine. As Maine's only agency whose primary focus is adolescent substance use and mental health concerns, Day One is uniquely positioned to intervene at an early age in a young person's development so that they can get their lives back on track. Day One's vision is that all Maine youth will have opportunities to realize their full potential to live productive, healthy and rewarding lives. To learn more about this organization, please visit their website at https://day-one.org/
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Neighbors helping Neighbors  Our community service team has been offering lunches to the York Covid Testing Volunteers both last week and again this week! Neighbors helping neighbors.. |
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Friday's Speaker, our own Shawn Shambo! Today's meeting, July 24th we had our own Shawn Shambo make a presentation about Alzheimer's Disease. Shawn is an Occupational Therapist, who is an expert on this subject. To learn more about Shawn and his business Assisted Living Locators, please visit his website at portlandme.assistedlivinglocators.com. Thanks Shawn for the super informative discussion!
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York Weekly Story Four on the 4th!Check out this great story in this week's York Weekly regarding our 1st Virtual Four on the 4th race! YORK, Maine — Liz Cooper, special events coordinator with the York Parks and Recreation Department, had no idea what the turnout was going to be like for the annual Four on the Fourth “virtual” road race earlier this month. The numbers spoke for themselves. In total, 345 people registered for the event, and more than 200 submitted times from 19 different states and as far away as Okinawa, Japan. “This went better than I could have ever expected,” Cooper said. “The overwhelming message I received from participants was of gratitude. They were grateful this race still happened, even virtually and are optimistic for 2021′s race.” This year’s “virtual” race was about 25% of last year’s field. “I think one quarter of last year’s number is great,” Cooper said. “Going virtual was an early and easy decision because I know people enjoy this race and the coveted race shirt, plus I was confident the safest route was going virtual. A lot isn’t ‘normal’ this summer, but York Parks and Recreation and Rotary wanted to provide some normalcy by offering this year’s Four on the Fourth virtually.” Chad Flickenger visited York every Fourth of July weekend when he was growing up in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The annual trips didn’t stop as he got older and he would often run in the holiday race. Flickenger, now 40 and living in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and his family participated in this year’s race. “We went our four miles right here in our neighborhood,” said Chad’s wife, Ketti. “It was really fun. We enjoyed it. We had a hot, humid day. It was nothing to compared to be able to run near the beach versus running in Kentucky. It was a little harder, and not nearly as relaxing, I can tell you that. It was still fun, and we were happy to still be a part of it, and support it. Our kids thought it was amazing to be able to run; we were glad the virtual option was offered.” The race, despite it being virtual, was still part of the Seacoast Road Race series. Dan Covino, 32, of Enfield, Connecticut, was the unofficial winner in a time of 23 minutes, 43 seconds. |
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July 10th Rotary Meeting    Jo-Ellen Ross from the Center for Active Living here in York made a wonderful presentation to the York Rotary Members via ZOOM last Friday, July 10th. To learn more about this amazing gem we have here in the Town of York, please visit their website at https://www.yorkparksandrec.org/center-for-active-living/ |
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Scholarship WINNERS & Lawns to Lobsters May 15th ZOOM meeting was another good one! With 33 in attendance, we were introduced to the 2020 York Rotary Scholarship recipients! They included Brianna, Lila, Chloe, and Kelly! Thanks for joining us! Also we heard a presentation from Kristie Rabasca and Leslie Hinz who spoke about the Town of York sponsored program called, Lawns to Lobsters. To learn more about how you can have a beautiful yard while also preserving the waterways, please visit their webpage on the Town of York website at https://www.yorkmaine.org/370/L2L |
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April 17, 2020 Efficiency Maine April 17, 2020 York Rotary's new normal of ZOOM meetings included our first outside guest speaker, Anastasia Hediger from Efficiency Maine. This meeting included 29 members, which was a new record for ZOOM meetings. Ms. Hediger showed us a PowerPoint presentation and introduced us to all the wonderful things they do. The meeting went extremely well! To learn more about what Efficiency Maine does for residents of the State of Maine, please visit www.efficiencymaine.org Thanks Anastasia! |
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Thank you York's 1st Responders!      Today, we attempted a small "Thank You" to York's front line. With the generosity of Anthony's Food Shop, we had 160 individually wrapped sandwiches and mini whoopee pies delivered to York Hospital, York Ambulance Association, York Police Department, York Beach Fire Department and York Village Fire Department. Thank you for ALL YOU DO!! It takes a VILLAGE!
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York Rotary Visits YAA On Friday March 13th York Rotary members visited York Ambulance Association and presented them with a check towards their capital campaign. Doing good right here in our community is important to our club!
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This week in York Rotary News! On Friday, March 5th the Portland Symphony Orchestra woodwinds quartet performed for students at the Village Elementary School as part of the annual KinderKonzerts sponsored by the York Rotary Club.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE! IMPORTANT MESSAGE The York Maine Rotary Club Board of Directors has decided based on current events, to NOT hold the next 3 regular board meetings at York Harbor Inn. Instead they will be providing instructions to member on how to connect via ZOOM Video Conferencing for the next 3 upcoming meetings. NO MEETINGS AT YORK HARBOR INN March 20th, March 27th or April 3, 2020. Please stay tuned for instructions on how to access ZOOM Conferencing Service. Thank you. |
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New member alert! President Scott welcomed our newest member, Jim Dupre. Jim is a resident of York, is an avid 5th wheel camper, frequent volunteer kitchen helper at Table of Plenty, and friend of Steve J and Doug G. Jim recently retired from Seabrook Station, but for some reason he still goes to work. Please welcome Jim to the club and be sure to introduce yourself to Jim at next week's meeting.
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Maine 200  Today's speaker was Chris Babbidge, a State Representative from Kennebunk. Chris is a member of the state judiciary committee but was here today to tell us about the upcoming state bicentennial celebration. This is a months long celebration of our cordial separation from Massachusetts on March 15th, 1820. There are literally dozens of events planned and town's can apply for grants to offset any commemorative events. I've attached the handout with all of the information for your reading pleasure. Chris emphasized to check out the website Maine200.org for the calendar of events.
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Club Assembly and MORE!    So many great things happened today! First we welcomed new member Duncan Leith to the York Rotary Club! Welcome aboard! Next we had our Student of the Month, Molly- who donated her prize to to an organization in Ireland who helps rescue baby seals who are found without their mothers- Great job Molly!!! And finally, we had the York Track team back to make a presentation of what our yearly donation helps them do! Last year, they went to Colorado! We love helping local student achieve success! Great job all!
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Busy meeting day!   Great day at the February 21, 2020 York Maine Rotary Club meeting! Photo 1 is of our own Robert Palmer receiving his first Paul Harris Fellow award from President Scott Stevens! Congratulations Robert, and thank you for your support to the Foundation! In the next photo we welcomed our newest member, Shawn Shambo to the Club. Welcome! The last photo is of our wonderful speakers, Jim Christensen and our own Shirley Frederick who spoke about the Amenyo Foundation and their work in Ghana, West Africa. Their mission is to facilitate cross-cultural development projects which provide opportunities for humans to express their fundamental goodness and for all participants to be both givers and receivers. Good people doing great things in the world! Thank you!
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Student of the Month~ and new member biography  Great meeting Friday! First we were introduced to our newest Student of the Month Veda. Veda is not only an outstanding student, but is also a current Interact Student. Veda offered that she will be sending her award to The Hunger Project. Veda is shown here with Middle School Principal Barbara Maling, her teacher Melissa Fenelon and incoming York Rotary President Ben Lovell. Way to go Veda! Immediately following that presentation, we discovered that we did not have a featured speaker for the day. Ben Lovell then asked our newest member if he'd like to tell the club a little bit about himself. Andy Holt made his presentation to the members without skipping a beat! He said that he is a former Navy Pilot, and then began a career at GE. He finished his career at GE as CEO of their Wind Division. He has been married to his wife Heather for 25 years and they have 3 children. Welcome Andy! |
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January 17, 2020 Meeting  Great morning meeting today! President Stevens presented a surprised Gail Morse with a Paul Harris +1 Fellowship Pin. Then we heard from our scholarship recipient Erica Shea, who is a 2019 graduate of York High School, who is now attending YCCC and is studying Criminal Justice. Sorry I missed a photo opportunity! Then our speaker today was Katie Broder who spoke to us about the Center for Wildlife Capital Campaign currently underway. They are under construction of a 12,000 square foot, 4.5 million dollar facility. This new building will have a large conference/auditorium as well as classrooms. This part of the facility will be available for rent to the public. Opening day is expected in July 2020. For more information please visit their website at www.yorkcenterforwildlife.org |
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Special Guest!Erica Waterbury, accompanied by her dad Ronald attended today's meeting. She was awarded a scholarship from the York Rotary Club last year. Erica provided the club with an update of her first year at Southern Maine Community College as a culinary arts student. She currently has a 3.9 GPA, which impressed all of us! Thank you for the update. We LOVED hearing from you! .png) |
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Holiday FUN!.jpg) Great meeting this morning with Bill and Holly leading us in singing Christmas Carols! Truly the best way to get into the Christmas spirit! Thank you BOTH!!! |
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Chamber Singers! Last Friday, December 13th was one of our favorite meetings of the year! The York Chamber Singers made their annual visit, and did not disappoint!
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Student of the Month- and PJ's! .jpg) This past Friday was 2x's the FUN! First, we had our Student of the Month Sam stop by, and told us that he would be making a donation towards Action Against Hunger. Then, incoming President Ben Lovell shared a story with us about running into a member who has missed a few meetings recently. When he asked the member where he'd been, the member answered that being retired it is now very tough to get up so early on Friday mornings. Well, Ben being the sport he is, came to the meeting in his PJ's to prove that the Friday Morning York Maine Rotary Meeting is a "come as you are" club!
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York Hospital Recovery Ctr  This past Thursday, members of the York Maine Rotary Club visited York Hospital to deliver a donation to benefit the Recovery Center. The funds from this donation were raised during our March Madness event, which York Hospital was a huge contributor to this fundraiser. Thank you York Hospital for all the good you do! |
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Maine Works This morning, the York Maine Rotary Club met in the Cellar Pub at York Harbor Inn. Unfortunately, it's not the best layout for photo taking! Our speaker was Margo Walsh, who is the founder of Maine Works. Maine Works is a program that helps people exiting recovery programs or jail sentences, and provides them with tools to help them become successfully employed. Maine Works takes the people who are looking to work and matches them with employers who are looking for workers. Many of the employers are in the construction industry. To learn more about this amazing organization, visit their website at www.maineworks.us |
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Welcome back! This morning, we welcomed back one of our founding members- Jim Bartlett! Welcome back dear friend! We've missed you!
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Life & Hope Haiti Amy Miller of Life & Hope Haiti updated the Club this morning on all of the good things this group has been able to accomplish thanks in part from the past support of our club. Their latest project includes constructing a guest house which when completed will provide a source of income to help the Eben Ezer School become self-supporting. To learn more about this organization, please visit their website at www.lifeandhopehaiti.org |
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Deb McDermott~ Paul Harris AwardOn Friday, November 1st Deb McDermott was presented a Paul Harris award with thanks from the Club for her positive reporting over the years in the York Weekly for all things York Rotary Club related. Congratulations Deb and have fun in your future endeavors!    |
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York County Elder Abuse Task Force   Candice Simeoni, Karen Connelly and Mike Maloney made a presentation to the York Maine Rotary Club about their organization York County Elder Abuse Task Force. To learn more about what this amazing group is doing for our community, or to find out how you can help, please visit their website at www.yceatf.org |
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First Student of the Month 2019-2020 school year! Cooper, our first 2019-2010 York Middle School Student of the Month told us about how he plans to send his award to End 68 Hours of Hunger. Cooper is shown here with principal Dr. Barbara Maling and his teacher Susan Frank. Great job Cooper!
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And we have a WINNER! And we have a winner! Congratulations to lucky ticket #410 the Yurko family from Ogunquit Maine!!! Thanks to all who have made this year a huge success!
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Habitat for Humanity Bill Parks and his group visited the club this morning, and told us about their adventure in Guatemala where they visited a community in 2017 to help construct a home for a single mother, and also brought books to the local school children. During their visit, they observed that the playground at the St. Augustin School was outside in the blazing sun, and needed cover. When they came back to the States they began a fundraising campaign to raise money for a covered structure. As a result of their efforts a covered pavilion area has been built at the school that is used as an outdoor play area for children and also a community gathering area. Great job Habitat for Humanity! |
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Member Mingle Have you ever wondered what York Rotary is all about? Well, here's your chance! If you'd like to join us, please email jackiegrant3388@gmail.com to learn more!
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Copy of 2019 Turkey Trot Registration is HERE!.png) This annual event is happening THIS SATURDAY, the 30th! We'd love to see you there! |
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2019 Turkey Trot Registration is HERE!It's that time of year again! Join us for our Annual Turkey Trot! To download an application, please see the Home Page Download Files. |
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Secretary Of State, Matthew Dunlap  Another great meeting in the books! Today we heard from Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap. He talked to us about Maine's new Real ID and he explained the State of Maine's election process. He was a great speaker with a great sense of humor! To learn more visit www.maine.gov/sos |
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SOLD OUT! Yep! You're reading that correctly! We have officially SOLD OUT of our 2019 Car with a Cause raffle tickets! Next stop~ HARVESTFEST~ October 19th, 2019 to learn who this year's winner is! I hope it's YOU!!!
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Saving New England Cottontails   Wildlife Biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Cory Stearns told us all about the plight of the New England Cottontail, and what his organization and others are doing to help bring back this species from near extinction. To learn more visit their website at www.newenglandcottontail.org |
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August 16th 2019  State Representative, Patty Hymanson who represents District 4, and is also on the Health & Human Services Committee visited us yesterday to inform us of all the good things happening at the State House. She provided us with a list of bills that had passed during the last session, and answered questions from our members on what different bills were about. Thank you Dr. Hymanson for a great meeting, and for all you do to help our State!
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Here's to another great Friday morning!      Abigail Smith, Executive Director of AWS of Kennebunk told the members about the history of the Animal Welfare Society and all about the wonderful things this organization does today. To learn more, visit their website at www.animalwelfaresociety.org Also, look who joined us today! York Rotary member Kim Trafton, and her very special guest! Welcome back Kim! We missed you!
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July 2019 Early Bird Winner! On Friday, August 2nd, we pulled our July 2019, $500.00 Car with a Cause Early Bird Winner. Congratulations to: R. Hershbery, of York Maine! Thank you for your support! |
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District Governor Andy Glazier visit   Andy Glazier, District Governor of Rotary District #7780 visited the club this morning with his lovely wife Pam Gray.
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Friends Forever ~ July 12, 2019.jpg) We welcomed Chelsea Fitton, who is the Sr. Program & Community Engagement Manager from Friends Forever International, along with several students and staff to our meeting last Friday. The students told us about life in Ireland, and how even in 2019 there remains a divide between Protestants and Catholics. To learn more about this amazing organization that is bringing kids together, please visit their website at www.ff.international |
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June 2019 Early Bird drawing winner announced! |
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Sanford Mainers, Little Libraries & NEW MEMBER ALERT!   June 21, 2019 Another great meeting day in the books! The morning meeting started with a presentation by York High School student Ella. Ella has a girl scouts project that she has been working on, where she is proposing to erect Little Libraries in 6 different locations throughout the Town of York. Ella made a wonderful presentation on where the 6 locations areproposed, what is needed for each Little Library, and even provided a schematic on how they would be constructed. We were HAPPY to provide her with a donation to support these efforts! Next, we welcomed our newest member Fred Diehl. Mr. Diehl lives right here in Town, and is the local Edward Jones representative located on Woodbridge Road. Welcome aboard! Last, but certainly not least, we welcomed our speakers, Jacob Ouellette and Josh Sawyer from the Sanford Mainers Baseball Organization. Mr Ouellette told us about this wonderful league and the wonderful things that they do for kids in the community. In the above photo President Toni Joerres presented them with a check to support their summer youth camp program. To learn more about this organization or to see the game schedule, please visit their website at www.sanfordmainers.com |
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YMS Jazz Band Day!!!!!      Such a fun meeting on Friday! The very talented York Middle School Jazz Band joined us for breakfast and performed an outstanding mini concert! These kids not only did a great job, they did it on their own. Band Director Jimi Neel had a last minute emergency and was unable to attend. Amazing talent ~ I really wish I had thought to tape the concert so I could have posted it here. If you closed your eyes you'd never had guessed they were 12, 13 and 14 years old!!! Incredible!
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Busy Meeting!!!.jpg) .jpg) .jpg) Another busy meeting!! This morning started by congratulating the recipients of the York Rotary Clubs 2019 Scholarship winners. The top photo includes Erica Waterbury, Erika Shea, Hannah Gennaro Sophia Newton, Payton Nickerson and their families. Such an amazing group of young future leaders! The next order of business was to draw the May 2019 "Car with a Cause" early bird winner. Ms. Gennaro helped by drawing the winning ticket # 436, belonging to B. Medeiros of Center Barnstead, NH. We will be mailing a check to him, AND will be putting his ticket back into the tub to be eligible to win again! Congratulations! Lastly, our speaker today was Jim Christiansen of the Amenyo Foundation. Mr. Christiansen told us of all the good his organization is doing in Ghana. To learn more about the Amenyo Foundation, please visit their website at www.amenyofoundation.org. |
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Introducing this month's Student of the Month At this mornings York Maine Rotary Club meeting, we had the pleasure of meeting YMS Student of the Month Gunner Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was joined by his teacher Samantha Pagano, Dr. Barbara Maling, and President Joerres where he explained why he chose to donate his award to the York Community Food Pantry at YCSA. Great job Gunner!
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York Hospital Introduces House Calls This morning's speakers were Katie Dodge, PT Director of Rehabilitation Services and Erin Morgan, NP, House Calls Coordinator of York Hospital. They made a presentation about the NEW Older Adults House Calls Program at York Hospital. To learn more please visit, https://www.yorkhospital.com/services/york-hospital-center-for-older-adult-care/ . |
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The History of the York Maine Rotary Club Did you know? The York Maine Rotary Club was founded on April 2, 1982~ which was 37 years ago? It began with 17 Charter Members, and was split off from the Ogunquit Rotary Club. If you attended this morning's meeting, you would have learned these facts (and many others) like I did thanks to the wonderful presentation by our own Tony Mont. Thanks Tony!
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WHOOPS! ~ I missed a GOOD ONE!.jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) I just found some photos that were sent to me from the action packed meeting on April 26th at the York Harbor Inn! The YMS Interact Club gave us an update on this years Purple Pinky Project; the April YMS Student of the Month was recognized and we had the pleasure of the York High School Drama club sing a few tunes from their play "Oliver!" Just more proof of all the FUN we have on Friday Mornings!!!!
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Hilton-Winn Farm Nancy Breen of the Hilton-Winn Farm visited our meeting this morning. She introduced us to all the wonderful things this local organization does. To learn more please visit their website at www.hilton-winnfarm.org. |
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April 5th 2019 Meeting Great meeting yesterday where we heard all about the Layman Way Recovery Center, located in Alfred Maine. Above is speaker Kathy Slattery, who is the District Attorney for York County with club president Toni Joerres. To learn more about this important program please visit their website at https://www.yorkcountymaine.gov/recovery |
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MARCH MADNESS~ Complete!.jpg) MARCH MADNESS~ We held the final drawing on Friday, March 29th at noontime at York Hospital. Here is the complete list of this year's winners~ 3/1 Jud Knox #390 $150 3/2 Diana Flynn #222 $100 3/3 Roland Gagne #025 $ 50 3/4 Holly Sargent #341 $300 3/5 Mary Ellen Jendzejec # 276 $ 50 3/6 Larissa Combe #299 $ 50 3/7 Sarah George #002 $ 50 3/8 Holly Sargent #342 $ 50 3/9 Jon James #282 $100 3/10 Sue Ball #024 $300 3/11 Jean Kolak #082 $ 50 3/12 Carol Salacain #164 $ 50 3/13 Marie Aimo #119 $200 3/14 Sharon Litvinchyk # 57 $100 3/15 Pat Murray #129 $150 3/16 Jason Rombali #315 $ 50 3/17 Susan Duncan #225 $250 3/18 Adam Hansen # 43 $ 50 3/19 Dylan Prince #170 $ 50 3/20 Becky Brink #186 $100 3/21 Lewis Stowe #303 $100 3/22 Gail Deroche #254 $200 3/23 Amy Richburg #194 $100 3/24 Thomas Simpson #190 $200 3/25 Karen Ashley # 69 $ 50 3/26 Jackie Grant #109 $ 50 3/27 Laurie Knox #247 $250 3/28 Karen Ashley # 69 $100 3/29 Corinne Grant #294 $ 50 3/30 Kelly Frederick #224 $100 3/31 Kevin Beatty #392 $500 And there it is! Congratulations to all winners and THANK YOU to all who participated. Special thank you to York Hospital and Ruby's Restaurant. We had FUN and hope you did too! Funds benefit York Community Food Pantry and York Hospital Recovery Center.
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March 21 Student of the Month Student of the Month Hayden, visited the club this morning with his family, his teacher Ellen Rothwell and Principal Barbara Maling. He explained why he chose to have the club send his $100 award to Southern New Hampshire ASPCA. Great job Hayden!
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And the winners list continues to GROW!Busy Friday~ the winners list continued to GROW! Here's the winners through today's meeting: 3/1 Jud Knox #390 $150 3/2 Diana Flynn #222 $100 3/3 Roland Gagne #025 $ 50 3/4 Holly Sargent #341 $300 3/5 Mary Ellen Jendzejec # 276 $ 50 3/6 Larissa Combe #299 $ 50 3/7 Sarah George #002 $ 50 3/8 Holly Sargent #342 $ 50 3/9 Jon James #282 $100 3/10 Sue Ball #024 $300 3/11 Jean Kolak #082 $ 50 3/12 Carol Salacain #164 $ 50 3/13 Marie Aimo #119 $200 3/14 Sharon Litvinchyk # 57 $100 3/15 Pat Murray #129 $150 3/16 Jason Rombali #315 $ 50 3/17 Susan Duncan #225 $250 3/18 Adam Hansen # 43 $ 50 3/19 Dylan Prince #170 $ 50 3/20 Becky Brink #186 $100 3/21 Lewis Stowe #303 $100 3/22 Gail Deroche #254 $200 Congratulations to all the winners and check out this website next week to see who wins through the end of the month. Due to us NOT having a meeting next Friday, the final drawing will be held at York Hospital on Friday, March 29th. We will publish the final winners list as soon as we can... Stay Tuned!
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Alteristic Darcie Folsom, Assistant Director spoke to the club this morning about the organization she is involved with called Alteristic. "No one has to do everything....everyone has to do something. What's your Green Dot?" To learn more, visit their website at www.alteristic.org |
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KinderKoncerts   Had a great time yesterday, Tuesday March 19th at the York Elementary School for the KinderKoncerts performance by the Portland Symphony Orchestra. We are proud to partner with several other local businesses to bring this event to our Community! To learn more follow this link: https://portlandsymphony.org/education-community/youth-programs/kinderkonzerts/
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Student of the Month As a recipient of the Student of the Month Award, York Middle School Student CJ was awarded $100 to donate to her favorite charity. Here is a photo of CJ explaining why she chose to support YCSA with her donation at yesterday's meeting. Thank you CJ! You are a special young lady!
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Friends Forever~ Yesterday was quite a busy meeting! Here's a photo of President Joerres, presenting Tegan Kurzynowski, Programs & Community Engagement Coordinator of Friends Forever with a check towards their mission. To learn more about Friends Forever, visit their website at https://www.ff.international
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Maine Tourism Our speaker this week was Tony Cameron, Director of Marketing & Communications with the Maine Tourism Association. We were reminded how tourism benefits every corner of our State. Great guy and great organization! To learn more visit their website at https://www.mainetourism.com
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Unclaimed Property This past Friday's meeting included a presentation from the Maine State Treasurer, Henry Beck. He told the members about how the State of Maine ends up with unclaimed property, and how the State attempts to contact Maine Residents about their property. The biggest surprise was that 3 members have money owed to them! To find out if you are on the list, visit www.maineunclaimedproperty.gov
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2019 March Madness Calendars are HERE!.jpg) We are READY! Members now have our 2019 March Madness Calendars, and we are ready to sell! Calendars cost $25 each, and if you win, you will win at LEAST $50! Funds are to benefit the York Community Food Pantry and the York Hospital Recovery Center. See your favorite York Maine Rotary member to purchase one today! |
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Busy Friday! February 1, 2019  It was a busy Friday morning at the York Rotary Club meeting~ Members of the State Champion York High School track team along with Coach Hutch attended the meeting and were presented with a check from President Joerres. This donation has become a tradition, and is from funds raised at our annual Turkey Trot. In addition, we had Amy Schram from the Better Business Bureau speak to us about Identity Theft and how members can protect themselves. Busy, yet fun filled meeting! |
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January Student of the Month~.jpg) Congratulations to Matteo, the January 2019 Student of the Month from York Middle School. As the Student of the Month winner, Matteo explained to the club members why he chose the charity "American Diabetes Association". Great job Matteo!
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YCSA.jpg) On Friday, January 25, 2019 Club President Joerres presented a check to York Community Service Association for $4,000 for the Food Pantry, and an additional $4,000 for local fuel assistance. We are so lucky to have this hardworking organization in our community! Want to help? Please visit https://www.ycsame.org/
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November Student of the Month Congratulations to Cary, the November 2018 Student of the Month from York Middle School. As the Student of the Month winner, Cary explained to the club members why she chose the charity "Partners in Development" .
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BARR Project Message from the St. Stephen-Milltown RotaryHello fellow Rotarians, On Monday Todd and Sandra Gregory, Maria Kulcher and Rick Rogers (Rick joined the Calais Club to help them focus and grow - but he will always be our past secretary, past president and past district governor) were part of the 20 or so people who celebrated the BARR project as developed by the Rotary Clubs of York (President Dr. Marilyn McLaughlin-Murray), Calais (President Charlie McAlpin) and St. Stephen-Milltown (President Todd Gregory). The room was full of passion as Marilyn spoke on how and why (education got her out of Jamaica, into medical school and to where she is now) she started this project and how Calais was a perfect fit (they were already on the BARR map - this TRF Global Grant was 2 1/2 years in the making) for her goal of education for EVERY child. St. Stephen-Milltown is also the perfect fit since we, as an international, i.e. foreign to the USA, country club can be the necessary conduit for The Rotary Foundation Global Grant - no St. Stephen-Milltown, no grant, no program - simple. BARR stands for Building Assets - Reducing Risks and is a program that provides materials, facilitators, counselors, survey results, and in school coordinators that teach teachers how to effectively teach the student as a whole individual - and it works - tracking results have already shown that. You can all be properly proud, as St. Stephen-Milltown Rotarians, to be part of this process. Cheers, Maria |
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Turkey Trot 2018 |
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Car Raffle Tickets Are Almost GoneOnly a handful of tickets remain in member's hands. Online sales are done. Thanks for making this year's Car for a Cause raffle so successful. Good luck to all of you ticket holders on October 14!
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Note From The PresidentGood morning fellow Rotarians!!!! Hopefully everyone is staying cool and hydrated. The humidity has been so heavy this year. Some important reminders: NO meeting this week – Friday Aug 30th. It is the 5th Friday of the month. NO weekly meeting. We still need to sell tickets at the Goldenrod. Keep your eyes out for Kevin’s e-mail and sign-up form. Great news we have sold over 700 tickets! If you have tickets left over please sell them or bring them in. Speaker – Friday Sept 7th – Mark Holbrook Congressional Candidate. You can read more about him at www.Holbrook4me.org. Table of Plenty – Tuesday Sept. 11th Board Meeting – Wednesday Sept 12th. Dist. Governor Visit – Sept 14th! You will not want to miss this.  Have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. Stay cool my friends! Toni |
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Changing of the Guard Changing of the guard was a huge success! Thanks to Holly for a wonderful year as president and for sharing your lovely home for the occasion. Good luck to Toni with her upcoming year as president. We know you will be great! |
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Polio Night at the Playhouse Had the pleasure of participating in the soft-launch of Smokey Joe's Cafe and thoroughly enjoyed this production. The Playhouse continues to deliver star talent! A portion of all ticket sales for the May 23 evening performance will be donated to area Rotary clubs to help in the effort to eradicate Polio worldwide. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/smokey-joes-cafe |
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Comedy Basketball Come out and support York Rotary’s Scholarship Fund at this fun, family friendly event. Watch the Traveling Comedy Basketball Group: Flight Squad take on some of York’s Finest community members and town employees. Tickets available at the door or in advance at York Parks and Recreation Office! $10 each or $30 for the whole family!
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White Pines Programs and For The Health Of ItThis morning Dan Gardoqi spoke about White Pines Programs' nature education https://whitepineprograms.org and Lauren Leroux and Caroline Lee shared information about the community meal they are helping present as members of the For the Health of It club at York High School.  .jpg) |
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Chamber Singers.jpg) We enjoyed beautiful music from the York High Chamber Singers before making our annual gift to support this fabulous program. |
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New Members  Today York Rotary inducted two new members and heard a presentation from Thomas Rainey of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development. |
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Festival of Lights Parade Rotarians and a big group of Interact kids from the middle school getting read to walk with our float in the Festival of Lights parade. |
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September $500 WInner We have another winner!! Our $500 Early Bird cash drawing winner is Fred Schmuhl from Hampton, NH! Congrats Fred! Fred has chosen to purchase 2 additional tickets and will receive $300 check from York Rotary Club. Fred, thank you for your support! |
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August Early Bird Winner.jpg) And the winner of our August $500 cash drawing is Wayne Rugg of Westminster, Mass. Congrats to Ticket #557! His ticket will now go back in the drum for the September $500 cash and October car drawings. Thank you to Wayne and everyone for supporting York Rotary through our "Car With A Cause" campaign! With your help, we can make a difference! |
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July Early Bird Winner.jpg) We have our July winner of $500. Congrats to Ticket #544 - Daniel Bahre of Canton, CT. His ticket will now go back in the hopper for the August and September drawings as well as the car. |
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Governor's Visit District Governor Dave Underhill of Portsmouth gave an inspiring talk about our projects in the context of Rotary International's mission. |
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Changing of the Guard.jpg) All the original members of the York Rotary Club and their wives we're honored at The Changing of the Guard ceremony tonight. Below, Sue Horowitz was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship for her work on behalf of the club. |
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Dinner Dance Last night we shared a great evening of fun and fellowship at our Dinner Dance. We were honored to have the visiting medical team from Uganda join us. Thanks to Tony and Russ for setting up this amazing event. |
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District Assembly District Assembly took place yesterday morning at USM in Portland. It is an annual conference where Rotarians get to learn more about the roles that they can play in their Rotary club eg Secretary, Treasurer as well as other topics such as fund raising, grants, and public image. The York club was well-represented. |
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Four-Way Test Contest  The purpose of the Four-Way Test Speech Contest is to foster ethics in everyday life, as well as in business. The contest is designed to introduce high school students to the Rotary principles of ethics and service, and to involve local Rotary Clubs with the youth of their communities. It also is aimed at encouraging young people to learn to express themselves well in public. In nearly every profession, the ability to express one’s thoughts and ideas clearly, concisely, and persuasively is an important skill (Rotary 7780).Congratulations to Marie Hamel, the winner of this year's York Rotary Club Four-Way Test contest! |
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Rotary Leadership Institute Our Treasurer Jackie Grant enjoying herself at Rotary Leadership Institute. It is a great way to learn more about Rotary. You can find out more about it at Rotary Leadership Institute. |
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March Madness Calendar RaffleThanks to all who participated! You have helped a worthy cause. Winners March 1 Judy Moody # 98 $100 2 Susan Horowitz #170 $ 50 3 Helen Anderson # 41 $300 4 Martin Young #278 $ 50 5 Michelle Cormier #154 $ 50 6 Meghan Anderson # 42 $100 7 Scott Fiorentino #258 $ 50 8 Emerson Baker #164 $ 50 9 Dave Grant #160 $100 10 Karen McElmerry #219 $350 11 Steve Giles #235 $ 50 12 Ken Santoro #125 $ 50 13 Beilka Rocray # 87 $200 14 Sharon Litvinchyk #119 $100 15 Drew Davis #281 $200 16 Dave Grant #160 $ 50 17 Kim Trafton #183 $250 18 Harry Laing #111 $ 50 19 Somerset Stevens #166 $ 50 20 Robert Hayward Sr.# 65 $100 21 JoAnne Anderson # 43 $100 22 Lori Simpson # 33 $200 23 Kyle Clark # 72 $100 24 Kathy Boston #171 $200 25 Lisa Jones #287 $ 50 26 Rick Mace #186 $ 50 27 Mark Gayhart #232 $250 28 YCSA #192 $100 29 Gary Santoro #124 $ 50 30 Taylor Palmer #188 $ 50 31 Ken Santoro #125 $500 |
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Chamber of Commerce Event.jpg) Fellowship with the chamber of commerce. Expo at Jeffreys Tavern 1/28/17 |
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Testimonial[From today's meeting]I was asked to speak about something meaningful to me. There are so many things, but in honor of this club I want to talk about why this club is so meaningful to me. Twenty years ago when Tony Mont asked me to join the York Rotary Club, I said to myself what does Rotary do. Well, after the first few meetings, I found out that the club did a lot. Not only did it help with community projects but also state and international.
All these years later, York Rotary Club is still meaningful to me. My parents always said. "Now, don't brag - not nice." But I think it is appropriate that sometimes we give ourselves a little pat on the back because the club is all of the members who come to the meetings, sell tickets at the beach, work at the Table of Plenty, help the food pantry, winterize homes for Habitat for Humanity, give scholarships, provided a generator for Haiti, and Rob helping to set up a cancer center in Uganda. Yes, I am impressed by all this. One of the most impressive things to me lately was how quickly the sign-up sheet was filled to cook a meal for a fellow Rotarian who was caring for his terminally ill wife. Sorry, Mom and Dad - had to brag. But I think you would agree - I am very proud to be a member of this club - for all you do and I get to meet the nicest people.
Pat Murray
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York Land Trust Doreen McGillis of the York Land Trust shared that organization's good work with us Friday. |
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Uganda Cancer Center Today, I shared with the club my experiences participating in a district grant that sent a team of medical professionals to Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda to help them develop their recently opened cancer center. Two shipping containers of medical supplies obtained through Partners for World Health have been sent as well. A team from Uganda will be visiting for 3 weeks in the Spring to complete the project. |
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Continuing Education
The Continuing Education Scholarships award financial support of between $300-$500 to residents of York and surrounding towns who are seeking to add new skills, obtain certifications, or pursue a degree . The 2017 recipients are: Tracy Colburn , an employee of York Hospital who is pursuing her Masters of Science in Nursing; Diana Pike of South Berwick, who is pursuing her BS in Business at USM; Laura Cronin and Deborah Zieber, both from Berwick, who will continue their classes in Digital and Graphic Design, Maria Morel of Cape Neddick, who is continuing her nursing studies; Joyce Amend of York, who will work toward her certification in Zentangle Meditative Drawing , and Mason Noble of Cape Neddick who will expand his coursework in Art.
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Hurricane Relief York Rotary funds at work providing relief in Nan Sema, Haiti.
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Chamber SingersWe are so fortunate to have The York High School Chamber Singers each year. This morning was no exception. Thank you for sharing your talent!
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Weatherization Rotarians working with Habitat for Humanity Saturday building storm windows for weatherizing local homes as part of a District grant. |
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Car Raffle Winner 2016The car raffle winner is John F. of Shrewsbury, MA. Thank you to all who generously donated to all of our local and international projects!!
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Interact Speaker President-elect Marilyn McLaughlin and PDG Ann Lee Hussey with Interact Conference Keynote Speaker PDG Deepa Willingham. |
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World Peace and Understanding Dinner Several York Rotarians and Past District Governor Marty Helman at the World Peace and Understanding Dinner in South Portland. Keynote speaker and Rotary Peace Fellow, Dr. Francesca Giovannini, gave a sobering talk about the state of the world's nuclear proliferation. |
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Comedy Basketball Wednesday March 9, 2016 |
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Family Business Institute  Friday we welcomed two new members, and learned about the Family Business Institute from Executive Director Catherine Wygant-Fossett. |
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Library Clean-up 2015
Rotarians and Interact kids cleaning up the library grounds this morning, with help from the Rec Department.   |
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Turkey TrotTurkey Trot 2015  |
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Car Raffle WinnerAnd the winner of York Rotary Club's "Car With A Cause" raffle for the 2015 ruby red Mustang convertible is: Bruce Bastarache! Congrats Bruce and a huge shout out to everyone that supported our raffle. You are all winners and we thank you for your support! |
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District Governor Visits York Rotary District Governor Sheila Rollins spoke to us Friday about the larger mission of Rotary and her plans for the coming year. |
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Speaker Speaks to York Rotary We had a good talk this morning by Mark Eves, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, about a contentious year marked, ironically, by much bipartisan collaboration. Coincidentally, there's an article in this morning's Boston Globe about the same subject. |
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Bridgewalk In honor of World Polio Day, which is recognized on October 24th, Rotary District 7780 and Seacoast Rotary Club of Portsmouth, NH are sponsoring “Bridge the Gap to End Polio” on October 24, 2015 at 9 AM. |
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July $500 Winner
The winner of the $500 for July is Debbie Gallagher of Cape Neddick! |
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Mike Moloney Honored
MIKE MOLONEY IS ROTARY CLUB'S 2015 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
The Spring Hill Lodge in South Berwick was full of fans of Mike Moloney as he became the recipient of Citizen of the Year 2015 honors by the South Berwick – Eliot Rotary Club. Mike is well-known and beloved among the citizens of South Berwick and Eliot and beyond. His story is an inspirational and heart-warming one. He immigrated to America from Ireland and became a part of the local community for the past 23 years. He met his wife Cindy while she was studying in Ireland and love brought them both back to America and his new life in Maine. In his words, “Becoming a member of the South Berwick Rotary Club in 1990 was the point at which we as a family really became integrated into the fabric of the community.” Whenever Mike and his wife served the community, his two daughters, Catie and Annie, always came along, too. From serving water at the town races, to delivering food at the lobsterfest, to helping at blood drives, to feeding senior citizens at Thanksgiving, to manning the food pantry, the Moloney family was everywhere. During the times of strife in Northern Ireland, Mike was instrumental in bringing kids from different backgrounds together through the Friends Forever program which he introduced to South Berwick, a project that was near and dear to him to promote peace and harmony. Having studied geography while in Ireland, he and his mother discovered that Geography Quiz Nights were great for raising funds and world awareness, and he brought that concept to Maine. Thanks to his expertise and talents, and the help of his family again, the Rotary Club has run a number of these quiz nights to raise funds for Rotary projects in Bangladesh, Haiti, Colombia, and other locations having great need. |
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Four on the 4th The Four on the 4th Road Race was a big success. Many thanks to all the runners, sponsors, Parks and Rec employees, and Rotarians for making it possible, especially Rotarian organizers Robin Cogger and Kevin Raymond. |
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Scams 101 Seth Blodgett, a detective with the Maine Attorney General's office, spoke to us about the various ways people take financial advantage of the elderly. |
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Appalachian Mountain Club. On Friday May 8, we heard from Dave McCarthy about the Appalachian Mountain Club. |
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MaineBiz.jpg) Peter Van Allen, editor of MaineBiz magazine talked about Maine's business climate this morning. |
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Rotary Night at the Playhouse Each year York Rotary partners with the Ogunquit Playhouse to help eradicate Polio. This year the date for Polio Plus is Thursday, May 28. A portion of all tickets sold will help eradicate Polio. If you are available and want to see a great show while supporting Polio Plus please join us, and tell your friends. You can go to the Ogunquit Playhouse website and purchase tickets for the 8:00pm performance of “Sister Act” on May 28. |
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Partners for World Health.jpg) A very full meeting Friday: we recognized York Middle School Student of the Month Caroline Leal; our club was recognized by Carolyn Johnson representing District 7780 for our contributions to the international effort to eradicate polio; and we had a great talk by Elizabeth McClellan of Partners for World Health, which collects unused medical supplies and equipment and ships them to needy hospitals in other parts of the world. |
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Library Project Kerstin Kirchner of the Saco Bay Rotary Club spoke to us about her club's efforts to build a school in Sauka, Nigeria. |
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York Superintenent of Schools Visits.jpg) We had our annual visit from York's Superintendent of Schools Debra Dunn and Director of Finance and Operations Jim Amoroso to discuss the school budget. |
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Comedy Basketball Show Wednesday, March 11York High School 6:00 PM - Doors open at 5:30 PM
The York Dream Team vs The Court Jesters
Fun for the whole family
Students $6 / Adults $9 / Family $30
Proceeds benefit local Scholarships presented by York Rotary.
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Odyssey of the Mind
Good to have Interact kids with us this morning. Very enjoyable program from Odyssey of the Mind. York has 91 kids taking part in 14 teams. Five teams made it to the World Finals in Iowa, and one of them came in tenth among teams representing many countries. We're proud to support this amazing effort. |
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York Chamber Singers.jpg) The York Chamber Singers performed at York Rotary yesterday led by their director, Robert Westerberg. For many of our members, this meeting is a favorite that they look forward to throughout the year.
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Some Brewery Dave Rowland of Some Brewing in York telling us about his year-old local operation this morning. |
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Friends Forever
Great meeting this morning (Friday 10/24) with our guests and Friends Forever group from Northern Ireland! Paula and youth group members shared insights and highlights of the organization. Members engaged in an informative, inspirational Q&A session. The USA organization is spearheaded by Julia and Chelsea. Thank you to all. Learn more at: Friends Forever. To learn more about York Rotary, join us for a breakfast on us, Fridays 7:30 - 8:30 at the York Harbor Inn, Maine |
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Bridge The Gap
Eradication of Polio in our lifetime is near reality! Join in the "Bridge The Gap To End Polio" - Portsmouth, NH this Saturday - Meet in Prescott Park at 9:AM to participate in this historic event! Contribution is $30 per family. This includes one T-shirt. Extra Ts are $5 each. |
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2014 Car Raffle York Rotary Club “Car For Kids” Raffle 2014 October 18th The Winner is: David Lucas of York, Maine Thank you to all ticket holders for your support. It takes a village and with your ongoing contributions we will continue to support our many projects. “Service Above Self” is a long standing Rotary motto. Members of the Rotary Club of York volunteer locally, regionally and internationally to combat hunger, enrich education, support clean water projects, improve living conditions, promote peace and eradicate polio throughout the world. And if this sounds like an organization you would like to participate in, we invite you to join us for breakfast on us: We meet Friday mornings, 7:30 to 8:30 at the York Harbor Inn. Check in at the welcome desk, mention you saw this on our website and prepare for one hour of Rotary, York Maine style. Enjoy! |
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Away VGo.jpg) On Oct 3rd, Leslie Morissette of the Grahamtastic Connection spoke to us about her charity which provides computers, electronic equipment, and internet access to ill children and their families in Maine and across the country. Here president Jud Knox can be seen with the VGo robot which can allow children to attend school remotely. Jud is the one on the left. :) |
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September $500 Winner
The winners of the $500 for September is Kent Fairbrother of Ascutney, VT. Congratulations! |
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Map Project
The York Rotary painted a large map of the United States of America at the York Middle School on May 5th and 6th. Approximately a dozen Rotarians managed to accomplish the painting portion of this project in just under 4 hours although only slightly more paint ended up on the blacktop than on ourselves. The map can be used by the school for many student projects. This was one of the many Youth Service projects led by our own, Dick Santoro, this year. The map can be seen on the right and a thank you from the Middle School students on the left. |
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Congratulations to Steve JendzejecSteve Jendzejec was recognized for his international work at the Rotary District World Understanding & Peace Dinner on February 17. |
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February Student of the Month
Our Student of the Month for February 2012 from the York Middle School is Anna Baker. Congratulations! |
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January Donations 
Pat Murray, President of he York Rotary Club, presented a check for $1500 to the York Food Pantry(left) and a check for $6000 for fuel assistance to the York Community Services(right). |
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January Student of the Month
Our Student of the Month for January 2012 from the York Middle School was Evan Schindler. Congratulations! |
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2012 Volkswagon CC Car Raffle
And the winner is.........Jim Millea from Rennssalear, NY. Thank you all for helping us to make this a successful fundraiser! |
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Dami's Last Meeting
Pictures from Dami's Last Meeting Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, we come to you this morning in search of your guidance, wisdom, and support as we begin this meeting and bid farewell to our exchange student, Dami. Help us to engage in meaningful discussion, allow us to grow closer as a group and nurture the bonds of our World community. Fill us with your grace, God, as we make decisions that affect York's Rotary Club, and follow Dami into her future with your blessings as she returns home to family and friends with her memories of Maine. And please, continue to remind us that all that we do here today, all that we accomplish, is for the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of You, and for the service of humanity. We ask these things in your name, Amen. |
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Spring Library Clean-up
We had a successful library clean-up today, May 7th. Thanks to all the rotarians who came, rotaract students, and to the library board members who assisted and provided refreshments. Chairman of the Library Board, Bill Lord, York Rotary Community Service Chair, Robert Horowitz, and Library Director, Robert Waldman, can be seen in the picture from left to right. Please enjoy all of the pictures kindly taken by librarian, Sudie Blanchard. |
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Virtual Club Assembly April 29, 2011
1. Financials: you will receive a separate email from John R. with current financials. Don’t forget your quarterly dues.
2. Attendance: 89.77% for March 3. Membership: don’t forget you can make-up online. 4. Public Relations: thank you Deb McDermott for all the good publicity: I did not realize I could sound so smart. 5. Club Service: Our next club social is this Friday at the Barn in the Rough on Route One at 6 PM: we have $400 for club and GSE team consumption: Thanks Bob. 6. Community Service: Library clean-up: May 7 AM; Landscaping project at York High School: tentatively scheduled for May 21 7. International: our GSE team from Hong Kong and Mongolia will visit this Friday: don’t miss it. Thank you to Mark, Jud, Steve J, Steve P and Pat for all you help with the GSE team. 8. Foundation: there is still time to help us make our goal of $4,500 for the year at $100 per member. See Scott F. or John R. 9. Youth: Reading program wrap-up this week: RYLA moving forward: thanks Dick. 10. We are making our budgeted $250 contribution to the York Diversity Forum to help with the bicycles for seasonal workers. 11. District Conference: May 13-14: if you are interested in attending, see Jim B. 12. Striper Tournament: we should be getting more info to help us get started. 13. Interact: we need a new Interact advisor for next year: maybe 2 members would step forward to help: Kevin R has done a great job and we all should say thank you to him. 14. Marty Ulan award: it is time. We need 2 members to help organize this and make the selection: see Pat or Jim B. 15. Ogunquit Playhouse night for Polio Plus: coming in June: more on this later 16. Changing of the Guard dinner: Wednesday, June 29 at the Cape Neddick Country Club; save the night. 17. Next Board meeting will be a joint current and new Board meeting: May 24 6-7 PM at Jim B.’s new office at the Old Ice House: as long as Bob delivers the furniture. |
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RI District 3450 Group Study Exchange
We will be hosting the GSE tesm from District 3450 (Hong Kong, Macao & Mongolia). Included in the team are team leader, Experienced Medical Practitioner Dr. HokChou (Vito) Lee, O St J, MBBS, DCH, DTM & H, as well as team members: Surgeon Ganzorig Baatar, MD; Chinese Medicine Practitioner Michelle Cheung, BCM, BBA, MBA; Program Officer of the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong Cheryl Law, MPH; Opthalmologist Chui Yuk (Jennifer) Mok, MBBS; Registered Nurse Louise Sin, MN, BSN, RNM, RN. There was a welcome reception for the team at Spring Hill in South Berwick on 4/17 where Rotary members were able to greet the team. The team leader, Dr. Lee, and District Governer Hussey exchanged gifts (see picture). York Rotary members Mark Ergmann, Robert Horowitz, and Steve Pelletier were also in attendance. The York club will be picking the GSE team up on 4/28. They will be at our meeting on 4/29 and stay with us until Tuesday morning of 5/3. During the visit, they will spend time with practitioners and administrators at York Hospital, Sentry Hill and Durgin Pines. They will also visit sites around York and join in a Lobster Bake. Thanks go to International Committee Chair, Mark Ergmann, and to the hosting families. |
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Japan Relief
Press Release:YORK, Maine – The Rotary Club of York recently donated $5,000 to aid relief efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.The funds were donated to the Rotary Japan 2011 Disaster Recovery Fund, established through Rotary International to support long-term recovery projects in affected areas of Japan.
“The vote of the club was unanimous,” said President James Bartlett, a York attorney. “The people of Japan are going to be needing help for a long time, and we are glad we can provide some assistance.” Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike can donate to the fund. Since it was established, more than $500,000 has been donated. "The great thing about Rotarians is that we share everything, including each other's joy and sadness. They have the ability to put themselves in the position of others and act to help," said Rotary International President-nominee Sakuji Tanaka. "Despite the unthinkable hardship we're experiencing now, the people of Japan will not give up on efforts to rebuild their communities." To donate, visit https://riweb.rotaryintl.org |
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Japan Relief
Press Release:YORK, Maine – The Rotary Club of York recently donated $5,000 to aid relief efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The funds were donated to the Rotary Japan 2011 Disaster Recovery Fund, established through Rotary International to support long-term recovery projects in affected areas of Japan.
“The vote of the club was unanimous,” said President James Bartlett, a York attorney. “The people of Japan are going to be needing help for a long time, and we are glad we can provide some assistance.” Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike can donate to the fund. Since it was established, more than $500,000 has been donated. "The great thing about Rotarians is that we share everything, including each other's joy and sadness. They have the ability to put themselves in the position of others and act to help," said Rotary International President-nominee Sakuji Tanaka. "Despite the unthinkable hardship we're experiencing now, the people of Japan will not give up on efforts to rebuild their communities." To donate, visit https://riweb.rotaryintl.org |
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York Food Pantry Project
The York Rotary was able to refurbish the York Food Pantry with funds obtained through a District Simplified Grant on 3/19/11 and 3/20/11. This project included replacing damaged ceiling tiles, painting the lobby walls, building shelves for storage, and painting the stock room floor. Additional pictures can be found here |
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Date Change For March 2011 Board MeetingDue to a conflict with the Table of Plenty, this month's board meeting will be changed from the 22nd to the 21st. The location will be Peoples United Bank instead of the Library. The time will remain from 6 PM to 7 PM. |
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York England Raffle |
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Rotary International District 7780 Polio Awareness Insert
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Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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August $500 Winner
The winners of the $500 for August are the Littlejohns from Litchfield, NH! Congratulations! |
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July $500 Winner
The winner of the $500 for July is our own past president's wife, Susan Horowitz! |
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Haiti Support 2015
Join Rotary, change lives! Big shout out to Friday's guest speaker, Paul Salacain, for an update on York Rotary Club’s International Service - grant project supporting the Eben Ezer School in Milot, Haiti. Our $25,000 grant met with another $25,000 from Rotary District 7780 and Rotary International to fill nearly every square inch of this container. We will do our best to get the doors closed. Interested in participating in projects like this and many others? Join us for breakfast Friday mornings at 7:30 - 8:30 am in our meeting room at the York Harbor Inn. Hope to see you there. |
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4 on the Fourth Road Race
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Eliot Cutler Comes to York Rotary
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More Honors for Longtime Members
At our Friday meeting, May 2nd, two additional members were honored for 32 years of Rotary "Service Above Self", Ross Thompson and Robert Hayward rounding out the five founding members! They were the first to join the new York Rotary Club in 1982. You are what Rotary is all about! Club President Rob Horowitz and Membership Chair Patricia Murray were on hand to present their awards. Congratulations to all. |
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Longtime Members Honored
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Past District Governor Marty Helman Speaks on Polio
Friday's Guest speaker, PDG Marty Helman, shared insight to Rotary International's commitment to the Global Polio Eradication program, the extraordinary accomplishments and it's most tragic obstacles. Marty has participated in several immunization campaigns around the world. Thank you Marty, for your commitment and for sharing a few of your experiences. - Not a Rotary member and interested in learning more, join us for a free breakfast at the York Harbor Inn, Fridays 7:30 to 8:30. |
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Four Way Test Video Contest |
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New Generations Conference
The 2014 District Interact Conference was a big success. Organizer Kevin Raymond can be seen speaking to a group of attendees. The event included a giant can drive, a Red Cross blood drive, and keynote speaker Michael Chase, the kindness guy. |
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District Awards
York Maine Rotary Club was recognized for two significant achievements at Friday’s breakfast meeting January 31. Past District Governor Marty Peak Helman shared a lively breakfast meeting followed by her awards presentation. The first award banner for York Rotary Clubs 100% participation in the “Every Rotarian Every Year” Campaign for members exceeding an average of $100 donation per member! PDG Marty Peak Helman pointed out that this is not uncommon for small clubs but remarkable for a club of our size. The second award banner, a tribute to York Rotary Club for achieving the 3rd highest total contribution to this campaign in the district. Congratulations and thank you York Rotary Club for all that you do! Not a member and would like to learn more, visit us at our York Maine Rotary Facebook Page and please, join us for a Friday morning breakfast on us, 7:30AM at the York Harbor Inn. |
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Maine Speaker of the House Visits York Rotary
Friday, January 24, York Rotary Club members were honored to share breakfast with Mark Eves, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. As guest speaker, Mark shared insights to current hot topics and engaged in lively Q&A with club members. Rotary President Rob Horowitz presents our guest with a coveted Rotary coffee mug. Not a Rotary Club member and would like to learn more about all that Rotary is? Join us for breakfast any Friday morning form 7:30 to 8:30 at the York Harbor Inn. Like and follow us on Facebook: Rotary Club of York Maine. |
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Festival of Lights ParaadeJoin in the Festival of Lights festivities today, Saturday December 7 in York Maine. For you wanna-be Rotarians, we welcome you to meet and walk with us and the York Rotary Club's float. We start at Foster's between 3:30 - 4PM. The parade begins at 4:30PM. Don't forget, you could win a Kindle Fire HD tablet donated by York Maine Rotary Club by participating in the inaugural Festival of Lights Scavenger Hunt between noon and 6PM in the village! See you there!! ~Happy Holidays!~ |
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Turkey Trot Blue skies and a balmy twenty seven degrees for runners in the Sixty first annual Turkey Trot presented by The York Maine Rotary Club in cooperation with York Parks and Recreation Department. Thanks to all participants.
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Scholarship Winners and Governor's Visit
Today we were able to congratulate our Continuing Education Scholarship winners, Renee Wilson and Shelley Young. We were also delighted to hear an inspiring presentation on Finding Your Rotary Moment from our District Governor, Carolyn Johnson(left). |
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Map Touch up
York Rotarians helped retouch the map we had painted at the York Middle School. |
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$500 Winner for September.jpg)
The winner of the September $500 drawing this morning was Joshua Monson of San Diego, CA. Mr. Monson's ticket will be placed back in the hopper, and he still has a chance to win the MINI Cooper. You can buy online through the link above. Good Luck!
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Cross Country Trails
The York Rotary Club was awarded a district grant to create cross country trails at the York High School for use by the track team and the community at large. |
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Continuing Education Scholarships
Applications may be obtained at the York Adult Education office, York High School or by downloading the application from the downloads section of this site (left column). All applications must be completed and returned to the York Rotary Club by September 30, 2013. Applications should be sent to: York Rotary Club, PO Box 806, York, Maine 03909. Further information is available at the York Adult Education office at 207-363-7922. |
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The winner of the second of three monthly $500 drawings this morning was Joanne Perry of Lowell, MA. Ms. Perry's ticket will be placed back in the hopper and she still has a chance to win the third $500 drawing as well as the MINI Cooper. You can buy online through the link above. Good Luck! |
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Exchange Student
Our exchange student from Peru, Valeri, visited our club for the first time today. I was presented with a flag from her home rotary club, a flag from her country, and a lovely cultural icon from her homeland. We all hope that she enjoys her stay in the United States. |
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The winner of the first of three monthly $500 drawings this morning was our own, Richard Santoro. Dick's ticket will be placed back in the hopper and he still has a chance to win the next two $500 drawings as well as the MINI Cooper. There is still time to get your ticket and be in the running for the three remaining drawings. You can buy online through the link above. Good Luck! |
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Striper Tournament - Fish For Food Captain's Dinner
Last night was the Captain's Dinner for the Striper Tournament - Fish For Food. The fisherman were treated to food, music, and an exciting auction. Pictured above are tournament founders Rich Goodenough of the York County Federal Credit Union (left), Philip Lusty owner of The Dockside Restaurant in York (middle), and major tournament sponsor Fox Keim Vice-President of the Kittery Trading Post (right).
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Four on the 4th Today
Today's York Rotary Four on the 4th Road Race was a big success. Overall male winner, Alex Moser, can be seen about to cross the finish line. |
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Habitat For Humanity
Rotarians helped Habitat for Humanity deconstruct a house in York today so that the parts or the proceeds from them could be used to improve housing elsewhere. |
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Fish For Food
Fish For Food
The York Rotary and the Dockside Striper Tournament have joined forces to help reduce hunger. Follow the instructions on the poster/PDF to the left to become a sponsor. You can find out more about the tournament at their Facebook Page. You can also register to participate as a fisherman/fisherwoman/fisherperson ???. |
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Rotary Night at the Playhouse
For the fifth year, the Ogunquit Playhouse is joining the fight to eradicate polio worldwide by hosting Rotary Night at the theatre. The Ogunquit Playhouse will donate a portion of every ticket purchased to Thoroughly Modern Millie for the Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 8:00 p.m. performance to the York Rotary Club. The Playhouse seeks to raise $5,000 to support Rotary International’s goal of eliminating worldwide polio. Rotary Night at the Ogunquit Playhouse begins at 7:00 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres provided by York Hospital in the Gazebo Garden tent, followed by a performance of Thoroughly Modern Millie at 8:00 p.m. This Tony Award-winning Best Musical stars Broadway’s Becky Gulsvig as small-town girl Millie Dillmount, who heads to New York City in 1922 to start a new life. Her new flapper lifestyle leads to a series of madcap adventures when she checks into a hotel owned by dragon-lady villainess Mrs. Meers, played by none other than Ogunquit’s favorite, Sally Struthers, in perhaps her most hilarious and diabolical role ever. Broadway veterans Terry Burrell (MuzzyVan Hossmere) and Burke Moses (Mr. Trevor Graydon) join the cast. |
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Students of the Month and Scholarships 
We had a very busy meeting today. Our speaker was IAPP President and CEO J. Trevor Hughes, CIPP. We also had the May and June Students of the Month - Mia Shaw and Christian Remick (above left). In addition, the 2013 Scholarship recipients were also presented including Emily Campbell, Patrick Walsh,Thomas Reid (above right), and Sage Rundlett. |
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Four on the 4th34th Annual Four on the 4th
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York Rotary Road RacesFour on the Fourth and Turkey Trot Videos |
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York Rotary Club Received Honors At District Conference
At District Conference, the York Rotary Club received the following awards:
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Library Clean-up
On Sunday May 19th, Spring Library Clean-up was a big success. About a dozen members of Rotary and Interact armed with rakes, shovels, and leaf blowers helped spruce up the grounds of the York Public Library. |
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Rotarian of the Decade
As per President Kevin Raymond, our own John Rainone was honored with a "Rotarian of the Decade" Award at the District Conference. His wife, Laura, also received a Paul Harris Fellowship. |
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April 2013 Student of the Month
Middle school principal, David Williams, introduced the York Rotary to the April Student of the Month, Alex Mayo. President Kevin Raymond and the principal can be seen presenting him with a check for $50 in honor of his achievement. Congratulations! |
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Busy Club Assembly in March Today's club assembly was packed with goodness. District Governor Marty Helman presented several members with Paul Harris Plus Awards. Maeve Bonner was named the March Middle School Student of the Month. Also, we heard a brilliant presentation by the winner of the 4-Way Test essay contest, Sarah Palmer. |
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Haiti TripOur own Paul Salacain went to the Eben Ezer School in Milot, Haiti to assist with the planning of a water project. The York Rotary club had previously donated a generator to the school so that they could have a reliable source of electricity. On Friday March 15th, he gave the club a presentation about his trip. While there, in addidtion to the planning related to the water project, he assisted with painting, architectural planning, and a lighting project involving 2-liter plastic bottles. He also witnessed a demonstration of a vocational project using the cassava plant to provide both food and raw materials which can be turned into charcoal briquettes. A video demonstration of the latter is provided below. |
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Northeast PETS
Incoming Rotary International President Ron Burton was one of the many inspirational speakers at the Northeast President Elect Training Seminar on 3/7-3/9 in Framingham. MA. |
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February 2013 Student of the Month
Middle school principal, David Williams, introduced the York Rotary to the February Student of the Month, Olivia Pavuk. President Kevin Raymond and the principal can be seen presenting her with a check for $50 in honor of her achievement. Congratulations! |
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January 2013 Student of the Month
Middle school principal, David Williams, introduced the York Rotary to the January Student of the Month, Allie Donovan. President Kevin Raymond and the principal can be seen presenting her with a check for $50 in honor of her achievement. Congratulations! |
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York High School Chamber Singers Today the York High School Chamber Singers visited the York Rotary and entertained everyone with Christmas carols. President Kevin Raymond also presented music director, Robert Westerberg, with a check for $250 from the York Rotary to support the York High School Music Boosters. |
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Fuel Assistance
On Friday December 14th, President Kevin Raymond presented York Community Services with a check for $6,000 to supprt fuel assistance. |
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Wreaths Accross AmericaBob Hayward provided pictures from Wreaths Accross America's stop in Wells. Pictures can be found in the photo album on the right.
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Friends Forever Visit York Rotary
Last night, Friends Forever presented a program at the York Public Library. This program was supported by People's United Bank, Bank of Maine, and Kennebunk Savings Bank. Donations to support Friends Forever can be dropped off at any of these local institutions. This morning we heard more about this admirable program which brings Catholic and Protestant youth from Northern Ireland together as well as the personal stories of two of the current participants, Alice and Jordan. Friends Forever were also presented with a $1500 check from the York Rotary Club by president Kevin Raymond. |
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October 2012 Sudent of the Month
The October Student of the Month is William Pratt. Congratulations! |
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September Winner
The winner for the September $500 drawing of the Car Raffle is Norma Clark of Norma's Restaurant. Her ticket will go back in for the upcoming October $1000 drawing as well as for the final drawing for the Genesis Coupe. You still have time to buy a ticket. Buy now and you can be in the running for the October $1000 drawing on 10/13 and for the car on 10/14 at Harvestfest. |
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District Simplified Grant
Assistant Governor Diane Melville Foley today presented President Kevin Raymond with a check for $1,775. This was part of the funding for a project proposed by York Rotary as part of a competitive process known as the District Simplified Grant. The project will involve the building of cross country trails at the High School. This project will benefit both the students of the high school and the community at large. |
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August Winner
The winner for the August $500 drawing of the Car Raffle is Mark Mullaney of Spencer, MA. His ticket will go back in the hopper for the upcoming drawings as well as for the final drawing for the Genesis Coupe. You still have time to buy a ticket. Buy now and you can be in the running for the September drawing, October drawing and for the car. |
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Group Study Exchange Report
Ashley Randall spoke to the York Rotary Club on July 20th about her exciting Group Study Exchange (GSE) trip to Germany. The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. - From www.rotary.org |
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York Rotary Striper & Tuna Tournament 2012
Women's Open
Fly Fishing 1st Tom Gibson Open Tackle 1st Brian Houghton Youth
1st Frank Alexandropoulos
1st Aiden McGrain
1st Team Massai
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York Rotary 2013 Car Raffle 
The winner of the 2013 MINI Cooper S Roadster is Jon Gifford of Plaistow, NH. Thanks to everyone who participated! You have helped a worthy cause. |
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Richard Santoro Honored
Richard (Dick) Santoro received a Paul Harris Fellowship today in gratitude from the York Rotary Club today for all the work he has done this year as Youth Services Chair. |
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May Student of the Month
The May Middle School Student of the Month, Justin Davis, with Assistant Principal, Ken Hawkins, and our own President, Pat Murray. |
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District Assembly 2012 Awards
Pat Murray accepted several awards for our club at the District Assembly in Freeport this past weekend. Our Moose mascot, Melvin, won several awards which can be seen in The Adventures of Melvin photo album. The club received the Governer's Embracing Humanity Award and the District Literacy Award. The York Rotary Club should be very proud of its accomplishments.
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Spring Library Cleanup
We had a very successful Spring Cleanup at the York Public Library on April, 28th. Thanks to the Library Board of Trustees for providing refreshments! |
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Ogunquit Playhouse Recognized
Bradford T. Kenney, Executive Artistic Director, and Cheryl Farley, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, joined us on Friday, April 20th to receive a plaque recognizing the Ogunquit Playhouse for all the support it has provided to Rotary International's efforts to eradicate polio with the annual Rotary night at the Playhouse. The next Rotary night at the Ogunquit Playhouse will be May 31st, 2012. The show is Always, Patsy Cline with Sally Struthers. You can see a great show and support Rotary International. Refreshments before the show will be graciously provided by York Hospital. |
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April Student of the Month
Our Student of the Month - Zoey Keenan - from the York Middle School along with President Pat Murray and Middle School Principal, Mr. Steve Bishop. |
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4 Way Test Contest
The winners of the York Rotary 4 Way Test Essay and Speech Contest are, on the left, Joe Leroux and, on the right, Makayla Carpenter. And of course , in the middle is our President, Pat Murray. The two winners will compete at the Rotary District Level contest to be held at the District Assembly, May 17, 2012. |
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Four on the 4th Road Race33rd Annual Four on the 4th
For more information, visit York Parks & Recreation. 
You can sign up for the Four on the 4throad race through RunReg.com. |
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Harlem Superstars
The Harlem Superstars, a comedy basketball team, are returning to town at 3 p.m. March 17. The Superstars will play a team of local residents and teachers that afternoon at York High School in a fun family event. Major sponsors of the event are the People's United Bank, the law office of James Bartlett, and the Union Bluff Hotel. Tickets are $8 at the door. |
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Read Across America
Several York Rotarians took part in the second part of the Andy and Elmer Reading Project at Coastal Ridge and Village Elementary schools on March 2nd to celebrate Read Across America day. |
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Interact Polar Dip 2011 Our own Kevin Beatty led the York High School Interact Club into the icy water on Feb 4 at Long Sands Beach. Don't let the mild weather we have been having fool you. That water is cold! More than $2000 was raised to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine. Assistant Principal Jeremie Sirois also braved the frigid waters to support Make-A-Wish. |
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High School Landscaping Project
Our donation to the York Schools this year was a landscaping project at the High School. On June 11th 2011, approximately 15 rotarians and their families helped to make this project a reality. The project was led by our own Ray DeFeo. Many Thanks! |
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The $500 winner for July was K Burns. There is still time to buy your ticket and have your chance at the $500 for August and September and the car!
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The 4 on the Fourth Road Race was a huge success. There were over 900 registrants this year. In this photo, you can see our own president, Jud Knox, running with gusto.
Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler spoke to a packed meeting Friday morning. The other two candidates will address us in coming weeks.
April 27th York, Maine; At Friday's breakfast meeting, Greg Villa, Bill Anderson, Tony Mont, and their families, were honored for their 32 years of Rotary "Service Above Self!" They were amongst the first to join the new York Rotary Club in 1982! Club President Rob Horowitz and Membership Chair Patricia Murray were on hand to present their awards. On behalf of all the members of the York Rotary Club, thank you for showing us all what it means to be a Rotarian. You are what Rotary is all about! Congratulations to all. 
We are offering three $500.00 scholarships to individuals who are pursuing a change in their career goals or are furthering their education to achieve greater opportunities in their present career. 
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