The Rotary Beacon - Archive  Oct 24, 2003

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October 24, 2003

GUESTS:  York High School Rotaract

HAPPY DOLLARS:  Ray DeFeo was happy the high school field hockey won 1^st playoff game.  At the Harvest Fest chicken booth Loretta Prescott was happy to witness that health care providers do utilize the 5 second rule, Steve Jendzejec provided the proof (but who ate the chicken?)  Another Harvest Fest happy dollar was from John Rainone appreciated everyone putting his daugther to work as the cashier.  Jim Bartlett happy dollar drew a round of applause from the club as he saluted Mark Green’s professionalism during the recent selectmen meeting.  Another happy dollar relating to the selectman came from Ed Kimball who said he was happy to start the rumor that Mike Palumbo was to resign.  And Doug Gray added the last happy dollar for the selectman, he was happy that Torbet McDonald had finally made town cable TV entertaining.  Rob Horowitz was happy that his daughter Emily was selected to Kid’s Cabinet in school.  Ray Bald was happy that he was able to take 35 kids on a trip to the USS Constitution.  Ross Thompson was happy that the Yankee’s had lost.  Annette was happy to have missed the Harvest Fest because she went to NYC (again) to celebrate a 72^nd birthday (didn’t catch who’s birthday it was because she was still talking in the New York minute and I missed it in the translation)  Stacy Kerrigan thanked the club for the Rotarian support of the Gary Kerrigan Scholarship Fund @ York High School.  Little Dave McElwain was happy that the Marlins were ahead in the series 3-2 and Jim Hager was happy that $900 was raised for the Food Pantry in a recent quilt sale.

SAD DOLLARS:  None

BIRTHDAYS:  None

CLUB ANNIVERSARIES;  None

LATE:  Bill Anderson, Steve Jendzejec, Ross Thompson, Steve Brett, Mike Myers and Annette Fazio.

FINES:  Tom Elias, Sandra Kane, Russ Peterson, and Pat Murray 

MEETING/ SPEAKER;  Today’s meeting we added two new members to the club, Mike Myers (who is starting off in good tradition-he was late to his 1^st meeting as a member) and Al Goodrich – Welcome !  Today’s guest speaker was Tom Peaco, Executive Director for the Maine Make-A-Wish Chapter.  Tom spoke to us about the history and mission of Make-A-Wish.  Make-A-Wish started in 1980 in Phoenix, AZ with a 7 year-old boy who wanted to be a police officer when he grew up.  This little boy had leukemia and his wish came true as a result of the Arizona State Police.  From that experience Make-A-Wish began and over 100,000 wishes have been granted.  In Maine there is a wish granted about every 5 days.  In 2002 York County had 18 wishes granted, $104,000 expended to make wishes come true, however on $80,000 was raised, the desire is to close this gap.  40% of the wishes granted in Maine are from York and Cumberland Counties.

DATES to Remember:  The weekend of October 31^st is the District Conference in Montreal;   October 31^st Governor Baldacci will speak to the club; April 24, 2004 – Spring Dance @ Portsmouth Sheraton

Greeters:  October 31^st is Mark Ergmann and Annette Fazio; November 7^th is Jim Gavin and Doug Gray; November 14^th is Jim Hager and Bob Hayward and November 21^st is Rob Horowitz and Steve Jendzejec.