Weekly Meetings

The Fitchburg East Rotary club meets on Tuesdays at 6:15 P.M. at Slattery's Restaurant, which is located at 106 Lunenberg Street in Fitchburg. You can reach Slattery's by phone by calling 978-342-8880.

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August 12, 2008

Prayer: This evening the prayer was read by Carol Schwarzer.

Song: "America The Beautiful" was chosen by Bill Oksanen as our song.

Happy Fines: Ed Howard for his golf game improving with each tournament - the latest effort achieved second place after a couple of last place positions; PP Mark Williams hurried back from California to attend President Len's barbecue tonight which was postponed due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for next Tuesday; Aisha Jones admired PPMark's shirt and is thrilled to have her daughter with her; Bill Oksanen paid $3 - a buck each for Bill Walsh, Bud Fortin and Wayne Aho who weeded with him on Sunday; Bill Walsh for the good call by President Len to postpone the cookout; Bob Campbell says "Hi" from Mom, Joyce.

Sad Fines: President Len fined members who were not wearing both pins and badges; Susan Campbell paid a late fine.

Announcements:

  • President Len postponed the barbecue originally scheduled for tonight due to the rain.. a wise decision. Next Tuesday we will meet at his home, 4 Lincoln Street in Lunenburg.
  • There will be a full Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 26.
  • Friday, September 12: Wine Tasting and Dance at Church Landing, Meredith, Laconia - sponsored by Gilford & Lakes Region.
  • Bill Walsh informed us that tickets and flyers have been printed for the Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, September 24.
  • Ed Woodcome, our resident comic, told another of his very amusing jokes - he is definitely in the wrong field of work!!

History of Rotary: Carol Swarzer spoke this evening on the reasons Rotary grew so rapidly from the first club being formed in Chicago in 1905. In the span of five years a further 15 clubs had organized and from its humble beginnings, Rotary became a national organization. She also reminisced about her husband Perry's family becoming involved in the Rotary organization. Perry's father, who owned a butchers shop, became a Rotarian in Syracuse and enjoyed many social activities and trips with his club.

Raffle: Yours truly held the winning ticket and although the joker remained elusive I left this evening $9.00 richer.

Birthdays/Anniversaries: Congrats to the Donovans as they celebrate an anniversary today. We sang a rousing verse of "Happy Birthday" to Ed Tarquino for birthday number 39 - AGAIN!

Attendance:

18 Fitchburg East Rotarians
1 Visiting Rotarian - John Nadeau (Monty Broc)
2 Guests - Susan Campbell and Yasmin Jones

Watering Duty:

Aug. 16 - Gwen O'Neil/Bob Gallo
Aug. 19 - Charlie Bilionis/Wayne Aho
Aug. 21 - Brian Donovan/Herb Pratt
Aug. 23 - Ed Woodcome
Aug. 26 - Terry O'Callaghan

Program Schedule:

Aug. 19 - Barbecue at President Len's home

Desk Schedule:

Aug. 19 - Maria Gallant/Pat Glover

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