Meeting: Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 AM, at the Peabody Marriott, Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA
December Theme: Family
How to propose a member:
Identify an individual (would s/he pass the Four-Way Test?).
Invite that person to a meeting.
Fill out a proposal card.
Board votes on the proposed member.
Proposed member has information session with Secretary Gary.
Proposed member is asked if s/he would like to join. If yes, application is signed.
Proposed member's name is published in The Ripple.
If there are no objections sent in writing to the Membership Chair within seven days, the proposed member becomes a member.
December Birthdays:
11: Cathy Gravel
14: Loring Merrow
19: Denise Cassidy (Brian)
20: Cathleen Wardley
21: Mel Babner
26: Margie Kaufman (Steve Smith)
29: Jesse Philbrick
30: Nick Pereira (Megan)
December Wedding Anniversaries:
January Birthdays:
4: Vanessa Silveira
13: Steve Padulsky
21: Ralph Raynard
29: Nancy Padulsky (Steve)
January Wedding Anniversaries:
22: Bob & Susan Wood
TO ALL MEMBERS: IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS WITH THE BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY DATES, PLEASE NOTIFY GARY EPSTEIN. ALSO, THERE ARE NUMEROUS MISSING DATES ON OUR ROSTER. PLEASE GIVE GARY YOUR INFORMATION--JUST THE DATES--NO ONE CARES HOW OLD YOU ARE. BUT WE MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED.
NEXT BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, January 12th, 5:30, Sugar Cane Restaurant, 106 Main Street, Peabody.
*
Citizens For Adequate Housing:
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Team Assignments: STEVE SMITH (Meal Pickup), VANESSA SILVEIRA (Salad and Cookies)
Arrive at at 42 Washington St., Peabody.
If you're unable to attend on the specified date, it's your responsibility to locate a replacement. Please inform the meal pickup person of the change and the replacement of your assigned responsibility. Thanks. Look at NEWS and Citizens For Adequate Housing Schedule for the future schedule and specific responsibilities.
Meeting notes
Today's visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: None
****************************************
The only business discussed at today's meeting was that Membership Chair Steve Smith reminded everyone that the meeting of January 20th will be our special Membership meeting, featuring Mayor Bonfanti as well as the presentation to Bob Wood of his Paul Harris Plus 7 Fellowship. President Martha asked that everyone provide her with names and addresses of prospective members by January 6th so invitations may be mailed.
The remainder of the meeting was our annual Yankee Swap.
BOARD MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 5:30, AT SUGAR CANE.
*********************************
Happy Dollars: Sergeant-at-arms Bob C collected $68.
Reminder: If you see any news articles or pictures (not Rotary related) of our members, bring them in so the member can donate $$$ to the club. We can use the money!! But more important--we'd like to recognize and applaud our members.
******************************
50-50 Raffle: Neither Steve Smith nor Grace picked the Seven of Hearts so no-one won the $366.00. ONLY 15 CARDS REMAIN!!
*******************************
Reminders:
Our speaker scheduler, Grace Martins, asks that you tell her of any people who may want to speak to the club or whom you think may be of interest to the club.
*************************
Secretary Gary Epstein reminds members of Rotary's attendance requirements. Members cannot miss more than three consecutive meetings without making up. However, there are plenty of opportunities to make up. Attend a Board meeting (All members are encouraged to attend, anyway.), attend a committee meeting, work on the website, and the most basic make-up--attend other clubs' meetings. Be sure to steal ideas our club can use!!
*************************
What do you do with your empty bottles and cans? (And we know there must be a lot of empty beer cans and bottles.) Please bring them (both beer and soda) to the meetings every week to give to Mel. Every nickel helps!!
*************************
NEXT MEETINGS:
December 30, 2010:
January 6, 2011: Mel Babner--Classification Speech
January 13, 2011:
January 20, 2011: Mayor Michael Bonfanti--Invite a Guest!!
January 27, 2011: David Volkmann--Kids CARE--a camp for children who lost a parent
Please make every effort to attend your Rotary meetings. The more members we have each week, the better we look to potential members--and to our visitors and speakers.
Thank you!
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
January 16-23, 2011: International Assembly
January 19, 2011: Mid-year Presidents' Conference at Hillview CC, North Reading for President Martha
January 26, 2011: Pre-PETS Conference at Hillview CC, North Reading for Vanessa
February 9, 2011: World Peace and Understanding Dinner, Danversport Yacht Club
March 10-12, 2011: PETS in Nashua, NH, for Vanessa
April 13, 2011: District Assembly, Crowne Plaza, Danvers
May 5-7, 2011: District Conference, Crowne Plaza, Danvers
May 21-25, 2011: Rotary International Convention, New Orleans
June 29, 2011: District Installation Dinner, Danversport Yacht Club
At a monastery high in the mountains, the monks have a rigid vow of silence. Only at Christmas, and only by one monk, and only with one sentence, is the vow allowed to be broken.
One Christmas, Brother Thomas is allowed to speak and he says, "I like the mashed potatoes we have with the Christmas turkey!" and he sits down. Silence ensues for 365 days.
The next Christmas, Brother Michael gets his turn, and he says "I think the mashed potatoes are lumpy and I hate them!"
Once again, silence for an entire year. The following Christmas, Brother Paul rises and says, "I am fed up with this constant bickering!"
It's easy to become a Rotary Sustaining member. It's $100 per year, but Loring can bill you $25 per quarter. That's $8.33 a month, or 28 CENTS a day, or a little over a penny an hour.
