Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Kelly Brown and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Jo Cooper
Setting up Zoom: Michael Houlsen
Thank you to all who helped set the room up and take it down. We appreciate it!
Guests: Adam Gray with his wife Ivy, Grayson Richmond, Stacie Brown, Saxon Tinto, Julian Gilbert
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Michael Houlsen
Club Anniversaries: Marc Rich, Nancy Mayo, Julie Bouchard.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Donations: The Rotary Club of Ellsworth presented a check in the amount of $750.00 to Birdsacre. The donation will go towards their weather yard expansion project. Grayson Richmond of Birdsacre accepted the check.
The club also presented a check in the amount of $1,000.00 to Hancock Grammar School. The donation will go towards the school's new playground. Adam Gray, principal of HGS accepted the check.
MDI Rotary Membership Night: March 6th. An email was sent out for details.
Fellowship Night: March 14th at Pat’s Pizza. Bring your family and friends. An email was sent out for details.
Rotary Fellowship Groups: There are many Rotary Fellowship groups to look up and be a part of. For more information, contact Debbie Ehrlenbach.
Sheriff’s Cup: The Ellsworth YMCA asked if we could help at this year’s Sheriff Cup. The event is March 8,9,10. They would be happy with any help we can provide over the three days. Help is needed with people to run the clock and score board, admission tables, and concessions at both EEMS and EHS while the games take place. This is a great opportunity to help support the program. These are the families that will be impacted the most by our Legacy Project, and the families that we will be asking to support the auction by either donating items or coming to the auction.
Rotary Cabin Fever Craft Fair: Save the date! April 6th at EEMS. As of today we have 40 tables reserved! If you would like to join the committee, please let Jodie know. Will need help the day of the event and the day before to help setup.
75th Club Anniversary Celebration: A committee is being formed to plan this event. Please contact Tricia Quirk to help out.
Legacy Project: Save the date! Our Auction is May 17th. Rotarians Debbie Ehrlenbach, Peter Farragher and Becky Sargent are meeting to start organizing for the event. If anyone would like to join the committee to help, please let Debbie know. E.L. Shea is working on the design plans for the Demeyer Field.
MDI Rotary Club: The MDI Rotary Club is asking for help at their 4th of July Pancake Breakfast. They need help setting up, cookie and cleaning up after the event. There is a sign-up sheet going around.
Rotary Leadership Institute – Trainings are available! Two Virtual trainings and one in person in Lewiston. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary. The club pays for the training. Please contact Debbie or Gene for more information to sign up.
Rotary Blood Drives are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Elks Lodge in Ellsworth. Please sign up to help. Shifts are from 11:00am to 2:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
Bike Rodeo: Scheduled for May 18th at EEMS. More details to come!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Rebecca Greenlaw and Mary Beth Harmon.
50/50: $11 to Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: 3rd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Clyde Cushing, Lori Googins, Kelly Brown, Marian Wells, Dave Wells, Marc Rich, Carl Lusby, Nancy Mayo, Peter Farragher, Gene Pellerano, Debbie Ehrlenbach and Jo Cooper.
Polio Cups: Reminder to donate to Polio! For every $1 donated, 7 children are vaccinated.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was District Governor Tina Chapman. Tina gave club members an update on what’s going on in the District. She invites everyone to attend the District Conference on June 21,22,23 in Waterville. You will need to register to attend. All information on the district website at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50110/
Tina spoke about the Mental Health and Wellness of Our Community Members; a project that she is raising awareness and explained it’s vision and mission. She also spoke the District Strategic Plan, New District, Polio across the globe, the Rotary Short-Term Youth Exchange where an information session is available on Zoom on March26th at 6:30pm.
Respectfully submitted by Rotarian Ashley Johnson
