Our club is currently meeting both in person and on zoom. If you'd like more information please contact our club: ellsworthrotaryclub@gmail.com. Come join us for dinner at 5:30pm. Meeting starts at 6:00pm.
Rebecca Greenlaw was recognized to be the Vice President of the Club. Congratulations Rebecca!
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Stephanie Baillargeon and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Mary and Robert Thomas
Setting up Zoom: Clyde Cushing
Guests: Jessica Seavey, Linda Rose, Linda Elliott, Maria Donahue, Stacie Brown
Visiting Rotarians: Kent Weisner
Birthdays: Cindy Shoppe, Rob Hemenway, Peter Farragher, Shelly Van Camp, Jack Frost, Alison King, Carl Lusby and Scott Kimball
Rotary Anniversaries: Peter Farragher 25 Years
ROTARY BUSINESS:
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth presented a check to Maria Donahue of Healthy Acadia in the amount of $503.00. The money was raised during our 1st quarter of Happy Dollars.
The Club also presented a check in the amount of $2,730.19 to Jessica Seavey of Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. The money was raised at the Rotary Club of Ellsworth Food Drive held at Ellsworth Hannaford.
Thank you to Clyde Cushing, Jodie Cushing Pam Cushing, Shelly Van Camp, Tricia Quirk for all their hard work and organizing the Halloween Trunk or Treat and the Christmas Parade. Everyone received a "Service Above Self" Pin. The crew got 2nd place at the Halloween Trunk or Treat and won an 85 inch flat screen TV from Disconnected Tattoo and is now being using at Rotary for Zoom. WOW!
Foundation Update: To date we have raised $1,755.00 to the Annual Fund/EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) Please consider donating! Polio Plus donations is at $1,743 and $100 for Peace Centers. Tricia Quirk was the winner for the drawing. Enjoy the Haven's Candies!
Partner Program Update: Three additional businesses have contributed to the Partner Program. We are now at a total of 38 businesses in the amount of $10,050.00!
"MOVEMBER" MUSTACHE GROWING CONTEST - Dave Wells and Gene Pellerano participated in this year’s contest. Dave winning 1st place and Gene in 2nd. Judges were Carl Lusby, Ray Williams and Shelly Van Camp. Over 20 Ladies in the room supported the contest by wearing a beard or mustache. Thank you all for supporting the contest! All monies will go towards Men’s Health at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital.
75th Anniversary Legacy Project - As you know much research has been done over the past few months to identify a project the club can participate in for its 75th anniversary.
The City of Ellsworth Recreation Committee has given their approval for the Rotary Club of Ellsworth, Downeast Family YMCA, Ellsworth Little League, and a representative of the Recreation Committee to form a committee to evaluate the needs at Demeyer Field. A city counselor will be ex-officio. Once evaluation is complete the committee would present a plan of action, timeline, related budget, and project sustainability to the Recreation Committee for consideration. If approved by the Recreation Committee, the project plans would be presented to the City Council of Ellsworth for approval.
Rotary Club of Ellsworth has maintained continuous relationships with the City of Ellsworth, Downeast Family YMCA, and the Ellsworth Little League for almost 70 years. Participating in this new partnership with these organizations seems to be a next step to honoring our heritage and ensuring the legacy of the Rotary Club of Ellsworth, while continuing those long-standing partnerships for the benefit of the youth in our communities.
This is a tremendous opportunity for the Rotary Club of Ellsworth to be seen as a leader in the community. It is my recommendation that the Rotary Club of Ellsworth participate in the Committee to evaluate the needs at Demeyer Field. Debbie Ehrlenbach and Peter Farragher would be the representatives for the Rotary Club of Ellsworth. They would report periodically to the Board and the Club.
Rotary Leadership Institute – Trainings are available via Zoom and Online. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary.
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.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: April Hartford, Fred Beyer, Stephanie Baillargeon, Linda Elliott, and Kent Wisener.
$50/50: $15 to Rebecca Greenlaw
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: The Club’s Prosthetics Project to the Centro De Protesis of the Dominican Republic. All these funds will bring us close to our goal of $5,400 for nine leg socket adapters, thus providing the “Gift of Walking.”
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Rebecca Greenlaw, Jessica Remick, Carl Lusby, Jo Cooper, Jack Frost, Jodie Cushing, Marian Wells, JoAnn Rodick, Stephanie Baillargeon, Linda Elliott, Dave Wells, Gene Pellerano, Peter Farragher, Tracy Shaffer and Debbie Ehrlenbach.
Rotary Learning Center: Want to learn more about Rotary? Want to do this on a rainy, snowy day or evening at your leisure and convenience? Looking to earn a makeup for missed club meetings? Want to support Rotary International and receive recognition for your efforts? Then consider the Rotary
Learning Center.
The club is encouraging all members to take the time to learn more about Rotary in the comfort of their own home and take courses that you are interested in learning about. The Rotary Learning Center has numerous modules on all topics related to Rotary that are 15 – 20 minutes in duration. Some of these courses are interactive. Upon completion of a module a certificate of completion will be printed. Bring your completed certificates to Rotary. We will celebrate your accomplishments and you can celebrate what you have learned. For every three completed modules, you will earn a makeup. Once six modules are completed, a $25 donation will be made to Rotary International Annual Fund in your honor. There is no limit to the number of 3/6 sets you can complete, other than the available modules in the Learning Center. This offer will expire January 31 2024.
To access the Rotary Learning Center, go to MyRotary.org, then on the top right click the “Sign In” button. Login in with your email address, then enter your password. If you have not
already created your login, it will walk you through the steps. Once logged in, scroll down just a bit to the “Learning Center” box and click on it. Up will come the 10 different areas of learning opportunities. You select what area you are interested in. Within that area numerous modules will appear. Some are one and done and some have several modules. The Learning Center keeps track of your progress. Enjoy! Once you have completed a module, print out your certificate and bring it to a club meeting. Going forward this will be a regular agenda item to share. If you have any questions, please reach out to any Board member and they will be more than happy to assist. Happy learning!
Guest Speaker: Debbie Ehrlenbach spoke about Giving Tuesday and shared her Rotary Moment with Club Members.
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth met at Maine Coast Sea Vegetables this week. Club members received a tour and was given the history of the business. Everyone enjoyed corn chowder, appetizers and fellowship.
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth Food Drive at Hannaford to benefit the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry was a tremendous success on many levels. Community support was amazing with a total of 377 pounds of food donated, 89 turkeys, 1 ham and $2,605.19 in cash donations!
A total of 28 EHS students helped during the day and were still full of enough energy at the end of the food drive to empty the food truck and stock shelves. Sixteen Rotarians volunteered as did two potential new members. We met many community members whom we haven't seen in a while. Thank you to everyone! Those in need in our community will benefit from your time and generosity.
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth met at Brown Appliance and Mattress this week. Club members received a tour and was given the history of the family business. Everyone enjoyed appetizers and fellowship. Thank you Brown Appliance and Mattress! Check out the photos on the link below.
Membership Night was a success! Thank you to everyone who attended. Guests learned more about what Rotary is and what our club does for service projects locally and around the world. Everyone was able to hear more about Community Service, Community Giving, International Service, Foundation, Membership and Vocational & Youth Service.
Check out the photos from Membership Night! Click on the link below.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Carl Lusby and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Jo Cooper and Robert Thomas
Setting up Zoom: Michael Houlsen
Guests: Brielle Johnson, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson,
Visiting Rotarians: Kent Weise and Scott Boucher
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Polio Walk Update: We had 21 walkers attend and raised over $1,000.00! Fogtown Brewery donated $150.00! Thank you to Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach for organizing!
"MOVEMBER" MUSTACHE GROWING CONTEST - MENS HEALTH AWARNESS MUSTACHE GROWING 50/50. CONTEST 1 NOV. THROUGH 28 Nov. 1st Prize 25%, 2nd Prize 15%, 3rd Prize 10%. *50% will be donated to MCMH Urology Dept. for screening equipment. *SUPPORTERS CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE BY DESIGNATING A PARTICIPANT and if the participant wins, share in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place winning. *Judges will consider fullness, neatness and facial improvement on Nov. 28th. Entry fee is $10 per person.
75th Anniversary Legacy Project - As you know much research has been done over the past 3 months to identify a project the club can participate in for its 75th anniversary.
The City of Ellsworth Recreation Committee has given their approval for the Rotary Club of Ellsworth, Downeast Family YMCA, Ellsworth Little League, and a representative of the Recreation Committee to form a committee to evaluate the needs at Demeyer Field. A city counselor will be ex-officio. Once evaluation is complete the committee would present a plan of action, timeline, related budget, and project sustainability to the Recreation Committee for consideration. If approved by the Recreation Committee the project plans would be presented to the City Council of Ellsworth for approval.
Rotary Club of Ellsworth has maintained continuous relationships with the City of Ellsworth, Downeast Family YMCA, and the Ellsworth Little League for almost 70 years. Participating in this new partnership with these organizations seems to be a next step to honoring our heritage and ensuring the legacy of the Rotary Club of Ellsworth, while continuing those long-standing partnerships for the benefit of the youth in our communities.
This is a tremendous opportunity for the Rotary Club of Ellsworth to be seen as a leader in the community. It is my recommendation that the Rotary Club of Ellsworth participate in the Committee to evaluate the needs at Demeyer Field. Debbie Ehrlenbach and Peter Farragher would be the representatives for the Rotary Club of Ellsworth. They would report periodically to the Board and the Club.
Rotary Leadership Institute – Trainings are available via Zoom and Online. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary.
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.
Membership Night – Monday, November 6th at 5;30pm at China Hill. A copy of the invitation to invite guests were emailed to all club members. Please pre-pay (cash or check) for your meal prior to the event. RSVP your guest to JoAnn Rodick. Appetizers and desserts will be provided!
Rotary Food Drive for Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry – Saturday, November 18th from 9:00am to 2:00pm at Ellsworth Hannaford. We will also be having the Two Ton of Turkey Challenge again this year. Sign-up sheet is available.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
Nominating Committee: The committee is looking for future officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Clyde Cushing, Shelly Van Camp, Fred Beyer and Julie Clark.
$50/50: $12 to Pam Cushing
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: The Club’s Prosthetics Project to the Centro De Protesis of the Dominican Republic. All these funds will bring us close to our goal of $5,400 for nine leg socket adapters, thus providing the “Gift of Walking.”
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Pam Cushing, Jodie Cushing, Clyde Cushing, Grace Robinson, Dave Wells, Gene Pellerano, Carl Lusby, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Kent Weiser, Peter Farragher, Jo Cooper, Debbie Ehrlenbach and Rod Fox.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Scott Boucher. Scott is a member of the Rotary Club of Old Town. He has served as the chair for Polio Plus on the Maine side of District 7790 for 10 years. Scott provided a presentation about Polio around the world. He spoke about the history and where the disease is today.
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack the nervous system.
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
World Polio Day is a time for Rotary members, public health advocates, and all who want a world free from polio to come together, recognize our progress in the fight to end polio, and talk about the actions we need to take in order to end polio for good.
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth held it's Annual Polio Walk on Saturday, October 21st to spread awareness of Polio. To date the club has raised over $1,000.00 towards Polio vaccines! These funds will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Thank you to Fogtown Brewery for donating 10% of their proceeds during their Octoberfest to Polio over the weekend. We appreciate your support!
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: Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Setting up Zoom: Michael Houlsen
Guests: Brielle Johnson, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson, Brian Langley, Matt Montgomery
Visiting Rotarians: Kent Weiser, David Underhill and Marty Helman
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Donation Checks: Cindy Shoppe – Chair of the Community Support Committee presented $500.00 checks to the following businesses: Matt Montgomery of Downeast Family YMCA- scholarships for kids, Kelly Brown of NextStep to expand their podcast and Rebecca Greenlaw/Michael Houslen of KidsPeace - Christmas for Kids program.
District Governor’s Citation - Tracy Shaffer presented the District Governor Citation Bronze (Clyde’s Year as President) Congratulations!
Rotary Leadership Institute – Trainings are available via Zoom and Online. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary.
YMCA Trunk or Treat - This year we will once again be participating in the YMCA’s Trunk or Treat on 10/28 from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Our theme this year is Monster Ball. If you want to help pass out candy come dressed as your favorite monster! Please donate candy and bring to the meeting.
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.
Polio Walk on October 21st: Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st. We are meeting at Knowlton park at 9:30am for pictures and donuts/coffee. The Walk will start at 10:00am. After the walk please join us Fogtown Brewery for lunch and drinks.
There will be a pizza party after the walk at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
Membership Night – Monday, November 6th at 5;30pm at China Hill. A copy of the invitation to invite guests were emailed to all club members. Please pre-pay (cash or check) for your meal prior to the event. RSVP your guest to JoAnn Rodick. Appetizers and desserts will be provided!
Rotary Food Drive for Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry – Saturday, November 18th from 9:00am to 2:00pm at Ellsworth Hannaford. We will also be having the Tony of Turkey Challenge again this year. Sign-up sheet will be available soon.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
Nominating Committee: The committee is looking for future officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Jane Langley, Stephanie Baillargeon, Peter Farragher, Cindy Shoppe, Pam Cushing and Rebecca Greenlaw.
$50/50: $13 to Lori Googins
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: The Club’s Prosthetics Project to the Centro De Protesis of the Dominican Republic. All these funds will bring us close to our goal of $5,400 for nine leg socket adapters, thus providing the “Gift of Walking.”
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Lori Googins, Kelly Brown, Gene Pellerano, Peter Farragher, Michael Houslen, Dave Wells, Stephanie Baillargeon, Tracy Shaffer, Tricia Quirk, JoAnn Rodick and Kent Weiser.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Marty Helman. Marty spoke about Rotary Peace Centers. Rotary's most significant effort to wage peace is the Rotary Peace Centers program, established in 2002. Each year, the program trains some of the world's most dedicated and brightest professionals, preparing them to promote national and international cooperation and to resolve conflict.
Marty served on The Rotary Foundation’s Peace-Major Gifts Initiative and its predecessor committees for six years, culminating in the chairmanship (2020-21). Earlier, Marty conceived of and chaired the Sakuji Tanaka Endowed Rotary World Peace Fellowship Committee, which raised $1 million for the Rotary Peace Centers, the largest sum ever raised by a Rotary Presidential fund.
Marty serves as president of the Otto and Fran Walter Foundation, a small humanitarian non-profit that made history in 2021 when it inked a gift to The Rotary Foundation to fund a new Rotary Peace Center in the Middle East/North Africa region. Total value of the gift is over $15 million, and the new Peace Center, which will be located at Bachesehir University in Istanbul, is slated to be operational in 2025.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Nancy Mayo and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Tony and Julie Bouchard
Setting up Zoom: Michael Houlsen
Guests: Brielle Johnson, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson
Wedding Anniversaries: Kelly Scott Brown on 10/10, Jack and Brenda Frost on 10/10, Stephanie and Stephen Baillargeon on 10/14
Club Anniversaries: Marshall Smith 25 Years, Carol Yancey 2 Years, Barbara Clark 1 year and Kelly Brown 1 year.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Membership - We are happy to welcome back Laurie Fogelman and Mary Beth Harman as club members!
Pancake Breakfasts Thank You -Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Dave Wells were given recognition for all their hard work and leadership with both Pancake Breakfasts! They both received the "Spirit of Service" Pin. "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi.
YMCA Trunk or Treat - This year we will once again be participating in the YMCA’s Trunk or Treat on 10/28 from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Our theme this year is Monster Ball. If you want to help pass out candy come dressed as your favorite monster! Please donate candy and bring to the meeting.
Thank You Card – Jordan Berry sent a Thank You Card to the club for his scholarship.
Rotary Apparel for Sale – Rotary Sweatshirts are $30, Rotary T-Shirts are $10 and Rotary Hats are $10. Contact Dave Wells.
Partners Program Update – We have 39 partners who have donated to the club for a total of $9,850.00! The list of Partners can be seen at the club meetings and on the club website.
Ellsworth Yellow Tulip Project – Ellsworth Rotarians donated 246 tulips to this project, the tulips will be split between the Ellsworth schools.
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.
Partner Program: To date 36 businesses have donated $10,000 to the program. Rotarian letters will be emailed in October and those donations go directly to the Ellsworth Maine Rotary Club Foundation earmarked for scholarships.
Polio Walk on October 21st: Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st. We are meeting at Knowlton park at 9:30am for pictures and donuts/coffee. The Walk will start at 10:00am. After the walk please join us Fogtown Brewery for lunch and drinks.
There will be a pizza party after the walk at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
Nominating Committee: The committee is looking for future officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Julie Bouchard, Rebecca Greenlaw, Fred Beyer and Laurie Fogelman.
$50/50: $17 to Julie Clark, who generously donated back to our fundraising this quarter for Healthy Acadia.
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: The Club’s Prosthetics Project to the Centro De Protesis of the Dominican Republic. All these funds will bring us close to our goal of $5,400 for nine leg socket adapters, thus providing the “Gift of Walking.”
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Julie Clark, Mark Remick, Peter Farragher, Jane Langley, Dave Wells, Marian Wells, JoAnn Rodick, Clyde Cushing, Julie Bouchard, Laurie Fogelman, Carl Lusby, Nancy Mayo, Laura Pellerano, Robert Thomas and Debbie Ehrlenbach.
CLUB ASSEMBLY:
Community Service Update:
Blood Drive - 09/11/2023, 09/26/2023, and 10/10/2023 - 12 club members volunteered for a total of 36 hours
Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive the month of September. Items collected given to Bangor Savings Bank.
Fill a Seat at the Grand - collected food at each club meeting and took food to the Grand. 3 club members volunteered for a total of 41 hours
District Project - Window Dressers – St. Joseph’s Catholic Church – Sept 16-22. 6 club members volunteered for a total of 34 hours.
Literacy - 1 club member for 12hours and 30 minutes.
Hospital - 1 club member for 25 hours
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast - September 30th 7 -10 at EEMS. 39 club members over 2 days volunteered for a total of 167 hours.
Autumn Gold Face Painting Children’s Carnival – 1 club member for 6.5 hours.
Autumn Gold Boat Rides on Union River – 1 club member for 6 hours.
Next Step 30th Anniversary Fundraiser - Cook at Timber Tina's on
Saturday October 7th. 13 Club members for a total of 65 hours.
First Quarter – July through September - 832 hours
International Update: The Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast was provided to the community on September 30th at the EEMS. A total count of 331 guests and Rotarians attended the breakfast and based upon initial numbers almost $3,000 was raised for prosthetics. This money added to $295 from our club, plus $610 donations currently in the club’s foundation account equals a total of $3,905.
The Rotary Club of Portland, Maine has made application with the IRS for a 501c,3 not for profit charity in support of the Centro De Protesis of the Dominican Republic. This will allow for direct funding of the Centro De Protesis.
Club Service Report: All upcoming speakers are listed on our club’s website along with upcoming events. If anyone has any speaker ideas, please let Jane or Jack know.
Foundation Report: The 2023-2024 goal for the annual fund is $8,000, as of October 7, 2023 the club has contributed $1,445 to the annual fund. The 2023-2024 goal for polio is $2,000. To date, the club has contributed $331 for polio. Please consider donating to the annual fund and to Polio! Every dollar makes a difference.
Treasurer’s Report: As of September 30th there is $40,706.00 in our bank account. $24, 891.00 net profit. We are doing well. If you would like a complete copy of the report, please contact Rhonda Parker.
Secretary’s Report: We admitted two new re-joining Rotarians to our club in September, (Mary Beth Harmon and Laurie Fogelman) bringing our total membership to 62, which includes: 6 honorary, 5 corporate and 51 active (which includes 3 family) memberships.
2. Average attendance for the four weeks of September was 28, or 56%. The average attendance including makeups was 80%.
Vocational Report: EHS Interact club, Last Month Laura, Debbie and Gene met with the new faculty advisor, Tessa Byard. During that meeting we discussed the Activities fair and we were elated to hear 34 students signed up as interested, most were Freshmen and Sophomores, only 2 were upper class, Junior/senior. Ashley has renewed the interact brochure and will print it once we a have a meeting time. Seems most likely Interact Club meetings will be late morning meeting someday during the week. We may be asking Rotarians to attend a early Rotary meeting in the spring so we can have a joint meeting with interact after school, all Committee members in favor of working closer with interact club.
2. Students We had 2 students at the Pancake Breakfast and have supplied Tessa and the guidance department a list of future events we could use student help for community service. We also invited interact club members to join our polio walk on Saturday Oct 21, at Knowlton park at 9:30 for coffee and donuts and the walk. Jodie suggested we Invite Interact students to join us at Trunk or treat on Sat Oct 28.
3. HCTC Recognition nights:
Dinner 1: December 5, 2023: Health Occupations, Automotive, Cybersecurity, Biomedical
Dinner 2: February 6, 2024: Welding, Multimedia, ECE, Law enforcement
Dinner 3: April 23 (@HCTC), 2024: Culinary, Diesel, Business & Hospitality
Membership Report: Membership Night: November 6, 2023. China Hill, with appetizer menu and mini cheesecakes for dessert
Rotary Passport has been emailed to all members and shared at Rotary meeting.
Facebook Spotlight: Tricia is coordinating this program with JoAnn’s assistance. We are still asking folks to submit photos and bios.
Rotary Activity with Lori Googins: Lori provided a group activity after the club assembly. Everyone was divided into 7 different groups to all solve two Rotary Puzzles. Each table was missing pieces to both puzzles. Rotarians worked together going around each table to find the missing puzzles from their group. Everyone worked great as a team! Thank you Lori for the great group discussion and activity!
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth donated 246 tulips to the Yellow Tulip Project. The tulips were split between the Ellsworth schools. HCTC planted 60 tulips in two gardens by the entrance ramp. This is a student run project and in addition to planting yellow tulips two banners were made and will be hung in the hall where students can add words of encouragement to their hand prints. Staff and Ellsworth Rotarians present were invited to participate in the activities. More photos can be seen on the link below:
On Sunday, October 8th our own Ellsworth Rotary Lumber Jill's Team participated at the NextStep 30th Celebration at the Great Maine Lumberjack Show! At the event, Ellsworth Rotarians cooked Hamburgers and Hotdogs for lunch and everyone had a wonderful time! Click on the link below to see all the photos!
Rotary Club of Ellsworth Raises Awareness for End Polio Now Walk
ELLSWORTH – The Rotary Club of Ellsworth will hold their Annual Polio Walk in recognition of World Polio Day on Saturday, October 21st. All walkers will meet at Knowlton Park at 9:30am. The walk will start at 10:00am. We will proceed down State Street to the lower light on Main Street, walk up Main Street to School Street and return to Knowlton Park. A $20 donation is suggested to participate. Bring your family and friends along to help raise money to eradicate polio. Dogs are also welcome. Funds raised will go toward Rotary International’s End Polio Now efforts.
After returning to Knowlton Park we will proceed to Fogtown Brewery located at 25 Pine Street in Ellsworth at 11:00am to order lunch. From 11:00am- 2:00pm Fogtown Brewery will be having a Pints for Polio where any pints sold, they will donate 10% towards Polio.
The celebration takes place during the week of October 24th with activities that are intended to raise awareness of Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide and to raise money -- $1 at a time –toward this global effort.
If you are unable to attend, please consider mailing in your donation to PO Box 741 Ellsworth, ME 04605. All checks should be made payable to the Rotary Club of Ellsworth.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps to build goodwill and peace in the world. Clubs represent a cross-section of the community and are nonpolitical and nonreligious. The Rotary Club of Ellsworth was chartered in 1950 and currently has 62 members. Visit www.ellsworthrotary.org
This week at Rotary, club members visited The Atlantic Art Glass and Fogtown Brewery in Ellsworth. Tours were provided from both businesses and club members enjoyed pizza and drinks at Fogtown Brewery. The live music and weather was perfect! Check out the photos! Click on the link below.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Tricia Quirk
Invocation was read by: Tricia Quirk and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Carol Jordan
Setting up Zoom: Clyde Cushing
Guests: Brielle Johnson, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson
Visiting Rotarians: Mike Sealander of the Ellsworth Noontime Club
Birthdays: Nancy Mayo 9/26, Tricia Quirk 9/29
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Rotary Apparel for Sale – Rotary Sweatshirts are $30, Rotary T-Shirts are $10 and Rotary Hats are $10. Contact Dave Wells.
EHS Interact Club – Good News! 34 Students from EHS have signed up to join the Interact Club! The EHS Advisor is Tessa Byard and the club will meet on a regular basis. A brochure has been created for them to have for future members and also can be seen on our club website.
Partners Program Update – We have 35 partners who have donated to the club for a total of $9,850.00! The list of Partners can be seen at the club meetings and on the club website.
October 3rd Meeting will be held at Fogtown Brewery in Ellsworth. Everyone meets at 5:30pm at Atlantic Art Glass for a tour then we will have pizza and drinks at Fogtown Brewery. After dinner we will have a tour of the brewery. For those who would like to have pizza: Please contact Fogtown by September 29th to place your order.
Next Step 30th Anniversary Project at The Great Maine Lumberjack Show – Sunday, October 8th. Our club will be cooking hamburgers and hotdogs. The event is from 9:00am -2:00pm. Lincoln is looking for helpers to cook. Please sign up.
Ellsworth Yellow Tulip Project – More details to come soon. This project is usually held in October in Ellsworth. The Yellow Tulip Project is a youth-driven movement dedicated to smashing the stigma surrounding mental illness – one tulip at a time. When communities come together, plant a garden, get their hands dirty, and talk about mental illness, hope blooms. Club members can bring in yellow tulip bulbs to the meeting.
Thank You - 2023 Peanut Butter & Jelly drive: Thank you to everyone who donated PB & J and brought them to the meetings during the month of September. They have been delivered to Bangor Savings Bank.
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.
Polio Walk on October 21st: Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st. We are meeting at Knowlton park at 9:30am for pictures and donuts/coffee. The Walk will start at 10:00am.
There will be a pizza party after the walk at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
Nominating Committee: The committee is looking for future officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Grace Robinson, Ray Williams, Shelly Van Camp, Pam Cushing
$50/50: $11 to Brielle Johnson, who generously donated back to our fundraising this quarter for Healthy Acadia.
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Brielle Johnson, Mike Sealander, Lori Googins, Carl Lusby, Jessica Remick, Dave Wells, Gene Pellerano, Grace Robinson, Debbie Ehrlenbach and Tricia Quirk.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Visiting Rotarian Mike Sealander of the Ellsworth Noontime Club. Mike is a Maine Licensed Architect and with his wife Robyn Sealander owns Sealander Architects. Mike was the Noontime Rotary president last year. He shared a presentation of his trip to Japan he took in November 2022.
Thank you to all who volunteered and attended the breakfast! We served 331 guests and total proceeds as of 10/1/23 is $3,414. Thank you so much for your dedication to serving your local and international communities!
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Tricia Quirk
Invocation was read by: Debbie Ehrlenbach and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Julie Clark
Setting up Zoom: Clyde Cushing
Guests: Brielle Johnson, Laurie Fogelman, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons of Portland.
Wedding Anniversaries: Jo and Don Cooper
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Next Step 30th Anniversary Project at The Great Maine Lumberjack Show – October 8th. Our club will be cooking hamburgers and hotdogs. The event is from 9:00am -2:00pm
2023 Peanut Butter & Jelly drive, which runs the month of September, sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank. The bank will match every jar of PB&J that the club collects, and the food will be delivered to local organizations and schools to help alleviate food insecurity.
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast. Tickets are available to sell or buy. Volunteers are needed and there is a signup sheet is going around. See Lincoln for tickets. The event is Saturday, September 30th from 7:00am-10:00am at EEMS in Ellsworth.
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.
Polio Walk: Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st. We are meeting at Knowlton park at 9:30am for pictures and donuts/coffee. The Walk will start at 10:00am.
There will be a pizza party after the walk at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
The Nominating Committee met last week to discuss future possible officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
October 3rd Meeting will be held at Fogtown Brewery located at 25 Pine Street in Ellsworth. Everyone meets at 5:30pm at Atlantic Art Glass for a tour then we will have pizza and drinks at Fogtown Brewery. After dinner we will have a tour of the brewery. For those who would like to have pizza: Please contact Fogtown by September 29th to place your order. Below is the menu: Their phone number is 207-370-0845.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Shelly Van Camp, Jo Cooper, Grace Robinson, Jodie Cushing, Tony Bouchard and Ray Williams.
$50/50: $15 to Fred Beyer, who generously donated back to our fundraising this quarter for Healthy Acadia.
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Fred Beyer, Lori Googins, Laurie Fogelman, Jo Cooper, Carl Lusby, Mark Remick, Robert Thomas, Gene Pellerano, Marian Wells, Dave Wells, Dave Parsons, Clyde Cushing, Jodie Cushing, Debbie Ehrlenbach and JoAnn Rodick.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Nick Turner, Executive Director of The Grand since 2017. The past six years has had it’s us and downs including a pandemic. Nick shared with club members about a book he found called Mr. Fooster Traveling on Whim by Tom Corwin and Illustrated by Craig Frazier.
Short description of the book: Mr. Fooster seems like your average fellow, albeit one who travels with an old bottle of bubble soap. One Tuesday morning, however, he takes us into a rich and vivid world unlike any we've seen before—a world where questioning your assumptions can set you free. Heading out the door with no particular place to go, Mr. Fooster is led by his boundless curiosity to reflect on questions like why is it you never see baby pigeons, and who figured out how to eat artichokes? Mr. Fooster shows us that pondering the little things in life can be a reward unto itself.
The pairing of Tom Corwin's lyrical prose and Craig Frazier's enchanting illustrations create a world where believing is seeing.
This is one of Nick’s favorites books. He read the first chapter to members and loved how the book has a lot of “meandering and pondering” which leads to a lot of ideas and impulses that can be created at The Grand. “Whim’s do lead to great things or sometimes a dead end. Acting is made up of “what ifs and impulses”
Debbie Ehrlenbach presented a check to Nick Turner in the amount of $500.00 towards The Grand’s handicap lift that will be used for individuals to have access to the stage while performing. The lift was delivered to The Grand just in time during the Summer Grand Theatre Camp. A local boy was happy to be able to use it!
Rotary Clubs in District 7790 were asked by Past District Governor, Doug Curtis to consider helping support Window Dressers in their effort to provide volunteer assistance to those in need of winterization assistance.
The Rotary Club of Ellsworth volunteered at St. Joseph's Catholic Church earlier this week with this project.
Window Dressers is a Maine nonprofit, virtually run by volunteers. Their model involves each customer providing labor to help assemble inserts, but there are always some customers who are simply physically unable to participate, so other volunteers are vitally important to the success of the project.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Jo Cooper and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Mary and Robert Thomas
Setting up Zoom: Clyde Cushing
Birthdays: Kelly Brown on 9/4
Club Anniversaries: Benedetta Pellerano 6 years on 9/5
Guests: Jessie Remick, Brielle Johnson and Grace Cushing
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Dave Wells, Mary Thomas, Pam Cushing, Michael Houslen and Lincoln Ehrlenbach.
$50/50: $10 to Jessica Remick, who generously donated back to our fundraising this quarter for Healthy Acadia.
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jessica Remick, Mark Remick, Carl Lusby, Michael Houslen, Grace Cushing, Gene Pellerano, JoAnn Rodick, Jo Cooper, Dave Wells, Robert Thomas and Lincoln and Debbie Ehrlenbach.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
New Member Induction – Jessica Remick was inducted into the Club as our newest member! Welcome!
2023 Peanut Butter & Jelly drive, which runs the month of September, sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank. The bank will match every jar of PB&J that the club collects, and the food will be delivered to local organizations and schools to help alleviate food insecurity.
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast. Posters are available. Volunteers are needed and there is a signup sheet is going around.
Max Dietshe asked club members to help “Fill a Seat” at The Grand on September 15th. The club will collect food and deliver to The Grand. The Grand has a goal of filling all 400 seats with food and cash donations from the community.
Rotary Blood Drives are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Elks Lodge in Ellsworth. Please sign up to help.
Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st, departing from Tricia’s office in Downtown Ellsworth at 9:30 AM. There will be a pizza party after at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
Vocational Meeting – Monday, September 11th at 6pm via Zoom
The Nominating Committee met earlier today to discuss future possible officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Dr. Frederick Vern of the Jackson Lab. He is the Assistant Professor at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine. His laboratory employs data-driven and analytical approaches to study glioma, the most common malignant brain tumors in adults. His lab specifically focuses on how the normal cells of the brain, such as neurons and immune cells, are involved in the growth and treatment resistance of these tumors.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Jo Cooper and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Tony and Julie Bouchard
Setting up Zoom: Clyde Cushing
Guests: Brielle Johnson, Laurie Fogelman, Saxon Tinto, Mark Worth, Mary Beth Harmon.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Brielle Johnson, Jodie Cushing, Marc Rich, Laurie Fogelman and Shelly Van Camp.
$50/50: $11 to Julie Clark, who generously donated back to our fundraising this quarter for Healthy Acadia.
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Julie Clark, Jack Frost, Pam Cushing, Jane Langley, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Kelly Brown, Laurie Fogelman, Laura Pellerano and Carl Lusby.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Next Step 30th Anniversary Project at The Great Maine Lumberjack Show – October 8th. Our club will be cooking hamburgers and hotdogs.
2023 Peanut Butter & Jelly drive, which runs the month of September, sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank. The bank will match every jar of PB&J that the club collects, and the food will be delivered to local organizations and schools to help alleviate food insecurity.
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast. Tickets are available to sell or buy. Volunteers are needed and there is a signup sheet is going around. See Lincoln for tickets.
Loaves and Fishes help “Fill a Seat” at The Grand on September 15th. The club collected food and will deliver to The Grand this week. The Grand has a goal of filling all 400 seats with food and cash donations from the community.
Rotary Blood Drives are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Elks Lodge in Ellsworth. Please sign up to help.
Polio Walk: Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st. We are meeting at Knowlton park at 9:30am for pictures and donuts/coffee. The Walk will start at 10:00am.
There will be a pizza party after the walk at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
2023-24 Rotary Passport- This was emailed to all members. Please check it out!
The Nominating Committee met last week to discuss future possible officers for Secretary, Vice President and President Elect. Any Rotarians who are interested in holding any of the officer positions, please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was PJ Keenan. PJ is honored and thrilled to be the new Executive Director of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce.
She shared with us all the activities going on during Autumn Gold Weekend including our pancake breakfast and an update on businesses throughout the City including downtown businesses. She encourages everyone to shop local.
Our club members at work yesterday (August 30th) volunteering at the Ellsworth High School Freshman barbecue. Welcome to EHS freshman students! Click on the link below to check out the photos!
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: Tricia Quirk and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Jo Cooper & Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Birthdays: Kelly Brown
Wedding Anniversaries: Peter Farragher, Marc Rich and Ashley Johnson celebrated wedding anniversaries this month
Guests: Jessie Remick, Grace Cushing and Brielle Johnson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Jessie Remick, Cindy Shoppe and Grace Cushing
$50/50: Jessie Remick, who generously donated back to our fundraising this quarter for Healthy Acadia.
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Stephanie Baillargeon, Rob Hemenway, Jo Cooper, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Jodie Cushing, Rhonda Parker, Clyde Cushing, Michael Houlsen
ROTARY BUSINESS:
President Debbie Ehrlenbach updated us on the District Governor’s visit, and thanked all club members who attended our meetings at The Beacon and Harbor Park.
Julie Clark announced the 2023 Peanut Butter & Jelly drive, which runs the month of September, sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank. The bank will match every jar of PB&J that the club collects, and the food will be delivered to local organizations and schools to help alleviate food insecurity.
Carol Jordan and April Hartford spoke about the upcoming Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast. Volunteers are needed and there is a signup sheet available.
Max Dietshe asked club members to help “Fill a Seat” at The Grand on September 15th. The club will collect food and deliver to The Grand. The Grand has a goal of filling all 400 seats with food and cash donations from the community.
Tricia Quirk and Lincoln Ehrlenbach are leading the charge on this year’s Walk for Polio, which will be held on October 21st, departing from Tricia’s office in Downtown Ellsworth at 9:30 AM. There will be a pizza party after at Fogtown Brewing. A sign-up sheet is available and members can contact Tricia to get a T-shirt prior.
Rhonda Parker gave the club an update on the final 2023 Pancake Breakfast proceeds. The club collected approximately $8000 in ticket and scholarship jar sales and donations, with a profit for the club of $2000.
Jo Cooper encouraged club members to send the membership committee a brief bio and photo for our Facebook page as a way of helping to promote the club.
Tricia Quirk received her Paul Harris +1 award! Congratulations!
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Matt Williams, the City Planner for Ellsworth. Matt spoke about the updating of Ellsworth’s comprehensive plan, which will help open up avenues of funding for city projects with input from the public.
Our club met at the Ellsworth Harbor Park and Marina in the Gazebo.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Lincoln Ehrlenbach and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Visiting Rotarian: Kathy Sizemore of Florida with her son Jared of Deer Isle.
Guests: Brielle Johnson and Joshua Collins
Birthdays: Jane Langley on 8/15
Club Anniversaries: Rebecca Greenlaw 2 years on 8/11
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Past District Governor Doug Curtis: Doug’s district project plans for Window Dressers is scheduled from September 16-22 at St. Joe’s Catholic Church in Ellsworth More info to come soon!
District Survey: An email has been sent out from the District asking all Rotarians to fill out the strategic plan survey.
Partner Program- To date we have collected $8,950.00! List of the 31 donors are printed on the bulletin board.
Jokes from Joshua: Debbie’s grandson Joshua shared some jokes with club members. Laughter filled the room! Thank you Joshua!
Rotary Flag Exchange: Visiting Rotarian Kathy Sizemore of Florida did a flag exchange with President Debbie.
District Governor Visit – August 24th – We will be having a multi-club visit with Bar Harbor and the Noontime Club on Thursday August 24th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Beacon Restaurant in Trenton. We have a private room with a bar upstairs in the restaurant. The cost is $20 which includes a tip and a $2 donation to polio in honor of our Governor. Cheese and crackers, hot and cold appetizers and hors d'oeuvres will be served. A cash bar will be available. Sign-up sheet at the weekly club meeting. Anyone planning on going must prepay by August 1st. Space is limited.
August 29th Tuesday – China Hill – Speaker Matt Williams Ellsworth City Planner
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Mary Thomas and Gene Pellerano
$50/50: $7 to Jessica Remick
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jessica Remick, Clyde Cushing, Kathy Sizemore, Stephanie Baillargeon, Carl Lusby, Marian Wells, and Lincoln Ehrlenbach.
Guest Speaker: Our guest speakers were the Partners of Union River, Adam Wilson - Harbor Master and Rotarian Mark Remick.
It was great hearing about the history of the Harbor, the services that are provided and plans for future projects.
Sending a reminder there is no Rotary meeting tonight - Tuesday, August 22nd. We will see everyone who signed up to attend the District Governor's visit on Thursday, August 24th at the Beacon Bar and Grill in Trenton from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
On August 7th Club members volunteered at the Frenchman Bay Conservancy's Monday Night Music at Tidal Falls in Hancock. Members helped with parking vehicles and cleaning up after the event. The Katherine Perkins Band provided great music and everyone had a wonderful time!
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by JoAnn Rodick and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Julie Bouchard and Julie Clark
Guests: Brielle Johnson, Joshua Collins, Matthew Collins, John Shoppe
Birthdays: Jodie Cushing 8/1. Happy Birthday!
Wedding Anniversaries: Rachel and Jeremy Bousquet 15 Years on 8/1
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Board Meeting: The next board meeting is Tuesday, August 8th at 6:00pm via Zoom.
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast: Rotary Shirts and Hats are available on sale. See Dave Wells. Shirts are $13 and Hats are $12. Lincoln is looking for propane tanks to use for the grills. Please help to set up on Friday at 3pm.... meeting at the storage building. Everyone arrives at 6am on Saturday for the event.
Partner Program- To date we have collected $8,550.00! List of the donors are printed on the bulletin board.
Frenchman’s Bay Conservatory Monday Music at Tidal Falls in Hancock – August 7th. Sign up and come help park cars and clean-up. Food Trucks are available or you can bring your own meal. Bring a chair and come listen to the great music!
Fellowship Gathering at Ehrlenbach’s Camp in Hancock – Friday August 11th 5:30pm – 7:00pm on the Ferry Road. Please RSVP.
District Governor Visit – We will be having a multi-club visit with Bar Harbor and the Noontime Club on Thursday August 24th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Beacon Restaurant in Trenton. We have a private room with a bar upstairs in the restaurant. The cost is $20 which includes a tip and a $2 donation to polio in honor of our Governor. Cheese and crackers, hot and cold appetizers and hors d'oeuvres will be served. A cash bar will be available. Sign-up sheet at the weekly club meeting. Anyone planning on going must prepay by August 1st. Space is limited.
August Meeting Schedule
August 7th Monday – Frenchman Bay Conservancy – Tidal Falls Rd Hancock - Park Cars – Free concert Fellowship Night bring your family
August 8th Tuesday – NO MEETING
August 15th Tuesday – At Harbor Park 413 Water Street Ellsworth – Speakers Friends of Union River & Harbor Master– Eat at the taco stand or bring your own dinner
August 29th Tuesday – China Hill – Speaker Matt Williams Ellsworth City Planner
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Barbara Clark, Shelly Van Camp, Robert Thomas, Tricia Quirk, Nancy Mayo
$50/50: $15 to Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Clyde Cushing, Jodie Cushing, Lori Googins, Pam Cushing, Marian Wells, Carl Lusby, April Hartford and Debbie Ehrlenbach.
Silverware Wrapping Party: Thank you all who attended to help wrap 1,000 pieces of silverware for the pancake breakfast!
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Max Dietshe and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Jo Cooper
Guests: Brielle Johnson, Kim Fitch, Matt Williams, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson and Eli Robinson
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons of Portland
Birthdays: Jodie Cushing 8/1
Wedding Anniversaries: Michael and Misty Houslen 6 year, JoAnn and Clarence Rodick 1 year, Rachel Bousquet 15 Years.
Rotary Anniversaries: Max Dietshe 3 Years
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast tickets were given to each club member to sell, buy or donate along with posters to hang up around the community. Please sign up to help on the day of the event. Rotary Shirts and Hats are available on sale. See Dave Wells. Shirts are $13 and Hats are $12. Lincoln is looing for propane tanks to use for the grills.
Silverware Wrapping Party – Tuesday, August 1st at 6:00pm at China Hill. 1,000 pieces to wrap for the pancake breakfast. Please attend to help.
Partner Program- To date we have collected $7,950.00! List of the 25 donors are printed on the bulletin board.
Frenchman’s Bay Conservancy Monday Music at Tidal Falls in Hancock – August 7th. Sign up and come help park cars and clean-up. Food Trucks are available or you can bring your own meal. Bring a chair and come listen to the great music!
Fellowship Gathering at Ehrlenbach’s Camp in Hancock – Friday August 11th 5:30pm – 7:00pm on the Ferry Road. Please RSVP.
District Governor Visit – We will be having a multi-club visit with Bar Harbor and the Noontime Club on Thursday August 24th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Beacon Restaurant in Trenton. We have a private room with a bar upstairs in the restaurant. The cost is $20 which includes a tip and a $2 donation to polio in honor of our Governor. Cheese and crackers, hot and cold appetizers and hors d'oeuvres will be served. A cash bar will be available. Sign-up sheet at the weekly club meeting. Anyone planning on going must prepay by August 1st. Space is limited.
August Meeting Schedule
August 7th Monday – Frenchman Bay Conservancy – Tidal Falls Rd Hancock - Park Cars – Free concert Fellowship Night bring your family
August 8th Tuesday – NO MEETING
August 15th Tuesday – At Harbor Park 413 Water Street Ellsworth – Speakers Friends of Union River & Harbor Master– Eat at the taco stand or bring your own dinner
August 29th Tuesday – China Hill – Speaker Matt Williams Ellsworth City Planner
Paul Harris Recognition: Congratulations to Marian Wells for receiving her Paul Harris +8 Pin!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Cindy Shoppe, Matt Williams, Julie Clark
$50/50: $15 to Carl Lusby
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Carl Lusby, Jack Frost, Marc Rich, Dave Wells, Max Dietshe, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Gene Pellerano, Jo Cooper, and Debbie Ehrlenbach.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speakers were Lily Philbrook and Madeline Henry. They are both Former Rotary Scholarship Recipients.
Madeline Henry is a 2022 graduate of Ellsworth High School. In high school she was active in Music and Performing Arts where she wrote, directed and acted in a play that won top awards at the state level. As a young, child Maddie and her family lived on a sail boat. Maddie and her family were very close to our dearly departed Rotarian Charlene Churchill. She is currently attending Emerson College in Boston.
Lillian (Lily) Philbrook was born and raised in the greater Hancock County Area. She is an Alumni of Ellsworth High School, volunteer at the Grand theater, involved community member and chances are, you have already met or interacted with Lily. Lily has been recognized for several Girl Scouting awards, such as Town of Lamoine Co-citizen of the year 2019-2020 and GS Presidential Award for her time spent bettering lives of local veterans. Over the past 10 Years Lily has arranged and collected gifts for needy children with her local Angel Tree and plans to carry on that tradition for years to come. Lily enjoys being on, and behind the stage, spending time at our local theater, and spending time with her family, friends, and furry friend Sully. Lily currently works at the Oceanarium on MDI had has previously worked at the Grand Theater and the Union River Lobster Pot.
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: Robert and Mary Thomas
Guests: Matthew and Joshua Collins, John Shoppe, Grace Robinson
Birthdays: Ray Williams 7/24, Rebecca Greenlaw 7/24
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast tickets were given to each club member to sell, buy or donate along with posters to hang up around the community. Please sign up to help on the day of the event.
Silverware Wrapping Party – Tuesday, August 1st at 6:00pm at China Hill. 1,000 pieces to wrap for the pancake breakfast.
Partner Program- Letters have gone out to local businesses. To date we have collected $7,150.00 List of donors are printed on the bulletin board.
Frenchman's Bay Conservancy Monday Music at Tidal Falls in Hancock – August 7th. Sign up and come help park cars and clean-up. Food Trucks are available or you can bring your own meal. Bring a chair and come listen to the great music!
Camp CaPella Thank You Card – A card was sent from Camp CaPella thanking our club for the $1,500 donation to sponsor a child with developmental disabilities to camp at Camp CaPella for one week.
District Governor Visit – We will be having a multi-club visit with Bar Harbor and the Noontime Club on Thursday August 24th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Beacon Restaurant in Trenton. We have a private room with a bar upstairs in the restaurant. The cost is $20 which includes a tip and a $2 donation to polio in honor of our Governor. Cheese and crackers, hot and cold appetizers and hors d'oeuvres will be served. A cash bar will be available. Sign-up sheet at the weekly club meeting. Anyone planning on going must prepay by August 1st. Space is limited.
August Meeting Schedule
August 7th Monday – Frenchman Bay Conservancy – Tidal Falls Rd Hancock - Park Cars – Free concert Fellowship Night bring your family
August 8th Tuesday – NO MEETING
August 15th Tuesday – At Harbor Park 413 Water Street Ellsworth – Speakers Friends of Union River & Harbor Master– Eat at the taco stand or bring your own dinner
August 29th Tuesday – China Hill – Speaker Matt Williams Ellsworth City Planner
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Tracy Shaffer, Rebecca Greenlaw, Rhonda Parker, Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Clyde Cushing.
$50/50: $14 to Jodie Cushing
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jodie Cushing, Stephanie Baillargeon, Kelly Brown, Carl Lusby, Nancy Mayo, Rob Hemenway, Tracy Shaffer, Gene Pellerano.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Maria Donahue, MPH, MSW - Community Health Director of Healthy Acadia.
Maria provides leadership for Healthy Acadia’s collaborative programs focused on health promotion, prevention, and management of chronic disease, and substance use prevention. Her work has included direction and oversight of initiatives focused on the promotion of active community environments, school health, healthy environments, tobacco-free communities, substance use prevention, positive youth development, and efforts to address health care workforce shortages in rural communities.
Maria sustains high-impact collaborative relationships with partner organizations, volunteers, and consultants. She directs program development, implementation, and evaluation, and also supports strategic planning, grant writing, budgeting, and contract management.
Opening Ceremonies: President Debbie Ehrlenbach called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Rob Hemenway and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Julie and Tony Bouchard
Guests: John Shoppe, Brielle Johnson, Jessica Remick
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Dave Wells, April Hartford, Julie Bouchard, Shelly Van Camp, Tracy Shaffer
$50/50: $21 to Nany Mayo
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards: Mental Health and Wellness at Healthy Acadia.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Nancy Mayo, Julie Bouchard, Lori Googins, Dave Wells, Rob Hemenway, Jo Cooper, Michael Houslen, Carl Lusby, Rebecca Greenlaw, Jo Ann Rodick, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Gene Pellerano, Mark Remick, Jack Frost, Tracy Shaffer and Clyde Cushing.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Tonight the Club celebrated Transition Night. Thank you Clyde Cushing for all you have done in your year as President and we welcome Debbie Ehrlenbach as our 2023-2024 President!
Debbie introduced this year’s 2023-2024 Board Officers: Each director gave a brief summary of goals.
President Elect - Jodie Cushing
Secretary - Marian Wells
Treasurer - Rhonda Parker
Membership - JoAnn Rodick and co-chair Rebecca Greenlaw
Community Service: Max Dietshe and co-chair Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Vocational Services: Gene Pellerano and co-chair Laura Pellerano
Club Service - Jack Frost and co-chair Jane Langley
International Service: David Wells and co-chair Marian Wells
Rotary Foundation - Lincoln Ehrlenbach with committee members Tracy Shaffer and Tricia Quirk
Community Support - Cindy Shoppe
Public Relations - Ashley Johnson with committee members Julie Clark and Michael Houslen
Rotarian Jack Frost of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust presented a check in the amount of $2,000 to sponsor this year's Blueberry Pancake Breakfast scheduled for August 5th!
Pancake Breakfast tickets were given to each club member to sell, buy or donate along with posters to hang up around the community.
Debbie shared with club members her goals for the year and is excited for another year providing humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Save the date! The Rotary Blueberry Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, August 5th! Tickets are on sale! Ask any Ellsworth Rotarian! $9 per person and $5 for kids under 12.
Join us for all you can eat blueberry pancakes! Sausage, Juice and Coffee. We will have Gluten Free Pancakes too! Under the big tent at the Down East Family YMCA.
In observance of Independence Day, our club will not be meeting on Tuesday, July 4th. We hope to see you at our next meeting on Tuesday, July 11th at 6pm at China Hill.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Robert and Mary Thomas
Birthdays: Benedetta Pellerano 6/27, Laura Pellerano 7/1
Wedding Anniversaries: Linda and Jeff Fuller 25 Years
Club Anniversaries: Larry Fernald 48 Years, Rob Hemenway 9 Years
Guests: John Shoppe
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Marian Wells, Clyde Cushing, John Shoppe, Carol Yancey and Cindy Shoppe.
$50/50: $11 to Rebecca Greenlaw
Happy Dollars: Fourth Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Rebecca Greenlaw, Fred Beyer, Carl Lusby, Lori Googins, Grace Robinson, Dave Wells, Gene Pellerano, Tracy Shaffer, Clyde Cushing.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
2022-2023 Year End Review: Clyde Cushing recognized all club members who served on the Board over the past year and thanked them for their service. Each board member did a summary of highlights. Everyone was given a certificate of appreciation. Clyde also recognized other club members for their leadership and service on club events.
Clyde presented a slideshow of photos and accomplishments of the year. Cookies and cupcakes were provided.
In observance of Independence Day, our club will not be meeting on Tuesday, July 4th. We hope to see you at our next meeting on Tuesday, July 11th at 6pm at China Hill.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms:Robert and Mary Thomas
Door Prizes: The lucky winner was: Tracy Shaffer, John Shoppe, Jane Langley, Rebecca Greenlaw and Grayson
50/50: $12.00 to Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: Fourth Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Several Rotarians.
Rotary Business:
The Loaves and Fishes Auction will be held June 24th. In addition to the auction there will be a raffle, food and plenty of fun. Please consider attending or contributing to this major fund raising event for the food pantry. This is one of Loaves and Fishes major fund raising events and the volume of clients utilizing the pantry has never been greater so the need for funds is very high. Thank you for any support you can give this event!
Kids Peace Golf Tournament at Lucerne Inn on Saturday Jun 24th. Contact Rebecca Greenlaw to volunteer.
Shelly Van Camp was the winner of the State License Plate Game. She won a rotary apron and cutting board.
Bar Harbor Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast – Tuesday July 4th. They are looking for help.
Guest Speakers / Program: Grayson Richmond of Birdsacre was the guest speaker. He is a third generation caretaker, growing up, and working for the last two decades at Birdsacre. He trains, works with, and cares for Birdsacre's ambassador vultures, hawks, and owls to foster a deeper appreciation of nature in school children and the visiting public to inspire better stewardship of our home.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Moment of Silence for Natalie Knox.
Sergeant at Arms:Tony and Julie Bouchard
Guests:John Shoppe
Club Anniversaries: Jane Langley 16 Years and Julie Clark 15 Years.
Birthdays: Rod Fox on 6/21 and Mark Remick on 6/21
Wedding Anniversaries: Laura and Gene Pellerano 43 Years and Debbie and Lincoln Ehrlenbach 47 Years.
Door Prizes: The lucky winner was: Cindy Shoppe, Stephanie Baillargeon, Michael Houlsen, Julie Bouchard, Carol Yancey and Jo Cooper.
50/50: $8.00 to Tony Bouchard
Happy Dollars: Fourth Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Tony Bouchard, Gene Pellerano, Carol Yancey, Jack Frost, Jo Cooper, Dave Wells and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
The Loaves and Fishes Auction will be held June 24th. In addition to the auction there will be a raffle, food and plenty of fun. Please consider attending or contributing to this major fund raising event for the food pantry. This is one of Loaves and Fishes major fund raising events and the volume of clients utilizing the pantry has never been greater so the need for funds is very high. Thank you for any support you can give this event!
Kids Peace Golf Tournament at Lucerne Inn on Saturday Jun 24th. Contact Rebecca Greenlaw to volunteer.
Guest Speakers / Program: Laura and Gene Pellerano shared a presentation of photos of their trip to Ecuador in 2022.
On Tuesday, June 6th the Rotary Club of Ellsworth held its annual Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Ceremony at China Hill Restaurant in Ellsworth.
We were pleased to be able to make the award to two of our club members. Congratulations to Rhonda Parker and Jo Ann Brown Rodick.
We are also pleased to award three community members. Congratulations to Bob Merrill, Andy Mathews and Terri Ouellette.
This award recognizes the person's contributions to their community and their vocation and their commitment to Rotary's motto of "Service Above Self." These awards are made possible by the annual donations that our club members make to the Rotary Foundation.
Agenda
5:00pm to 6:00pm Social Hour
6:00pm President Clyde Cushing calls meeting to order with WELCOME and Invocation/Pledge
6:05pm Dinner Buffet OPEN
6:30pm President Elect Debbie Ehrlenbach Presents Paul Harris History and Foundation
Introduction of Paul Harris Awards
Jack Frost -Bob Merrill intro and presentation
Debbie Ehrlenbach- JoAnn Brown Rodick intro and presentation
MaxDietshe- Andy Mathews intro and presentation
Carl Lusby-Rhonda Parker intro and presentation
Dave Wells- Terri Ouellette intro and presentation
Clyde Cushing closes presentations and the meeting. Asks all New Paul Harris Fellows to stay for a group photo.
Opening Ceremonies: Vice President Jodie Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Jodie Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms:Mary and Bob Thomas; Carol Jordan
Guests:John Shoppe
Visiting Rotarians:Betty and Dave Parsons
Club Anniversaries: Mary Thomas (2 years); Bob Thomas (2 years)
Wedding Anniversaries:Cindy and John Shoppe (50 years!)
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Tony Bouchard; Fred Beyer; John Shoppe; Gene Pellerano
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome:Romey is taking a vacation and will be back in two weeks.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Lori Googins
Happy Dollars: Fourth Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Lori Googins; Gene Pellerano; Fred Beyer; Max Dietshe; Carl Lusby.
Rotary Business:
The Friends in Action Auction could benefit from additional Rotary volunteers to assist with the management side of the auction. The FIA auction will be held at the Moore Community Center on Saturday June 3rd from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. A sign-up sheet was circulated.
The Loaves and Fishes Auction will be held June 24th. In addition to the auction there will be a raffle, food and plenty of fun. Please consider attending or contributing to this major fund raising event for the food pantry. This is one of Loaves and Fishes major fund raising events and the volume of clients utilizing the pantry has never been greater so the need for funds is very high. Thank you for any support you can give this event!
Kidspeace Golf Tournament on June 24th: Get a team together and play or sign up to voilunteer the day of the tournament.
Max Dietshe shared we still are in need of volunteers for the Red Cross Blood Drive and passed around a sign-up sheet. Contact or email Max if you would like to help out.
Program:
Vice President Jodie led us in a ‘Fun Night’ activity where we passed a beach ball around the room and answered questions printed on the ball. Each Rotarian in turn shared fun or interesting facts about themselves based on the questions. A good time was had by all!!!
Vice President Jodie distributed maps of the United States and challenged each Rotarian to color in each state as we see a license plate representing that state. We will turn in the maps to see who was able to spot the most states at the June 13th meeting.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms:Mary and Bob Thomas
Guests:Three parents from the Lamoine Consolidated School
Club Anniversaries: Tony Bouchard (16 years); Bill Casale (16 years); Alison King (13 years); Rhonda Parker (3 years); Lori Googins (1 year)
Birthdays: Debbie Ehrlenbach
Door Prizes: The lucky winner was: Shelly Van Camp
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome:Marian Wells located Romey and will take Romey on adventures until next week’s meeting… Watch our Facebook page for Romey’s travels.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Carol Jordan
Happy Dollars: Fourth Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Carol Jordan; Max Dietshe; Stephanie Baillargeon; Julie Bouchard; Gene Pellerano; Mike Houlsen; Tony Bouchard; Dave Wells; Nancy Mayo; Grace Robinson; Jodie Cushing; Lori Goggins; Jo Cooper; Carl Lusby.
Rotary Business:
The Ellsworth Elementary Middle School / Rotary Bicycle Rodeo was held Saturday, May 20th and was a great success Thank you to all the Rotary volunteers who helped riders receive and fit 40 new helmets and helped riders navigate the safety course on their bicycles.
The Friends in Action Auction could benefit from additional Rotary volunteers to assist with the management side of the auction. The FIA auction will be held at the Moore Community Center on Saturday June 3rd from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m.
The Loaves and Fishes Auction will be held June 24th. In addition to the auction there will be a raffle, food and plenty of fun. Please consider attending or contributing to this major fund raising event for the food pantry. This is one of Loaves and Fishes major fund raising events and the volume of clients utilizing the pantry has never been greater so the need for funds is very high. Thank you for any support you can give this event!
The Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary at Birdsacre thanks us for our contribution.
Hancock County Technical Center thanked us for our contribution to the Boggy Brrok 5K which benefitted their USA Skills program.
Guest Speakers / Program:
The Lamoine Consolidated School State Winning USA Skills Middle School Engineering Team shared their experiences preparing for and competing in the state USA Skills competition in Bangor. The team members… Benjamin Baldridge, Jordan Chan, Ian Frost and Teacher Advisor Miranda Engstrom then turned the tables on the members present by organizing us in teams administering a written mathematics test and then presenting an engineering challenge for each Rotary group to tackle just like the Lamoine USA Skills team had to at the state competition. Everyone had a great time and The Ellsworth Rotary Club wishes the Lamoine Middle School Engineering Team the best of luck at the national competition in Atlanta, Georgia this coming June.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms:Mary and Bob Thomas
Guests:John Shoppe; Brennan
Birthdays: Clyde Cushing
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Brennan; Carl Lusby; Clyde Cushing
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome:Mike Houlsen located Romey and will house Romey until next week’s meeting.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Julie Clark
Happy Dollars: Fourth Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Julie Clark; Gene Pellerano; Pam Cushing; Shelly Van Camp; Carl Lusby; Debbie Ehrlenbach; Lincoln Ehrlenbach; Dave Wheaton; Jack Frost; JoAnn Rodick; Laura Pellerano; Dave Wells; Marian Wells.
Rotary Business:
The Ellsworth Elementary Middle School / Rotary Bicycle Rodeo will be held Saturday, May 20th from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Volunteers are still needed to assist the riders fit their new helmets and and navigate the safety course on their bicycles.
The Friends in Action Auction could benefit from additional Rotary volunteers to assist with the management side of the auction. The FIA auction will be held at the Moore Community Center on Saturday June 3rd from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Foundation Chair Lincoln Ehrlenbach shared many examples of the good around the world that a $100.00 donation can do. Please consider making your contribution before the end of the Rotary year on June 30th.
Guest Speaker: Melanie Dresser, Executive Director of Camp Capella shared with the members the many updates to the facilities / buildings / programs / and activities that have been accomplished over the past year as well as improvements in progress and planned for the years ahead. Melanie shared how members could volunteer or donate to help Camp Capella continue to grow and offer quality offerings to campers throughout the summer months. All Rotary members are invited to visit Camp Capella in action this summer.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Michael Houslen and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Robert and Mary Thomas
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons
Birthdays: April Hartford and Max Dietshe
Wedding Anniversaries: Dana and Ann Reiter
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Jodie Cushing
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Rebecca Greenlaw
$50/50: $9 Dave Wells
Happy Dollars: 3rd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Dave Wells, Jo Cooper, Stephanie Baillargeon, Barbara Clark, Marian Wells, Jodie Cushing, Gene Pellerano, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Lori Googins and Rebecca Greenlaw.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Ellsworth Library Open House May 11th 4pm-6pm. We will have a Rotary table there.
Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Ceremony: Tuesday, June 6th at China Hill.
Rotary Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, August 5th at the Ellsworth YMCA. Lincoln Ehrlenbach is looking for interested Rotarians to join the committee to help organize the event.
Rotary Foundation Update: The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
Our mission: The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
$50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
$500 can launch an anti-bullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.
Please consider a gift to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please mail your check to the Ellsworth Rotary Club, P.O. Box 741, Ellsworth, Maine 04605.
EEMS Bike Rodeo – May 20th 8:30am to Noon. Please let Max Dietshe if you can sign up to help.
Kids Peace Annual Golf Tournament – June 24th. Please sign up to help to Rebecca Greenlaw.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe is looking for sign-ups for the blood drive for the months of May and June. The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: Our guest speakers Rotarians Michael Houslen and Dave Wells. Michael is one of our newest members of the club. He works for KidsPeace and is happy to join Rotary!
Dave Wells did a presentation of Prosthetics. Since 2015 our club has donated and delivered 575 wheelchairs to polio victims in the Dominican Republic, Panama and Belize. For the incoming year we plan to raise money for nine prosthetic leg sockets. We have applied for a district grant and will have our annual pancake breakfast in September during autumn gold weekend to raise the funds for the project.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Robert and Mary Thomas
Club Anniversaries: Gene Pellerano and Debbie Ehrlenbach
Birthdays: Marc Rich, Julie Bouchard and Lori Googins
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons
Guests: John Shoppe and Grace Robinson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: John Shoppe, Julie Clark, Debbie Ehrlenbach and Pam Cushing
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Jo Cooper
$50/50: $11 Shelly Van Camp
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Shelly Van Camp, Carl Lusby, Jodie Cushing, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Max Dietshe, Jo Cooper, Nancy Mayo, Gene Pellerano, JoAnn Rodick, Stephanie Baillargeon and Michael Houlsen
ROTARY BUSINESS:
EEMS Bike Rodeo – May 20th 8:30am to Noon. Please let Max Dietshe if you can sign up to help.
Kids Peace Annual Golf Tournament – June 24th. Please sign up to help to Rebecca Greenlaw.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe is looking for sign-ups for the blood drive for the months of May and June. The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: Our guest speakers were new Rotarians April Hartford and Stephanie Baillargeon. Both ladies are employed at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth. They are both excited to be part of the club. They each explained why they joined Rotary and how they will help the community.
On April 25th, The Rotary Club of Ellsworth honored outstanding students from Hancock County Technical Center (HCTC) in Law Enforcement, Diesel, Hospitality, Travel & Tourism and Culinary. Each student received a Certificate and a $50 gift card.
Law Enforcement: Allen Smith, Instructor
William Hileman, Junior, Homeschooled Student
Diesel: Andrew Trowbridge, Instructor
Eli King, Senior, EHS
Hospitality, Travel and Tourism: Tara Mason, Instructor
Cruz Coffin, Junior, EHS
Culinary: Camille Frost, Instructor
Keyana Tilton, Sophomore, EHS
Students from the Culinary program made a delicious meal and our guest speaker was Brian Langley. It was another great night partnering with HCTC to recognize and encourage excellence in technical education. All Happy Dollars and Tips were donated to Skills USA. Hancock County Technical Center
Opening Ceremonies: Vice President Jodie Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Stephanie Baillargeon and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Debbie and Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Club Anniversaries: Carl Lusby
Birthdays: Julie Clark
Guests: John Shoppe and Grace Robinson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Rebecca Greenlaw, Shelly Van Camp, Dave Wells, Julie Bouchard, and Carol Jordan.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: John Shoppe
$50/50: $11 Stephanie Baillargeon
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Stephanie Baillargeon, Tracy Shaffer, Lori Googins, Julie Clark, Max Dietshe, Carol Jordan, Dave Wells, Rhonda Parker, Michael Houlsen
ROTARY BUSINESS:
April 25th Rotary Meeting at HCTC at 5:30pm. We will be accepting tip donations for Skills USA.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe is looking for sign-ups for the blood drive for the months of May and June. The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: Our guest speaker was Sarah Demarest of Aroostook Mental Health Center (AMHC) Sexual Assault Services Supervisor for Washington and Hancock County.
Sarah has been working with survivors of sexual violence since 2011. She started her journey as a sexual assault advocate in the Navy. Her career has evolved over the years, continuing as an advocate for the Navy, as a Sexual Assault Advocate Point of Contact where she taught continuing education for advocates and then a Sexual Assault Liaison for one of our Combatant Commands for all branches of service.
In Maine, she has worked for Rape Response Services serving Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties and currently, AMHC Sexual Assault Services as the supervisor for Washington and Hancock County. AMHC Sexual Assault Services promotes healing and justice to all affected by sexual violence through advocacy, education, and prevention. Their services are for anyone affected by sexual violence in Aroostook, Hancock, Washington Counties, Maine. They are a free and confidential support service that offers a 24/7 helpline. Some of the services that are included with AMHC Sexual Assault Services are advocacy, medical, legal, law enforcement accompaniments, support groups, and prevention-based education for all ages.
Their helpline is 1-800-871-7741, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for victim/survivors, family, friends, and professionals. Their Children’s Advocacy Centers are committed to minimizing trauma and promoting healing for children and their families following the allegations of sexual abuse. The centers provide a streamlined, timely, and evidence-based community response in a safe and neutral environment. They have two Children’s Advocacy Centers, one in Fort Fairfield and one in Marshfield. They have a passionate team, dedicated to meeting survivors where they are at on their path to healing.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Club Anniversaries: Jo Cooper
Guests: Ellsworth Fire Chief Scott Guillerault, Grace Robinson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Benedetta Pellerano, Shelly Van Camp, Jack Frost, Dave Wells, Ray Williams and Pam Cushing.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Caroline King
$50/50: $9 Michael Houslen
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Polio Plus.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Michael Houslen, Lori Googins, Grace Robinson, Carl Lusby, Dave Wells and Benedetta Pellerano.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
EHS Honors Banquet – Tuesday, April 11th at China Hill. Please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know if you would like to host a student. Scholarships applications are in and currently being reviewed by the committee. Pre-pay for your meal before April 11th. Looking for donations of $20 gift cards to give to students.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe is looking for sign-ups for the blood drive for the months of April and May. The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: Our guest speaker was Caroline King of the American Red Cross. Caroline has served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross of Northern and Eastern Maine since 2015.
From offices in Bangor and Caribou, the Red Cross serves seven northern most Maine counties from Fairfield to the Fort Kent and covers more than 60,000 square miles and includes more than 440,000 people.
In her role as “the Face of the Red Cross” in these communities, Caroline works to increase community awareness and participation in humanitarian mission of the Red Cross, along with harnessing their generous support and commitment of individuals, communities and local businesses.
The Red Cross is always looking for volunteers. Please help by signing up at the monthly blood drives in Ellsworth or give blood on a regular basis.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Club Anniversaries: Larry Johnston on April 1, 1989
Guests: John Shoppe and Grace Robinson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: April Hartford, Stephanie Baillargeon, Laura Pellerano, JoAnn Rodick, Grace Robinson, Shelly Van Camp, Julie Clark, Lori Googins and Cindy Shoppe.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Shelly Van Camp
$50/50: $14 to Jack Frost
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jack Frost, Jo Cooper, Carl Lusby, April Hartford, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Lori Googins, Grace Robinson, Jodie Cushing, Laura Pellerano, Gene Pellerano, Dave Wells, Stephanie Baillargeon, Joann Rodick and Bob Thomas.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
EHS Honors Banquet – Tuesday, April 11th at China Hill. Please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know if you would like to host a student. Scholarships applications are in and currently being reviewed by the committee. Pre-pay for your meal before April 11th. Looking for donations of $20 gift cards to give to students.
A Presidential Citation Award was presented to Winnie Chan of China Hill who is retiring. Thank you for all you have done for the club over the years!
Rotarian Jodie Cushing was also presented with the Presidential Citation Award for her Leadership and organizing the Cabin Fever Craft/Yard Sale. The fundraiser collected over $3,000!
New Member Induction Ceremony: Our club inducted 4 New Members! Congratulations to Shelly Van Camp, Stephanie Baillargeon, April Hartford and Michael Houslen! Welcome to the Club!
Thank you to our Rotary Mentors: Rebecca Greenlaw, Jodie Cushing, Jo Cooper and Max Dietshe.
The Rotary Craft Fair/ Yard sale was on Saturday, March 25th at the Ellsworth Elementary Middle School from 9am-2pm. Over 70 different vendors attended. Thank you to Rotarian Jodie Cushing for organizing this event!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Birthdays: Rebecca Greenlaw and Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Club Anniversaries: Dave Wells and Marian Wells
Guests: John Shoppe, Don Cooper, Grace Robinson, Shelly Van Camp
Visiting Rotarians: Jim Mroch of the Bar Harbor Club
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Rebecca Greenlaw, Gene Pellerano, Julie Clark, Jodie Cushing and Benedetta Pellernao.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Romey will be at the Cabin Fever on Saturday.
$50/50: $12 to John Shoppe
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: John Shoppe, Carl Lusby, Jack Frost, Jo Cooper, Lori Googins, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Gene Pellerano, Rhonda Parker and Fred Beyer.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Cabin Fever Craft/Yard Sale – THIS SATURDAY, March 25th at EEMS 9am-2pm Please help!
EHS Honors Banquet – Tuesday, April 11th at China Hill. Please let Debbie Ehrlenbach know if you would like to host a student. Scholarships applications are in and currently being reviewed by the committee. Pre-pay for your meal before April 11th.
President-Elect Training (PETS) – Debbie Ehrlenbach attends PETS over the weekend at St. Georges in Canada. She said it went well and the training was well organized.
Citizen of the Year – Rotarian Jack Frost. Congratulations Jack!
Next Week’s Meeting – Tuesday, March 28th. We will be inducting Five New Members! Please attend! Dessert Bar will be provided.
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for March, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Foundation Award: President Clyde Cushing awarded Past President Gene Pellerano the District Top Foundation award for our club during his year as President in 2021-2022.
Guest Speaker: This week's guest speaker was Shannon Byers. She is the CEO/Founder of NOK finders a social enterprise that uses forensic genealogy to solve unclaimed person cases. About 3% of deaths in the US result in an unclaimed person where the family is either unaware or unable to claim the remained of their family member.
She did an overview of forensic genealogy and the many ways it is being used. She also shared some ways you can help address the issue of unclaimed persons that many people do not know exists. More information can be found at www.NOKfinders.com (http://www.nokfinders.com/)
Shannon is a member of the Ellsworth Noontime Rotary and is a Business Banker with Machias Savings Bank.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Birthdays: Larry Fernald on March 9th. Happy Birthday!
Guests: Grace Robinson, Shelly Van Camp, Stephanie Baillargeon, Michael Houslen and John Shoppe
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Fred Beyer, Cindy Shoppe and Shelly Van Camp
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Grace Robinson
$50/50: $10 to Rebecca Greenlaw
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Rebecca Greenlaw, Michael Houslen, Tracey Shaffer, Grace Robinson, Jodie Cushing, Gene Pellerano, Laura Pellerano, Kelly Brown, Fred Beyer, Lori Googins and Max Dietshe.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Cabin Fever Craft/Yard Sale – March 25th at EEMS. To date we have 77 vendors! 50/50 raffle will be provided. $1 door admission and Kids under 12 get in for free. Jodie is looking for Rotarians to help. Please contact her. Our club will have a table there to sell things. If you have something you would like to donate, please bring to the next meeting or meet up with Jodie. (No clothes please) Jodie has extra fliers for those who can put up around town or at their work. The 8th grade class of EEMS will have a food table to raise money for their class trip.
EHS Honor’s Banquet at China Hill – April 11th. Debbie Ehrlenbach has sent out an email about hosting students. Please let her know if you are able to.
HCTC Honors Night – April 25th at HCTC. More details to come soon!
Rotary World Service Day is May 20th. Our club will do a service project to honor the event. More details to come soon!
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for March, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Program: Rotarian Rebecca Greenlaw provided a club activity tonight. Everyone played the game Family Feud. Prizes were given out to Jodie Cushing, Shelly Van Camp and Pam Cushing as the top three winners! Thank you to Rebecca for providing a fun activity!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms:Mary Thomas
Guests:April Hartford; Shelly VanCamp
Visiting Rotarians: None
Club Anniversaries: Nancy Mayo (14 years); Laura Pellerano (21 years); Marc Rich (5 years)
Wedding Anniversaries: None
Birthdays: None
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: David Wells; Marion Wells; Olive Oram; Rebecca Greenlaw
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome:Shelly VanCamp located Romey and will house Romey until next week’s meeting.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Benedetta Pellerano
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Benedetta Pellerano; Grace Robinson; Fred Beyers; Dave Wells; Marion Wells; Jack Frost; Carl Lusby
Rotary Business:
The February 25th Regular Rotary Meeting will be an Informational Meeting regarding Rotary Basics and be held at Saint Dunstans Church…. Great opportunity for members (new and existing) to learn more or refresh existing knowledge about all aspects of Rotary (Local / District / International).
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Cabin Fever Craft and Yard Sale: Rotarian Jodie Cushing reported that 69 vendors had signed up for table space and that there are 10 tables left for rental. This Rotary fundraising event will take place on March 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Ellsworth Elementary Middle School and will require all Rotarian hands on deck to ensure a successful event. All proceeds will be dedicated to the Ellsworth Rotary Club Scholarship and Community Giving Programs.
President Clyde Cushing shared a thank you letter from Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Urology Department recognizing our second quarter happy dollars contribution of $1,014.00.
Guest Speaker: Jessica and Olive Oram shared their experiences participating in the Miss and Mrs. Maine / America Women of Service Pageants. The Maine / America pageant focuses on sisterhood and community service with an emphasis on Bully Prevention Programming in schools across the state and America. You can learn more about the organization and their community service efforts by visiting their website: https://www.pageantplanet.com/directory/category/pageant
Check presentation with Rotarian Jodie Cushing, Dr. Califano (Urology-Maine Coast) and Alicia Handy (Urology-Maine Coast) from the club's Movember fundraiser.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
Invocation was read by: President Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Club Anniversaries: None
Wedding Anniversaries: None
Door Prizes: Michael Holson, Laura Pellerano, Raymond Williams
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Rebecca Greenlaw
$50/50: $11 Pam Cushing
Happy Dollars: Pam Cushing, Jodie Cushing, Gene Pellerano, Carl Lusby, Rhonda Parker, Lori Googins, Jack Frost
Rotary Business:
Ross Baldree’s father has passed. A card was signed by members at the meeting.
Ralph Farrar, a long time honorary Rotarian, has passed.
Committee Reports:
Craft Fair Committee: To date, 61 tables have been sold. Jodie has started passing around sign up sheets. Many volunteers are needed Friday afternoon for set up and organizing tables, and on Saturday as runners, 50/50 table, set up/take down, and at the admission table.
Membership Committee: Joann has 4 potential new Rotary members.
Vocational Events: Tracy thanked all who attended last meeting’s HCTC night. It was a successful evening. February 14 is the deadline for signing up to attend the Rotary Orientation at the St Dunstan's Church on February 25th. Two more people are needed; otherwise, the meeting will be canceled.
Guest Speaker: Sharon Caddus, Director of Communications and Development at Downeast Community Partners (DCP) was the guest speaker. On Saturday, February 25, DCP is having a fundraiser that the Grand. Doors open at 5:30 for a silent auction with live music starting at 7:00. Maine’s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, will be the auctioneer for a Yodal stove. The fundraiser is to benefit their THAW program. THAW is a donor funded emergency heating fund for those who may/may not qualify for other heating assistance. To qualify for THAW, the applicant must have less than 2 weeks of fuel in the tank which in most cases is less than a quarter tank of fuel. If the applicant qualifies based on income, they will be given 100 gallons of emergency heating fuel. At the same time, the consumer will file an application with DCP for other heating assistance and general assistance programs. 94% of DCP program applicants are senior citizens. There has been a 400% increase in applications over the last 2 years with $14M given to Hancock/Washington county residents; $3M to just Ellsworth residents alone.
On Tuesday, February 7th The Rotary Club of Ellsworth honored outstanding students from Hancock County Technical Center (HCTC) in Early Childhood Development, Law Enforcement, Multimedia Design and Welding Technologies.
Our guest speaker was Gretchen Wilson - former Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. It was another great night partnering with HCTC to recognize and encourage excellence in technical education! #ellsworthrotary Hancock County Technical Center.
Below are the students and instructors who were recognized.
Early Childhood Development
Outstanding Student: Mercedes Ulichny, Senior at EHS
Instructor: Megan Stubbs
Law Enforcement
Outstanding Student: William Hileman, Junior, Homeschool Student
Instructor: Allen Smith
Multimedia Design
Outstanding Student: Miricle Hill, Senior at EHS
Instructor: Jamie Anderson
Welding Technologies
Outstanding Student: Caden Blackwood, Junior, Bucksport High School
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Jodie Cushing; Gene Pellerano; Matt Dexter; Carl Lusby
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome:Pam Cushing located Romey and will house Romey until next week’s meeting.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Clyde Cushing; Gene Pellerano; Michael Haulsen
Rotary Business:
The February 25th Regular Rotary Meeting will be an Informational Meeting regarding Rotary Basics and be held at Saint Dunstans Church…. Great opportunity for members ( new and existing) to learn more refresh existing knowledge about all aspects of Rotary (Local / District / International) .
Membership Update: JoAnn Rodick reminded everyone of the upcoming Zoom Membership meeting on Thursday, January 26th at noon.
Guest Speaker: Matt Dexter, Matt is the executive director of the Christine B. Foundation (CBF). CBF is a service-providing nonprofit, supporting those facing cancer in eastern Maine.
The Christine B Foundation (CBF): CBF is a cancer nutrition program providing medically tailored grocery packages across the state and has helped over 1,400 Mainers receive nearly 300,000 meals during their treatment. You can become one of the 100+ volunteers within this program and learn more at www.chrisbfund.org
Matt shared how CBF used a $500 Rotary Club of Ellsworth Community Grant Award in March of 2019 as seed money and developed it into current CBF program with a $400,000 operating budget and currently 100+ volunteers donating over 300 hours per week delivering a “box of soul” to cancer patients in the program.
Matt further explained how each patient after their diagnosis can be connected to CBF through their provider. The nutrition program begins with a meeting with a dietician and the nutrition team to develop the strong nutrition component of their standard of care program. CBF then follows through to ensure that each patient receives their grocery packages each week consisting of ½ produce; ¼ meats and proteins; and ¼ grains and miscellaneous items.
The program concluded by Matt sharing the many different avenues an individual can volunteer time within the program. For more information or to sign up to volunteer, go online at www.chrisbfund.org or call 207-573-9026
President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order at 6:00pm
Invocation was read by: Clyde and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rotarian Julie Bouchard is at the MDI hospital. She has sepsis. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Birthdays: Bill Casale Feb 6
Club Anniversaries: Fred Beyer 6 years, Tracy Shaffer 8 years, Mark Remick 22 years
Guests: Michael Houlsen(zoom)
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Lori Goggins, Pam Cushing, Dave Wells and Carl Lusby
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Nancy Mayo
$50/50: Benedetta Pellerano
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Benedetta Pellerano, Jane Langley, Dave and Marian Wells, Julie Clark, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Laura Pellerano, Gene Pellerano, Carl Lusby, Lori Goggins, Rhonda Parker and Nancy Mayo.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce has put out a call for nomination of businesses for the yearly awards, various categories, also seeking nominations for the Citizen of Year, Clyde has the information.
If you are newer to our club or if you would just like to revisit some club basics and enjoy the company of fellow Rotarians for a few hours, please plan to attend our Club Basics Get Together Saturday, February 25 from 9 - Noon at St. Dunstan's, 134 State Street. Please sign up to Tracy Shaffer.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Rotarian Jack Frost talking about his Tour du Mont Blanc visiting France, Italy and Switzerland trip, slides and discussion.
Next week, HCTC evening at China Hill, the new HCTC director will attend and we will honor 3 students
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by: President Clyde Cushing and led us all in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Birthdays: January 20 - Rhonda Parker
Club Anniversaries: Ray William - 45 years.
Guests: Amanda Gardner
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Jane Langley & Lori Googins.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Jody Cushing won
$50/50: Rebeca Greenlaw - $7 happy to be back at work full time.
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Laurie Goggins, Gene Pellerano, Carl Lusby, Bob Thomas.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for November, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Cabin Fever Craft/Yard Sale March 25, 2023 at Ellsworth Elementary Middle School. 20 confirmed venders. Set up March 24, 2023 - Contact Jody Cushing.
Rotary 101- Tracy Schaffer will hold a Rotary 101 on February 25, 2023. For new members and existing members. Contact Tracy.
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up Lists: Ashley needs help with the weekly newsletter. Please sign up.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Rebecca Greenlaw introduced Dawn Dewing and Eric St. Pierre. Dawn is the administrator at The Eagles Nest Club House and Eric is a member. The organization is international and provides assistance with mental health recovery.
Respectfully submitted by Rotarian Laura Pellerano
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms:Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests:Michael Haulsen; April Hartford; Stephanie Baillergeon
Visiting Rotarians: None
Club Anniversaries: None
Wedding Anniversaries:Marian and Dave Wells
Birthdays: Carol Jordan
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Dave Wells; Debbie Redmond
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome:Rebecca Holman located Romey and Jodie Cushing will house Romey until next week’s meeting.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Rotary Scholarships…The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Clyde Cushing; Marian Wells; Dave Wells; Debbie Ehrlenbach; Gene Pellerano; Carl Lusby; Bob Thomas; Jack Frost; Lori Googins; Jo Cooper; Fred Breyer.
Rotary Business:
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: sign-ups for the blood drive are going well
for January, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe.
Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a
Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up Lists: Ashley needs help with the weekly newsletter. Please sign up.
A Thank You Note from KidsPeace was read to the membership by President Clyde
The February 25th Regular Rotary Meeting will be an Informational Meeting regarding Rotary Basics and be held at Saint Dunstans Church…. More to follow….
Pass the Podium: President Clyde Cushing shared that during the second half of the Rotary Year, we will re-institute the “Pass the Podium” Program where different members will get to conduct the weekly meeting to get a feel for the process and encourage assuming leadership positions within the club. Please contact Clyde with any interest in participating in the ‘Pass the Podium’ Program.
Fellowship Update: Jodie Cushing Jody shared that the club will be hosting an upcoming “Cabin Fever” fundraiser on March 25 from 9 AM – 2 PM for the indoor craft fair and “yard sale” that The Ellsworth American used to sponsor at the Ellsworth Elementary and Middle School. Crafters are already signing up and table space for each crafter is $25. Food will be available for purchase through a third party group and we will collect $1 at the door for admission.
Be looking for more information on signing up to help at the event or the day before. Set up will be Saturday the 24th at the Ellsworth Elementary and Middle School beginning at 3 PM.
Foundation Chair, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, shared with the members in attendance several examples of how dollars donated to the Rotary Foundation ‘Make a Difference in the World’ and encouraged all members to please consider making a donation this Rotary Year.
Guest Speakers: Debbie Redmond, Supreme Drill Leader and Supreme Inspector in Maine, IORG and Rebecca Holman, Service Projects and Meeting Planner from the Rainbow Girls. "Rainbow gets girls ready for life "… Debbie and Rebecca shared a power point presentation giving an overview of the goals and mission of the organization as well as a history of the Rainbow Girls which has been in existence since 1922.
The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a part of the Masonic Family open to girls aged 11 to 20 years old. It is a non-profit Leadership Building for Girls fostering Leadership / Confidence / and Citizenship. There are 850 Assemblies world wide with eleven in Maine with one meeting at the Masonic Hall in Ellsworth a couple of Wednesdays per month. Rainbow is open to all religions and nationalities for girls with an open mind and interested in growing and improving. For more information contact Debbie (207-718-7028 / mainerainbow@gmail.com or visit www.meiorg.net
President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order at 5:59 PM and read the invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance followed, along with a thank you to Bob and Mary Thomas for performing Sergeant at Arms duties for the membership this evening. Clyde also thanked those setting up and taking down the room as well as Benedetta Pellerano for being our Zoom host.
Secretary Marian Wells reported that three members are celebrating birthdays: Tracy Shaffer, Gene Pellerano and Tony Bouchard. We also recognized Bob and Mary Thomas’ wedding anniversary and the Rotary membership anniversaries of Arlyn Whitelaw, Ashley Johnson and Rebecca Sargent.
Door prizes went to Scott, Clyde, Jody, and Lori with JoAnn taking custody of Romey the Rotary Gnome. The 50/50 winning ticket went to Marian who donated it to our scholarship fund which is our 3rd Quarter Happy Dollar cause.
Others giving to the scholarship fund through Happy Dollars: David, Barbara, Tracy, Rhonda, Gene, Carl, Scott, Deb, Bob, Mary, JoAnn and Lori.
Rotary Business
Please remember our support at ongoing bi-weekly American Red Cross blood drives held on specific Tuesday from 11 AM to 5 PM at the Elks. Max is continuing to send out reminders for shift needs.
If you are interested in taking notes during our meetings over the next few weeks, please sign up with Ashley Johnson. This will help her as she recovers from a broken upper arm.
Jody shared that the club will be hosting an upcoming “Cabin Fever” fundraiser on March 25 from 9 AM – 2 PM for the indoor craft fair and “yard sale” that The Ellsworth American used to sponsor at the Ellsworth Elementary and Middle School. Crafters are already signing up and table space for each crafter is $25. Food will be available for purchase through a third party group and we will collect $1 at the door for admission.
Be looking for more information on signing up to help at the event or the day before. Set up will be Saturday the 24th at the Ellsworth Elementary and Middle School beginning at 3 PM.
Foundation Chair Lincoln gave an update on where the club stands against its goals for The International Rotary Foundation. To date, members have given $7240 against our $7000 goal for this program year. We have also raised $995 toward our $1500 Polio fund goal. We rank number three in the district for giving to the foundation at this time and the club has three people who have given to the Paul Harris Society for this year. If you have not given yet to the foundation, please consider doing so to support the many projects Rotary undertakes across the world.
Rotary Program Presentation
Past Club President and Current Club Publicity Director Ashley Johnson conducted the Compass Points exercise that she learned at Rotary’s President Elect training several years ago. Based on descriptions and attributes, members self-selected themselves for one of four leadership styles that formed groups at our meeting. Group discussion followed which was guided by each group answering questions as a team and then reporting it out to the group at large. The fun and informative event was punctuated with wine and cheesecake for all! Our thanks to Ashley and also to Lincoln and Deb for a wonderful evening.
This week club members enjoyed the Annual Holiday Party! Everyone had fun playing games, participated in the Ugly Christmas Sweater contest, the Yankee Gift Card Swap and wrapped presents for KidsPeace.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The next club meeting will be Tuesday, January 3rd at China Hill at 6:00pm.
Check out the photos from the party! Click on the link below:
This week’s guest speaker was Rachel Bousquet. Rachel is the Executive Director of KidsPeace Maine & New England.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Birthdays: Ashley Johnson 12/16 Happy Birthday!
Club Anniversaries: Lee Beal 50 Years, Linda Fuller 17 Years, Scott Kimball 17 Years
Guests: Michael Houslen, Brielle Johnson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Ray Williams and Carl Lusby
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Marian Wells found him!
$50/50: $8 to Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Clyde Cushing, Dave Wells, Nancy Mayo, Jack Frost, Barbara Clark, Kelly Brown, Jodie Cushing, Scott Kimball, Carl Lusby, Lori Googins, Fred Beyer and Michael Houslen
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Loaves and Fishes Donation: President Clyde Cushing presented a check to Loaves and Fishes Executive Director in the amount of $2,500. The money was raised from the Food Drive in November.
Fellowship Update: Christmas Party: The Club Christmas party is Tuesday, December 20th at China Hill. $20 Yankee Swap Gift card – please wrap.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for November, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Rachel Bousquet. Rachel is the Executive Director of KidsPeace Maine & New England.
She's worked at KidsPeace for over 9 years and overseas the Education, Residential, and Foster Care and Community Programs. Rachel is passionate about KidsPeace's mission to offer hope, help, and healing to our children, adults, and those who love them. She believes in "service leadership", where she and her leadership team are there to serve the Staff and the Clients. Rachel is a premiere advocate for children and mental health services. She is involved in everything from administration and legislation to having lunch with a child and joining in activities with her Staff.
KidsPeace is a private charity dedicated to serving the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families and communities. Founded in 1882, KidsPeace provides a unique psychiatric hospital; a comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; and a variety of foster care and community-based treatment programs to help people in need overcome challenges and transform their lives. The experts at KidsPeace provide emotional and physical health care and educational services in an atmosphere of teamwork, compassion and creativity.
At its Graham Lake Campus in Ellsworth, ME, KidsPeace offers residential services for young people on the autism spectrum and youth requiring 24-hour clinical, residential and educational services and supervision.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Visiting Rotarians: Annie Sargent of the Ellsworth Noontime Club
Birthdays: Jack Frost 12/2, Scott Kimball 12/3, Alison King 12/3, Carl Lusby 12/5. Happy Birthday!
Club Anniversaries: Peter Farragher 24 Years
Guests: Grace Robinson, Michael Houslen, Students, Parents and Teachers of HCTC
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jack Frost, Tracy Shaffer, Scott Kimball, Grace Robinson, Benedetta Pellerano, Annie Sargent, Dave Wells and Lori Googins.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Fellowship Update: Christmas Party: The Club Christmas party is Tuesday, December 20th at China Hill.
Annual Gifting Experience: Saturday, December 10th at 9:30am. Jack is looking for a couple more Rotarians to help.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for November, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
HCTC Recognition Night: Our club Ellsworth honored the following outstanding students from Hancock County Technical Center (HCTC):
Bryce McAlpine - EHS Sophomore
Program of Study: Automotive Technology
Instructor: Richard Jamison
Spencer Rose - MDI Senior
Program of Study: Cybersecurity
Instructor: Laura Johns
Quentin Stone - MDI Junior
Program of Study: Biomedical Sciences
Instructor: Sarah Petroulis
Andrew James - MDI Senior
Program of Study: Health Occupations
Instructor: Michelle Cote
Our guest speaker was Annie Sargent -Area Director of Adult Education for our school district. She spoke about what attributes employers are seeking today in the workforce.
It was another great night partnering with HCTC to recognize and encourage excellence in technical education!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Grace Robinson and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons
Guests: Amanda Gardiner and Grace Robinson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Ray Williams, Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Carl Lusby
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Tricia Quirk found him!
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Grace Robinson - $9
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Grace Robinson, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Jo Cooper, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Rhonda Parker, Dave Wells, Carl Lusby, Jack Frost, Scott Kimball, Lori Googins and Ray Williams.
Rotarian Doug Kell passed away on October 29th. Contributions in Doug's memory may be made to Rotary Club of Ellsworth Foundation towards the Rotary HCTC Scholarships, P.O. Box 741, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
The membership voted for the following Election of Officers for 2023-2024:
President: Debbie Ehrlenbach
President Elect: Jodie Cushing
Treasurer: Rhonda Parker
Secretary: Marian Wells
Movember Contest: 1st Place: Jack Frost, 2nd Place: Dave Wells, 3rd Place: Scott Kimball. Thank you to everyone who participated and donated! This year’s judges were Jodie Cushing, Carl Lusby and Dr. John Califano. All funds raised will be donated to the Urology Department at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital.
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive Update: The food drive was a complete success, receiving $2,078.34 in cash donations and 210 Turkeys total! Thank you to all volunteers!
Fellowship Update:
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out! Jodie Cushing reported we have the honor of escorting Santa at the Christmas Parade this year!
Line-up will start at 3pm that’s right it’s a night parade!!! We will have a trailer, Reindeer and couple Elves. We will need two people to carry our banner and several people to help pass out candy. As asked at Tuesdays meeting if anyone has a small generator that’s a little less noisy then Clyde’s please let us know. We are going to need power for all the lights!! The route this year starts at Knowlton Park, goes down State St to School St right onto Main St down and back up State St. Please let Jodie know if you can attend as we need to know if we have enough people to hand out candy.
Christmas Party: We are looking for ideas for this year’s Christmas Party. Please send your thoughts to Jodie Cushing.
Annual Gifting Experience: Jack Frost shared that planning is moving into high gear for the December 10th event and that he and Co-Chair Carl Lusby have begun contacting schools for student recommendations for participation. This will be in person this year on Saturday, December 10th. Save the date, more details to come soon! A sign-up sheet has passed around and all Rotarians are encouraged to contact Jack or Carl to sign up for our 17th Annual Gifting Experience. Jack also reported that $1100 dollars from individual and business sponsors has been donated so far.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for November, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Dr. John Califano. John is a board certified urologist who recently moved to Ellsworth, Maine in June of 2022. He is a general urologist who treats all urologic issues to include both men and women’s health issues, enlarged prostate, incontinence and many other urological conditions.
On Saturday November 19th the Rotary Club of Ellsworth held its annual food drive for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. This year the club added "The Ton of Turkey Challenge" - asking community members to donate a turkey to the challenge. The food drive was a complete success, receiving $2,078.34 in cash donations and 210 Turkeys total!
This week’s guest speaker was Bonnie Harris. She is the project coordinator for the Penquis foster grandparent program.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Gene Pellerano and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Greeter: Tricia Quirk
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Michael Houlsen; Amanda Gardiner; John Shoppe, Grace Robinson, Bonnie Harris, Maria Staples.
Birthdays: Cindy Shoppe - Happy Birthday!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Fred Beyer, Rebecca Greenlaw, Gene Pellerano and Carol Jordan
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Tricia Quirk found him!
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Lincoln Ehrlenbach - $10.
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Marian Wells, Carl Lusby, Jack Frost, Bob Thomas, Jodie Cushing, Lori Googins, Laura Pellerano, Gene Pellerano and Rebecca Greenlaw.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Donation to Kids Peace: Our club applied for a grant earlier in the year and received $518.00. The club matched he grant amount. A check in the amount of $1,036.00 was presented to Rebecca Greenlaw of KidsPeace for purchasing gifts for Christmas.
Movember: There is still time for participants and sponsors for the Men’s Health ‘Movember’ beard growth competition. All funds raised will be donated to the Urology Department at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital.
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th. Please be there to help!
Thank you Letter from Downeast Horizons: Our club received a Thank You Letter from Downeast Horizons. Clyde read it out aloud. The letter is thanking our club for the 1st quarter happy dollar donations to go towards their Special Olympics Program.
Fellowship Update:
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out! Jodie Cushing reported we have the honor of escorting Santa at the Christmas Parade this year!
Line-up will start at 3pm that’s right it’s a night parade!!! We will have a trailer, Reindeer and couple Elves. We will need two people to carry our banner and several people to help pass out candy. As asked at Tuesdays meeting if anyone has a small generator that’s a little less noisy then Clyde’s please let us know. We are going to need power for all the lights!! The route this year starts at Knowlton Park, goes down State St to School St right onto Main St down and back up State St. Please let Jodie know if you can attend as we need to know if we have enough people to hand out candy.
Christmas Party: We are looking for ideas for this year’s Christmas Party. Please send your thoughts to Jodie Cushing.
Annual Gifting Experience: Jack Frost shared that planning is moving into high gear for the December 10th event and that he and Co-Chair Carl Lusby have begun contacting schools for student recommendations for participation. This will be in person this year on Saturday, December 10th. Save the date, more details to come soon! A sign-up sheet has passed around and all Rotarians are encouraged to contact Jack or Carl to sign up for our 17th Annual Gifting Experience. Jack also reported that $1100 dollars from individual and business sponsors has been donated so far.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign-ups for the blood drive are going well for November, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Bonnie Harris. She is the project coordinator for the Penquis foster grandparent program which is sponsored through AmeriCorps seniors.
Penquis is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1967 to alleviate and eliminate the causes and conditions of poverty. Through its programs and subsidiaries, Penquis impacts all of Maine’s sixteen counties, but primarily serves low- and moderate-income individuals in Penobscot, Piscataquis and Knox counties.
Foster Grandparents volunteer with children who are a few months old up to age twenty-one! The program began in 1965, to provides tutors and mentors to children and youth who are disadvantaged or have disabilities. Our Foster Grandparents share their love, time and experience with these little one who soak it up like a sponge. They are a role model, a mentor and a friend. Put simply, they give the kind of comfort and love that sets a child on the path toward a successful future.
Volunteering leads to new discoveries and new friends. Studies show that volunteering helps individuals live longer and promotes a positive outlook on life. This inter-generational program utilizes our only increasing natural resource—seniors—who are assisting our future resource–our children.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Gene Pellerano and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Greeter: Scott Kimball
Sergeant at Arms:Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests:Michael Houlsen; Amanda Gardiner; April Harper; Stephanie Baillargean; Shelly Van Camp; John Shoppe, Grace Robinson
Birthdays: Carol Jordan; Grace Robinson
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Clyde Cushing; Tracy Schaffer; Joann Brown Rodick; Bob Thomas; Fred Bryer; Barbara Clark
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Romey is on Vacation in Key West FL this week and is expected to return by next week’s meeting.
50/50: The Lucky winner was: Barbara Clark
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Barbara Clark; Kelly Brown, Scott Kimball; Carl Lusby; Mary Thomas; Grace Robinson; Jody Cushing; Tracy Schaffer; Mike Houlsen; Joann Brown Rodick; Jack Frost; Lori Googins.
ROTARY BUSINESS:
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: Max Dietshe reported sign ups for the blood drive are going well for November, so look ahead to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th. The sign-up sheet is going around to volunteer. Shifts are 9am-11am, 11am-1pm and 1pm to 3pm. Max Dietshe shared that a few more volunteers are needed for the 11-1 shift.
New this year we are adding a challenge! The Ton of Turkey Challenge! We are asking all Rotarians and members of the community to help donate one ton of Turkeys to the Pantry (134 frozen turkeys or two chickens) can be dropped off at any meeting up to November 15th or at the pantry during operating hours. If you live too far away, you can donate $20 and they will count as a turkey. Donations can be mailed to our club’s address at PO Box 741, Ellsworth.
Fellowship Update:
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out! Jodie Cushing reported that we have not heard back regarding being the escort for Santa’s float…. So we should start planning for decorating a float based on the Christmas Movies theme.
Christmas Party: We are looking for ideas for this year’s Christmas Party. Please send your thoughts to Jodie Cushing.
Annual Gifting Experience: Jack Frost shared that planning is moving into high gear for the December 10th event and that he and Co-Chair Carl Lusby have begun contacting schools for student recommendations for participation. This will be in person this year on Saturday, December 10th. Save the date, more details to come soon! A sign up sheet was passed around and all Rotarians are encouraged to contact Jack or Carl to sign up for our 17th Annual Gifting Experience. Jack also reported that $1100 dollars from individual and business sponsors has been donated so far.
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Movember Update: Gene Pellerano updated the participants and sponsors for the Men’s Health ‘Movember’ beard growth competition. All funds raised will be donated to the Urology Department at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital.
Guest Reader: Gene Pellerano shared three Veterans Day themed readings honoring all veterans.
Fellowship Activity: President Clyde Cushing led us in an election themed activity where groups developed a political ad for candidates ‘Green Gnomey’ – ‘Blue Gnomey’ – and an emergent write in candidate named ‘Violet’…… after the candidates’ ads were shared a mock election was held where write in candidate Vilolet garnered an upset victory!
This week our guest speaker was Diane Lebson. Diane is the CEO and Co-Founder of Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Ashley Johnson
Invocation was read by Ashley Johnson and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson, John Shoppe
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Clark of South Portland and Diane Lebson of the Camden Rotary Club.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Jack Frost and Grace Robinson
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Marian Wells was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $10 to Gene Pellerano
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Gene Pellerano, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Scott Kimball, Carl Lusby, Dave Wells, Mary Thomas and Jack Frost.
Rotary Business:
Movember: It’s time for the Annual Movember Challenge for Men’s Health. $20 donations. Men grow facial hair and women to have a fake beard or mustache. All donations go towards MCMH.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe.Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th. The sign-up sheet is going around to volunteer. Shifts are 9am-11am, 11am-1pm and 1pm to 3pm.
New this year we are adding a challenge! The Ton of Turkey Challenge! We are asking all Rotarians and members of the community to help donate one ton of Turkeys to the Pantry (134 frozen turkeys or two chickens) can be dropped off at any meeting up to November 15th or at the pantry during operating hours. If you live too far away, you can donate $20 and they will count as a turkey. Donations can be mailed to our club’s address at PO Box 741, Ellsworth.
Fellowship Update: The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out!
Club Christmas Party: We are looking for ideas for this year’s Christmas Party. Please send your thoughts to Jodie Cushing.
Annual Gifting Experience: This will be in person this year on Saturday, December 10th. Save the date, more details to come soon!
Guest Speaker: This week our guest speaker was Diane Lebson. Diane is the CEO and Co-Founder of Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions, a woman-owned firm based in Maine that helps clients achieve their philanthropic goals. Diane provided a presentation about “Ten Things You Can do to be more Impactful Philanthropist”
Be Intentional
Do your Homework
Get Sensitive
Get Oriented
Define your Philanthropic Brand
Focus – Don’t Scatter your resources
Understand what motivates you may not motivate others
Mobilize others
Draw boundaries to avoid burnout
Understand your impact
Diane is a member of the Camden Rotary Club and in addition to speaking about women’s philanthropy, she talked about fundraising in general during this post-pandemic environment.
From now through Thanksgiving, the club is looking for help collecting 134 frozen turkeys for families served by the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. Frozen chickens are also welcome. For the purpose of the challenge goal, two frozen chickens equal one frozen turkey.
Turkeys may be dropped off at the pantry at 137 Downeast Highway. Hours are Monday 9:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. and Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Frozen birds may also be dropped off at Rotary’s Tuesday night meetings through Nov. 15. The club meets at China Hill at 6 p.m. Financial contributions may be made at https://www.loavesandfishesellsworth.org/donate.
This week our guest speaker was Hannah Walen of the Maine Community Foundation.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Rhonda Parker and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson, Shelly VanCamp, Virginia Ritnam and Amanda Gardner
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Clark of South Portland.
Club Anniversaries: Iris Simon 33 Years and Rachel Bousquet 4 Years
Wedding Anniversaries: Carl and Anne Lusby. Celebrating 50 Years!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Scott Kimball, Jack Frost, Dave Wells and Nancy Mayo
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Gene Pellerano was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $10 to Ashley Johnson
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Ashley Johnson, Grace Robinson, Scott Kimball, Bob Thomas, Lori Googins, Rhonda Parker, Gene Pellerano, Nancy Mayo, Fred Beyer, Jack Frost, Dave Wells and JoAnn Brown-Rodick.
Rotary Business:
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Walk for Polio Update: This year’s walk raised $700.00 with 25 in attendance. Thank you!
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th. The sign-up sheet is going around to volunteer. Shifts are 9am-11am, 11am-1pm and 1pm to 3pm.
New this year we are adding a challenge! The Ton of Turkey Challenge! We are asking all Rotarians and members of the community to help donate one ton of Turkeys to the Pantry (134 frozen turkeys or two chickens) can be dropped off at any meeting up to November 15th or at the pantry during operating hours. If you live too far away, you can donate $20 and they will count as a turkey. Donations can be mailed to our club’s address at PO Box 741, Ellsworth.
Fellowship Update: Trunk or Treat is October 29th at 4pm at the Ellsworth YMCA. All are invited to attend and dress up! Our theme is “Western” We are looking for a wagon wheel, hay and other western decorations. Please contact Jodie Cushing! We are looking for candy donations!
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out!
Christmas Party: We are looking for ideas for this year’s Christmas Party. Please send your thoughts to Jodie Cushing.
Annual Gifting Experience: This will be in person this year on Saturday, December 10th. Save the date, more details to come soon!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: This week our guest speaker was Hannah Walen of the Maine Community Foundation. She is the Director of Donor Engagement and consults with donors to help them achieve their philanthropic goals. Based in Ellsworth, Hannah covers Hancock and Washington Counties. She gave a presentation of the foundation and spoke about its mission and goals.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Rhonda Parker and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson and Dale Basher
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Clark of South Portland.
Wedding Anniversaries: Carl and Anne Lusby. Celebrating 50 Years!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Debbie Ehrlenbach, Grace Robinson, Lori Googins
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Dale Basher was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $7 to Lincoln Ehrlenbach
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Carl Lusby, Scott Kimball, Jodie Cushinh, Max Dietshe, Rhonda Parker, Rebecca Greenlaw, Lori Googins, Dave Wells, Clyde Cushing and Dale Basher.
Rotary Business:
Happy Dollars 1st Quarter Check: Our club presented a check to Downeast Horizons in the amount of $570.00 towards their Special Olympics program from the 1st Quarter Happy Dollar donations.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Walk for Polio: Saturday, October 22nd at 9:00am. All walkers will meet at Knowlton Park. We will proceed down State Street to the lower light on Main Street, walk up Main Street to School Street and return to Knowlton Park. A $20 donation is suggested to participate. Bring your family and friends along to help raise money to eradicate polio. Dogs are also welcome. Funds raised will go toward Rotary International’s End Polio Now efforts.
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th! Save the date!
Fellowship Update: Trunk or Treat is October 29th at 4pm at the Ellsworth YMCA. All are invited to attend and dress up! Our theme is “Western” We are looking for a wagon wheel, hay and other western decorations. Please contact Jodie Cushing! We are looking for candy donations!
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: This week our guest speaker was Rotarian Scott Boucher of the Bangor Rotary Club. He currently sits on the District Foundation Committee as the Polio Plus Chair for the Maine side of District 7790. Scott provided an excellent presentation on Polio Plus and how it's important to spread awareness about it.
Rotarian Lincoln Ehrlenbach reminded everyone of our Annual Polio Walk THIS SATURDAY (October 22nd) at 9:00am at Knowlton Park. Please come!
Today is World Polio Day. One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio.
World Polio Day is a time for #Rotary members from all over the world to come together, recognize our progress in our fight to #endpolio, and talk about the action we need to take to end polio for good. Watch our #WorldPolioDay 2022 Global Update: https://on.rotary.org/3fs7gFiW
Rotarians have been the leaders in the eradication of Polio world wide. Today’s walk provided 950 doses of Polio vaccine. With a 2:1 matching grant from the Bill and Melina Gates foundation that 950 doses becomes 2850! Way to go Ellsworth Rotarians!
Check out the photos from our Polio Walk on Saturday!
Barbara Clark and Kelly Brown were inducted into the club as our newest members!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Rhonda Parker and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson, Kelly Brown, Barbara Clark
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Clark of South Portland.
Birthdays: Tricia Quirk on 9/29. Happy Birthday!
Wedding Anniversary: Jack and Brenda Frost on 10/4. Happy Anniversary!
Club Anniversary: Domenic Efter 15 Years and Carol Yancey 1 Year.
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Rebecca Greenlaw, Grace Robinson, Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Laura Pellerano.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Jodie Cushing was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $11 to Jack Frost
Happy Dollars: 2nd Quarter Happy Dollars will go towards Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital’s Urology Department for Men’s Health.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jack Frost, Carl Lusby, Laura Pellerano, Tricia Quirk, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Gene Pellerano, Kelly Brown, Jodie Cushing, Grace Robinson, Marian Wells, Dave Wells, Lori Googins and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
Induction of New Members: Barbara Clark and Kelly Brown were inducted into the club as our newest members! Barbara was sponsored by Rotarian Dave Wells and Kelly was sponsored by Rotarian Debbie Ehrlenbach.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
Walk for Polio: Saturday, October 22nd at 9:00am. All walkers will meet at Knowlton Park. We will proceed down State Street to the lower light on Main Street, walk up Main Street to School Street and return to Knowlton Park. A $20 donation is suggested to participate. Bring your family and friends along to help raise money to eradicate polio. Dogs are also welcome. Funds raised will go toward Rotary International’s End Polio Now efforts.
Foundation Update: Lincoln explained what EREY is (Every Rotarian Every Year) and why everyone is encouraged to donate. The Annual Fund-SHARE is the primary source of funding for a broad range of local and international Rotary Foundation activities. Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) is the fundraising initiative designed to encourage support for the Foundation’s Annual Fund. EREY aims to engage every Rotary club member by: Encouraging members to contribute to the Annual Fund every year and Encouraging them to participate in a Foundation grant or program every year. Through the SHARE system, contributions to The Rotary Foundation are transformed into grants for projects that change lives. At the end of every Rotary year, contributions to the Annual Fund- SHARE from all Rotary clubs in a district are directed into two funds: Fifty percent is credited to the World Fund. Fifty percent is credited to the District Designated Fund. The Foundation uses the World Fund portion to pay for the worldwide grant and program opportunities available to all Rotary districts. Your district uses the District Designated Fund portion to fund the Foundation grants and programs of its choice. The Rotary Foundation’s funding cycle makes district contributions available for use three years after they are received. The three-year cycle gives districts time to plan projects and activities and allows the Foundation to invest the contributions. Your district Rotary Foundation committee decides how to use the District Designated Funds in consultation with the clubs in the district.
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Membership Night: Tuesday, October 11th at Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth. Please sign up to RSVP and you guest to JoAnn asap! Invitations, menu and program were emailed last week. $15 per person and please pre-pay next week to Bob and Mary Thomas.
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th! Save the date!
Fellowship Update: Trunk or Treat is October 29th at 4pm at the Ellsworth YMCA. All are invited to attend and dress up! Our theme is “Western” We are looking for a wagon wheel, hay and other western decorations. Please contact Jodie Cushing! We are looking for candy donations!
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out!
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: Kenny Lemoine, Captain of the Ellsworth Fire Department was our guest speaker this week. He spoke to us about Fire Safety regarding furnace cleanings, wood stoves and more.
This week at Rotary we had a Club Assembly where members were given an update from each Committee Director of how the club is doing for the 1st quarter of the year.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson and Kelly Brown
Birthdays: Jackie Sinclair and Nancy Mayo. Happy Birthday!
Wedding Anniversary: Jo and Donald Cooper 45 Years on 9/24
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Scott Kimball, Benedetta Pellerano, Jodie Cushing and Clyde Cushing.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Julie Bouchard was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $10 to Dave Wells
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Dave Wells, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Kelly Brown, Carl Lusby, Scott Kimball, Grace Robinson, Mary Thomas, Gene Pellerano, Rebecca Greenlaw and Lori Googins.
Rotary Business:
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, September 24th 7am – 10am at Ellsworth Elementary School. Please contact Dave Wells to sign up.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe.
2nd Quarter Happy Dollars: Contact Clyde Cushing to send in suggestions for the next non-profit to send Happy Dollars to.
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Club Assembly: This week at Rotary we had a Club Assembly where members were given an update from each Committee Director of how the club is doing for the 1st quarter of the year.
The Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry is hosting its first ever fill the Grand food drive. The hope is to fill each seat in the Grand with a bag of food. Club members brought in non-perishable food items and were delivered on Wednesday to The Grand!
Bangor Savings Bank is collecting Peanut Butter and Jelly to distribute to local food pantries. Club members brought in Peanut Butter and Jelly and were delivered on Wednesday to Bangor Savings Bank!
This week’s guest speaker was Sherry Billings of Habitat Humanity. She is the Executive Director of the Hancock County area.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Invocation was read by Rebecca Greenlaw and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson, John Shoppe, Kelly Brown, Andrea and Frank Gude
Birthdays: Tricia Quirk on 9/29. Happy Birthday!
Wedding Anniversary: Domenic Efter and Arlyn Whitelaw on 10/1. Happy Anniversary!
Club Anniversary: Marshall Smith on 10/1 - 24 Years!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Scott Kimball, Benedetta Pellerano, Jodie Cushing and Clyde Cushing.
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Benedetta Pellerano was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $10 to Tony Bouchard
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Tony Bouchard, Scott Kimball, Carl Lusby, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Andrea Gude, Fred Beyer, Max Dietshe, Rebecca Greenlaw, Lori Googins, Bob Thomas and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast Update: Thank you to everyone who volunteered! $1,000 was raised and $100 from tip jars for Scholarships!
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe. Please send all your community service hours to Max!
2nd Quarter Happy Dollars: Contact Clyde Cushing to send in suggestions for the next non-profit to send Happy Dollars to.
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Membership Night: Tuesday, October 11th at Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth.Please sign up to RSVP and your guest to JoAnn asap! Invitations, menu and program were emailed last week. $15 per person and please pre-pay next week to Bob and Mary Thomas.
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Hannaford: Saturday, November 19th! Save the date!
Fellowship Update: Trunk or Treat is October 29th at 4pm at the Ellsworth YMCA. All are invited to attend and dress up! Our theme is “Western” We are looking for a wagon wheel, hay and other western decorations. Please contact Jodie Cushing!
The Ellsworth Downtown Christmas Parade is Saturday, December 3rd at 4:00pm. New this year is the parade is now in the late afternoon and to celebrate with lighted floats! The theme is “Christmas at the Movies” All Rotarians are invited to attend to help out!
Next Board Meeting: Tuesday, October 4th at 4:30pm at China Hill.
Greeter and Invocation Sign up Lists: We are still in need for Rotarians to help sign up to be a Greeter or give the Invocation at our weekly meetings. Please help.
Guest Speaker: This week’s guest speaker was Sherry Billings of Habitat Humanity. She is the Executive Director of the Hancock County area.
Hancock County Habitat for Humanity is a well-respected nonprofit which has continued to serve the community since its founding in 1989. They have been able to do so through the generosity of numerous individuals, faith groups, businesses, and foundations, as well as through the monthly mortgage payments made by our Habitat homeowners.
They are committed to keeping overhead costs to a minimum and to maximizing our donors’ contributions. They have one 3/4-time employee (our Executive Director) + a PT independent contractor who helps to supervise our worksite. All other work is performed by their dedicated volunteers.
“You don’t need to swing a hammer to help residents of Hancock County have decent, affordable homes.”
They are looking for volunteers to help with fundraising, become and board member or help with building homes!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Rebecca Greenlaw
Invocation was read by Rebecca Greenlaw and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: John Shoppe, Grace Robinson and Barbara Clark,
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Carol Jordan, Fred Beyer, Cindy Shoppe and Laura Pellerano
Find Romey the Rotary Gnome: Jodie Cushing was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $10 to John Shoppe
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: John Shoppe, Grace Robinson, Gene Pellerano, Larry Johnston, Ashley Johnson, JoAnn Brown-Rodick, Rebecca Greenlaw, Lori Googins, Bob Thomas and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, September 24th 7am – 10am at Ellsworth Elementary School. Please contact Dave Wells to sign up.
Rotary Blood Drives at the Elks Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11am – 5pm. Sign up with Max Dietshe.
2nd Quarter Happy Dollars: Contact Clyde Cushing to choose the next non-profit to send Happy Dollars to.
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Guest Speaker: Membership Chair JoAnn Brown-Rodick spoke to club members about the upcoming Membership Night scheduled for Tuesday, October 11th at Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth at 5:30pm. Appetizers and drinks will be available.
Everyone brainstormed how to attract members to join our club. JoAnn shared with members the “Identifying Prospective Members Worksheet” (This was emailed out to everyone prior to meeting)
Membership Night Invitations will be sent out soon to invite potential members to the event. RSVP is required. Please send further ideas to JoAnn about Membership Night. The membership committee is currently working on the program.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Carl Lusby.
Invocation was read by Ashley Johnson and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Visiting Rotarians: Dan Hurley of CT!
Guests: Mary Jakes, Grace Robinson, John Shoppe
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Carl Lusby, Clyde Cushing, Carol Jordan, Grace Robinson, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Cindy Shoppe.
Ashley Johnson was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $9 to Jodie Cushing
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Jodie Cushing, Dave and Marian Wells, Lincoln Ehrenbach, Carl Lusby, Jodie Cushing, Rebecca Greenlaw, Lori Googins, Grace Robinson, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Dan Hurley.
Birthdays: We sang Happy Birthday to Dan Hurley!
Wedding Anniversary: Fred and Leslie Beyer 53 Years!
Rotary Business:
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign-ups: Signup sheets went around this week. Please help out.
Freshmen BBQ at EHS: 11am to Noon on Wednesday, August 31st. Come help if you can!
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast: Dave Wells is sending around a sign up sheet. This event is Saturday, September 24th from 7am to 10am at EEMS.
Schoodic Scramble: At Grindstone Neck Golf Course in Winter Harbor. Multiple volunteers opportunities available from early til late. Sign up here.
Downeast Horizons Color Fun 5K: Saturday, September 10th. Rotarians are welcome to sign-up to help with this community event. Volunteer options are to help pass out water at a water station, help with parking or direct runners and walkers on the race route. Volunteer hours will be from 8:00am to 11:00am. Here is the signup sheet
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Loaves and Fishes are putting the finishing touches on their new building… watch from an email from Max for a volunteer service opportunity.
Fellowship Night: This week was Fellowship Night at Rotary! Club members enjoyed playing a round of Mad Libs followed by BINGO. Drinks and appetizers were provided before dinner.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Carl Lusby
Invocation was read by Gene Pellerano and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace and Eli; Kelly Brown; April Hartford
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons of Portland
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were: Laura Pellerano; Benedetta Pellerano; Rebecca Greenlaw; Ray Williams
Gene Pellerano was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: Pam Cushing
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Pam Cushing; Grace; Carl Lusby; Gene Pellerano; Kelly Brown; Bob Thomas; Rebecca Greenlaw; Lori Goggins; Clyde Cushing
Rotary Business:
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign-ups: Signup sheets went around this week. Please help out.
Schoodic Scramble: At Grindstone Neck Golf Course in Winter Harbor. Multiple volunteers opportunities available from early til late. Sign up here.
Downeast Horizons Color Fun 5K: Saturday, September 10th. Rotarians are welcome to sign-up to help with this community event. Volunteer options are to help pass out water at a water station, help with parking or direct runners and walkers on the race route. Volunteer hours will be from 8:00am to 11:00am. Here is the signup sheet
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Loaves and Fishes are putting the finishing touches on their new building… watch from an email from Max for a volunteer service opportunity.
Guest Speaker: April Hartford, CDM; CFPP is Food Service Director and Volunteer Program Coordinator of Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital.
April’s presentation focused on the Impact Team for Hancock County which was formed a year ago and whose focus is to make an “Impact” through supporting and volunteering community and agency efforts to help make a difference in the lives of fellow citizens. The goal is to grow the team from its current 18 members to from both the Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospital employees to 36 members which will include community members. Contact April if you are interested in joining the Impact Team and making a difference while supporting the local communities.
The guest speaker was Gretchen Wilson of The Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Laura Pellerano
Invocation was read by Carl Lusby and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Kelly Brown, Barbara Clark and Grace Robinson
Club Anniversary: Jodie Cushing on 8/20
Wedding Anniversary: Ashley and Aaron Johnson on 8/23
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Grace Robinson, Barbara Clark and Carol Jordan
Find Romey: Rebecca Greenlaw was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $10 to Carl Lusby
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Carl Lusby, Gretchen Wilson, Bob Thomas, Barbara Clark, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Dave Wells, Marian Wells, Rhonda Parker, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Ashley Johnson and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
Freshmen BBQ: Wednesday, August 31st 11am-Noon at Ellsworth High School.
Membership Meeting – Thursday, August 25th via Zoom.
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign-ups: Signup sheets went around this week. Please help out.
Autumn Gold Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, September 24th 7am – 10am at Ellsworth Elementary School. Please contact Dave Wells to sign up.
Loaves & Fishes Pie Booth at the Blue Hill Fair, Thursday, September 1 - Saturday, September 3. We need folks to staff the booth and we also need pie bakers (fruit pies and anything that doesn't need refrigeration). Volunteers should wear their Rotary shirts and enter through the Green gate. If you volunteer, you get free admission!Sign up here.
Schoodic Scramble on Saturday, September 10th: At Grindstone Neck Golf Course in Winter Harbor. Multiple volunteers’ opportunities available from early til late. Sign up here.
Downeast Horizons Color Fun 5K on Saturday, September 10th: Rotarians are welcome to sign-up to help with this community event. Volunteer options are to help pass out water at a water station, help with parking or direct runners and walkers on the race route. Volunteer hours will be from 8:00am to 11:00am. Here is the signup sheet
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Guest Speaker: Gretchen Wilson of the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce was our guest speaker. Gretchen spoke about the upcoming Autumn Gold Weekend in September. The event schedule is currently being worked on and to expect a great weekend full of fun! Our pancake breakfast is part of the schedule!
Gretchen shared with us about how businesses are doing in the Ellsworth area with shortage in staff and ideas on how to get volunteers to help at local events.
This week's guest speaker was Chris Young of FAME (Finance Authority of Maine).
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Bob and Mary Thomas
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: John Shoppe and Kelly Brown
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons of Portland
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Carolyn Stwertka and and Marshall Smith
Wedding Anniversary: Ashley and Aaron Johnson on 8/23
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Laura Pellerano and Larry Fernald.
Scott Kimball was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $7 to Clyde Cushing
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Clyde Cushing, Ashley Johnson, Mary and Bob Thomas, Rebecca Greenlaw, Max Dietshe, Carol Yancey, Rhonda Parker, Jack Frost, Scott Kimball, Gene Pellerano, Carl Lusby, and Ray Williams.
Rotary Business:
Weekly Greeter and Invocation Sign-ups: Signup sheets went around this week. Please help out.
Loaves & Fishes Pie Booth at the Blue Hill Fair, Thursday, September 1 - Saturday, September 3. We need folks to staff the booth and we also need pie bakers (fruit pies and anything that doesn't need refrigeration). Volunteers should wear their Rotary shirts and enter through the Green gate. If you volunteer, you get free admission!Sign up here.
Schoodic Scramble: At Grindstone Neck Golf Course in Winter Harbor. Multiple volunteers opportunities available from early til late. Sign up here.
Downeast Horizons Color Fun 5K: Saturday, September 10th. Rotarians are welcome to sign-up to help with this community event. Volunteer options are to help pass out water at a water station, help with parking or direct runners and walkers on the race route. Volunteer hours will be from 8:00am to 11:00am. Here is the signup sheet
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Guest Speaker: Chris Young of FAME (Finance Authority of Maine) was our guest speaker this week. Chris is the NextGen College Savings Counselor and is reaching out to Rotary Clubs all over Maine in an effort to provide information to club members. Fame is working with the Alfond Scholarship Foundation to get the word out about The Alfond Grant (Maine Babies born since Jan. 1, 2013) and the Maine's NEXT GEN 529 Educational Savings plan.
NextGen 529 is Maine’s Section 529 plan which many families use to save for higher education. 529 plans are tax-advantaged college savings plans. NextGen 529 offers multiple investment options.
Thank You to Rotarian Rebecca Greenlaw for providing a fun game of Family Feud this week!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Tony and Julie Bouchard
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Tony and Julie Bouchard (filling in for Bob and Mary)
Guests: Brielle Johnson, Grace Robinson, Barbara Clark and Kelly Brown of The Next Step
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons of Portland
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Jane Langley!
Club Anniversary: Rebecca Greenlaw 1 Year in Rotary!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Julie Bouchard, Gene Pellerano, Grace Robinson, Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Tony Bouchard.
Julie Bouchard was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $11 to Benedetta Pellerano
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Bendetta Pellerano, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Lori Googins, Gene Pellerano and Dave Wells.
Rotary Business:
Pancake Breakfast: Lincoln and Dave thanked everyone for supporting Rotary at the Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, August 6th. We really appreciate everyone taking time on Friday and from your weekend to help. We also appreciate everyone selling tickets. The breakfast certainly was a success due to your participation. An event like this brings the community together. It was really nice having all the extra outside volunteers help! Early counts support over 700 individuals attending and currently we collected $6,600 in ticket sales with many Rotarians still bringing in funds. After 3 years, we feel this was a great success!!
Community Service: Max Dietshe reported that the Maine Coast Hospital is seeking volunteers for the Schoodic Scramble in September. More details to come. As always opportunities to volunteer from noon to 6:00 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays at the Red Cross Blood Drive are available.
Loaves & Fishes Pie Booth at the Blue Hill Fair, Thursday, September 1 - Saturday, September 3. We need folks to staff the booth and we also need pie bakers (fruit pies and anything that doesn't need refrigeration). Volunteers should wear their Rotary shirts and enter through the Green gate. If you volunteer, you get free admission!Sign up here.
Schoodic Scramble: At Grindstone Neck Golf Course in Winter Harbor. Multiple volunteers opportunities available from early til late. Sign up here.
Downeast Horizons Color Fun 5K: Saturday, September 10th. Rotarians are welcome to sign-up to help with this community event. Volunteer options are to help pass out water at a water station, help with parking or direct runners and walkers on the race route. Volunteer hours will be from 8:00am to 11:00am. Here is the signup sheet
Zoom Committee: Clyde is looking for Rotarians who would like to be on the Zoom committee to help do some research for a hotspot for the club to have better internet at China Hill and look into how much it would cost to get an upgrade on equipment. If you are interested in helping, please contact Clyde.
Guest Speaker: Rotarian Rebecca Greenlaw organized a fun game of Family Feud! Everyone participated and the winners with the most corrected answers won a prize were Clyde Cushing, Brielle Johnson, Jodie Cushing and Tony Bouchard.
Thank you so much for supporting Rotary at the Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, August 6th. We really appreciate everyone taking time on Friday and from your weekend to help. We also appreciate everyone selling tickets. The breakfast certainly was a success due to your participation. An event like this brings the community together. It was really nice having all the extra outside volunteers help! Early counts support over 700 individuals attending and currently we collected $6,600 in ticket sales with many Rotarians still bringing in funds. After 3 years, we feel this was a great success!! Thank you! -Rotarians Lincoln and Dave
Click on the link below to see the photos from the breakfast!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Scott Kimball
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Tony and Julie Bouchard (filling in for Bob and Mary)
Guests: Grace Robinson, John Shoppe and Kelly Brown of The Next Step
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Jodie Cushing, Larry Johnston and Alan Baker
Wedding Anniversary: JoAnn Brown got married last week. Congratulations!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Ray Williams, Pam Cushing, Clyde Cushing, Grace Robinson, Tony Bouchard and Marian Wells.
Julie Bouchard was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $7 to Scott Kimball and he donated it all to the cause
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program. The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Scott Kimball, Clyde Cushing, Dom Efter, Fred Beyer, Marian Wells, and Dave Wells.
Rotary Business:
Pancake Breakfast: Dave Wells updated the club on the status of planning the breakfast. He encouraged all Rotarians to purchase tickets and donate them to business colleagues, family, friends or donate them to the club for Downeast Horizon’s consumers. The banner is up on Main Street! On Friday, August 5th at 1:00 pm all able-bodied Rotarians are asked to meet at U-Haul Storage on 1A to help transport grills and other equipment to the tent at the YMCA. We need to have all grills set up before 3:30 as that is when Dead River will be there to hookup the bulk tank to the larger grills. Remember all hands-on deck Saturday, August 6th at 6:00 am.
Schoodic Scramble at Grindstone Neck, Saturday, September 10. Multiple volunteers opportunities available from early til late. Sign up here.
Loaves & Fishes Pie Booth at the Blue Hill Fair, Thursday, September 1 - Saturday, September 3. We need folks to staff the booth and we also need pie bakers (fruit pies and anything that doesn't need refrigeration). Volunteers should wear their Rotary shirts and enter through the Green gate. If you volunteer, you get free admission!Sign up here.
Blood Drive at the Elks: Thanks in advancing for signing up and making this a continued win for our club. Sign up here.
Downeast Horizons Color Fun 5K: Saturday, September 10th. Rotarians are welcome to sign-up to help with this community event. Volunteer options are to help pass out water at a water station, help with parking or direct runners and walkers on the race route. Volunteer hours will be from 8:00am to 11:00am.
Guest Speaker: Local Author Jay White spoke about his published book that is available ton Amazon “Poems of a Gentle Soul” Jay spoke about his journey of writing and publishing the book. His book is a collection of poems written over several years, featuring themes of Kindness, Education and Bravery. The original, meaningful illustrations are in sympathy with the poems. He read a few poems from his book to club members.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Grace Robinson aka Penny the Pancake
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we all said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson and John Shoppe
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Jodie Cushing – we sang happy birthday to Jodie.
Club Anniversary: Max Dietshe 1 year
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were John Shoppe, Lori Googins, Mary Thomas, Bob Thomas and Cindy Shoppe
Pam Cushing was the winner of the Rotary Gnome this week.
50/50: $9 Carol Yancy and she donated it all to the cause
Happy Dollars: 1st Quarter Happy Dollars will go to Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program. Several Rotarians gave to the cause.
Rotary Business:
Pancake Breakfast: Lincoln Ehrlenbach updated the club on the status of planning the breakfast. He encouraged all Rotarians to purchase tickets and donate them to business colleagues, family, friends or donate them to the club for Downeast Horizon’s consumers. On Sunday, July 31st at 7:30 am a banner will be hung across Main Street if anyone would like to help. On Friday, August 5th at 1:00 pm all able-bodied Rotarians are asked to meet at U-Haul Storage on 1A to help transport grills and other equipment to the tent at the YMCA. We need to have all grills set up before 3:30 as that is when Dead River will be there to hookup the bulk tank to the larger grills. Remember all hands-on deck Saturday, August 6th at 6:00 am.
Community Service: Max Dietshe reported that the Maine Coast Hospital is seeking volunteers for the Schoodic Scramble in September. More details to come. As always opportunities to volunteer from noon to 6:00 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays at the Red Cross Blood Drive are available.
Partner Program: Debbie Ehrlenbach updated the members on the status of the program. Letters were mailed to area businesses last week. Business partners who donated last year were send 2 complimentary tickets to the upcoming pancake breakfast. Partner letters will be sent to Rotarians in August.
Pancake Trivia Game: A Pancake trivia game was played on Kahoot and “old school”. The winners of the game were Benadetta Pellerano and Lori Googins. Each won a Rotary apron.
During the meeting club members wrapped 1,000 silverware servings for the upcoming breakfast. Lots of great conversation and fun was had by all. Debbie Ehrlenbach made blueberry cake for all to enjoy.
Respectfully submitted by Rotarian Debbie Ehrlenbach
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Grace Robinson
Invocation was read by Clyde Cushing and we said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Visiting Rotarians: Dave & Betty Parsons.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson and John Shoppe
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Rebecca Greenlaw and Ray Williams!
Wedding Anniversaries: Bill and Jenny Casale
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Ray Williams, Benedetta Pellerano, Carol Jordan, Clyde Cushing, Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Laura Pellerano
50/50: $10 to John Shoppe
1st Quarter Happy Dollars: This quarter all happy dollars will go towards Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: John Shoppe, Carl Lusby, Grace Robinson, Laura Pellerano, Rebecca Greenlaw, Max Diestshe, Lincoln Ehrlenbach and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
July 26th Club Meeting: At next week’s meeting we will be wrapping silverware for the Pancake Breakfast. Please come and help out!
2022-2023 Membership Passports: JoAnn Brown shared this year’s Membership Passports. This will was emailed out to the membership.
Update on the Ellsworth Rotary Blueberry Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, August 6th under the Tent at the Ellsworth YMCA parking lot.7am – 10am. Tickets are available! Please sell or buy!
Friday, August 5th – meet at the Storage building to get the grills and supplies at 4:00pm and set up. For Saturday morning -Please arrive at the breakfast to help at 6am. Everyone needs to help stay to clean-up too!
The Pancake Breakfast Banner will be going up on the morning of July 31st (Sunday)
All Rotarians are needed to help! Please save the date and bring your family and friends to volunteer as well. Lincoln sent an email of what each member can sign up for on the day of the event. A sign-up sheet has been passed around for those who can bring propane tanks for the grills. We will need 12.
We are working on getting donations and items for the breakfast. Cost of tickets are $9.00 for Adults and Under 10 years is $5.00.
Major Sponsors for the Pancake Breakfast/Events: Instead of having major sponsors for club events, our Partner Program was created. If you or a business would like to be part of the Partner Program, please contact Debbie or Ashley. Partner Letters will be mailed out next week to businesses.
Rotary Gnome: New FUN activity! Starting at our weekly meetings… if your ticket gets drawn you will need find the hidden Rotary Gnome! If you do, you get to take it home with you for a week and take a picture of you and the gnome with the “My Rotary sign” in the community! If you can’t find the Gnome then you will need to donate a dollar to Polio Plus. Let’s have some fun!
Help with Door Prizes: We are getting low on door prizes for the weekly meetings. Please bring in a few items in.
Make-Ups and Community Service Hours: Please let Jodie Cushing and Marian Wells know if you do any community service or makeups throughout the week.
Blood Drive: The Blood Drive is the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Max Dietshe thanks everyone for their continued help. Please sign up for April and May!
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry: The pantry is looking for volunteers to help out at the Pantry. Please call them to sign up to help.
Guest Speaker: This week's guest speaker was Will Hutchins. Will is a senior at Sumner Memorial High School and Hancock County Technical Center in the welding program. At Sumner, he has participated in soccer, baseball and basketball during his high school years. Will currently participates in golf. At HCTC, Will completed Diesel I and II programming during his sophomore and junior year.
In his community, he is a volunteer firefighter with the Winter Harbor Fire Department. Will also earned his Eagle Scout badge in the 8th grade in Troop #86 by completing baseball dugouts for Ellsworth Elementary Middle School.
He has been enthusiastic and motivated by the fishing industry since he was a young boy. Will would jump on his stepfather's and grandfather's boat to help fish/drag for lobsters, halibut, scallops and years ago Maine shrimp. He obtained his student lobster license at the age of 8 and has worked his way up to where he is now with his own lobster boat named F/V Meridian, commercial fishing license and 400 traps.
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Bob and Mary Thomas
Invocation was read by Marian Wells and we said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Visiting Rotarians: District Governor Denis Blouin, Assistant District Governor Jennifer Saunders and Dave & Betty Parsons.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson, Barbara Clark and John Shoppe
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were JoAnn Brown, Clyde Cushing, Carol Yancey, Jane Langley, and Ray Williams
50/50: $10 to Debbie Ehrlenbach
1st Quarter Happy Dollars: This quarter all happy dollars will go towards Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Debbie Ehrlenbach, Jane Langley, Jo Cooper, Carl Lusby, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, JoAnn Brown, Rhonda Parker, Jodie Cushing, Gene Pellerano, Rebecca Greenlaw, Jack Frost, Fred Beyer, Dave Wells and Clyde Cushing.
Guest Speaker: District Governor Denis Bouin is a member of the Rotary Club of Sept-Îles and was President in 2002-2003. He has been the secretary since then, as well as the operation of the advisory committee for a few years. In 2012, he went on a humanitarian mission with a group of Rotarians in Guatemala, as a volunteer at "Safe Passage" and to visit completed District projects.
Denis invites everyone to the 2023 District Conference from June 22nd to June 25th, 2023. You will be able to register online at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50110 soon!
Denis shared with us the District Citation, his goals and introduced the District Project.
Rotary Business:
Up Town Market: $600.00 was raised from the Up Town Market fundraiser. Thank you to all who donated and worked at the yard sale.
Paul Harris Recognition: Benedetta Pellerano was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow. Congratulations!
July 26th Club Meeting: We will be wrapping silverware for the Pancake Breakfast. Please come and help out!
2022-2023 Membership Passports: JoAnn Brown shared this year’s Membership Passports. This will be emailed out to the membership as well.
Ellsworth Rotary Blueberry Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, August 6th under the Tent at the Ellsworth YMCA parking lot. All Rotarians are needed to help! Please save the date and bring your family and friends to volunteers as well. Lincoln will be sending an email of what each member can sign up for on the day of the event. Dave will be passing out a sign-up sheet for those who can bring propane tanks for the grills. We will need 12. We are working on getting donations and items for the breakfast. Cost of tickets are $9.00 for Adults and Under 10 years is $5.00.
Major Sponsors for the Pancake Breakfast/Events: Instead of having major sponsors for club events, our Partner Program was created. If you or a business would like to be part of the Partner Program, please contact Debbie or Ashley. Partner Letters will be mailed out next week to businesses.
Help with Door Prizes: We are getting low on door prizes for the weekly meetings. Please bring in a few items in.
Make-Ups and Community Service Hours: Please let Jodie Cushing and Marian Wells know if you do any community service or makeups throughout the week.
Blood Drive: The Blood Drive is the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Max Dietshe thanks everyone for their continued help. Please sign up for April and May!
Opening Ceremonies: President Clyde Cushing called the meeting to order.
Greeter: Grace Robinson
Invocation was read by Ashley Johnson and we said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sergeant at Arms: Bob and Mary Thomas
Guests: Grace Robinson and John Shoppe
Wedding Anniversaries: Rod and Cindy Fox and Jackie Sinclair and her husband Michael
Birthdays: Fred Beyer and Iris Simon. The club sang Happy Birthday!
Door Prizes: The lucky winners were Carl Lusby, Ray Williams, Grace Robinson, Dom Efter and Cindy Shoppe.
50/50: $10 to Grace Robinson
1st Quarter Happy Dollars: This quarter all happy dollars will go towards Downeast Horizons Special Olympics Program.
The following individuals gave Happy Dollars: Grace Robinson, Rebecca Greenlaw, Rhonda Parker, Dom Efter, Carl Lusby, Marian Wells, Dave Wells, Tracy Shaffer, Ray Williams and Clyde Cushing.
Rotary Business:
Membership Dues are due end of June: Reminder Club members voted in favor of raising the annual dues for Fiscal/Rotary year 2022-2023 to $300 for an individual, $350 for family and $450 for corporate membership. Bills will go out Jun 1, 2022 and dues will be Due June 30, 2022. If you want to split the dues into two payments the second payment will be due by December 31,2022.
Ellsworth Rotary Blueberry Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, August 6th under the Tent at the Ellsworth YMCA parking lot. All Rotarians are needed to help! Please save the date and bring your family and friends to volunteer as well. Lincoln will be sending an email of what each member can sign up for on the day of the event. Dave will be passing out a sign-up sheet for those who can bring propane tanks for the grills. We will need 12. We are working on getting donations and items for the breakfast. Cost of tickets are $9.00 for Adults and Under 10 years is $5.00.
Help with Door Prizes: We are getting low on door prizes for the weekly meetings. Please bring in a few items.
Upcoming Service Projects:
Ellsworth Uptown Market: July 9th and 10th - Our club will have a table to sell crafts, antiques and yard sale items. Please donate and help! This event is held at the TJ Maxx Parking Lot in Ellsworth. Items we don’t sell we will donate to Goodwill.
Make-Ups and Community Service Hours: Please let Jodie Cushing and Marian Wells know if you do any community service or makeups throughout the week.
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry: The pantry is looking for volunteers to help out at the Pantry. Please call them to sign up to help.
Guest Speaker: President Clyde Cushing
Clyde introduced this year’s officers and directors:
Debbie Ehrlenbach – President Elect
Jodie Cushing – Vice President
Marian Wells – Secretary
Rhonda Parker – Treasurer
Rebecca Greenlaw – Club Service Director
Max Dietshe – Community Service Director
Dave Wells – International Director
Tracy Shaffer – Vocational and Youth Services Director
JoAnn Brown – Membership Director,
Lincoln Ehrlenbach – Foundation Chair
Cindy Shoppe – Community Support Chair
Ashley Johnson – Publicity and Public Relations Chair
Bob and Mary Thomas – Sergeants at Arms
The Rotary International theme for the new year is “Imagine Rotary” All members who were present at tonight’s meeting receive the new theme pin.
New Ideas and Changes for the Club:
New Committee: Fellowship Committee
Purpose: To help facilitate Fellowship activities among the members.
Send out Birthday Cards and Get Wells Cards
To help recognize our members both inside and out of Rotary
To create “Fellowship Moments” throughout our meetings and functions
To help keep the FUN in Rotary
Chair: Vice President Jodie Cushing. Any members who are interested in joining this committee, please see Jodie!
Clyde shared the District Governor’s Citation for this year. Ways to get bronze, silver or gold.
Weekly Club Meetings:
Two guest speakers per month only
1 Fellowship activity per month
1 Business Presentation per month
Would like to see an increase of 25% of members to attend weekly meetings and functions within the club. We would like to see everyone again!
Fundraising: Need to create and successfully hold fundraising events this year. If any members have ideas please let Clyde know!
Would like to see a increase in youth engagement from our club at the local schools: EHS, EEMS, HCTC. Strengthen the EHS Interact Club and start a new interact Club at Sumner High School.
Final Goal: HAVE FUN!!!
District 7790 Club Goals:
Members and Engagement Goals:
Add 2 members
4 Members will participate will participate in leadership development programs or activities
2 Members will attend the district conference
3 club committee chairs will attend a district training
The club will hold 4 social activities
Rotary Foundation Goals:
The club will donate $7,000 to the Annual Fund
The club will donate $1,500 to Polio Plus
Service Goals:
23 members will participate in a service project
The club will participate in 12 service projects
Young Leaders Goals:
The club will continue to sponsor the Interact Club at Ellsworth High School
Public Image Goals:
The club’s online presence will continue to reflect our activities
The club will update its website and social media 4 times a month
The Club will attempt to have the media cover 3 of our events
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