Salem Rotary - The Spoke - Archive (Nov 18, 2008)

Editors Note: My sincerest apologies for the delayed Spoke. Your editor had surgery last Thursday, which created a delay in the Newsletter. Thanks to the Spoke Committee for picking up the slack while I have been out of town!

With gratitude for your service,

Brenda

And the winner is.....

50-50 Pot:

No Raffle Winner

Raffle Calendar:

Beth Powers sold by James Lister

Ms. Matheson sold by Anthony O’Donnell

Guests and Visitarians:

Steve Smith attended as a member of the Peabody Rotary

Diana Vougiouzlakis and Kitty Allen were Pep’s guests from Greece

Tom and Judy Beers were John Quinn’s guests

Rose Fisher was Denise Flynn’s guest

Recognitions and Fines:

Pep Cornacchio was fined for having his picture in the paper at his book signing.
Bruce Whear’s photo appeared in the “News from Honduras.”
John Hall was seen smiling so broadly in a recent photo that President Dave valued that fine at $5,000.
Randy Burba was elected President of the New England Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Dave Benson celebrated his daughter’s 16^th birthday.
Roberta Kantor “still has it,” as evidenced by her dancing at a recent Tina Turner concert.
Deb Amaral paid to announce that Rotarians who sign up for the Salem Y will have access to the new Leggs Hill Y, but the membership dues will support the Salem Y.
Dick Lutts educated us about a GE executive who thinks that 10 windmills could provide enough electricity for Salem, and 100 windmills might replace the Power Plant.

Program for the November 17th Meeting:

Our guest speaker was Johanna Beers, a recent graduate of Skidmore College and Trinity College in Ireland. Johanna was a Rotary Ambassadorial scholar who was chosen in the summer of 2006. Although the application process was extensive, Johanna was interested in graduate school and loved the mission of the Rotary Ambassador Scholarship program, which aims to teach students of all countries to respect cultural differences, serve others before self, and improve the quality of life at home and abroad by understanding different cultures.

Johanna completed a 1 year master’s degree at Trinity College in Ethnic Studies. She studied with American, European and Irish students. She was charged with examining cultural differences in the business world. In general, Americans tend to be very direct and goal-oriented, while Europeans tend to communicate less directly and place a priority on establishing relationships.

Currently Johanna is seeking a job where she can use her newly developed skills to help a company or organization better understand that we are all interconnected, and that cross-cultural relationships can strengthen teams and increase productivity.

Events to be aware of -- Save the Dates!!

11/25 Thanksgiving Mtg at Danversport Y.C.

12/2 Rotary Annual Mtg c/o Pres Dave
12/9 E. K. Grief...Mt Everst c/o Jeff S.

Please visit the calendar section of our web site

for additional important dates.

And now a few announcements....

Mike McLaughlin discussed the success of his grant application to support renovations at the Mary Jane Lee Park in the Point neighborhood. District Governor Tom Elliot gave the award to Mike in person recently.

Next week’s meeting is at the Danversport Yacht Club with Beverly Rotary.

Mark Shaw is hosting a Christmas party on Friday, December 12^th. Save the Date!

The Salem Rotary Club is to be congratulated for raising the most money ever for Turkeys for the Salvation Army – a record $865 !

Quote of the Week: No quote

Stumpers

This week's stumper: Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a National Holiday? (Hint the proclamation took place in 1863)

Last week's stumper:

What ailment does Dr. Kraft, the acupuncturist most commonly treat in Salem in the winter?

Answer to last week's stumper: Seasonal Affect Disorder (S.A.D.)

Happy Birthday to:

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Happy Birthday to Rob Lutts and Dave Benson – no singing by Rotarians, but a nice toot of the birthday horn by President Dave.

Please email all announcements to be added to the Spoke and/or feedback to salem_rotary@yahoo.com by Noon on Wednesday. Also, feel free to contact any of the committee members listed below.

Committee Chair: Brenda Smith

Editors: Brenda Smith

Photos: John Quinn (Jay Cue), Trip Mason and File

Graphics and Photo Editing: Rich Eisner

Members: Denise Flynn, Jim Haskell and Sandy Heaphy