The Spoke - Archive  Dec 2, 2008

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****Editors Note****

Please read this revised version of the Spoke.  This version includes the names of the 10 candidates for the Salem Rotary Board.  Please be prepared to vote for five finalists this week.  The 10 nominess are:

• Benson
• Clarke
• Conley
• Eisner
• Heaphy
• Holloran
• Lutts(Rob),
• McLaughlin,
• Smith
• Strout

And the winner is.....

Recognitions and Fines: 

President Dave miraculously won a Football bet made with the Beverly Rotary President.  The club will receive a $500 check from the Beverly President.

Liz Bradt announced the Interact Club is hosting a food drive for the Salem Mission.  Please remember to stop by Costco or the grocery store and bring in items that are much needed!  Salem Mission Director Mark Cody thanked us for our help with the Food Pantry.  The need is great, please bring what you can.  Suggested items include:

• Boxed goods like pasta, cereal, pudding, rice, cake mixes
• Canned goods such as fruit, vegetables, beans, tuna, tomato sauce, soup
• Proteins that can be stored such as peanut butter, beef jerky, lentils, beans

Viktoria paid a recognition fine - her office, in coordination with Gold's gym had a sock drive for the Salem Mission and donated 150 pairs of socks.

Jim Haskell finished up his hiking season with another 60 miles on the Appalachain Trail.

I thanked Tim Clarke for all of his help in being the best Rotary Sherpa in the world and helping me complete a 50 mile trail run.

Roberta Cantor went to Vermont for Thanksgiving, and then spent the weekend with her grandchildren. 

Gig is the proud father of the Pop Warner Quarterback.

Dave Benson paid a recognition fine.  His business and another Salem business provided a donation to Habitat for Humanity.

Early Act reminded us that we can still donate ink cartridges.

Program for the December 2nd Meeting:

This was the annual business meeting.  Rob Lutts provided the annual update of the Scholarship Foundation Endowment Fund.  In sum, the fund is currently down 18%, it is at $350,000 and the goal is $500,000 by 2012.

President Dave presented the 4 proposed changes to the scholarship procedures.  All four motions were passed.

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

December 6, DSS Christmas Party 1-4 at Cummings Center

December 9,  Food Drive

December 12, Holiday Party at Mark Shaw's

December 16, Board of Directors Meeting 10:45 Hawthorne Hotel

                          Please visit the calendar section of our web site

                                       for additional important dates.  

And now a few announcements....  

If you have time, please help with the DSS Christmas Party December 6 -

Set Up 10:30-12

Party 1-4

Clean Up 3:30                                         

Quote of the Week:

The probability that we fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe is just.  Abraham Lincoln

Stumpers  

This week's stumper:

According to Roberta Cantor, where does Santa live?

Last week's stumper:

Which Vice President was the speaker at the Annual Rotary Convention in Chicago?

Answer to last week's stumper:

Richard Nixon

Happy Birthday to:  Betsye Sargent, Pep Cornnachio

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