The Spoke - Archive  Nov 3, 2009

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 Rotary International Theme

2009-2010

"AND THE WINNER IS" - 50-50 RAFFLE

VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Brianna Lynch - Ray Hodge

Sean Stellato - Ken Rothwell

FINES & RECOGNITIONS

LIZ BRANDT

Attended a Veterinary dentistry class.

BOB CONLEY

Spend 4 days in Ft. Lauderdale and Key West.

RINUS OOSTHOEK

Fined for having his picture in the paper.

VIKTORIA TALEBIAN

Her friend Susan visited for the first time in a longtime and they attended the trapese school at Jordan's Furniture.

RICH EISNER

Played a great round of golf Saturday and then went back to his normal self playing on Sunday.

DAVE GENDALL

Special thanks to the Salem Rotarian's who attended the Friends Forever annual dinner and for spending time with the kids taking them to different sites.

JULIE LEDERHAUS

Payed a fine for another safe Halloween at the Hawthorne.

JOHN FISHER

Visited South Carolina last week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

It is with regrets that I announce that Gig Michaud has resigned from the club. His work schedule is to demanding and it is impossible to meet his obligations with the Salem Rotary Club. Gig has been a Salem Rotarian for over 25 years and he will be missed.

The next dinner for the Salem Mission is this Thursday night November 5th. Rich Blazo has graciously donated the food and Mark Shaw will be the team captain for this months dinner.

The Thanksgiving turkey collection for the Salvation Army is scheduled for November 17th.

Ken Rothwell will host another Poker Tournament to benefit the Salem Boys and Girls Club. The event will be held on January 15, 2010. Please encourage co-workers, friends and family to attend. More information will become available as the event nears.

Brenda Smith sends her regards to all. She and Hank are having a great time and looks forward to seeing everyone upon her return. Check out her blog at: 

The next board meeting with be November 17th @ 10:45am at the Hawthorne.

Brianna Lynch the granddaughter of Ray Hodge works for the Boston Bruins. The Bruins will honor local military members, veterans and their families on November 12th at 7:00pm. "Military Appreciation Night" Seats for Soldier's program enables fans  to purchase specially priced seats. If you are interested please contact Brianna at (617) 624-1822.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALEM ROTARIANS

Gig Michaud  - November 15th

Rob Lutts - November 16th

Dick Lutts - November 19th

Dave Benson - November 20th

SPEAKER/PRESENTER OF THE WEEK

Ed Barker, Barker Margue Wines

Ed Barker is a partner at Grange Wine Marketing. He is the man behind the  branding of Barker's Marque wines.  His aim is to deliver complementary brands so that a retailer could buy 2 or more wines from the same source. Working initially with postgraduates at Emerson College on a branding exercise, the packaging has been professionally designed and market tested. 

Grange Wine Marketing is the importer of Barkers Marque Wines from Marlborough, New Zealand.  These are the kind of wines that American consumers want from New Zealand – clean, fresh, intense Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs of the highest quality. The wines are at prices that everyone can afford.  Prices that you don’t expect from a family run, niche supplier of wines of this quality. Grange Wine’s partners, John Grange and Ed Barker, based in Massachusetts, represent over 50,000 cases of fine wine a year. They import and sell the wine that Ed’s brother, Simon Barker, makes in Marlborough.

FUTURE SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS

November 10th - Linda Saris, Salem Cyber Space

November 17th - Bob Norton, President and CEO, NSMC

November 24th - Congressman John Tierney & Salem/Beverly Football Meeting

UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATE

Please visit the calendar section of our web site

  for additional important dates.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Salem Rotary Club Poker Tournament - To Benefit the Salem Boys & Girls Club

Friday January 15, 2010

Time and Location to be annouced soon

"QUOTE OF THE WEEK"

Don't count a person's year til they have nothing else to count. A person is as young as his dreams and as old as his doubts.

--Emerson

STUMPER OF THE WEEK

Name the former Salem Rotarian who spent 25 years with the Salem Rotary Club. He is a banker and now a member of Chelsea's Rotary Club. He is also the captain of their softball team.

LAST WEEKS STUMPER

In what year was the Ambassadorial Scholarships, the Rotary Foundation's oldest and best known program founded?

ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS STUMPER

1947

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 Chairman:  Brenda Smith

Acting Newsletter Editor:  Bob Dionne

Photographer: John Quinn & Juli Lederhaus

Graphics and Photo Editing:  Rich Eisner

Committee Members:  Denise Flynn, Jim Haskell and Sandy Heaphy

Salem Rotary Club

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Salem, MA 01970

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