Salem Rotary - The Spoke - Archive (Apr 27, 2010)

Our next change to change lives collection will be Tuesday May 4th. Please remember to bring your spare change and dollars. REMEMBER the proceeds will go directly to the St. Joseph's food pantry to help fight hunger in Salem.

If anyone still owes money from the auction please do your best to get it in ASAP. As you know the funds from the auction goes directly to Scholarships. Thank you!!!!!

Our Celebrity Bartending Event is vastly approaching. Please remember to bring friends, family and co-workers. It will be held at Finz Restaurant at Pickering Wharf from 5:30pm to 7:30pm on Tuesday May 11th. Celebrity Bartenders include: Mayor Kim Driscoll, State Rep. John Keenan, President John Hall, Frank Campbell, Ken Rothwell and Sean Stellato. It is sure to be a fun event!!!!!!!!!!

The Saugus Rotary Club Casino Night has been cancelled. Another date has not been provided as of yet. Once we get the make up date we will let everyone know.

Our softball team is starting the season on Tuesday May 4th at Castle Hill Park in Salem against Chelsea. Mark Shaw and Frank Campbell are leading the charge. If anyone is interested in playing please see Mark or Frank.

Please make note that our meeting scheduled for Tuesday May 18th will be moved to Thursday May 20th. This is to accommodate a visit by the incoming GSE team from London, England. The Salem Rotary Club will be one of two sites in the District to host the team. We are expecting visitors from several area clubs to join us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALEM ROTARIANS

Jeff Holloran - May 4th

Keith Linares - May 7th

James Lister - May 8th

George Orfaly - May 10th

SPEAKER/PRESENTER OF THE WEEK

Dave Cohen, Professional Speaker

Dave is a professional public speaker. He is the founder of "Well Spoken". A company dedicated to help people improve their public speaking skills. His presentation was very entertaining and he even involved Rotarian's. The title of the presentation is "Moment of Greatness". Rotarian's got a chance to provide the group with their moments of greatness.

FUTURE SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS

May 4th - Julie Ripol, Foreign Exchange Student

May 11th - John Whatne, Structures North

May 20th - Unknown Speaker

UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATE

Please visit the calendar section of our web site

for additional important dates.

Celebrity Bartending Event

Tuesday May 11th - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Finz Restaurant Salem

Please bring friend, family and co-workers

Salem Rotary Club Golf Tournament

Monday June 21st

Wenham Countryclub

Please stay tuned for additional details

Installation Dinner for President-Elect Bill Kielbasa

Thursday June 24th

House of Seven Gables

Please stay tuned for additional details

"QUOTE OF THE WEEK"

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

STUMPER OF THE WEEK

As we all know Brenda Smith and best friend Hank the dog travel the country a lot. What two States have Brenda and Hank not traveled to?

LAST WEEKS STUMPER

Mary's husband's father-in-law is Mary's husband's brother's brother-in-law, and Mary's sister-in-law is Mary's brother's stepmother. How did this happen?

ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS STUMPER

Mary's father married the sister of Mary's husband.

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

PO Box 608

Salem, MA 01970

(978) 744-9070