Rob Lutts and Scott Grover had the tickets, but there was no winner this week.
CALENDAR RAFFLE
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VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
Alice Merkl was a guest of Liz Bradt.
FINES AND RECOGNITIONS
Kara McLaughlin said The House of the Seven Gables has published their Calendar of Events for 2020. For more information, visit 7gables.org
Jason Consalvo participated in the backpack program at Horace Mann on Friday.
Bruce Whear's brother was in Puerto Rico when the earthquake struck, and he he had a heart attack. He is now at Mass General for a follow up checkup. Bruce also said there is a charity event for Alzheimer's and dementia at the Larcom Theatre on February 8th.
Joe Amico is speaking to the Seniors at Salem Academy about "scholarship season."
Rinus Oosthoek said the auction is on Friday, March 27th, and to please donate and bring guests.
Liz Bradt went to Arizona for yoga. While there, she encountered a Chihuahua puppy that needed surgery. She flew the puppy home to have the surgery.
The Polar Plunge will be held February 29th.
Leslie Levesque is sponsoring young readers at school.
There will be a Lifebridge event on March 4th.
Viktoria said that the Fellowship Committee, including Marie Cardillo and Pilar Garro, is going to hold an event at Flatbread Pizza on February 12th from 6pm-8-pm with pizza and bowling.
Gerrit Bradley said the calendars are in Claire's office for pickup if you have not already done so.
Bill Kielbasa saw Denise Flynn. She sends her greetings and is in the Winchester Rotary Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLUB BUSINESS
There will be Dutch Drinks on Friday at 5pm in the Tavern at the Hawthorne Hotel.
Glen Niemy is a new Rotary member.
Please remember to "Like" us and follow Salem, MA Rotary Club on Facebook!!
BIRTHDAYS
Happy birthday to our January birthdays!
Robert Barnard - January 1st
John Hall - January 3rd
Liz Bradt - January 14th
Leslie Levesque - January 19th
Kara McLaughlin - January 20th
SPEAKER OF THE WEEK
Ms. Ann Williams from the US Census Bureau was our speaker this week. She is a Partnership Specialist in the New York regional office.
The census is mandated by the Constitution and was started in 1790 when Thomas Jefferson was President.
The number of people we count in each state determines how many seats in Congress each state will receive, as well as the amount of money for federal programs. The information collected from the census is for statistical purposes only. It is not share with other agencies, such as ICE, etc.
This year for the first time, the census can be completed online, or by telephone (available in 13 languages).
The process for the census will start in mid-March, and hopefully will be completed by the end of April. 95% of households will receive their invitation in the mail, 5% will receive their census when a census taker drops it off, and less than 1% will be counted in person by a census taker.
Salem hires about 100 people as enumerators. This is a part-time job with flexible hours, paying $27.50/hour.
Please email all announcements to be added to The Spoke to SalemRotaryClub@yahoo.com by noon on Wednesday. Also, feel free to contact any of the committee members listed below.
Committee Chairperson and Editor: Dave Wescott
Committee Members: Gerrit Bradley,Scott Grover, Rick Jakious, and Patty Pace
