Peter Colgan President
Robert Cassidy Pres. Elect
Victor Tom Pres. Elect
Margarita-
Kaliviotis Pres. Elect
Melinda Nicholson Secretary
Joel Berenson Treasurer
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Calendar: May 2 Dinner at the Athenian Greek restaurant, Lowell, 7:30 pm
May 4 Minuteman ARC fundraising walk
May 4 Work party at Job Lane House
May 7 Oliver Ceberio, Resolute Marine Energy in Boston
May 13 Classification talks - new members talk about what they do
May 17-19 District Conference, Boxborough
May 23 Healthy Bedford by Design, Old Town Hall, 7:30 a.m.
May 27 VA Memorial Day – volunteers needed for ice cream serving
June 1 Bedford Bicycle Safety Day
June 6 District Governor Installation, Nashawtuc Country Club
June 15 PMCKids Challenge
June 19 Installation of Club Officers for 2013-2014!
Visiting Rotarians: Sandi Wilson, Rotary Club of Billerica and Art Costa, former Bedford Rotarian and now president of the Tewksbury Club
Membership Milestones: Happy birthday to Linda on May 10. Jacquelin celebrates her second year with the club on May 3. Bob Mead, along with the club itself, celebrates a 57-year anniversary on May 5!
Pay It Forward capstone event: Linda gave us a recap of the capstone event of Pay It Forward Day, our Stop Hunger Now meal packaging project at the middle school. We bested our original goal of 10,000 meals and packaged 14,905 meals in 90 minutes with about 120 volunteers. Mike Sullivan, regional director of Stop Hunger Now, was really impressed with the work ethic, engagement, and spirit of everyone who turned out. These meals will go to Haiti and Zambia. Congratulations to everyone involved, and special kudos to (1) President Pete for thinking big about a project for peace as mandated by RI President Sakuni Tanaka and coming up with Pay It Forward Day, (2) to Linda for being an amazing champion for the Stop Hunger Now project and bringing it to us and (3) to Diana for getting the schools on board with such verve and great effect. Wow. Great day.
Job Lane House work party: Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the work party at the Job Lane House this Saturday morning, May 4. Bring gardening tools – rakes, shovels, hoes, trowels. We’ll be supporting the efforts of the Friends of the Job Lane House and the Bedford Garden Club.
Athenian Greek restaurant, May 2, 7:30 pm: An impressive contingent is headed for an evening at the Athenian Greek Restaurant in Lowell, May 2.
Steve Taylor and ServPro invite us to lunch on May 8 for a Servpro Expo, 11:30-3:00 at the Depot Building in Lexington Town Center. Door prizes include Red Sox tickets.
Healthy Bedford by Design – Sponsored by Toward a Healthier Bedford and the Bedford Chamber of Commerce, “Healthier Bedford by Design” presents Mark Fenton speaking about “How where we live affects how we live, an environmental approach to how we can shape Bedford to support healthy living and improve our local resources”. Free – and breakfast will be provided. 7:30-10:30 a.m., Old Town Hall, 16 South Road.
VA Memorial Day – We helped out last year and it was a great day. A fantastic way to meet and appreciate veterans, serve up some great ice cream and have a great day. May 27.
Installation of District Governor – Doug Detweiler of the Concord Club will be installed as District Governor on June 6, and we’re invited to attend. Our club will underwrite the cost of attending.
Chelmsford Ducks – Jessica brought us news about a Chelmsford Rotary fundraiser; they’re hosting a (rubber) duck race. See Jessica for raffle tickets.
Program – Kris Ansin, Executive Director of Mali Health Organizing Project, travels between Cambridge and Mali working to improve life for Malians living in an area called Sikoro outside of Bamako, Mali’s capital. This NGO (non-governmental organization) was founded in 2006; it focuses on improving maternal and child health and in its six years has seen significant progress in these areas. One in five children will die in Mali before they reach five years old. In Sikoro, this mortality rate has been reduced to 1% ; one in 22 women in Mali will not survive childbirth – in Sikoro, this too has been reduced to 1%. The organization’s method and goal is to create a sustainable network, train local people to take over, and then be able to move on to work with another area. Since 2006, MHOP has been able to offer 30,000 health worker visits (most health workers are local people who have been trained in the program), 1,022 baby deliveries, and has strengthened a sustainable health system. Kris is the only full-time staff member from the U.S. – and he grew up in the Fitchburg-Leominster area.
Raffles and Happy Dollars: Victor won the door prize and Art Costa had the chance at the 50/50 but the pot remains…
In Happy dollars, we chose to be succinct because our speaker program was about to get squeezed, so the following people just reported being happy: Melinda, Jessica, Jim, Devon, and Susanna. Bill wasn’t sure why he was happy but he knew he wasn’t unhappy. Deb was glad it was a beautiful day. Steve was happy he’d be going golfing, Bob M. was happy for 17 wins for the Red Sox; Mark was surprised (and happy) about the Red Sox; Kevin had a quote which I couldn’t write down fast enough; Victor reported that Mike Sullivan said the Stop Hunger Now event was the best ever; Cliff was glad his son had gone to Tuckerman’s Ravine and made it back; Andy noted that we’ve skipped over spring into summer; Nat was really happy about the great turnout for the Athenian Restaurant night and for the upcoming work party at the Job Lane House; Linda was glad for all the PIF helpers; Patsy was glad for our speaker, visiting Sandi was glad for our speaker and for Margarita; Ralph was eager to talk about global grants at our next meeting; Bob C. was…confused…about Kevin’s quote, and Margarita was grateful for the wonderful work of Sandi Wilson.
The Four Way Test / Let’s Make Up!1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? / Mon
Tues / Chelmsford 12:15 p.m. Radison Hotel; Maynard 6:15 p.m. Payton’s River’s Edge; Reading 12:15 p.m. Peter Sanborn Place; Lexington 12:15 p.m. Waxy O’Connors
Clinton 12:15 p.m. The old Timers Restaurant; Hudson 6:00 p.m. Hudson Portuguese Club; Wellesley 6:30 p.m. Wellesley Community Center; Woburn 12:15 Holiday Inn Select Hotel; Billerica 8:00 a.m. Billerica Marriott Courtyard
Locations verified 12/6/10 / Wed
Thurs
Fri / Acton-Boxborough 12:15 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough; Restaurant; N. Reading 12:15 Hillview Country Club; Waltham 12:15 p.m. The Chateau Restaurant; Wilmington 12:15 p.m.
Ayer 6:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant; Brookline 12:00 Holiday Inn; Burlington 7:30 a.m. Bickfords; Concord 12:15 p.m. Colonial Inn; Marlboro 12:15 p.m. Coral Seafood; Westford 12:15 p.m. Westford Grille; Nashoba Valley 7:15 a.m. Houghton Building (1st & 3rd) and Nancy’s Café (2nd and 4th)
Burlington 12:15 p.m. American Legion Hall; Littleton 7:30 a.m. Ken’s Cafe
PAST PRESIDENTS
1956‐57 Glenn Sims
1957‐58 E. Gottschalk
1958‐59 Ron Davis
1959‐60 John Bowen
1960‐61 George Doherty
1961‐62 Frank Hennessey
1962‐63 Robert Mead
1963‐64 Clifford Hughes
1964‐65 Fred Olson
1965‐66 J. Clive Enos
1966‐67 Nathaniel Brown
1967‐68 Donald Drew
1968‐69 Joseph Bruno
1969‐70 Ralph Collins
1970‐71 John Whalen
1971‐72 George Benson
1972‐73 Maurice Nolan
1973‐74 Pat Sciaraffa
1974‐75 Ed Moore
1975‐76 Ed Moore
1976‐77 Winston Bridge
1977‐78 “Syke” Bumann
1978‐79 Matt Tomassian
1979‐80 Peter Kilmartin
1980‐81 Lawrence Carlton
1981‐82 Paul C. Dick
1982‐83 David Valdina
1983‐84 Jack Wilson
1984‐85 Peter Corea
1985‐86 Robert A. Cassidy
1986‐87 Ottfried Weisz
1987‐88 Kenneth W. Luther
1988‐89 John B. Debaun
1989‐90 Kenneth R. Walcott
1990‐91 David J. Rossi
1991‐92 James W. Harrill
1992‐93 Peter Light
1993‐94 Norma A. Barton
1994‐95 Ralph M. Hammond
1995‐96 Holly A. Chaney
1996‐97 Milan W. Jackson
1997‐98 Gregory S. Symko
1998‐99 Florence A. Rossi
1999‐00 Robert M. Kennedy
2000‐01 Heidi A. Pusatere
2001‐02 David R. Hannum
2002‐03 Joel Berenson
2003‐04 William Waite
2004‐05 Meg Packenham
2005‐06 Susanna Natti
2006‐07 Terrence Parker
2007‐08 Lea Ann Knight
2008‐09 Virginia Clerkin
2009‐10 Victor Tom
2010‐11 Cliff Rober
2011-12 Christine Pinney