Wilmington Rotary - Newsletter- The Keyway - The Keyway Archive (Feb 4, 2009)

Ivy Co, a junior Rotarian from Wilmington High School visited. Ivy is proud to be a junior Rotarion involved in Ryla w/ Jack. On top of her academic achievements she is a cross country runner and plays tennis. She will be attending Penn State soon and wishes to major in psychology.

Recognitions and Happy Dollars:

* John Garrett apparently had a great time recently becoming more intimately acquainted with Tori Braxton.

* Jack Cushing gave a dollar because it has finally stopped snowing.

* John Marshall is apparently just happy.

* Steve took his two girls skiing and since he is a big fan of the slopes himself he is very happy they enjoyed it as well.

* Numerous other members threw in a few bucks as well for a myriad of reasons.

Program for the week of 2/4:

* Past District Governor Donna Wayman inducted Wilmington Rotary's two newest pledges; Jim Cobb & Dan Woods.

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

**ROTARY DISTRICT 7930 WORLD PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING DINNER- February 5, 2009 at the Danversport Yacht Club-161 Elliot Street Route 62, Danvers, MA 01923.

6:00pm Fellowship

7:00pm Dinner

** District Conference May 1st and 2nd will be held in Salem - more info to come!

** April 11th at Villanova Hall we will be holding our Trivia Competition. There will be prizes, certificates of appreciation and a vacation raffle. Tickets for the vacation raffle will be coming very soon. ALSO - please begin to recruit teams of four for this event. A table of four is only $100.

** 2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, England, 21-24 June 2009.Be a part of history and celebrate the 100th Rotary convention, which will take place in Birmingham, the heart of England!

And now a few announcements

* President Bill announced there was Grapenut pudding for desert.

* There is a new GSE experience getting underway in fall of 2009 to London England, see Bill Liston for details.

* Recent Board Meeting Highlights Include;

- We released funding of $5,000 to the Wilmington School systems, specifically to improve technology.

- We will so be presenting a check to Polio Plus for $1,000.

- The chapter’s public relations efforts were discussed and it has been decided we need to tighten our relationships with specifically the school system and some other key community organizations.

- The brownies were very good.

* Joe Bilicki presented Joyce Brisbois with a certificate for 17 years of perfect attendance.

* Jack Cushing informed the group that the Rotary Interact program is well... active. They are hosting a senior citizens Valentines Day Party. Their current project which will happen on 3/11; is to put care packages together for the troops overseas.

Quote of the Week:

" To know and not to do is the equivalent of not to know." - Unknown

Happy Birthday to...

Roger Lessard & John Vassallo

Please email all announcements to be added to the Keyway and/or feedback to j.cobb@easternbk.com by Friday at noontime.

Committee Chair: Jim Cobb

Editor: Jim Cobb

Cheif Cook and Bottle Washer: Jim Cobb