CLUB NEWSLETTER for May 18, 2005

Attendance: President Walter, PE Dietrich, Janet, Bart, Bill, Donn and Carol, Karen, Jack, Bob Schipul, Judy, Loic,  Jim McInnis, our newest member and Kris David, our speaker. Alden is feeling better and visiting in ME.

This was our second lunch meeting. It feels funny, doesn’t it? I was noticing that our usual evening agenda does not work so well at lunch time. It is a shorter meeting mid-day and we need to adjust our program accordingly. Or maybe we are just trying to do too much. But lunch meetings that I have attended are more business and less socializing than evening meetings. So, at lunch time – less fun and more work, guys and girls!

We were placed in the sun-room where I am guessing that we will spend a lot of summer time unless we arrange something else. We are into prime party season and the summer tourist season follows closely. We have to be proactive about arranging suitable venues/programs through August. I propose a July lunch swim at James Landing for one meeting. We have the rose garden event if Alden is up for it and the installation outside Pier 44. Did we ever do the Harbor Island Cruise last year? Looking for ideas…..

Kris David is the Area 10 Assistant Governor and is also the chair of the Interact Committee. She came to talk to us about that. (An aside, she is also co-chair of the Legs ‘n Wheels committee – busy lady!) Kris told us there are 10,000 Interact clubs and 230,000 Interactors in 118 countries. They meet weekly or bi-weekly and have flexible attendance requirements so kids can stay active in seasonal sports. Kris advised that the officers chosen should be available throughout the sports seasons. The club must provide an advisor to oversee their projects and assure they do not engage in political sorts of activities. At a minimum the advisor must attend their board meetings. The school also requires a teacher to be responsible for every club. So maybe we will get a new member out of that. Every Interact club is required to carry out 2 projects/year in the local community and 2 internationally. She noted that the Abington club is willing to adopt the new SHS club.

RI.org has forms for recruitment, PR posters, merchandise, banners, member cards, etc.  There is to be a Charter night that we sponsor, joint meetings with the Interact club, and fiscal support to set up their club. The school year is about over but we hope to get a club into the SHS early in the fall. Our visitor last week, Maryann Cohan suggested a specific teacher to contact so I am hopeful that she will join us again and help us run with this.

The High School Scholarships were announced this past week but SHS called and asked if we would reconsider our young man, DiTomaso as he was already receiving 8 awards. We looked at our apps again and selected Thomas Watson as we do want to spread the wealth, as it were. Thomas is an equally deserving young man – we did note that our initial decision was very difficult.

Legs ‘n Wheels

Legs ‘n Wheels was a success but not as hugely successful as the District had hoped. Bart ended up unable to walk (tooth problem) but he sent his house-guest, a dutch student just ending a year of study in Virginia, Alfred, to walk with me. We did the 5 miles in 80 minutes. That is a 16 minute mile that included 2 pee breaks! So we really did a 15 minute mile! Not bad for an old lady. Alfred said he was impressed! I have collected Over $850 at this point. Thank you, any who contributed to my effort. And feel free to still do so. (Two people handed me a $20 bill on Wednesday. I know who one was, who was the other? Please tell me! Of note is that Scituate ’s middle school made a showing at the walk. They were acknowledged at the reception in Foxboro and we must do the same. We will, I hope, invite at least the teacher, if not all the kids, to some sort of recognition. Maybe a $1m meal sort of event is something that we can afford. Contributions can still be given to me or sent to

http://www.justgiving.com/pfp/janetandbart.

I would love to turn in $1000.

 Bart and I are just back from a graduation in Allentown , PA. That is why this is late. Hope to see you all Wednesday at Pier 44 at 6:30 sharp!

 Yours in Rotary,           
 Janet Schmitz

UPCOMING EVENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  

May 25th Phonebook kickoff!!

June 19-22 International Convention in Chicago .

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