Debi Malone Pres.-Elect

Jacquelin Apsler President

Marc Hamilton Secretary

Joel Berenson Treasurer

Melinda Nicholson Asst. Treasurer

Websites:

Bedford Club:

District 7910:

International:

Oct 31Solving the procrastination problem with Chocolate (YUM?)

Nov 07Amy Carst presents - How Rotary impacted the Malayaka House Orphanage - a solar installation at their orphanage in Entebbe, Uganda

Nov 10Membership Committee meeting – Middlesex Community Bank 8:30AM

Nov 11Operation Delta Dog’s 5th Annual Walk & Wag for Veterans – Great Brook State Park – 10:00-3:00 – Carlisle, MA

Nov 14Nancy and Wayne will make a presentation on this year’s preparation for Breakfast with Santa

Nov 16Joint Thanksgiving luncheon with Concord – will take place at Nashoba Country Club in Concord

Nov 21NO MEETING

Nov 28Our Exchange student Carlos (Da-Wen) Huang will talk with us about life in his native Taiwan

All Hallows Eve is upon us: Trick or Treat! Wayne had an awesome idea after last week’s meeting. Realizing next Tuesday is Halloween he thought we all should come in costume. Seems harmless enough, right? To spice things up a bit there will be a prize for the best costume. Nobody but Wayne knows for sure. Will it be some sort of a trick or will it be a delightful treat? Only Wayne (aka “the master goblin”) knows for sure. So give it some thought and come prepared for Halloween. By the way, the hotel promised to let you in regardless of what you look like.

Kevin’s Corner:Our own Kevin Sullivan has been kicking around the Rotary world for well over 30 years. Over that period, he has shared his tidbits of wisdom, information on Books, the world in general, children, and what he calls jokes and humor. What we are incorporating in the newsletter from time to time is a small paragraph of his wit and wisdom. Hope you enjoy them.

Definitions we should think about in today’s volatile political climate:

Liberal: Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
Conservative: Holding to traditional attitudes and values and is cautious about change or innovation.
Progressive: Happening or developing gradually or in stages, proceeding step by step.
Libertarian: Believes in the doctrine of free will.
Communism: Believes all property should be publicly owned, everyone works, and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Socialism: Advocates the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned and/or regulated by the community as a whole.
Capitalism: A system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

Nominating Committee:The Nominating Committee (this year consisting of Jacquelin, Debi, Nate, and Melinda) is hard at work putting a slate of officers together for next year. If you would like to serve in one of these positions or know of someone who might, please let them know.

Website Committee:if you haven’t heard by now we have a website committee headed up by Rebecca. She has enlisted a number of our members on various aspects of the committee. Thus far they have chosen Clubrunner as the host platform and that has been approved by the BOD. Their focus is now turning to training on the new platform and getting people trained on updating various pages. More to come as it is developed.

Information:

Raffles and Happy Dollars:

The Four Way Test / Let’s Make Up!

Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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Tues / Chelmsford 12:15 p.m. Radisson Hotel; Maynard 6:15 p.m. Payton’s River’s EdgeReading 12:15 p.m. Peter Sanborn Place; Lexington 12:15 p.m. Waxy O’Connor’s
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; Billerica8:00 a.m. Stelio’s Family Restaurant ;Concord Sunrise 7:30 a.m. Colonial Inn / 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. Beckford’s; Concord 12:15 p.m. Colonial Inn; Marlboro 12:15 p.m. Coral Seafood; Westford 12:15 p.m. Westford Regency; Neshoba Valley 7:15 a.m. Great Brook Farm;
Burlington 12:15 p.m. Hilton Gardens; 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

2012-13 Peter Colgan

2013-14 Robert A. Cassidy, Victor Tom, Margarita Kaliviotis

2014-15 Kevin Sullivan

2015-2016 Diana Jarvis

2016-2017 Linda Cargiuolo