Updates

·  Larry Gould presented us with the Solutions Benefiting Life project “which provides Third World families an inexpensive device for ridding their drinking water of deadly bacteria.” More to follow on this project including upcoming guest speakers.

·  Where in the World is Ralph Hammond? http://mvrotary.blogspot.com/

·  The wine tasting for Friday April 4th has turned into dinner at The Athenian in Lowell 8pm.

·  Kathi Duprey of the Westford Club of Rotary was here to promote the District Conference May 2nd-4th at the Holiday Inn Boxborough. The conference will include lots of fun activities including a velcro wall, antique cars and a “scotch and cigar room.”

·  Larry Gould won the door prize this week and Bob Cassidy picked the wrong card in “Split the Pot.”

Guest Speaker

Monica and David Vafiades along with Ken Scheyder from the Boy Scout Troop 194 presented Nat Brown with the Norman Rockwell Citizen of the Year Award for his continued support and commitment to Troop 194 and the scouting program.

Congratulations Nat!

Happy Dollars

Cliff Rober was happy for our speakers Louise Maglione was thrilled for the new baby deer seen in her backyard Bob Mead was happy for the many tabs he continues to collect Dave Duntz was happy for Spring! Jim Harrill was happy to have a visiting Westford Rotarian Gerry Mead was happy to be here Kevin Sullivan was happy to be smiling again Christine Pinney was happy for Art Costa’s email about his wife’s birthday costume John Frodigh was happy to be here Kathi Duprey was happy to be going back to her non-singing club in Westford Nat Brown gave happy dollars for the Scouts Melinda Nicholson was happy it was finally April Bob Cassidy gave happy dollars because Larry “is better looking than Luther” Ginny Clerkin gave happy dollars for Lea Ann and Victor Tom was happy it was warm outside!

Mark Your Calendars

April 4th Dinner at The Athenian in Lowell

April 5th Rotary Leadership Institute

Milford wine & micro beer tasting

April 11th Concord Pops

April 13th-May 10th GSE Team from Turkey

April 23rd “The Four of Us” Merrimack Theater

April 26th Fitchburg Habitat for Humanity

May 2nd-4th District Conference

May 17th-18th Tour de District

May 21st Special Olympics

June 14th Pan Mass Kids Ride

June 20th-22nd RYLA

July 16th Lowell Spinners

We Missed You!

Beth Ahern, Wasseem Attar, Joel Berenson, Jaclyn DeCillis, Ralph Hammond,

Milan Jackson, Pat Lloyd, John Lorusso, Susanna Natti, Terry Parker and Paul Toepp

Let’s Make Up!

Mon / Chelmsford: 12:15-Radisson Hotel; Maynard: 6:15 p.m.-Armory’s Restaurant; Reading: 12:15-Lord Wakefield Hotel, Wakefield *Lexington Oct to June 12:15 Lex. Golf Club, July to Sept 8 am Lexington Golf Club 55 Hill St / Wed / Arlington: 7:30 a.m.-Legion Hall; N. Reading: 12:15-Hillview Country Club; Waltham: 12:15-the Chateau Restaurant; Wilmington: 12:15-Masonic Hall
Tues / Clinton: 12:15- Talk of Town Restaurant; Hudson: 6:00 p.m.- Hudson Portuguese Club; Watertown: 12:15-Oakley Country Club; Wellesley: 6:30 p.m.-Community Center; Woburn: 12:15-Radisson Hotel / Thurs / Ayer: 6:30 p.m.-Bull Run Restaurant; Brookfields: 6:15 p.m.-Salem Cross Inn; Brookline: 12:15-Holiday Inn; Concord: 12:00-Colonial Inn; Marlboro: 12:15-Holiday Inn; Westford: 12:15-Westford Grill
Fri / Billerica: 12:15-Wyndham Hotel; Burlington: 12:15-Burlington Marriott

See you all next Tuesday.

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