Opening Ceremonies: President Carl Lusby called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Bill Casale and we said the Pledge of Allegiance. The greeter was Bill Casale.
 
Birthdays: Ralph Farrar – 8/13   Jane Langley – 8/15  - We sang to Jane.
 
Wedding Anniversaries: Chris & Donna Coleman – 8/16/91 – 25th Anniversary!
 
Guests:  Heidi Omlor introduced her husband, daughter and grandson: Clyde Cushing introduced his daughter.
 
Rotary Minute: Jo Cooper – Promoting Peace
 
Door Prizes: Bruce Fischer won the Grab bag Gift – Flexit gift certificate: Clyde Cushing won the Acadia centennial Pillow: Cheryl Callnan won the bouquet of flowers.

50/50: Won by Irv Hodgkin who was $15 happy.

Happy Dollars: Dan, Lincoln, Julie, Domenic, Irv, Iris, Tracy, Doug, Bill, Scott, Peter, Jo, Carl, Jane, Micki, Nancy, Lauri
 
Rotary Business:
               Next week is District Governor’s visit: Jean-Louis Joly
  
Pancake breakfast – Saturday August 13 – Work assignments have been published- please turn in all tickets and money to Dan Hurley, Carl Lusby or Scott Kimball.  Also, please wear some type of Rotary uniform shirt – your choice.
 
RYLA – We need someone willing to attend that our club can sponsor.
 
RLI – Mark your calendar for November 5, 2016 in Lewiston
 
Blue Hill Fair Pie Booth – Friday September 2 from 5 to 9 PM – Pies and Volunteers needed!  Contact Lincoln.
 
Program:
            Heidi Omlor presented our evening’s program based on the “Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Teacher’s Program”.  This program has been in existence for 30 years and was founded by Vladka and Ben Need to teach our teachers how to present material to students concerning the plight of those persecuted during the Second World War and about the underground resistance which developed as a result.
 
“You can not live among us as Jews.  You can not live among us.  You can not live.”
Heidi visited many sites in Germany including Bergin-Belsen, Berlin, Wannsee Villa, Monument of Mockery, Ravensbruck, Sachsenhausen.  She went on to Poland visiting Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau where the “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign is located, Belzec, Majdanek, the Warsaw Getto, and Treblinka.  Heidi spoke of the challenges teaching this subject when there is nothing one can now do to make amends for what happened.  We can only teach about what happened to be sure that it never happens again.  It was a very moving presentation.
 
Respectfully submitted by Scott Kimball
 
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