July 26, 2016 Newsletter

 
 
Opening Ceremonies: President Carl Lusby called the meeting to order.  Invocation by Andrea Mason and we said the Pledge of Allegiance.
 
Greeter: Andrea Mason
 
Club Anniversaries: Irv Hodgkins rejoined the club on July 28, 2008
 
Rotary Minute: Jo Cooper shared an article from The Rotarian Magazine of how close we are to Ending Polio.
 
Door Prizes: Clyde Cushing – Jam, Tony Bouchard – Flexit Café gift card, Charlene Churchill – The Woodlawn Museum Night Light.
 
50/50: $13.00 to Jack Frost
 
Happy Dollars Highlights: Jack Frost, Ashley Johnson, Charlene Churchill, Dan Hurley, Jo Cooper, Heidi Olmar, Nancy Mayo, Bill Casale, Bruce Ives and Carl Lusby all gave happy dollars. All dollars will go towards the Ellsworth Challenger Little League this quarter.
 
Rotary Business:  
Bryan Adams Fundraiser Concert: Our club will be hosting the VIP tent at the Bryan Adams concert on Thursday, July 28th in Bangor. Julie Clark, Tony & Julie Bouchard, Laura & Gene Pellerano, David Wheaton, Linda Fuller, Carl Lusby, Pam & Jodie Cushing and Becky Sargent will be attending and we thank them for working at this event to raise money for our club!
 
Pancake Breakfast Update: Please sell or buy your tickets! We need more propane tanks to use for the event. If you have a tank our club can use, please contact Ashley.
 
August 23rd Meeting: We will be having a cookout at the Ellsworth Harbor (Waterfront) Park. Our guest speaker will be President Carl Lusby. He will be speaking to the club about the Rotary Foundation.
 
Invitation from Bill Casale: Bill and Jenni Casale are proud to present their new home! All Rotarians and their families are invited to an Open House Celebration on Sunday, August 7th from 3:00 – 7:00 pm at 1698 Newbury Neck Road in Surry. Please contact Bill to rsvp.
 
Thank You Letter from LifeFlight of Maine: Charlene Churchill shared a Thank You Letter from LifeFlight of Maine thanking our club for our donation to support them in purchasing night vision goggles. They are greatly appreciative as nearly half of all LifeFlight’s calls occur after dark. With night enhanced vision (NVG), pilots and crew members can see landing zone obstacles such as wires, towers, trees and rocks while flying in the dark. This improves safety and protects the aircraft’s precious cargo.
 
Program/Speaker: This week our guest speaker was Dr. David Edsall, MD. He spoke to the club about “Errors in Medicine.”  More then 200,00 people die from preventable medical errors and up to 20 times more suffer from errors but don’t die from them. Here are a few common medical errors: 1. Medication Errors, 2. Too many blood transfusions, 3. Too much oxygen for Premature Babies, 4. Healthcare Associated Infections, 5. Infections from Central Lines.
 
David did state these errors happen because we are human.  Humans make mistakes but we work hard to try to prevent them from happening again.

David is an anesthesiologist in Bangor, Maine and is affiliated with Inland Hospital and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He is one of five doctors at Inland Hospital who specialize in Anesthesiology.
 
David has published more than 12 articles on quality of anesthesia and has been a guest speaker in five foreign countries and more than 15 states!
 
Respectfully submitted by Ashley Johnson
 
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