The scene from our virtual Game Night for our October 20th virtual meeting. #ellsworthrotary #peopleofaction #district7790 #wearerotary
On Tuesday, October 20th at 6 PM, our club had a virtual meeting over the telephone and internet via Zoom. President Laura Pellerano started the meeting.
Invocation was read by Ashley Johnson.
The Pledge Allegiance was led by Ashley Johnson and Tony and Julie Bouchard took attendance.
Visiting Rotarians: Dave and Betty Parsons
Guests: Ross Baldree
Checking In: Ashley Johnson, Clyde Cushing, Pam Cushing, Jodie Cushing, Allegra Pellerano, Tony and Julie Bouchard, Melody Pereira, Iris Simon, Rod Fox, Laura Pellerano, Tricia Quirk, Carl Lusby, Lincoln and Debbie Ehrlenbach, Dave and Marian Wells, Gene Pellerano, Tracy Shaffer, Dan Frye, JoAnn Brown, Max Dietshe, Jo Cooper, Fred Beyer, Jack Frost and Scott Kimball.
All Happy Dollars goes towards KidsPeace for Christmas gifts for the kids this quarter. Dave Wells, Carl Lusby, Tricia Quirk, Marian Wells, Rod Fox and Laura Pellerano all gave happy dollars this week.
Don’t forget about Polio Plus and EREY! Please consider making a donation.
Rotary Business:
- Treasurer Debbie Ehrlenbach would like all Happy Dollars and Polio Plus donations to be mailed in a.s.a.p. to Rotary Club of Ellsworth, PO Box 741, Ellswoth, ME 04605.
- Blood Drive at Ellsworth Elks Lodge: Tuesday, October 27th from 1:00-6:00pm. Scott Kimball is looking for volunteers for both dates. A sign-up sheet will be emailed.
Community Service Update: Saturday, October 24th at 10am at EHS will be our Polio Walk. $20 to participate. Will be walking 1 mile to raise funds for Polio Plus. Please contact Jodie Cushing to sign-up
Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Ellsworth Hannaford on Saturday, November 21st. Jodie Cushing will email a sign-up sheet for those who are able to help.
- ClubRunner Passport: The Clubrunner Passport was emailed to all club members. We encourage all members to complete to be entered into a weekly $20 Visa Gift Card drawing! ClubRunner Mobile is wonderful tool allowing membership directory data to be available at your fingertips as well as other club information such as weekly newsletters, upcoming events, guest speakers and meetings. It is a great companion to our ClubRunner website.
- Nomination Committee: The committee will be meeting soon to discuss next year’s officers for our club. If anyone is interested, we have a vacancy for the secretary position.
- In Person Meeting Reminder: Laura Pellerano reminded club members that the Board met agreed to start meeting in-person again at China Hill every other week. Guidelines and dates will be emailed to everyone soon.
- Fundraising Update: Our club is partnering with Haven’s Candies in Scarborough Maine to help raise money for the club during this challenging year. Haven's Candies has generously agreed to donate 20% of all Ellsworth Rotary Club sales back to the Club. If you purchase $100 of candy or other items, Haven's will donate $20 directly to the Ellsworth Rotary Club. Emails have been sent out with more information.
Membership Game Night: The membership committee did a great job organizing games!
ACTIVITY ONE was led by JoAnn Brown: Members came to the meeting wearing something (a hat, a tie, a t-shirt, etc.) that represents something about yourself and shared why.
ACTVITY TWO was led by Jo Cooper: “2 Truths and 1 lie” Members came to the meeting prepared to share 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves. The rest of the members will get to guess which one of your statements is a lie!
Respectfully submitted by Ashley Johnson
