08/05/16 Bits & Pieces

Posted by Julie L'Heureux
 
Our annual Hadlock Field meeting was held on a perfectly beautiful August day at the ballpark, hosted by Past President Bill Blount, who welcomed 43 members and 7 guests. A delicious cookout lunch was served in the stadium's picnic area with the famous SeaDog ice cream biscuit for dessert.

At opening invocation, Juliana L'Heureux read Lou Gherig's famous "Luckiest Man" speech, in a tribute to the occasion of our Club's visit at Hadlock Field, with this year's two team guests Mike McCarthy and Dan Bethea.
 
It was on July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, when the longtime Yankee first baseman uttered the famous words at a home plate ceremony at Yankee Stadium: “Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”  Gehrig died on June 2, 1941, at 37 years old.
 
 
Of course, we sang our National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner," and our traditional "Take Me Out To the Ballgame," led by PP Bill Blount and Alan Nye.
 
 
 
A "Rotary Moment" was presented by Russell Voss. He told a personal story about how a person who helped him when he needed roadside assistance with his motorcycle reminded him about how Rotary supports others, even when we might not realize our impact.  Rotary motivates him to reach out to others through all of our community activities and club friendships. "We do so many things, some of them may not seem important, but somebody is being helped and we just don't know how we are positively impacting others," he said.
 
 
 
Jean Murachanian conducted the weekly raffle drawing giving Katie Brown the chance to draw the Queen of Hearts. She drew a Queen, just in the wrong suit, so the jackpot continues to grow.
 
 
 
Gus Karlsen reminded the members about the "MS Regatta" during the MS Harborfest weekend August 19-21, 2016, when Portland Rotary has the opportunity to sponsor racing entries. Donations will be requested beginning August 12th. Contact Gus for more information at: karlsen@prodigy.net