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Speakers
Jan 06, 2017
John Gallagher, MSHA
Affordable Housing Issues/Solutions
Jan 13, 2017
Greg Powell, President, Harold Alfond Foundation
Jan 20, 2017
TBD
Jan 27, 2017
Ben Waxman/Whitney Reynolds
American Roots - Made in America
Feb 03, 2017
Erin Bishop, Ph.D.
Lincoln
Feb 10, 2017
TBD
Feb 17, 2017
Dr. Xavier Botana, Superintendent Portland Schools
Feb 24, 2017
TBD
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Executives & Directors
President
Laura Young
 
First Vice President
Don Zillman
 
Second Vice President
John Curran
 
Secretary
Kathleen Grammer
 
Treasurer
Scott Blakeslee
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Travis Parker
 
Immediate Past President
Bowen Depke
 
Director Term End 2017
Bruce Moore
 
Director Term End 2017
Jan Chapman
 
Director Term End 2018
Amy Chipman
 
Director Term End 2018
Justin Lamontagne
 
Community Service Chair
Erik Greven
 
International Service Chair
Roger Fagan
 
Vocational Service Chair
Thomas Nickerson
 
Youth Service Chair
Janelle LoSciuto
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
Peter Goffin
 
Club Protection Officer
Nan Heald
 
Communications-WJ Bulletin Ed
Loretta Rowe
 
Communications-PR External
Linda Varrell
 
Web Administrator
Erik Jorgensen
 
Administrative Coordinator
Elise Hodgkin
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Portland, Maine!
Portland Rotary
Service Above Self
We meet Fridays at 12:15 PM
Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
88 Spring Street
Portland, ME  04101
United States
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Portland Rotary
meets this week at the
Clarion Hotel
1230 Congress St.
                                
*01/06/17 John Gallagher, MSHA - Affordable Housing Issues
Posted by Roxane Cole

John Gallagher is director of Maine State Housing Authority, a position he’s held since his appointment by Governor Paul LePage in fall 2012. Previously, John served as Executive Director of Westbrook Housing Authority for more than 12 years, President of Westbrook Development Corporation, as a Program Manager for the Development Department at MaineHousing, and as a residential real estate agent for more than 20 years.

John is currently a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Advisory Council.

He served on the boards of the Maine Association of Public Housing Directors, Residential Initiatives for Maine, the Southern Maine Affordable Rental Housing Coalition, the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, the Northern New England Housing Investment Fund, Avesta Housing, the Genesis Foundation, and the New England Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. 

The mission of MaineHousing is to assist Maine people to obtain and maintain decent, safe, affordable housing and services suitable to their unique housing needs. For more information, go to their web site at www.mainehousing.org.
 
Birthdays and Rotary Anniversaries

NOTABLE DATES FOR MEMBERS IN JANUARY:

Member Birthdays
12th  - Tony Manhart
20th  - Quincy Hentzel
24th  - Matt Tassey
28th  - Don Lowry
29th  - Judy Cavalero
29th  - David Smith
30th  - Amy chipman

Date-Joined-Rotary Anniversaries
Jan   1, 2004 - Liz Fagan (12 years)
Jan   1, 1985 - Dick Hall (31 years)
Jan   1, 1995 - John Marr (21 years)
Jan   1, 1987 - Mark Millar (29 years)
Jan   1, 2001 - Bruce Moore (15 years)
Jan   1, 1984 - Alan Nye (32 years)
Jan   1, 1981 - Harry Sawyer (35 years)
Jan   1, 1967 - Mark Stimson (49 years)
Jan   1, 1986 - Tom Sukley (30 years)
Jan 14, 2005 - Bowen Depke (11 years)
Jan 23, 1998 - Ellen Niewoehner (18 years)
Jan 25, 2000 - Rich Campbell (16 years)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
 
Open House - Transformation Project
The Transformation Project is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit that will serve former Long Creek residents, helping them to adjust and succeed in their return to the community.
 
 

OPEN HOUSE for LCYDC supporters
Thursday January 12, 2016 4:00p- 5:30p
907 Main Street Westbrook
 
Bring your colleagues and come check out our new space....including offices,
venue, the future home of DJ’s Café and our supportive living apartments.
Enjoy desserts, coffee and talk with our staff.
 
For more information, contact Angela at (207) 303-9650 angela@thetransformationproject.org
 
Light Up Their Lives!
Posted by Dick Giles
One of the many trips the International Service Committee's 3-H (Hearing, Hands and H2O) Project Team will be making to the Dominican Republic (DR) will be in early 2017. 

The Batays in the Dominican Republic are located some 15-20 miles outside of the city, where night darkness is intense. Access to electricity is very limited and without light, the safety of the inhabitants is an issue. The 3-H team would like to take 70-100 collapsible portable lights with them on their upcoming trip and are looking for volunteer donations of $15 per light to help fund this important project.

(Photo: Dick Giles demonstrating a portable solar light.)
 
For further information or if you would like to help, please contact Elise Hodgkin at portlandrotary@maine.rr.com or 899-6342. You may bring your cash/check to a meeting or mail your check to: Portland Rotary, P.O. Box 1755, Portland, ME 04104. Please make your check payable to Portland Rotary Charitable Account. Make a memo note on the check: for DR solar lights. 
 
Thank you for your support.
 
This Week's Duty Assignments

Invocation:  Julie L'Heureux
Program Reporter:  Alan Nye
Bits & Pieces Reporter:  Dick Hall
Registration/Greeter: Jerry Angier
Sell Meal Tickets:  Katie Brown
Raffle:  Ben Millick
Badge Box:  None
Collect Meal Tickets:  Dave Putnam*
Song Leader:  Kathy Grammer
Pianist:  Russ Burleigh
Sgt-at-Arms (Early):  Dave Putnam
Sgt-at-Arms (Late):  Jake Bourdeau

*if no hotel staff available
 
Rotary Meeting Locations

If you would like to mark your calendars,
we are scheduled at the following locations
through June 2017:

2017:
Jan  6 - Clarion Hotel
Jan 13 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Jan 20 - Clarion Hotel
Jan 27 - Clarion Hotel

Feb  3  - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Feb 10 - Clarion Hotel
Feb 17 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Feb 24 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

Mar   3 - Clarion Hotel
Mar 10 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Mar 17 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Mar 24 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Mar 31 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

Apr   7 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Apr 14 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Apr 21 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Apr 28 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

May  5 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
May 12 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
May 19 - Clarion Hotel
May 26 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

Jun  2 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Jun  9 - Clarion Hotel
Jun 16 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Jun 23 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Jun 30 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

Blue BOLD dates are scheduled Board meeting days.

Any questions, please contact Loretta at: lrowe@maine.rr.com

STARTING WITH 2017 DATES, SEPARATELY-PRINTED CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
 
Prospective Rotarians

As we receive applications for prospective members to join our Portland Rotary Club, the names of the applicants will be included in our Windjammer. Any information and/or comments you would like to share will be handled confidentially. Please contact Loretta Rowe: lrowe@maine.rr.com. Your input will be appreciated.

PROSPECT             BUSINESS
(Sponsor)                                                                           
Benjamin Millick       Clark Insurance
(Justin Lamontagne)

Ognjen Nikolic          Ogo Sense LLC
(Russell Voss)

Terri St Angelo         Anderson-Watkins Insurance
(Linda Varrell)    

Thank you.
   
Volunteer Opportunities
The following is a list of projects happening within our club that you have an opportunity to volunteer and help with. If you know of other opportunities, please contact Loretta: lrowe@maine.rr.com
 
                                When
Project                    Who to Contact             
Soup kitchen             4th Wednesday ea month       
Preble Street             (4-6:30 p.m.) Oct 26th
Resource Ctr             Erik Greven

Game Night               Last Tuesday ea month
Cedar Unit                 Mike Fortunato or              
Long Creek                Jim Willey
Youth Center

Read to                     Dates & Times (you set)
students at                Sylvie Montello at
Portland                    montes@portlandschools.org
schools                              
 
Mentoring at                    Glenn Nerbak
Portland High
School

Membership                  Leisa Collins
Mentoring Duos
 
From The World of Tennis
Posted by Erik Jorgensen

ROTARY DOUBLES TENNIS LEAGUE
Winter/Spring Session 2017 

The teams for the Winter-Spring 2017 Rotary Tennis league are listed below.
The action begins on January 2nd at 5:30 PM. 

TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3 TEAM 4 TEAM 5 TEAM 6
Blakeslee Barns Seddon Chikuta
Gross
 Bourdeau
Hall Pullen Thompson Moore Ingram Chipman
Asch Herodes Blount Jorgensen Nickerson Putnam
Burleigh
Carr
 St Hilaire Young Grammer Millick
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