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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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Due to circumstances beyond our control,
Portland Rotary will
meet November 3, 2017 at the
Clarion Hotel
1230 Congress Street, Portland
 
*11/03/17 James Herbert, PhD, President UNE

James D. Herbert, Ph.D., serves as the University of New England’s sixth president. He assumed the position on July 1, 2017, immediately following the 11-year tenure of Danielle N. Ripich.

Dr. Herbert arrived at UNE via Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he had served most recently as executive vice provost and dean of the Graduate College. Before that, he had held a variety of administrative positions at Drexel, including interim provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, head of the Department of Psychology, interim head of the Department of Biology, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Program, director of the Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology, and president of the University Faculty.

Dr. Herbert’s educational background is in psychology; he holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include cognitive behavior therapy — including newer mindfulness and psychological acceptance-based models of behavior therapy, anxiety, mood, and eating disorders, remote Internet-based treatment, and the promotion of evidence-based practice in mental health.

He is known internationally for his publications on quackery and pseudoscience in mental health, having authored more than 170 scholarly works on these and other topics. His 2011 book “Acceptance and Mindfulness in Cognitive Behavior Therapy” has been endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who called it “a most beneficial and powerful method for ensuring a healthy mind and heart.” Dr. Herbert is a fellow of the Institute for Science in Medicine, the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and the Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health.
 

10/27/17 Abdullahi Ali, Gateway Community Service

President Don Zillman introduced our own Portland Rotary member Abdullahi Ali as our speaker. For those who didn’t get the chance to read the Windjammer or haven’t had the distinct opportunity to speak in any detail with Abdullahi, he was born in Somalia, raised in Kenya, and resettled in Maine in 2009, after spending his younger years in a refugee camp. He has spent his career helping those less fortunate – and is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Community Services.

As described on its website, Gateway Community Services “was founded in order to help improve the mental health status of people in Maine, with a specialized concentration of practice for new Mainers who have recently immigrated to the United States. Gateway was formed to support and empower all people who are suffering from mental anguish, trauma, emotional distress, and other evidence of social instability. Our service delivery platform is tailored to meet the needs of individuals and their families from all walks of life, including specially designed service delivery for refugees who have suffered deeply in their countries of origin and in their journey to America.”

Having fled Somalia when civil war broke out and seen mass killings and inhumane treatment of others, Abdullahi is committed through Gateway to providing personal care services for the elderly and those with disabilities. Abdullahi spoke movingly of how refuges and those people living in other countries are mistreated when suffering from mental health issues. He described how they are often given little or no support unless they are harmful to themselves or others. And if intervention is needed, they are sometimes locked up without any diagnosis or treatment – and the government can even take away their children.

Through Gateway, Abdullahi shows clients that treatment for mental health disabilities is different than what they may have heard or experienced in the past. Gateway provides home support services to Maine families – including refugees who may speak different languages – so that they are given access to needed resources to help them become independent and contributing community members. He indicated that for many this begins with education about the services available and advising trust for the service providers. 

It was clear after his presentation, that looking for guest speakers who make a positive impact on our community can be as simple as asking some of our own Rotary members.
 

Photo L-R: 1st Vice-President John Curran, Abdullahi Ali and President Don Zillman.

10/27/17 Bits & Pieces

President Don opened the meeting at the Clarion Hotel by welcoming 53 members, 1 visiting Rotarian and 2 guests.

A very interesting invocation was offered by Charlie Frair, who brought us back to his earlier days in Colorado, when he and his cronies “pliked” their times at “Suposiums,” pondering what it would be to play like, (plike) a cowboy or a professional skier.  An oddly fascinating invocation and one that was enjoyed by the club.


Visitor Ben Jackson was welcomed and announced that he has gotten his membership application into the club for review. We look forward to hearing more about one of our now numerous “Bens.”


Our visiting Savannah, Georgia Rotarian, Kirk Duffy, is heading back home for the winter. It’s been nice having you with us for these past many months, Kirk! Safe travels and a mild winter (for all of us).


President Don read a nice letter from John Tewhey thanking members for attending a celebration of life ceremony in honor of his wife Gloria’s passing. 


This year's Nominating Committee was announced by Chair - Past President Laura Young. The members, who will select candidates for a number of leadership positions will consist of 2nd VP Amy Chipman, PP Bowen Depke, PP Kris Rosado, Mike Fortunato, and Kathy Grammer. If you would like to discuss any potential club leaders with any of these members, please do so. Nominations will be presented to the club membership 


Mike Fortunato asked us to save the date of Thursday, November 16, from 5:15 to 8:30 for a fabulous dinner to be prepared by the residents of The Long Creek Youth Development Center.  The four-course dinner, which will be served in the visitor area of the facility, promises to be quite amazing and, as their major fundraiser for the year, it is important that we help support this wonderful cause. Tickets are $45.00 per person. You’ll be hearing more as the date approaches.


The annual Veterans' Appreciation Lunch luncheon is quickly approaching (Nov. 10) and Charlie Frair wanted to give us a final update for the event. We are hoping and expecting almost 300 veterans, friends, family and Portland Rotarians for this very special event and we need a few things from club members: first and foremost, please reach out to any vets who you think may be interested (it’s free for them!); second, please make sure that you have registered for the event on our website; third, please seek sponsors for the luncheon: and, last, please volunteer to help out on the day of the event and, if you do, please show up in plenty of time BY 10:30 a.m.!


President Don asked that anyone interested in giving their opinions on our programs and meetings to please respond to his e-mail asking for input. In a Club Assembly on December 8th, we will be going over the comments and suggestions.


Ellen Niewoehner was in charge of the weekly raffle, which has now risen above $1000. 1st Vice-President John Curran’s name was called, but he drew the eight of clubs, allowing for an even larger pot next week when we meet at Gateway Community Service, 501 Forest Avenue.

Crutches4Africa Volunteers Needed

RESPONSE REQUESTED TO EITHER DENNIS ROBILLARD OR TONY WAGNER (see below).

Dennis Robillard and the Saco Bay Sunset Club will be loading CONTAINER #7 (bound for Africa) on Saturday morning Nov. 18th. As part of the District Initiative to promote inter-club collaboration, we are hoping many local clubs will join in. This is a hands-on International Project.

Location:  20 Gooch St. Biddeford, ME.
CONTACT PERSON DAY OF THE EVENT: Dennis Robillard - Cell 468-0043

FIRST TEAM:   15 people to arrrive at 9:30 and work until 11:30, to get things organized and start loading around 10 AM. Any extra people will work on packaging several crates of inbound crutches for a future shipment.   We are loading crutches, wheel chairs, walkers and canes.

SECOND TEAM: 10 people to arrive at 10:30 and work until about 12:30 to continue the loading and packaging.

Tony Wagner, Asst Governor
207-229-3254  Cell

 

Volunteer Opportunities
Following is a list of our Club's volunteer projects. If you know of other opportunities, please contact Loretta: lrowe@maine.rr.com
 

                          When
Project              Who to Contact


Preble Street        4th Wednesday ea month
Resource Ctr        4-6:30 pm
Soup Kitchen        Gracie Johnston
                           gracie.johnston@wcsh6.com


Game Night         3rd Tuesday ea month
Long Creek          Mike Fortunato
Youth Center        michael.k.fortunato@gmail.com
                           or Jim Willey
                           jimandbarbarawilley@gmail.com


THE LOCKER PROJECT
Reiche Elem.        Monday, Nov. 6

School                 4:45-6:0 p.m.
                          3 volunteers needed
                          Steve Phillips
                          info@mainelockerproject.org

East End C.S.      Monday, Nov. 13
                          4:15-5:45 p.m.
                          3 volunteers needed
                          
Steve Phillips
                          info@mainelockerproject.org


Crutches4Africa   Saturday, Nov. 18
                          9:30-11:30 a.m. 15 people
                          and

                          10:30-12:30 10 people
                          20 Gooch St., Biddeford
                          Dennis Robillard
                          468-0043 

 

Birthdays and Rotary Anniversaries

NOTABLE DATES FOR MEMBERS IN NOVEMBER:

Member Birthdays
  5th  -  Ben Lowry
  7th  -  Jim Willey
11th  -  Janelle LoSciuto
19th  -  Queenie Wescott

23rd  -  Earle Leavitt
27th  -  Linda Varrell
28th  -  Janet Butland   
 

Date-Joined-Rotary Anniversaries
   1st -  4 years  -  Rusty Atwood
          26 years -  Russ Burleigh
          30 years -  Judy Cavalero
          35 years -  Don Lowry
          27 years -  Dave Putnam
          27 years -  Philip Rhinelander
          37 years -  Bob Traill
            4 years -  Don Zillman
15th - 15 years -  Scott Blakeslee

18th -   1 year  -  Stephanie Joyce
          29 years -  Meredith Small
20th -   2 years -  Lili Brown
21st - 14 years -  Cyrus Hagge
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
 

This Week's Duty Assignments

Invocation:  Kathy Grammer
Program Reporter:  Tom Talbott
Bits & Pieces Reporter:  Jake Bourdeau
Registration/Greeter:  Andrew Cook
Sell Meal Tickets:  Stephanie Joyce
Raffle:  Jean Murachanian
Badge Box:  None
Collect Meal Tickets:  Jake Bourdeau

Song Leader:  Alan Nye
Keyboard Player:  None
Sgt-at-Arms (Setup):  Mike Fortunato
Sgt-at-Arms (Take Down):  Bruce Moore

 

Rotary Meeting Locations

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

2017
Nov  3 - Gateway Community Service
Nov 10 - Italian Heritage Center (Veterans' Lunch)

Nov 17 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Nov 24 - NO MEETING - HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Dec 01 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Dec 08 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

Dec 15 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Dec 22 - NO MEETING - HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Dec 29 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay

Blue BOLD dates are scheduled Board meeting days.

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

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)                                                                           
Ben Jackson                North Yarmouth Academy

Thank you.

   
Item Donations Needed
The following items are needed on an on-going basis. Please feel free to bring them to a meeting where we will collect and distribute them.
 
Crutches4Africa - Crutches, canes, folding walkers and wheelchairs to be shipped to Africa.
 
Toiletries for the Shelters - Collect those tiny bottles of toiletries you are paying for during your next hotel visit and bring them home for members of our society who find themselves staying at a shelter and in need of personal hygiene products.