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Executives & Directors
President
 
First Vice President
 
Second Vice President
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Immediate Past President
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Director Term End 2019
 
Director Term End 2019
 
Director Term End 2020
 
Director Term End 2020
 
Community Service Chair
 
International Service Chair
 
Vocational Service Co-Chair
 
Vocational Service Co-Chair
 
Youth Service Chair
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
 
Club Protection Officer
 
Communications-WJ Bulletin Ed
 
Communications-PR External
 
Constitution/ByLaws Chair
 
Fund Raising Chair
 
Good Cheer Co-Chair
 
Invocation Chair
 
Meeting Day Chair
 
Music Committee Chair
 
Program Chair
 
Membership Chair
 
Web Administrator
 
Administrative Coordinator
 
New Mainers Initiative
 
Opioid Task Force Co-Chair
 
Opioid Task Force Co-Chair
 
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Portland, Maine!
Portland Rotary
Service Above Self
We meet Fridays at 12:15 PM
The Clarion Hotel
1230 Congress Street
Portland, ME  04102
United States
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The Portland Rotary Club
will meet Friday,
September 7, 2018
at the
Clarion Hotel
1230 Congress St., Portland
 
*09/0718 Catherine Lewis, Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine

After suffering severe injuries in a motor vehicle accident in 1990, both Catherine and her husband Glenn fell victims to modern medicines’ pharmaceutical trap. She and her husband began their journey with medical cannabis in 2002 to help Glenn eliminate about 9 different drugs he had been prescribed over the years for his injuries. Glenn became an official patient in 2009 under the care of Dr. Sulak. Catherine became his caregiver. Seeing the amazing results that cannabis provided him and their ability to produce such a great medicine, together in 2010 they started HomeGrown HealthCare, Apothecary and Learning Center now located in Winthrop, Maine. As caregivers, they are dedicated to sharing their knowledge with folks suffering from a variety of ailments, including Chronic Pain, Cancer, PTSD and Addiction Recovery. They have been featured in the documentary The Science vs The Stigma in 2011 and on the Kimball & Keyser Report (A Caregivers Path) 7/31/13, Weediquette / S2 EP6 (Reefer Rehab) 9/23/16, TODAY’s “Undercovered” series (Can marijuana help wean addicts off heroin and other opiates?) 5/18/17, and most recently in Season 2 of The Sacred Plant (Healing Secrets Examined) 7/18.

In 2011 Catherine joined the board of Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine (MMCM) Trade Association as the Director of Education and in 2015, she became the President of the Board, helping to shape legislation and communication with the overseeing State Departments and Municipalities. She volunteers many hours in the community and at the State House testifying for the medical cannabis program. With the help of many others, they created the largest East Coast Medical Industry Trade Show that has run for the last 7 years. She also sits on the Board of Advisers for New England Cannabis Network (NECANN). Catherine has been educating others with classes and workshops through a variety of industry shows, town hall meetings, fairs and the University of Maine at Augusta (Klahr Center) with MMCM and now at their Learning Center in Winthrop Maine. Enabling people to learn the laws, patient/caregiver rights, business rules, cultivation and preparation of cannabis for better health and natural wellness. Catherine most recently was instrumental in the crafting and recent passing of LD 1539 and LD 238. These two bills will help improve Maine’s Medical Cannabis program, creating a new legitimacy for the businesses within the program.

Recovery Coach Academy
The Rotary Club of Portland, along with Greater Portland Health, is hosting a Recovery Coach Academy class. To register, go to:  https://goo.gl/bcKuROeutmspR7zw1 
For more information, contact: Jesse Harvey at (207) 874-2141 x5031 or email at: jesse@journeyhousemaine.com 
Details are below:
 
This Week's Duty Assignments

Invocation:  Russ Burleigh
Program Reporter:  Alan Nye
Bits & Pieces Reporter:  Terri St. Angelo
Registration/Greeter:   Jan Chapman
Sell Meal Tickets:  David Clough
Raffle:  Bob Fowler
Collect Meal Tickets:  Tom Nickerson
Sgt-at-Arms (Setup):  Matt Tassey
Sgt-at-Arms (Take Down):  Rich Campbell

Birthdays and Anniversaries

NOTABLE DATES FOR MEMBERS IN SEPTEMBER

Member Birthdays
15th - Joe Gray
17th - Andrew Cook

18th - Stephanie Joyce
19th - Don Mackenzie
20th - Liz Fagan
21st - Gus Karlsen
25th - Xavier Botana
28th - Kris Rosado
30th - Meredith Small

   
Date-Joined-Rotary Anniversaries
Jim Willey - 36 years - 1982
Peter Goffin - 35 years - 1983
Gus Karlsen - 26 years -1992
Bill Ross - 26 years - 1992
George Crockett - 20 years - 1998
Charlie Frair - 13 years - 2005
Mac Collns - 9 years - 2009
Justin Lamontagne - 7 years - 2011

Danielle Conway - 2 years - 2016
Andrew Cook - 2 years - 2016
John Thompson - 1 year - 2017
Eileen Skinner - 1 year - 2017

                   
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

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

Locker Project         Memorial Middle School
                             Thursday, Sep 13, 2:00-3:00 pm
 
                             King Middle School
                             Friday, Sep 21, 1:30-3:00 pm
 
                             Steve Phillips
                             volunteer@mainelockerproject.org

Preble Street           4th Wednesday ea month
Resource Ctr           3:30-6:30 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                       

 

Rotary Meeting Locations

If you would like to mark your calendars,
we are scheduled at the following locations
through October 26, 2018:

2018 

Sep 07 - Clarion Hotel
Sep 14 - Clarion Hotel
Sep 21 - Clarion Hotel
Sep 28 - TBD

Oct 05 - Clarion Hotel
Oct 12 - Clarion Hotel
Oct 19 - TBD
Oct 26 - Clarion Hotel

Blue BOLD dates are scheduled Board meeting days.

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

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 to the appropriate projects.
 
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.