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Speakers
Feb 14, 2020
Jennifer Brennan, Program Mgr Efficiency Maine
Feb 21, 2020
PDG Lawrence Furbish, District Foundation
Feb 28, 2020
Angus King III, Summit Utilities
Cow Manure to Methane Gas Project
Mar 06, 2020
Matt Kearns, VP Development, Long Road Energy
Future of Utilities
Mar 13, 2020
Steve Bromage, Exx Dir Maine Historical Society
State of Mind - Becoming Maine
Mar 19, 2020
SPECIAL NITE - Social Event - Italian Heritage Ctr
Contact Mike Fortunato at michael.k.fortunato@gmail.com
Mar 20, 2020
No Meeting - Special Evening Event 3/19
Mar 27, 2020
Peter Monro, Citizen Climate Lobby
Apr 03, 2020
Catherine Garen, Prez MNGRR
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad - Today & Tomorrow
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Executives & Directors
President
Amy Chipman
 
President Elect
Ellen Niewoehner
 
Vice President
Bob Martin
 
Treasurer
Scott Blakeslee
 
Secretary
Bruce Moore
 
Immediate Past President
John Curran
 
Director Term End 2020
Patty Erickson
 
Director Term End 2020
Erik Greven
 
Director Term End 2021
Gracie Johnston
 
Director Term End 2021
Mike Fortunato
 
Club Admin/Coordinator
Elise Hodgkin
 
Club Protection Officer
Nan Heald
 
Community Service
Gracie Johnston
 
Communications - PR External
Julie L'Heureux
 
Communications - WJ Bulletin Editor
Loretta Rowe
 
Constitution/ByLaws Chair
Tom Saturley
 
Fund Raising Co-Chair
Patty Erickson
 
Fund Raising Co-Chair
Kris Rosado
 
Good Cheer Chair
Loretta Rowe
 
International Service Chair
Erik Greven
 
Invocation Chair
Dave Small
 
Meeting Day Chair
Jennifer Frederick
 
Membership Chair
Bowen Depke
 
Music Chair
Bill Blount
 
New Mainers Initiative Chair
Ben Millick
 
Program Co- Chair
Roxane Cole
 
Program Co-Chair
Peter Goffin
 
Opioid Task Force Co-Chair
Gracie Johnston
 
Opioid Task Force Co-Chair
Bruce Moore
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
Bill Blount
 
Sergeant -At-Arms
Dave Putnam
 
Web Administrator
Erik Jorgensen
 
Web Administrator Assistant
Loretta Rowe
 
Youth Service Chair
Megan Peabody
 
Friday, February 14, 2020
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 of America
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Rotary This Week
 
 
 
Happy Valentine's Day!
 
Portland Rotary
will meet
Friday, February 14, 2020
at the Clarion Hotel
1230 Congress Street, Portland
*02/14/20 Jennifer Brennan, Program Mgr, Efficiency Maine
Jennifer Brennan has over 25 years of experience working on land use planning, transportation, and energy issues.  Jennifer is currently Program Manager of Electrical Vehicle (EV) Initiatives at Efficiency Maine where she manages the state’s EV Accelerator rebate program and several EV charging infrastructure projects.
 
She is a former Director of Special Projects with the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) and Maine Clean Communities, where she managed their EV programs….an effort to expand Electric Vehicle infrastructure in Maine.  Jennifer co-chaired Mobilize Maine’s Energy Action Team working to develop renewable energy projects with farmers, as well as created the Portland 2030 District to assist the private sector in reducing their energy usage and costs.
 
She is a former Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security under Governor Baldacci and worked for many years in the California State Legislature as a senior staffer for a State Senator and Assembly Member. Earlier in her career, Jennifer worked in Washington, D.C. at the Center for Clean Air Policy and at the Local Government Commission in Sacramento, CA.  She was also an Adjunct Professor of political science at Southern Maine Community College for several years.
 
Jennifer has a B.A. in Communications and a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the California State University, Chico.
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

Project
When
Who to Contact
 

Preble Street
Resource Center
Soup Kitchen

4th Wednesday each month
3:30-6:30 pm
Gracie Johnston
Game Night
Long Creek
Youth Center
3rd Wednesday each month 
Mike Fortunato
or Jim Willey
  
This Week's Duty Assignments
Invocation:  Julie L'Heureux
Program Reporter:  Tom Talbott
Bits & Pieces Reporter:  Dick Hall
Photographer:  Julie L'Heureux
Registration/Greeter:  Nate Cermelj
Sell Meal Tickets: Jake Bourdeau
Raffle:  Matt Tassey
Collect Meal Tickets:  Patty Erickson
Sgt-at-Arms:  Mac Collins
Rotary Meeting Locations

If you would like to mark your calendars,
we are scheduled at the following locations
through March 2020:

2020 
Feb  14 - The Clarion
        21 - The Clarion
        28 - The Clarion

Mar  06 - The Clarion
         13 - The Clarion
         19 - Special Social (contact M. Fortunato)
         20 - No Meeting
         27 - The Clarion

Blue BOLD dates are scheduled Board meeting days.

Any questions, please contact Loretta at: lrowe@maine.rr.com
 
Ongoing 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. Contact: Erik Greven at: egrev95@gmail.com
 
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.