The Nairator: Rotary Club of Haverhill, Massachusetts

Comedy Night March 16th



Amy Tee, Paul Nardizzi, Kelly MacFarland, and Tony V, will be appearing at The Georgetown Club on March 16th at 7:30PM. Tickets are $25.00 each. There will be a cash bar and hors' dourves will be served. Click on their names and you will be directed to each of their web sites.



Tuesday, January 23, 2007



Hi Tim,

Community meals are upon us. The following Rotarians are asked to deliver a dessert to the Citizen's Center between 4pm - 4:30pm on Monday, February 5: Raleigh Buchanan, Nancy Adams, Fred Battistini, Sally Cerasulo-O'Rorke, Tim Coco, Greg DiBurro, Renee Harlow, Joan Hull, Ira Korinow, Charlene LaPrel, Sheryl Meehan, Shaun Menzie, Bonnie Michaleas, Jeanine Murphy, Jean Poth, Dale Rogers, Harold Rogers, Fred Rose and Megan Shea. We'll also need about 15 workers to help serve meals and clean up. Thank you.

Just as a reminder: Rotary has reserved two tables to the Tom Vartabedian Honorary Breakfast. Haverhill Rotary is a sponsor of the event along with other local service organizations. We're hoping to have a very good turn out. The event will be counted as a Rotary make-up for those of you in need of a make-up.

Haverhill Community Television is offering studio training to all Rotarians who would like to learn how to operate a camera and/or work in the control room during the Rotary Television Auction. Please contact me if you'd like to offer your service in the studio. It's fun!

Thanks to Vince Bonnano and his comedy committee Steve Goddu, Phil Brown and Bud Hart, Haverhill Rotary has an evening of laughter, fun and fundraising lined up for Friday, March 16 at the Georgetown Club. Tickets and promotional material will be available in the next week or so.

Last week we welcomed John Horne from California as our newest Rotarian.

Until next time,
President Darlene



Here 'N There




Welcome to our newest Rotarian, John Horne, who is a transplant from Sacramento, CA. John has been with 5 previous Rotary Clubs. He was associated with Bay Banks for many years.

Tuesday, January 23rd is the day of truth - Is it the truth? At the Tom Vartabedian breakfast when we will find out how we won the Salvation Army bell ringing first prize, the ding-a-ling bell.

Get ready to laugh at the Haverhill Rotary Club Comedy night on Friday March 16 at Georgetown Country Club, with a top notch lineup of professional comedians.

The Auction date is April 18 for the TV auction and April 20 for the live auction.

"No one ever listened oneself out of a job." - Calvin Coolidge - US President

Happy 41st anniversary as a Rotarian to Don Laing, Past President, Paul Harris Fellow and all around good guy.

There's no use in being pessimistic. It won't work anyway.

Program Highlights

Today's speaker was Jim Michitson, part time emergency management director for the City of Haverhill.

Emergency management is planning for disasters - making a comprehensive emergency management plan - which is approved by the state. It requires training the emergency first responders of which there are 350 in the city.

There is an annual mass casualty training exercise which is reviewed and evaluated. There is a public education component.

The May flood was a good working example of a catastrophic event. The outbreak of flu or other disease is a possibility. There is also a community response team. There are emergency shelters whose volunteers must be trained by American Red Cross.

Communications is a problem where the communications system, the 911 number, can only handle so many simultaneous phone calls.

The May flood experience and the response to it was a real life training exercise.

A flu pandemic is something that emergency management is aware of, and is training to treat. Northern Essex College is to be the initial diagnosis center. There could be quarantines and isolation if this were to happen.

This is an ongoing continuing process for planning, to think about and plan for the things we don't want to think about. Be prepared!


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Congratulations to Tom Faulkner, Ray Smith, and Steven Goddu who received their MVP awards last week.
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Dick Emerson is still in Florida healing from a broken hip. He would be delighted to hear from friends as he recovers. You may write to him at the following address:
Health Park Care Center
Room 214B
16131 Roserush Court
Fort Myers, Florida 33908
Or, call his cell phone at 978-697-5213.





Dates to Remember:
January 23 - Tom Vartabedian Breakfast
February 5 - Community Meals
February 7 - Rotary Board Meeting 8am at HCTV
March 16th Rotary Comedy Night

Reminder:
Rotary will NOT MEET February 1 & 8
The Haverhill Country Club is closed

Speakers:
January 25 - Jr. ROTC
February 1 & 8 - NO MEETING
February 15 - Nancy Fagan, DSS
February 22 - David Hartleb, NECC
March 1 - Amesbury River Walk
March 8 - Dan Harty, Convanta Mercury Collection Program

Proposed for Membership:
James Tomacchio; Delivery Service