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Auction:
Time for Gifts is Now! The auction committee has worked overtime to make the auction a huge success. Show your support by turning in your auction gifts as soon as possible. I want to
thank Darlene, Cindy, Meghan, and Ken for representing the Haverhill
Rotary club with a presence at Kidsfest
May 6. This
popular event returned to the city after a few years absence. My year as Rotary president is flying by. While I did enjoy my week away, I was happy to return for the visit last week of the young adults from the Netherlands. President
Mike Proposed for
Membership Local
Boy Scouts Troop Serves 2,200 Chuck Marvin
introduced Randy Larson, the executive director of Yankee Clipper
Council Boy Scouts of America. This Haverhill area serves 2,200 Scouts, including participation by young ladies in Explorer programs. There are Outreach programs including an effort to reach Latino and Spanish speaking boys, for which there is NOT a strong Scouting tradition. The challenges to the Boy Scouts are similar to those facing many non-profits, board participation, volunteer participation, fundraising and finances. Times change, and children change, and the Scouting program while remaining values based, has adapted to the times and the issues of the day. There is a collaborative good turn program with Habitat for Humanity; Salvation Army and Red Cross. Randy comment on the ethical and moral training provided and the lasting values of Scouting. Letters
Reveal Heroic Sacrifice Guest speaker Walter Carter gave an inspirational talk about his late father, Norval Carter, M.D., who was killed in action in World War II as part of the D-Day invasion force. Walter discovered his father’s letters written during World War II after his mother’s died in 1995. Walter researched his father’s service and found an article about his father’s death in a book called “Beyond D-Day.” Dr. Carter was killed while tending to wounded solders on the battlefield. One of the men who Dr. Carter tended to wrote his memoir. Walter Carter found the man who wrote the article. In September 1997, Walter Carter and his family made a visit to France and saw where his father landed at Omaha Beach, and where he and the other troops advanced to the area where his father was killed. Dr. Carter entered medical school in 1933, graduating in 1937. He established his practice in Huntington, West Virginia in 1940. He enlisted in 1942, and served as a psychiatric physician, and was trained in treating those suffering from battle and combat strain. He later requested a transfer to the 29 th Division as the battalion surgeon, in charge of medical treatment. He was an unusual example, in that he spent his time at the front. Walter read his father’s journal entries up to his last entry on June 5, 1944, the day before the Normandy invasion. The discovery of his father’s letters and his follow up efforts to contact veterans who knew him led to Walter’s writing a book entitled “No Greater Sacrifice No Greater Love.” Youth
Program Bridges the Gap Darlene Beal introduced Denise Bancos of “Bridging the Gap” a youth program sponsored by the Salvation Army. This is a 12-week program for young people, teens and young adults who are at risk. There are eight boys and girls currently enrolled in the Haverhill program. It provides guidance and structure for the participants. There are adult mentors and professional speakers. It is a combination of teaching and learning activities, along with fun and recreation. Most of the participants are referred from the court as first time offenders. For 12 weeks, participants stay active and out of trouble. They are often referred to GED programs or other follow up programs. The program has proven to be one that the participants like and has had a degree of success. Our thanks to Denise. Team
Looks to Create New Haverhill Jeff Davis and Tim Jordan spoke on the eve of Team Haverhill town meeting at Northern Essex Community College. The focus groups
subcommittee has met since September. The committee has looked
at: Use of the Merrimack and Little rivers. Historical signs and markers that also inform and identify. Viability of minor league sports teams at Haverhill Stadium or elsewhere. Low income and affordable housing opportunities. Business recruitment to Haverhill and downtown. Compiling a list of available artists, muralists and sculptors who might be interested in Haverhill. Traffic, transportation and parking issues, solutions and suggestions. Research of handicapped accessible areas in the downtown. The potential redevelopment and reuse of Bradford College. Research of Silsby Farm Development. Research available funds and grants to pay for such projects. Team Haverhill is an overall plan and private/public partnership. There is a common thread to link the entire project to work for the betterment of the city. There are fresh, new ideas and new involved individuals who have signed on to this ambitious and positive public private initiative. Enthusiasm is contagious – Catch it! NECC
Continues Innovative Growth Jean Poth invited David Hartleb, the president of Northern Essex Community College. President Hartleb called the past year a year of construction with the completion of the Technology Center, the renovation of the Student Center and the opening of a business center in North Andover at the Lucent Property. The Technology Center was paid for with the assistance of 600 donors who gave more than $2 million. The Technology Center has internet video conference capabilities. This sort of technology, computer, and electronics is the school’s strongest suit. It also reflects the nature of high tech local business community. The Student Center was redesigned and renovated
to serve students better. It is truly a stop design with registration,
admissions,
scheduling and financial aid needs all in one location. NECC has had a teaching and training facility at Lucent for the past 15 years, with classrooms and a computer lab. The present arrangement continues to serve Lucent and others in need of training and education. The next plan is for an Allied Health and Technology Center to be located in Lawrence in the defunct InTown Mall building. Most NECC students take five to six years to earn a degree because many are part-time students who are also working full-time or taking care of a family. The average age of a student is 29. These older students are trying to get the skills necessary for a job and many do not need to nor are required to be enrolled to obtain a degree. Opportunity
to See ‘Opportunity Works’ Darlene Beal introduced Claire Rivera of Opportunity Works, which is located at 209 Summer St. Opportunity Works has served Haverhill since 1998. It has been in operation since 1974. It assists individuals over age 22 that have developmental disabilities due to illness or chronic conditions. They had an open house on June 5 from 2 to 6 p.m. at their new 209 Summer St. location. ‘Fishy’ Report
Greeted with Skepticism Things remain rather fishy upon reports of the results of the Davis-Beaton-Lang-Stark expedition. Congratulations to President Mike and Pete Carbone on the honor of being named Distinguished Citizens by the Yankee Clipper Boy Scout Council. Don’t meet trouble halfway. It is entirely capable of making the entire journey. Cooperation is doing with a smile what you have to do anyway. Maybe if we did a better job of listening, history wouldn’t repeat itself. Repeat after President Hart: The audience does not fine or happy dollar the President! The two hardest things to handle in life are success and failure, in either order! Rebuilding Together offered another community service opportunity for members. Welcome to Superintendent of Schools Raleigh Buchanan our newest Rotarian. Thanks to Frank Novak, his sponsor. On May 10, the visiting Rotarians from the Netherlands were with us for lunch “Dutch treat.” Bill Adams had his first opportunity to offer happy dollars for his alma mater’s 1st NCAA men’s basketball championship – the Gators of Florida. Tickets and gifts, or is it, gifts and tickets? Either way it’s time to work on the auction.
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