Service Above Self

May 1, 2007

Hi Tim, Mid May has arrived and the count down to the next Rotary year has begun! Both our club installation and the district installation will be held on the same date - June 28th. We'll hold our club installation during our regular luncheon meeting at the Haverhill Country Club. Please invite your friends and family if you'd like. The district installation is the same evening beginning at 6pm at the Danversport Yacht Club. So far we have about 8 - 10 people from Haverhill attending. If you'd like to attend, please see Bill Klueber.

Thank you Mary Gale for Leading the Way to Rotary Youth Exchange! Mary is currently looking for families who'd like to learn more about hosting a Rotary Youth Exchange student. Please contact Mary or me if you or someone you know would like to learn more about what is involved. The host family does not have to be a Rotary family. So, if you have a neighbor or friend who is interested, please let us know!

There are many ways to be involved in the Youth Exchange program besides being a host family. This is going to be a tremendous experience for Haverhill Rotary. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact me or Mary.

Until next time,
Darlene

Here 'N There

Why do we sing "Take me Out to the Ballgame" when we're already there?

Welcome back to John Albert, Rotarian of the past, as a guest of Dr Julian Rich.

Welcome back to our Greeter, Red Sox #1 Fan and Past President, Dick Emerson, after a winter's stay in Florida.

Planning ahead - President elect Vin and Kathy Bresnahan are working on a fund raising project in the Fall at Tattersall Farm. Volunteers needed - please offer your time and availability.

Events ahead - Boy Scout Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner, Wednesday, May 16th; Community Action Wine Tasting on May 17th; No Place for Hate Multi-Cultural Pot Luck Peace Dinner Sponsored by Greater Haverhill Civil Rights Commission on Wednesday, May 30th at Pentucket Bank's Community Room.

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money and that is sincerity and integrity. - Donald A. Adams, Rotarian and business leader.

Can you envision any of our Rotarian's visages on the new downtown murals. It isn't hard to do and a donation to the mural project may make it possible.

There were some fishermen missing at last week's meeting who may have some "Is it the truth" fish stories next week.

Program Highlights

Bonnie Michaelas introduced David Pulzetti and his wife, Kay Spofford - two community meals "regulars" who have been doing volunteer missionary work in Nicaragua. They have recently returned from Nicaragua as part of the Mission to the Americas Ministries.

David and Kay are focused on a vocational training center for welding skills. Dave is a self-taught welder.

Dave lives in the city of Chinandega - 60,000 residents. He uses a bicycle for transportation, living accommodations and conditions vary in the country and in the city.

Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere next to Haiti. There is very high unemployment. Education is not always available for all children because of cost.

Supplies, equipment and materials are not easy to come by due to availability and cost.

Our thanks to Dave and Kay for their efforts.

The previous week's guest was Gautier Brunet, who is studying aerospace engineering at MIT. He is studying a subject he loves but the scholarship also gives him the opportunity to study the American Culture. He is in the first year of a 2 year Master's Degree program at MIT. He owes this priceless opportunity to the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Program.

Following Gautier's presentation, we changed topics as Tim Jordan introduced Lynn Murphy, who is involved with Team Haverhill, to talk about the LEAP Haverhill Arts Program. One endeavor is a mural project with artist Alan Pearsall, a muralist.

The plan is to paint some historical murals in boarded up windows in the walkway between the Tap and the River's Edge Park on Washington Street. The murals will be about 7 feet by 3 feet. The murals will educate and entertain, and for the right price you might have the face or faces of your choice in a mural.

The public arts project is part of Team Haverhill's vision for a lively vibrant downtown. Participate and enjoy it.

In the center is first grade teacher Mrs Susan Danforth. Don Beaton and Bernie Clohisy as guests. Moneys raised at the Rotary Auction were donated in memory of Jean Clohisy who was the first grade teacher at the Bagnall School in Groveland.

Dates to Remember

May 15 - Board Meeting (Tuesday 8am)
May 17 - Auction Wrap-up immediately following our luncheon meeting
May 18-20 - RYLA
June 3 - District Day at Camp Rotary
June 28 - District Installation Dinner

Speakers:

May 17 - HHS Classical Academy
May 24 - Dexter Mead; Veterans' Memorabilia
May 31 - TBA
June 7 - Barbara Hildt; Youth Empowerment Program
June 28 - Club Installation