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October 21, 2008  This Saturday, Oct. 25th, is "Make a Difference Day" in Haverhill. It will be Haverhill's 4th Annual "Honoring our Heritage" event with the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce leading the way. Volunteers from the Chamber and local service clubs will deliver mums to all residents of nursing homes throughout the city. Meet at 9 AM on the upper parking deck next to Pentucket Bank's main offices. The Salvation Army is gearing up for their annual holiday fundraiser: the Kettle Drive. Let's win the competition against the other clubs this year! There is a new kick-off celebration event on Wednesday, Nov 12th with a breakfast at DiBurro's. Ken Smith has tickets. Let's fill a table! It was great to see Debbie Fletcher, past Executive Director of the Haverhill YWCA and former Haverhill Rotarian again at last week's lunch. This week I received the charter document from our Haverhill High School Interact Club. It was signed by 17 students, one of them being Ana Gogua, our echange student from Georgia. Officers of the club include: Best wishes for a speedy recovery from elective surgery for Linda Sundell. It was great to see Greg DiBurro back from his surgery this past week. See you Thursday at EvenFall. John Please help with Ticket Donations Can you step up to the plate? We need tickets for our raffle and would like to get them now before they are all picked over. Please ask your company, family, and friends for a donation. Make a call today and let Julian Rich or Chuck Marvin know what you can get your hands on. If we have a great selection of tickets this fundraiser will be much more interesting to non Rotarians to cough up some cash for Haverhill charities. Friends Forever Pot Luck Dinner This Thursday evening, October 23rd, Ipswich Rotarian, Fred DeNapoli, who lives at 83 School Street in Groveland, is hosting a pot luck dinner from 6-9 PM with a Friends Forever team of five Muslim and five Israeli students. All are welcome to go. The only requirement is that you must bring a dish! If you'd like to go, call Group Study Exchange  Applications are due by Oct. 30th for young business and professional men and women, ages 25-40, interested in studying abroad through District 7930's Group Study Exchange Program. Applicants cannot, nor can their immediate families, be members of Rotary. This year's GSE Team will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa from late February to late March 2009. Rotary International pays almost all expenses, including travel, accommodations and meals. Four team members are sought for cultural and vocational exchange with their South African hosts. Interviews will be held November 1st. For more information: This past year, Joanna Rheaume of Haverhill went to Brazil on Group Study Exchange. It was truly a life-changing event for her. Joanne spoke to us at last week's meeting. Team Leader for this year's trip to South Africa is our own John Cuneo so please spread the word to a deserving person who will benefit from this great experience. District News District Governor Nominations 2011-2012: We are accepting nominations for District Governor for 2011 - 2012. The application deadline is October 23, 2008, The District Governor must be a Rotarian in good standing, been a member of Rotary for at least seven years (upon taking the position on July 1, 2011) and of course be willing to accept the responsibilities and duties of being Governor. I recommend applying for this position to any Rotarian who meets the criteria and who believes in our organizations mission and is looking for the Rotary experience of a lifetime! Nominations need to be sent to me at the address below and need to include a letter of nomination from your club, a letter of application from you and a resume. If you have any questions feel free to contact DGE Ingrid Brown, Past District Governors Julia, Donna and/or me. Keep up with what's happening in Rotary District 7930.  Grace Martins & Joanna Rheaume spoke to us last week about their Rotary Sponsored Group Study Exchange trip to Brazil. As Joanna said "...it was a life changing experience.". Keep their talk in mind as you consider asking someone if they are interested in joining John Cuneo's team on their trip to South Africa. Meetings Held at Evenfall Restaurant, Haverhill October 16 - Grace Martins and the Rotary Group Exchange Team to Brazil Attendance An attendance record of 50 percent is required to remain an active Rotarian. Any missed meeting must be made up within 14 days before or after the regular meeting. To accommodate busy schedules, there are various opportunities to make up missed meetings:
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