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.

Monday 12:15 PM
Danversport Yacht Club
Monday 12:15 PM
Exeter Country Club
Tuesday 12:15 PM
Glenn's Galley
Tuesday 12:15 PM
Caffe Paradiso in Lowell
Wednesday 12:15 PM
Angelica's Restaurant in Middleton
Thursday 7:30 AM
Cochichewick Lodge in North Andover
Thursday 12:15 PM
Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth
Friday 7:30 AM
Rockingham Park, Belmont Room in Salem NH
Friday 7:30 AM
Lanam Club in Andover
Friday 12:15 PM
Sweetheart Inn in Methuen

President: Ira Korinow
President Elect: Julian Rich
Vice President: Sheryl Meehan
Secretary: Bonnie Michaleas
Treasurer: Bill Klueber
Director: Frank Novak
Director: Steven Goddu
Director: Charles Marvin
Past President: John Cuneo
Assistant Treasurer: Charlene Laprel
Assistant Treasurer: Chuck Traver
Sergeant at Arms: Buddy Baker
Assistant Sergeant at Arms:
Charlie Boule
Song Leader: Fred Battistini
Assistant Song Leader: Megan Shea
Pianist: Chandler Noyes
Assistant Pianist: Jim Vanderpol
Greeter: Dick Emerson
Assistant Greeter: Greg DiBurro
Webmaster: Tim Coco
Nairator Newsletter: Steven Goddu
Photographer: Michel vanRavestyn
Assistant Photographer: Bernie Clohisy
Community Meals: Bernie Clohisy
Youth Exchange: Mary Gale

President's Message

Dear Rotarians,

I want to thank Julian for filling in for me at last Thursday's meeting. I'm back from a convention in Toronto (I know it's out of the country) and look forward to being with you again this week.

Guided by Phil Brown, we have a great Interact Club at Haverhill High School. All the student visitors to our club this year are members of the Haverhill High Interact Club. We have seen and heard from some remarkable young people who enjoy being involved in the work of their club.

You would be amazed to see the incredible impact Interact Clubs have on our young people. On the Rotary International web page, there are short videos that show how much an Interact Club can provide ideals for community service and be a model for leadership in the community. I highly recommend taking a look at the winning video posted at the top of the home page of Rotary International. It won the first annual Rotary International prize for an Interact video. Rotary International can be found on the Internet at: www.rotary.org

We can take much pride in being part of an organization which helps nurture young people to become leaders in the future, whether it is in communities in third world countries or right here in Haverhill. When our student guests are present at our Thursday meetings, welcome them and ask why they joined the Interact Club at Haverhill High. You may be surprised at how much they respect YOU as a Rotarian!

Rotarily Yours,

Ira

Community Meals

We are scheduled to sponsor Community Meals on Monday, November 23rd. Please mark your calendars and plan to help out beginning at 4:30 PM. Remember: "Service Above Self!"

The following people are requested to bring a dessert to the community meals:
Adams, William
Baker, Bernard
Beal, Darlene
Beaton, Terry
Bonanno, Vincent
Boule, Charles
Breshahan, Kathy
Carr, Pamela
Coco, Tim
Cote, Scott Sr.
Faulkner, Thomas
Fuller, Tracy
Goddu, Steven
Hart, William Jr.
Hart, Michael
Jordan, Tim
Noyes, Chandler
Rose, Fred
Ryan, Cindy
Thomas, Dave
Vanderpol, James
Zappala, Ellen

Please deliver your favorite high calorie delights between 4:00 and 4:30 PM.

Winter Weather Policy

Please remember the Haverhill Rotary winter weather policy:
If the Haverhill Public Schools are cancelled due to inclement winter weather, there will be no Rotary meeting that day. Also, if there is an early dismissal, there will be no Rotary meeting that day.
If there is a delayed opening of the Haverhill Public Schools, there will be a Rotary meeting at the regular time, at 12:15 PM.

Father John Finn

Father Finn of St. James Church in Haverhill , Massachusetts was a member of the Haverhill Rotary Club. Fred Mac Donald , also a member of the club, was on the Board of Deacons at the Atkinson, New Hampshire Congregational Church. The Minister of the Atkinson church was going to be away and the board was making plans to fill the pulpit.

It was suggested that perhaps we could invite a Roman Catholic Priest to speak to us one Sunday. I was asked if I knew a Priest that might come to our church for that Sunday. I immediately thought of Father Finn from the Rotary Club. He accepted our invitation to come to Atkinson.

He asked that I help him with the service by being in the pulpit area with him, to call for the collection, to announce the hymns to be sung and make any announcements for the week. As you might imagine he gave us a wonderful Ecumenical service.

So now dear reader I ask; "Having assisted a Catholic Priest at a Protestant church, could I now be considered to be the first Protestant Altar Boy?"