President's Message

Dear Rotarians,

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of Andrew Bonanno, brother of Past President Vin Bonanno, at age 53. Andrew died suddenly Saturday at his home in Salem, NH. Andrew and Vin worked together at their business, Tops Electronics.

May Vin and his entire family be comforted and blessed at this difficult time.

Ira Korinow

Andrew J. Bonanno, 53

Fron the Eagle Tribune:

May 18, 2010 SALEM, NH - Andrew J. Bonanno, 53, of Salem, N.H., died suddenly Saturday, May 15, 2010 at his home.

Andrew was born in Cambridge and grew up in North Reading, graduating from the Northeast Regional Vocational Technical High School in 1974.

He was the owner of Tops Electronic Service/Pinnacle Service Solutions in Haverhill.

Andrew enjoyed all sports especially softball and golf and he liked to travel. He loved spending time with his family and friends.

He was predeceased by his father, Anthony Bonanno. Survived by wife of 28 years, Gail (Orben) Bonanno of Salem, N.H.; mother, Angelina (Festino) Bonanno of Salem, NH; daughters, Jaclyn Bonanno of Salem, NH, Nicole Bonanno of Salem, NH; brother, Vincent Bonanno and his wife Linda of Atkinson, N.H.; sister, Ann and her husband Wayne Mahn of Salem, NH, Angela LaMarche of Salem, NH; grandson, Jacob Bonanno; mother-in-law, Anne (Hennessey) Correia of Salem, NH; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces.

ARRANGEMENTS: Calling hours will be Thursday, May 20, from 4 to 8 PM at Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St., Salem, NH. The funeral Mass will be Friday, May 21, at 11 AM at St. Matthew Church in Windham. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. To send a message of condolence to the family, please view the obituary at www.douglasandjohnson.com.

Although there were only a handful of Rotarians from other clubs, I want to thank everyone who helped make the Group Study Exchange team from London welcome in Haverhill before, during and after the cluster meeting last Thursday. In addition to the Rotarians who were matched up with the GSE team's vocations for day of exchanging ideas and learning from each other, thanks also to Maryjane Cuneo for giving the GSE team a tour of the Harvard University campus on Tuesday. The entire visit went tickety-boo! Ta to you all!

The GSE team will also be at the District Conference at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine this coming weekend. John Cuneo will be present for some of the conference and will participate in a panel discussion on successful fundraising programs. Thanks, John, again for representing Haverhill Rotary and for sharing the success of our first Duck Race under your tutelage.

The District Conference is having a silent auction to which every club has been asked to contribute. Many thanks to Maurice Hatem and his nephew Bassam Geha, owners of Michael¹s Function Halls and the Phoenician Restaurant for contributing a $100 gift certificate to the silent auction.

Last week we began a new raffle - one week after Ken Smith won the jackpot of $542. Thank you, Ken, for your generosity in (almos) tithing back his winnings to the club.

I will not be at our Rotary meeting this Thursday. It is a major Jewish holiday - Shavuot. The holiday celebrates the Revelation at Mt. Sinai and the receiving of the Ten Commandments (Remember Charlton Heston?). It falls 50 days after the Festival of Passover and hence in the Christian community it is equivalent to Pentecost, which is observed by most Christians this coming Sunday, the 50th day after Easter. Julian Rich will fill in for me and have another "pre-season" practice at presiding over our club. I know the meeting is in good hands!

See you next week.

Rotarily Yours,

Ira

Volunteers Needed

Please contact Steven Goddu if you have questions about the responsibilities for helping with the duck race.
Cash Management Bonnie Michaleas
Jim Vanderpol
Charlene Laprel
Yacht Club Activities Chairperson Needed
Water Street Activities Chairperson Needed
Duck Dump Activities Chairperson Needed
River Logistics & Activities Chairperson Needed
Duck Retrieval Chairperson Needed
Duck Tagging Chairperson Needed
King Davis
Data Management Pam Carr
Point of Sale Logistics Chairperson Needed

ShelterBox Donations

Each club member is asked to donate toward the ShelterBox haitian relief. If you have not yet made your donation please download this pledge form to help us plan our giving for this important relief effort: MS Word PDF

Chuck Traver has composed a letter that can be used to assist in soliciting donations. Download one of two formats:MS Word PDF

Updating Records

Please take a moment to help us update our records. A copy of the MS Word document is available by clicking the following link: MEMBERSHIPDATA.doc. Bring the form to out club meeting or email it to Bonita Michaleas our club secretary.

April District News

Download a copy of our April District Newsletter and the April Newsletter Addendum to keep up with what's going on in District 7930.

Haverhill Rotary was pleased to host the north area cluster meeting of the London GSE Team. From the left Assistant District Governor Dennis Sweeney, President Ira Korinow, Sarah Oddy, Jackie Boothe, Judi Stockwell(Team Leader), and Neelam Ladher.