President's Message

Dear Rotarians,

As you know, the transition of leadership takes place officially on the last Thursday of June each year. This year, Julian Rich will take over the reins on June 24th. As you probably can tell, Julian is eager, full of energy and looks forward to his year as President. As Program Chair, he scheduled himself as the program - not to fulfill any ego but rather to get a "jump start" on his year.

Our program (really a group discussion) utilized the wisdom of our past presidents on a variety of issues. First and foremost is the issue of membership and attendance. In order to direct the club on a course for the future, it is imperative to fill out the survey that was on the tables a couple of weeks ago. If you didn't take one, Bonnie will soon be e-mailing each member a survey soon. Once the surveys are gleaned and looked through, those recommendations and ideas, combined with the suggestions of our past presidents last week, and after combed through by the Directors, the results will be shared with the general membership. Remember: Rotary is YOUR club and your input is the most important element in designing our course in the future.

As we tread the course for our club's future, we must remember that Haverhill Rotary is part of a larger community - Rotary International. I encourage you to surf through the Rotary International's website Rotary.org and see all the wonderful things that Rotary is doing to make our world a better place. If you're looking to network with other Rotarians, did you know that Rotary can be found on Linked-In, Facebook, Twitter, Flicker and You Tube? With all the possibilities out there, it's impossible to be a lonely Rotarian! You really should check these out!

I look forward, as I do every week, to seeing you on Thursday.

Rotarily Yours,

Ira

Paul Harris Fellow Meeting

There will be a meeting of all Paul Harris Fellows immediately following our regular lunch meeting this Thursday June 10, 2010. Please plan to stay for a brief meeting after lunch.

Committee Chairs

The duck race work has been broken down by committees and each chairperson needs our help organizing and completing the tasks at hand. If you have comments, suggestions and are interested in volunteering to assist in these activities please contact the chairperson and offer your services.

Cash Management Bonnie Michaleas
Yacht Club Activities Mike Quinn
Water Street Activities Tracy Fuller
Duck Dump Activities Frank Novak
River Logistics & Activities Jefferson Davis
Duck Tagging Paul Bertholdt
Data Management Pam Carr
Point of Sale Logistics Jean Poth
Pre Promotions John Cuneo

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.

May District News

Download a copy of our May District Newsletter to keep up with what's going on in District 7930.