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We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Portsmouth Country Club

80 Country Club Lane
2nd Floor
Greenland, NH 03840
United States

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Top of the Week August 17, 2018

Top of the Week!

Sorry We Missed You

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Check Your Profile

The Communications Committee is asking that everyone log onto ClubRunner and check your profile to make sure it is up to date. Change is part of life and we hope to be able to reflect those changes in our website. Happy surfing.

Rotary Connections is back!!!

Rotary Connections let’s our members know that their Rotary club is thinking of them. Members facing a health issue, death in the family or a life celebration, we are here!

If you know of any of our members who may need a Rotary Connections, please reach out to the Cathy Nickerson or President Ben.

Let us Know What is Happening!

If you have an event or news that you would like to share with your fellow Rotarians, please forward the information to Dennis Moulton for inclusion in the weekly eBulletin. My contact information is d-moulton@comcast.net. And please send photos!

Rotary Log for August 9

Rotary Log for August 8, 2018

President Cleo started our meeting with the pledge, song, 4-way test and invocation. She then announced it was Past President and Former District Governor Dave Underhill’s birthday. A second song was required, slightly less formal. Guests and visiting Rotarians were recognized.

Donna Lewallen announced her Basic Needs committee work is ramping up and needs storage space. So, if any have dry space to spare, contact her. Lindsey Hery reminded all to make your make-up work known to her. Craig Taylor rose to thank the Cash Committee for supporting his Pan Mass Challenge effort. His team did well, suffered no serious injuries and raised $13,000!

Cleo brought up the subject of, as yet, some member’s unpaid dues. No punishment was suggested, but our president has a fertile imagination. Multiple happy dollars ensued.

Kathy Nickerson then introduced our speaker, Nicole Johnson, development coordinator for the Richie McFarland Children’s Center. She told a personal tale of having adopted a child with Down’s syndrome. She and her husband were promptly confronted with the realities of parenting a disabled child. Finding help at the RMCC was a key step for Nicole and her family.

Kathy then related the programs offered at RMCC and its community of educators, therapists and parents. Finding support and empathy from providers allowed her to be a parent, helping her child into this new world. When a position came up for part-time development coordinator, Kathy felt privileged to be able to work for this organization.

In her description of the therapy available, she emphasized that RMCC doesn’t label children, because labels produce limits. Each child is thought of as unique and individual. Important is also the support to the parents who are often overwhelmed. At RMCC, a parent’s fears and frustrations are addressed and understood by the committed staff. To try and answer the “What now?” question, RMCC works hard to transition their clients into the school system at the appropriate time.

RMCC offers more than meeting the overriding goal of providing services to children in need. The organization endeavors to educate the community about early intervention strategies available. With Rotary’s partnership this past year, we should all be ambassadors to our local communities.

We’ll be starting a new year with a new partnership soon. But this first one in our initiative will always stay with us.

Respectfully submitted, Al Lantinen

Photos by Sara Treacy

Ellen Labrie honored with 1st Annual Reverend Gordon Allen Humanitarian Award

1st Annual Reverend Gordon Allen Humanitarian Award from Portsmouth Rotary on Vimeo.

Flash Mob Overwhelms Rotary Social

It started out as a very intimate Rotary Social event on Thursday, April 19th at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. Local Rotarians from Portsmouth sharing a cocktail and pizza in The Rep’s theatre atrium, discussing The Rep and the current show “In The Heights”. . .

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President's Message to the Students

President Ben closed the meeting by acknowledging the hard work and dedication of all the students. He noted their success is enhanced by a strong school system and a supportive community. Ben personally addressed each recipient with poignant words of wisdom and encouragement as they head out on their next phase of their lives

Ben noted that he was a PHS student and Rotary scholarship recipient himself. He humorously qualified that by saying that they didn’t get so many applications back then.

Ben closed by reminding the students of the great futures they have ahead and the value they will bring back to their communities.

“We all consider the scholarships to be an investment,” Ben said. “You embody the values that we all share in Rotary.”

2018 Rotary Club of Portsmouth Scholarship Recipients

Hannah Allen University of New Hampshire

Madison Coscia Boston College

Willem Gerrish Dartmouth College

Clay Hundertmark Bates College

Sydney Ludes Denison University

Julia MacNair Marist College

Jacob Morin Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Casey Penacho Quinnipiac University

Ceilidh Shea Colorado College

Chithra Singareddy Dartmouth College

Grace Smith Oberlin College

Mark Weathersby Rochester Institute of Technology

Respectfully submitted, Anne Richter Arnold

Photos by Tube Loch

New Members Photos

To see photos of our new members click on the following link:

http://portsmouthrotary.org/PhotoAlbums/new-member-photos-welcome

We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Portsmouth Country Club

80 Country Club Lane
2nd Floor
Greenland, NH 03840
United States

Venue Map

New Member Orientation
Aileen Dugan State Farm

Aug 28, 2018
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cash Committee Meeting
Eastern Bank

Aug 29, 2018
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Board Meeting
Service Credit Union Corporate Office

Sep 05, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
New Member Orientation
Aileen Dugan State Farm

Sep 11, 2018
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Basic Needs Committee Meeting
Infinite Imaging

Sep 12, 2018
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Communications Committee Meeting
Portsmouth Country Club

Sep 13, 2018
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM