Rotary Club of Bedford March 27, 2012 Meeting Location: Bedford Glen Double-Tree Hotel Location: Christine Pinney Peter Colgan Melinda Nicholson Joel Berenson President Pres. Elect Secretary Treasurer 44 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, MA 01730 Time: Tuesday; 12:15 PM http://www.bedfordmarotary.org Our sponsors who are so generously helping us do what we do Calendar: March 30 District PR Forum led by Bob Cassidy! April 3 Humphrey Fellow April 4 6:30 p.m., Sheraton Tara, District Assembly: a great training not just for officers Date TBD Job Lane House furniture moving – volunteers needed May 9 Special Olympics, Lexington High School May 18-20 District Jamboree in Hyannis; not your average conference Guests: Ellen Sullivan, Linda Cargiulo and her daughter Jenny, Sheila Jackson and Milan’s cousin Alan from England Member milestones: Jessica celebrates her birthday on April 1 Welcome new members Steve and Andrea! Margarita inducted Steve Taylor and Andrea Machado into the club today. Steve is owner and general manager of Servpro of Lexington/Bedford and has also had a career as a professional musician. He’s a man of many talents who is looking forward to becoming a Rotarian to “help the community and a small part of the world become a better place”. Andrea works at Servpro in Marketing and Sales. She and her husband have two little girls and she’s looking forward to community involvement and being a great example for her kids. She was moved by Rotary’s sense of purpose and community. We welcome you! L to R: new members Steve and Andrea, Membership chair Margarita and President Christine District PR Forum: Headed by our own Bob Cassidy, this forum is for Rotarians who want to improve their ability to get the word out about the great stuff that Rotary does; not surprisingly, this same information will improve your tool kit for getting the word out about your business. District Annual Training. April 4, 6:30 p.m., Sheraton Tara: Facilitated sessions and a super networking opportunity. President Christine says: “I guarantee that you will learn something that you can use outside of Rotary as well” and president-elect Peter says this is “a great opportunity to get an idea of Rotary’s ‘Picture’”. Especially for new members, that last comment is something to consider. There’s so much Rotary can do! Special Olympics: Our club will once again have the pleasure of helping at the Special Olympics spring event at Lexington High School. We help at the food tent, making PB&J sandwiches, cooking hamburgers and hotdogs, and assembling food, and then being part of the team that makes sure the food gets to the athletes. It’s always rewarding. A sign-up sheet was passed around and we have a very strong response to this opportunity. Thank you! Say Au Revoir, but not Goodbye: It’s certainly our hope that Milan and Sheila will make good on his promise to come back for visits. Milan is an outstanding Rotarian, and Sheila is a Rotarian in all but name. Milan was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow pin for multiple contributions to The Rotary Foundation, and the club joined in the reading of some verses about Milan (and Sheila) and a little geographical (and fanciful) show-and-tell. For those who missed it, the poem is included at the end of this newsletter. Program: Delightful and animated sous-chef Jennifer Patrick gave us a tour of how she got here (and an impressive journey it was) and what she tries to do when planning menus. Having just enjoyed some of her very tasty creations made her talk all the more interesting. Growing up in Wisconsin, Jennifer has expanded her view and tastes with visits to Europe and experience in restaurants and catering, including Harpo Studios. Her cuisine embraces the world and she likes to bring ethnic flavors and dishes to her offerings with some twists to make her dishes approachable and memorable. Raffles and Happy Dollars: Jim won the door prize and Melinda tried for the right card in a new deck. No go, but hey, there wasn’t much in the pot either! In Happy Dollars, Jim gave a heartfelt appreciation of what a good secretary Melinda is for the club; Nat put in for Milan, as did Christine, Britton (who put in 20 happy nickels), Andy, Terry, Ralph, Margarita, Bill, Susanna and Melinda who said that Milan is the most inspirational Rotarian she’s met to this point; Cliff was sorry he missed last week but brought lots of Rotarian magazines to make up for it; Victor was happy that daughter Christina had been home; Susanna noted that daughter Kate has a piece published in the Huffington Post;Terry was glad he’d made it in time and thanked Bob C. for his part in making the TV for Living Waters happen; Bob C. was glad for our new members and Ralph and Margarita were too; Kevin put in for Sheila!; our newest Rotarians Andrea and Steve were glad to be here and Steve noted he was glad to be with an organization with people of great character; Bob started to put in $10… then $5…. then a quarter for Milan but thought better of it and put in a dollar for Sheila; Milan, appropriately, put in his normal donation. WE AIN’T SMILIN’ ‘CAUSE WE’RE GOING TO MISS MILAN Lucky New York! Our loss is their gain His worth to our club is not hard to explain: but for those who don’t know him, here’s a short list there’s much more to Milan, but you’ll get the gist. His happy dollars (er, quarters) might make him look cheap but his passion for Rotary, is incredibly deep He’s a Paul Harris fellow, multiple times. That’s a big stack of coins if you count it in dimes. Milan’s led by example – just like his dad Milan’s son’s a Rotarian – that’s really not bad. And thank God for Sheila, the light by his side She’s as committed as he is, it can’t be denied. The first club he joined was across the Pacific The Philippines was where he learned Rotary’s terrific. Matching grants and some libraries needing more books Were his entry to helping – and then he was hooked. Milan’s globe-trotting is hugely fantastical. His skill for adapting is truly elastical. Is there a corner on earth that he hasn’t seen? Finding clubs in odd places he finds quite routine. Gift of Life? He’s a lifer, and when he’s asked why He’ll try to explain, but will most likely cry… To have such an impact in a life-changing way is a gift to the givers he would certainly say. Quiet, dry humor; deep dedication; love of family and faith and the life of our nation; unfailingly humble, always there with a “Yes”, To Milan and Sheila: here’s to Great Happiness! and NOW we are smilin’ ….. because we know Milan. Let’s Make Up! The Four Way Test 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS ? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Mon Chelmsford 12:15 p.m. Radison Hotel; Maynard 6:15 p.m. Blue Coyote Grill; Reading 12:15 p.m. Peter Sanborn Place; Lexington 12:15 p.m. Waxy O’Connors Wed Acton-Boxborough 12:15 p.m. Scupper Jacks Restaurant; N. Reading 12:15 Hillview Country Club; Waltham 12:15 p.m. The Chateau Restaurant; Wilmington 12:15 p.m. Tues Clinton 12:15 p.m. The old Timers Restaurant; Hudson 6:00 p.m. Hudson Portuguese Club; Wellesley 6:30 p.m. Wellesley Community Center; Woburn 12:15 Holiday Inn Select Hotel; Billerica 7:30 a.m. Billerica Marriott Courtyard Thurs Ayer 6:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant; Brookline 12:00 Holiday Inn; Burlington 7:30 a.m. Bickfords; Concord 12:15 p.m. Colonial Inn; Marlboro 12:15 p.m. Coral Seafood; Westford 12:15 p.m. Westford Grille; Nashoba Valley 7:15 a.m. Great Brook Farm Fri Locations verified 12/6/10 1956‐57 Glenn Sims 1957‐58 E. Gottschalk 1958‐59 Ron Davis 1959‐60 John Bowen 1960‐61 George Doherty 1961‐62 Frank Hennessey 1962‐63 Robert Mead 1963‐64 Clifford Hughes 1964‐65 Fred Olson 1965‐66 J. Clive Enos 1966‐67 Nathaniel Brown 1967‐68 Donald Drew 1968‐69 Joseph Bruno 1969‐70 Ralph Collins 1970‐71 John Whalen 1971‐72 George Benson 1972‐73 Maurice Nolan 1973‐74 Pat Sciaraffa 1974‐75 Ed Moore Burlington 12:15 p.m. American Legion Hall; Littleton 7:30 a.m. Ken’s Cafe PAST PRESIDENTS 1975‐76 Ed Moore 1976‐77 Winston Bridge 1977‐78 “Syke” Bumann 1978‐79 Matt Tomassian 1979‐80 Peter Kilmartin 1980‐81 Lawrence Carlton 1981‐82 Paul C. Dick 1982‐83 David Valdina 1983‐84 Jack Wilson 1984‐85 Peter Corea 1985‐86 Robert A. Cassidy 1986‐87 Ottfried Weisz 1987‐88 Kenneth W. Luther 1988‐89 John B. Debaun 1989‐90 Kenneth R. Walcott 1990‐91 David J. Rossi 1991‐92 James W. Harrill 1992‐93 Peter Light 1993‐94 Norma A. Barton 1994‐95 Ralph M. Hammond 1995‐96 Holly A. Chaney 1996‐97 Milan W. Jackson 1997‐98 Gregory S. Symko 1998‐99 Florence A. Rossi 1999‐00 Robert M. Kennedy 2000‐01 Heidi A. Pusatere 2001‐02 David R. Hannum 2002‐03 Joel Berenson 2003‐04 William Waite 2004‐05 Meg Packenham 2005‐06 Susanna Natti 2006‐07 Terrence Parker 2007‐08 Lea Ann Knight 2008‐09 Virginia Clerkin 2009‐10 Victor Tom 2010‐11 Cliff Rober