April 10, 2019
Announcements
Pres. Tom: Presented a check to Ken and Dorothy LaValley, Co-Chairs of the Portsmouth chapter of Out of Darkness, a part of the American Society for Suicide Prevention. The next walk is scheduled for Sep 14th ... Thanked those members who worked at the Home Show last Saturday and Sunday ... There will be a meeting soon on the construction of the shed for the Durham Transfer Station.
Bill D: This coming weekend Camp Sunshine will be hosting families again. He's going to take all the bluebird houses that are left and give them to the families.
David: Thanked all those who worked Marina's Miles last Saturday. There were 291 runners and the event raised $15,000 for the scholarship fund.
John: He is sending the new scholarship application to Newmarket HS. Seniors will graduate on Jun 8th.
Steve: Attended the District Training Assembly last Saturday. Presentations were very well done, especially the one on Membership.
Pres-elect Russ: Encouraged new Rotarians to consider attending the upcoming Rotary Leadership Institute on Apr 20th.
Stephanie: With Heather relocating to Florida soon, she will be our new Webmaster.
Program
Gina came to speak to us as the new president of the Durham Business Association or DBA. Currently, their membership is at 25 businesses, and they recognize that their are many more businesses in town. The organization was founded in 1997 to promote the business of its members and do some good in the town. In the past, they've done food drives and collected toys.
They are reaching out to surrounding business associations to explore the possibilities for cooperation. They also have a UNH representative on the board, and have published a map and guide to Durham for parents of new students. They will be adding their voice at meetings of the Economic Development Council. They're also looking at the possibility of offering honorary membership in the DBA to our Rotary club. Good luck Gina.
Megabucks: $265
Editor: Ric
