50-50 RAFFLE
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GUESTS
Marilynn Segal was a guest of Jake Segal.
Judy Moore was a guest of Dick Moore.
Claire Sullivan was a guest of Mike McLaughlin.
Tom McNulty was a visitor from the Marblehead Rotary Club.
BIRTHDAYS!
Happy birthday to Rob Lutts on the 16th!
FINES AND RECOGNITIONS
Viktoria Talebian announced that order slips for the citrus fruit packages were on our lunch tables. The proceeds help benefit the SHS Band and the last day to place an order is 11/18. Also, Viktoria paid a fine for her new Chevy Traverse, and announced that her son will be traveling to China during his April school vacation.
Jason Consalvo went paintballing in NH with a group of friends.
Chris Casey is celebrating 21 years of marriage and also announced that he participated in an attorney's retreat last weekend at the St. John's Monastery.
Mark Leavitt expressed thanks to all that helped at the most recent dinner at Lifebridge. He also mentioned that Lifebridge is running a sock drive, so please try to bring a package of socks to the next couple of meetings. Most importantly, Mark announced that his son, Noah, was married over the weekend.
Liz Bradt traveled to Denver to see her son, and Santa Cruz to see her daughter.
Malia Griffin announced the Wreaths Across America campaign that leaves wreaths at the grave sites of American veterans. Please see Malia for more information.
Tom McNulty told the group that he is traveling to Sarasota, FL to visit his new condo.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don't forget to bring in a package of white socks for the Sock Drive for Lifebridge.
On Tuesday, November 19th, we will be collecting money for Thanksgiving turkeys. Please contact Mark Leavitt with any questions.
The DCF Christmas party will be held on December 14th.
Bill Kielbasa is the Rotarian for the month of September!
Malia will be collecting checks for the next 3 weeks at the luncheon for Wreaths Across America. The wreaths are $15 each. Please join the Witch City VFW Post 1524 on Saturday, December 14th at 12:00pm at Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem to honor Salem Veterans by placing a wreath on their gravestones. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
Please make checks payable to Witch City VFW Post 1524.
Here is the link to the order page:
THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
This week's speaker was Karen Andreas, the Regional Publisher of the Salem News and its affiliates.
Karen is a self-described story teller who began her talk by telling the Rotary Club that the most difficult
story she has covered was the recent murder of Danvers High School teacher, Colleen Ritzer. Karen also expressed that the best story she covered was an interview with a serviceman who had recently returned home from the Gulf War. That same gentleman is now Karen's husband.
The news is, of course, a very important part of Karen's life, but what she conveyed to our group is, more important than the news itself, is getting the news right. She and her staff are very careful about what they put into print, and make sure they are not reporting on rumors or hearsay. This is important to Karen because the Salem News, its reporters, and editors are all local. Local reporters are also local citizens, and are the same people we see in the grocery store or at school events. Being imbedded in the community helps keep Karen and her staff accountable for what they print. She describes the Salem News as a "community newspaper with a responsibility to the community".
Karen also discussed the progression of the Salem News as society transitions deeper into a digital/online era. The paper faces challenges, but also many new opportunities, as its readers are picking up the paper less, and visiting the website more.
NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER
Next week's speaker will be Gary Magnent of Sage Scientific.
HERO QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Each heart has an enormous capacity to hold the world." ~Jack Kornfield
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