Happy birthday to Mark Shaw on the 5th, Anita Blackaby on the 7th, and David Wescott on the 10th!
FINES AND RECOGNITIONS
- Juli Lederhaus got another dog, Bella. She is a 7 month old mix. She now has 4 dogs.
- Rich Eisner came in second worse in golf. His son's hockey team lost two games.
- Tim Clarke ran the NYC marathon in 3 hours and 50 minutes. He came in 11,000+ place out of 40,000 runners.
- Mark Shaw paid $61 for his birthday. He also bought a condo in Florida.
- Malia Griffin reminded us about the Wreaths Across America program.
- Jason Consalvo paid for the Patriots win.
- Mike McLaughlin went on a trip to Puerto Rico.
- Dick Moore gave support to the Wreaths Across America program to which the Topsfield Fair donates.
- Mark Leavitt reminded us to sell calendars. Dick Lutts picked up another 20! Mark also told us about the sock drive for Lifebridge. Please bring in a package of white socks as a donation.
- Bruce Whear had 2 successful shows at the Marblehead Little Theatre.
- Jeff Holloran attended the home Red Sox games. He watched the parade from the marathon finish line.
- Brenda Smith has good news...no blood clot after running 100 miles!
- At the Rotary event last night, John Hall spoke about new membership and the First Class Initiative and monetary donations. Our Salem Club is up by 4 members!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
First Class Thermometer from Keith Linares
Malia will also 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.
SPEAKERS OF THE WEEK
This week we had 3 Classification speeches from Maryann Curtin, Jason Consalvo, and Patty Pace.
Maryann was born in Boston to a large Roman Catholic family. She had 81 first cousins! Growing up, she took care of her brothers and sisters who were 7 years younger than she. She also won the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Award.
Maryann majored in Psychology and Sociology. She attended Framingham State, Wellesley College and Brandeis University. She is a certified divorce mediator, and also taught school for 12 years. She is the Bureau Chief of the Child Support Enforcement Division. The Probation offices are now in the Probate Divisioin. Essex County is a very busy county in Massachusetts. Her goal is to protect the children!
She is an active Catholic, giving back to serve the community. She once had an audience with Pope John 23rd. She also met Mother Theresa when she came to Cambridge.
Maryann is involved with the Salem Neighborhood Association, included the Pine Street Inn, the St. Francis House, and Lifebridge Hospice of the North Shore.
She is a member of "Bad Girls" - a group of women performing good deeds, and always wearing hats. She is a proud owner of dogs.
Maryann is always involved in politics, including the Kennedy campaign. She is pictured with President Kennedy, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson at various events, including the inaugural ball. Many of these pictures were published nationally. She even has a letter from Jackie Kennedy.
Maryann loves hats and wearing hats! She has between 250 and 280 hats!
She has 2 daughters, Sara and Martha, and 5 grandchildren - 1 boy and 4 girls.
The next speaker was Jason Consalvo. He comes from a family of 4, including his father, mother and his brother, Matthew. His father was in the Navy, therefore, Jason has lived in Nahant, Bath, ME, Newport, RI, and Virginia, where Jason grew up.
Jason began his career in 2002, when he worked as a teller at Salem Five. He attended college at Massachusetts College of Art. Jason also likes to ride motorcycles. In April 2011, he moved to Lynn. He accepted a position in Gloucester.
Jason got married, and honeymooned in Italy. He moved from his condo to a home in Beverly. In May 2013, his son, Harrison Joseph Consalvo,was born at 7lbs., 11 oz. and 20 1/2". Why didn't anyone tell Jason about never getting any sleep?!
Jason has been at Salem Five for 11 years. He has been a teller, sales rep, and marketing manager. He joined Swampscott Rotary in 2010 before joining the Salem Club. He was sent to the New England School of Financial Studies by Salem Five, and transferred to the 71 Washington Street location. He then joined the Salem Club.
The final speaker was Patty Pace. She is the Assistant Vice President of the Eastern Bank at Pickering Wharf. She believes a positive attitude and in trying things at least once. She has been a single parent for over 25 years to her daughter, Chrystal, who is graduating soon, and to her other daughter, Katie, who is delivering a baby very soon!
She started as a teller when she was a studente at Northeastern. She got married, and had her daughters. She then went to work part-time at one of the branches. Patty learned how to write loans and learned about first time homebuying. She enjoys talking to people and helping people!
Patty has been in the Revere Rotary Club and has been a member of the Revere Chamber of Commerce. She enjoyed Interact job sharing at her prior club, and mentored a student who wanted to learn and pursue his career. She presented books to school students and in return, the school children gave a concert in appreciation. She enjoys giving back to children and the community.
Patty was welcomed to Salem Rotary, and is honored to be our Treasurer!
NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER
Next week's speaker will be Karen Andreas from the Salem News.
HERO QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, tolerant of the weak and strong, because someday in your life you will have been all of those." ~George Washington Carver
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