Houlton Rotary

Les Otten Speaks at Houlton Rotary

Gubernatorial  candidate Les Otten spoke at Houlton Rotary on Monday, January 11, 2010.

President John Tribou, Les Otten, Bob Anderson

Steve Abbott visits Houlton Rotary

Community Health & Counseling Visits Rotary

Brian Chapla was the guest speaker on December 9th. Brian spoke about the services Community Health & Counseling provide throughout Aroostook County and how budget cuts affect their services they can provide and the challenges with the regulations of managed care.

In the picture is John Tribou, Houlton Rotary President, Brian Chapla, Regional Director of Community Health and Counseling and Walter Goodrich, Houlton Rotarian.

Photo by Mike Clark

Dr. Jessica Philbrook meets with Rotary

On Monday, October 19th the Houlton Rotary Club hosted Dr. Jessica Philbrook. Dr. Philbrook spoke about eye diseases and ways to detect and prevent these diseases with routine eye care. Pictured from the left are John Tribou, Houlton Rotary President, Dr. Philbrook & Dr. Bob Ellis, host and Houlton Rotarian.

Louisiana Pacific Speaks to Rotary

On September 14th the Houlton Rotary hosted Travis Turner from Louisiana Pacific Corporation.  Travis spoke to Houlton Rotarians on the current state of the New Limerick mill, the products the mill manufactures and the bright future of the New Limerick engineered wood products mill.  Pictured from left are John Tribou, Houlton Rotary President, Travis Turner, LP New Limerick Mill Manager, Ryan Bushey

World Community Service Project

On August 31st the Houlton Rotary Club hosted Bob Grove-Markwood to speak about our World Community Service project. The Houlton Rotary club is teaming up with other Rotary clubs for a World Community Service project this year. The funds raised will be given to a school in Africa to drill wells and provide fresh water to the local children and their families. Houlton Rotarians are very proud to be a part of this very worthwhile project. Pictured left to right are Michael Clark, Houlton Rotary Club Chairman, John Tribou, Houlton Rotary President, and Bob Grove-Markwood Presque Isle Rotary Club Chairman.

DEP Commissioner, David Littell

On Monday August 24th the Houlton Rotary hosted DEP commissioner David Littell. David shared with Rotarians some Aroostook County environmental success stories and areas of opportunity for Maine in the years to come.

Left to right David Littell, DEP Commissioner, John Tribou, Houlton Rotary President, Doug Hazlett, Houlton Town Manager, and Nick Archer, DEP Northern Maine Regional Director.

Houlton Rotary Club Prepares for 54th Annual Auction

As autumn nears, the preparation for Houlton’s Annual Rotary Auction commences.  Last year, area businesses and individuals generously contributed over 1,100 items to this essential fundraising event.  The auctioning of donated items, combined with additional auction revenue yielded over $25,000 which the Rotary Club gave back to the community and used to fund a variety of worthwhile causes.

This year’s 54th annual auction will again run three days: November 23rd through 25^th.  Proceeds are earmarked for the Little League’s Field of Dreams Project, Southern Aroostook Minor Hockey Association (SAMHA) for equipment upgrades, Dollars for Scholars programs in Houlton, Hodgdon, Southern Aroostook, East Grand and GHCA, Cary Library, Salvation Army, Student Recognition Day, and the Rotary Club’s Student Exchange Program.

Throughout the next few weeks, Rotarians will be heading into the community looking for donations from area businesses and artisans.  All donors will receive recognition in a supplement to the Houlton Pioneer Times that hits the public in the weeks just before the auction.  Additional recognition comes when donors give items ranging from $100.00 to $250.00; these items are listed as nightly specials.  Those items worth more than $250.00 are listed as 3-Night Specials, and the donor receives recognition each night of the auction.  The Houlton Rotary Auction will once again be broadcasted on the radio, television and an internet stream on our web site http://houltonrotary.org/.  Please don’t miss this opportunity to participate with a donation today or with a bid in November!

Thank you for your continued support to make our community a better place to live and work!

District Governor visits Houlton Rotary

On August 10th the Houlton Rotary was honored with a visit from District Governor Gordon Dempsey.  Dempsey shared his vision as District Governor of Rotary with Houlton Rotarians and how we can grow our district and make an even greater impact in 2010 in our communities and with Rotary International.  Pictured from L to R are Rotarian Mike Clark, District Governor Elect, John Carkner, Houlton President, John Tribou, District Governor, Gordon Dempsey and Houlton Rotarian, Leigh Cummings.

Membership Meeting

It was a stormy day on Monday; however, we had a larger crowd than expected.  There were several people who could not attend due to the weather so we took the opportunity to record Monday’s meeting for the entire club’s benefit.  Monday’s meeting was conducted by the Membership Committee and the topic was appropriately titled “Membership”.

This is an important topic for our club and we are asking that all Rotarians take an active part in expanding our membership.  To help coordinate the club, we have put together the attached document and video that outlines our request of the membership.  If you have any questions please feel free to email either Fred Grant or Mike Howard.

Need a makeup?

If you need a makeup, please read the attached document and view the video.  Once you’ve completed it, email Debbie Clark to let her know and she’ll record your makeup.  All we ask is that you include names of possible future speakers that you think would have broad appeal to Houlton business community.

Membership Handout