Boothbay Harbor Rotary - This Year in Pictures

August 21, 2010 -- Rotarian Cy Seifert (left) presents a check to Commodore Chris Jacobs of the Southport Yacht Club. The check will permit a young sailor from the Region to receive sailing lessons at the yacht club. Helping our young people fulfill their dreams is one of the most important things the Rotary Club does.

August 12, 2010 -- Rotary District Governor Ann Lee Hussey (left), of the Casco Bay Sunrise Rotary Club, visits us on her "official visit." Joining her is Assistant Governor Lee Patenaude (center), of the Bath Rotary Club, and our own Club president, Connie Jones (right).

August 7, 2010 -- What'll we get for these two fabulous chairs? Under the leadership of Jim Botti, the 54th annual Auction and Flea Market is a smash success.

July 1, 2010 -- Sue and Skip Kreahling show their surprise and pleasure when the Club presents them with an engraved plate to commemorate all their hard work over the past years to increase giving to The Rotary Foundation, the humanitarian arm of Rotary International.

July 1, 2010 -- Outgoing president Vic Taylor offers incoming president Connie Jones a handshake, the gavel, and a few words of welcome. Connie will be club president in 2010-11.

June 24, 2010 -- Vic Taylor wraps up his successful year as Boothbay Harbor Club President and surprises Building Chair Doug Roberts with a well-deserved recognition as Rotarian of the Year.

May 26, 2010 -- The Boothbay Harbor Interact Club poses just before Graduation Week to celebrate a terrific year. This semester, via a spaghetti supper, car wash, silent auction and more, the high school group raised a total of $1,917 to support Haiti relief.

May 15, 2010 -- The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club contingent takes time out from the District Conference to pose for the camera. Shown here, left to right: Marty Peak Helman, Muriel Jacobson, Vic Taylor, Frank Helman and Bob Jacobson. Not shown: Stephanie Blecharczyk and Peter.

May 12, 2010 -- The Interact High School club serves up spaghetti, fellowship and fun at PastaPalooza, a dinner and auction to support Haiti relief.

April 22, 2010 -- The club selected Laura Honey as its 2010 Lifetime Service Award winner. This is our annual recognition of a local senior citizen whose life embodies Rotary's values of "service above self." Here, previous Lifetime Service recipients congratulate Laura on the well-deserved recognition. Front row, at left, is Dr. John Andrews, who received the award in 1995, and at right is Rotarian Ken Honey, Laura's husband and who was also honored by the club for his 49 years of perfect attendance! Back row, from left, is Estelle Appel, the 2009 honoree; Joan Rittall, widow of 2005 honoree Chetley Rittall; and Laura Honey is at far right.

April 15, 2010 -- President Vic Taylor (left) welcomes the club's newest members, Bob Raudenbush (center) and Bob Goodrich (right) at a recent club Assembly.

April 1, 2010 - Four Boothbay Region High School seniors thanked the Rotary Club for providing them wtih grants to help them pursue their academic dreams. Cody Barry (second from right) spent a semester at sea through the Ocean Classroom Foundation on board the Harvey Gamage. Aleksandra Smith, Drew Schmid (at left) and Tiffany Tsang (far right) participated in Lead America's Washington D.C. program for potential pre-med students. Shown with the high school seniors is Rotarian Mike Thompson.

March 17, 2010 -- Lucky Rotary raffle winner Allen Bunker, owner of The Art District, presents a $100 check to July Lamy of the Boothbay Region Land Trust. Assisting in the presentation, at far left, is Rotarian Mohamed Osman. On hand to accept the fit at right is BRLT Board Member Nancy Adams. Bunker won the raffle at the St. Patrick's Day Chamber After-Hours event sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. After winning the Rotary raffle, Rotary asked Bunker to select a charity of his choice to receive the donation.

March 4, 2010 -- Interact youth Emma MacAlister, Matt Fourges and Katrina Wheeler come to the Rotary Club to present us with a Guatemalan tapestry and thank us for our financial support, which helped make it possible for them to spend 10 days volunteering at Safe Passage last fall.

March 1, 2010 -- Judy deGraw recently visited Guatemala, where she renewed her acquaintance with Ingrid, the Safe Passage student she has sponsored for four years. Here, Judy hugs Ingrid (in pink), while her older siblings and mother look on.

February 25, 2010 -- The class of 2010: New members who have joined Rotary this year enjoy the fellowship of the "Turpentine Club." From left: Mohamed Osman, Tony Curulla, Tom Churchill, Jennifer Page Osman and Warren Page. Not shown: Laura Francis, Duane Lewis and Mike Loewe.

February 1, 2010 -- Frank and Marty Helman travel to Guatemala and deliver textbooks to schools in rural indigenous areas. The club is involved in a program to install computer labs and teacher training to these schools, through Rotary's Guatemala Literacy Project.

January 22, 2010 -- Rotary Club president Vic Taylor presents a check for $1616 to WCSH-6 anchor Kathleen Shannon during the NBC affiliate's telethon to support Haiti relief. By the end of the night, the state-wide telethon had raised $99,250 for the American Red Cross' Haiti fund.

January 21, 2010 -- Jim Singer "pins" new member Duane Lewis as President Vic reads the purpose of Rotary. Duane is a life-long resident of the Region and Southport bridge tender.

January 18, 2010 -- We partner with the Red Cross Mid Coast chapter and train to open/manage a shelter in the Region, should the need ever occur.

January 7, 2010 -- President Vic welcomes new members Laura Francis and Tom Churchill into the club.