This Year in Pictures

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We're an extremely active club! Here's some of the highlights of the year in pictures!

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 -- 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 -- 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 9, 2010 -- The Interact youth group's "Winteract" family snow festival raises dollars and funds for the home heating oil fund.

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

December 19, 2009 -- Our second annual Warm Winter Nights Dance is a lot of fun and raises $2500 for the local home heating oil fund.

December 12, 2009 -- Our Interact high school service club travels to Boston to volunteer at a settlement house.

November 12, 2009 -- We move our Veterans Appreciation night to Southport Town Hall due to the expected crowd of 100 guests and Rotarians.

October 28, 2009 -- Membership chair Chip Griffin accepts a Rotary District award for lthe club's net membership growth last year, which topped 10 percent.

October 22, 2009 --  We host Friends Forever, which brings Protestant and Catholic kids from Northern Ireland together to learn just how much they really have in common.

October 1, 2009 -- We support several Rotary Foundation grants that will allow more Nigerian polio survivors such as Uma to acquire a wheelchair and their dignity.

September 17, 2009 -- Our own Chelsie and Christin are among the awardees at Hometown Heroes.

September 10, 2009 -- We move the venue of our annual Lobster Bake to the Southport Yacht Club.

August 1 -- Once again, the auction/flea market is the highlight of our year, both financially and in terms of fellowship.

July 31 -- Auction planning and setup brings out the entire Rotary family.

July 2009 -- Our most recent grant for Safe Passage helped build this multiuse athletic field at the school.

July 23 -- Bill Dodge and Deb Graves, cochairs, present President Vic with a check for the Food Pantry earned via a bottle drive.

June 25, 2009 -- Outgoing president Andy Hamblett (right) "passes the gavel" to incoming president Vic Taylor at our annual changeover dinner at the Botanical Gardens.