Boothbay Harbor Rotary - This Year in Pictures

January 28 -- "Geriatric" limbo, dancing, great food and terrific company -- the Tropical Heat Wave dance was a fabulous event and raised $$$ for our local home heating oil fund. Congratulations to Annette and her crew for putting on such a great evening.

January 5 -- President Jim welcomes new members Jean Huber, Brian McGrath and Michelle McLaren -- who joined long-distance so Jim Stormont stood in for her!

December 2011 -- Our own Ann Demeranville (shown here) and Steve Demeranville (who took the picture) participated on a Rotaplast medical mission to Togo, West Africa, to help correct cleft lip/cleft palate deformities.

November 17, 2011 -- Marty Peak Helman travels to West Africa, where she immunizes children against polio and helps fit patients with prosthetic hands. Here, she fits Alfred with a new hand. Alfred, who is in his 60s, lost his hand to a work accident more than 20 years ago.

October 27, 2011 -- The Friends Forever youth -- Protestant and Catholic teens from Northern Ireland -- tell us what it is like to live in an atmosphere of constant hate, and of how they hope to work for peace in that troubled country.

October 20, 2011 -- President Jim welcomes new members Catherine Wygant and Sue Duckworth to the club, while Billy Dodge enjoys the occasion.Catherine is the new executive director of the Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce, and Sue and Billy are cousins. Earlier in October, John Welsh also joined the club, having transfered his membership from Rumford (River Valley).

September 29, 2011-- Dwight and Karen show their form at our club's annual lobster bake, this year catered by Laura and Steve at the Gallery.

September 15, 2011 -- We honor our local heroes at the Hometown Heroes dinner.

August 20, 2011 -- We bring New England Patriots alumni to town for a flag football game against our own Hometown Heroes (led by Chief Bob Hasch, quarterback). The game is preceded by a football clinic for the kids. Everyone has a great time, plus the money earned will go toward the Hometown Heroes fund and other community needs.

August 6, 2011 -- The 2011 Auction and Flea Market is a smash success, with tremendous participation from both the club and the community. The weather is great, the crowds are greater, and the money earned makes up half of what we have to give away each year.

July 14 -- President Jim Stormont presents Craig Tukey and Mike Pollard with Paul Harris Fellowships, which testify to their ongoing financial support of the Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation is the non-profit arm of Rotary International, and makes possible all the humanitarian work that Rotary does, both here at home and across the world.

July 7, 2011 -- Connie "passes the gavel" to Jim Stormont, and also announces that Jim Botti is the 2011 Club Rotarian of the Year. Congratulations to all!

May 13 -- District Governor Nominee Marty and Frank met up with Marty's Nigerian counterpart, Felix Obadan and his wife Adetutu, and together, the four exhibited remarkable Nigerian sartorial splendor.

May 10, 2011 -- Stephanie Blecharczyk organized our "Friendship Exchange," in which we hosted and introduced Rotarians from India to our community.

April 21, 2011 -- Brenda Blackman presents Al Roberts with the 2011 Lifetime Service Award in recognition of all he does for the community.

April 21, 2011 -- Ken Honey is honored by the club for 50 years of service and perfect attendance in the club, while Laura Honey looks on.

March 31, 2011 -- Mike Thompson rakes in the dough at our annual Soup Bowl Supper! Everyone enjoys a delicious dinner, and goes home with a hand-crafted one-of-a-kind pottery bowl.

March 9, 2011 -- 22 Rotarians join 18 Lions at the Lions Club for dinner. President Connie is warmly welcomed by King Lion John (who also moonlights as a Rotarian).

January 29, 2011 -- Our third annual Warm Winter Nights party raises great fun and great funds for the local home heating oil fund!

January 13, 2010 -- Mike McGovern, past Rotary International Vice President and member of the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, visits our club to share camaraderie and his thoughts on the future of Rotary.

December 3, 2010 -- Last year our club helped establish a facility in Nigeria to build wheelchairs for polio survivors and accident victims. Now, Marty Helman traveled to Nigeria to take part in the polio immunization effort. She visited the facility and here, she gives Rotarian Ayuba Gufwan the monies which our club raised and which will is enough to build 11 wheelchairs.

November 11, 2010 -- The BRES Chorus under the direction of Mrs. Genie O'Connell and a then-and-now slideshow highlight the 2010 Veterans Day Dinner at the Southport Town Hall. Once again, attendance -- including veterans, actives, Blue Star families of currently deployed and Gold Star ladies tops 100.

November 4, 2010 -- Jim Donovan, president and CEO of Lincoln County Healthcare, tells us what's new -- and what's not -- at St. Andrews Hospital.

October 23, 2010 -- Our first annual Harvest Supper was a fundraiser for the Food Pantry. Deb Graves was chair, Laura Francis was chef, all Rotarians were servers and helpers, and a good time -- and great food -- was enjoyed by the community!

October 21, 2010 -- Friends Forever teens visit Boothbay Harbor. "Friends Forever" is a program that brings Protestant and Catholic youth -- kids that have been taught to hate one another -- together in a "raftboat" program and gives them the skills to understand how much they really have in common.

October 7, 2010 -- Visiting Rotarian Dave Talbot tells us about Crutches 4 Africa, and enlists our help in collecting walkers, crutches and other mobility devices to ship to people in need in Africa. Already, we have collection boxes at the Y, the Congregational Church, as well as at our Clubhouse.

September 9, 2010 -- Threatening weather didn't threaten the camaraderie at our summer's end annual Lobster Bake, held once again at the Southport Yacht Club. Rotarians and their families enjoyed fellowship, food and fun, and here, Deb, Chelsie and Daren show off their crackin' good style!

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 2010 -- We have over 100 bikes on the road, providing much needed transportation for our seasonal workers. This project, the brainchild of Rotarian Seth Hedgcock, is truly an example of seeing a need and, in Rotarian style, figuring out how to fill it. Way to go, Seth!