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100 Years of Service Above Self

We meet Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
J. R. Maxwell & Co.

122 Front Street
Bath, ME 04530
United States

Phone:

(207) 370-2284

Email:

bathrotary@gmail.com

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P.O. Box 313

Bath, ME 04530

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First Community Service project of the 2018-19 Rotary Year

Rotarians and their family members and co-workers helped repackage diapers at the United Way of Midcoast Maine on July 7 for the first Community Service project of the Rotary Year. Bath Savings had just concluded a very successful Diaper Drive and there was a great need to have the diapers repackaged for distribution to families in need.

4 Way Test Speech winner

Kerstin Kirchner, District Literacy Chair, presents 4-Way Speech Contest winner Oscar Hennin, a Morse High School Freshman, a certificate and check for $750 at the May 15, 2018 meeting. Congratulations Oscar!

Lunch For Leaders

The Lunch For Leaders sandwich drive, held Friday, March 15 sold 91 sandwiches to help raise funds to send additional students to RYLA in June. Thanks to the culinary arts students at BRCTC for their assistance.

Pictured left to right: Morse Interact club member Alden Harkins, BRCTC students Emma Boynton, Noah Reed and Deztinae Emerson.

2018 Golf Registration and Sponsorship Opportunities

Save the date: Saturday, June 23, 1 pm at Bath Golf Club for the 27th Annual Bath Rotary Golf Tournament. This year the proceeds will benefit Bath's First Responders to purchase life saving equipment. Download a team registration form from the downloads area on the left side of our home page.

Food Drive Saturday, February 3rd

Thank you to all who generously donated their time, groceries and money to help the Bath Area Food Bank. We collected 820 pounds of food and $778 in donations. Your help makes a big impact to the Food Bank and those they serve.

Salvation Army gets assistance at Kettles from Bath Rotarians

Saturday, December 16th was Rotary day at the Salvation Army kettles around Bath. Above, Lee Patenaude and Annie Merry ring the bells at the entrance to Shaw's. Below George Dole and Mike Jamison on Front Street in front of Renys. We were joined by members of the Bath Sunrise Rotary as well. A nice collaboration to serve the community during the holidays.

Downtown Bath gets ready for the holidays

With temperatures in the mid 20's, Bath Rotarians and friends bundled up and scaled ladders to wrap downtown lampposts with lights for the upcoming holidays. Thanks to Assistant City Manager Marc Meyers for expert guidance on how to decorate the posts and to the Morse High School SLSC for their help.

4-Way 5K results

Congratulations to Adam Goode of Brunswick, the overall male winner with a time of 16:55.

And to Christie Tebbets of Lisbon, the overall female winner with a time of 20:33.

Thank you to all of the runners, volunteers and sponsors for a fun and successful event. Complete race results are available here: http://splittimeracemanagement.com/2017-results/bath-rotary-4-way-5k/

Update on CIO Orphanage

A new message from Rich Cromwell:

Dear Friends and Sponsors of CIO,

I am not sure if you get the GFM updates or FB postings so I thought I would send this to you.

In the last couple months we have received pledges and donations which will make it possible for the new Learning Center to be constructed and we hope to break ground in the second week of August.

Just the other day I was perusing the names of the nearly 400 generous people who have donated to the CIO children by supporting the Orphanage Construction Project and Learning Center Project. There were many big donors like Sarah, Chrissy, Neville, the Bath Rotary Club and others. But just as important were the dozens of people who donated $5, $10 or $25 dollars. In addition, we have over 60 sponsors who help the kids each month. It shows the kind and trusting nature of human beings when they are willing to take a few dollars from their income to help children half way around the world. One such donor is Jim, a WWII vet confined to a nursing home who has generously donated twice to the CIO Building Project from his meager pension.

This has been an amazing uplifting experience.

As we move into the final phase of construction, our focus turns to ensuring the long-term well-being of the CIO Organization and the children. Many of you know that along with building the orphanage we have been working to ensure each child is sponsored. These sponsorships help to offset the cost of food, shelter, medical expenses and education. If you would like to be a sponsor or a back-up sponsor for one of our CIO children please contact Janis in Australia (jlindblom@optusnet.com.au) or Alison in Australia (mail@aliz.com.au) or Rich in the USA and Europe (richcromwell1@gmail.com). We currently need sponsors for Tola, Theara and Thai.

We sincerely thank those who have donated large and small not only for your donation but also for your confidence in the CIO team.

Thank you.

Rich

District Conference 2017

Members of the Bath Rotary Club attended the District Conference at the Samoset Resort on May 20.

L to R: Bob Reed, President of Bath Sunrise Rotary, PDG Marty Helman of Boothbay Harbor Rotary, Lee Patenaude, Annie Merry, Caelie Smith and Bath President Elect Jason Ritchie.

26th Annual Rotary Golf Tournament set for June 21

Save the date: Wednesday, June 21 to Skip Work & Play Golf for a great cause. The 26th annual Rotary Golf Tournament will be held at the Bath Golf Club. Registration fee includes 18 holes of golf (scramble format), cart, continental breakfast, and buffet lunch. Download a registration form by clicking here.

Thanks to our Major Sponsors:

Bath Savings Institution, First Federal Savings, JHR Development and Springer's Jewelers.

President Elect Jason Ritchie meets RI President Elect at PETS

Jason RIchie rubs elbows with Ian Riseley, RI President 17/18 at Northeast PETS in Framingham, MA.

February Activites

The Bath Rotary Club was busy in February with two events. The month started with a Fill-A-Bus Food Drive on Saturday, February 4, the day before the Super Bowl, at Shaw's Supermarket. With assistance from the Bath Sunrise Rotary and the Morse Interact Club and generous donations of the bus from Bath Bus Service and 3 shopping carts full of food from Shaw's, the event collected 1840 lbs. of food and raised $375 for the Bath Area Food Bank.

The bus and table outside the front door of Shaw's.

Bob Reed, President of the Bath Sunrise Rotary organizes food on the bus.

At the food pantry unloading and storing collected items from the food drive.

Another event, organized by the Morse Interact Club, was the Lunch For Leaders sandwich drive on February 10th. With assistance from the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center's Culinary Arts program, 100 lunches were delivered to various locations downtown. Proceeds from the sandwich drive will help to fund additional students attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) in June.

BRCTC Culinary Arts Students, Morse Interact Club members and Bath and Bath Sunrise Rotarians helped with sandwich preparation and delivery for the Lunch For Leaders sandwich drive to help raise funds for RYLA.

Paul Harris Fellow Awarded to Brian Hatch

Vice President Bob Warren awarded a very deserving Brian Hatch a Paul Harris Fellow award at the December 6, 2016 meeting of the Bath Rotary Club. Brian, who has contributed to the Bath community through his career in Education and Athletics in local schools, and his service to Main Street Bath as a volunteer and Past President plus his service to the Maine Principals Association and Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference as well as to the Morse Alumni Association, plus many other efforts and accomplishments. Brian's infectious enthusiasm and energy is inspiring and kudos to Bob for recognizing Brian for his efforts.