Fellowship News - Current  Aug 26, 2010

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Rotary Club of Cambridge, Mass.   Editors: Mark Orent and Dan O'Neill Photos by Jack Rummel  Click here to send comments and suggestions

Past President Dave Reed filled in for President Alice McCarter and opened the meeting with....

On This Day - Today's Highlights in History

August 26th    

• In 1906 Albert Sabin, the Polish American Doctor who developed the polio vaccine, was born.
• In 1920 the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote was declared in effect.
• In 1939 Major league baseball was televised for the first time when experimental station W2XBS broadcast a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
• In 1957 the Soviet Union announced that it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missle.
• Birthdays:  Ben Bradlee, Former Washington Post Executive Director, 89; Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, 75; Branford Marsalis, Jazz Saxophonist, 50; Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French scientist, 50.

Last Week's Meeting 

After 3 days of rain, Ed VerPlanck seemed grumpy

                                 Photo by Jack Rummel

Visiting Rotarians and Guests    Scott Lush President the Downtown Boston Rotary Club.  Alfred Moeller of the Rotary Club of Iserlohn Germany, District Governor Rick Metters, and Larry Wegin of the Downtown Boston Club.   Major Steve Carroll introduced his returning guest, Jeffrey Brunelle, now permanently assigned to the Cambridge Salvation Army.     Larry Wegin and Scott Lush of the Downtown Boston Rotary Club exchange flags with Vice President Randy Lindel                                                     Photo by Jack Rummel

Good News from Cambridge Rotary - Downdown Boston Rotary Club's President Scott Lush was happy to say that his Club donates $50 to Rotary International for every successful new member referral......... Barry Seidman was happy for the beautiful day........ Justin Slate was happy after taking Monday off to participate in the Jimmy Fund's Golf Tournament.......Mallory Slate was happy to have Louise Olson at his table............John Butler was happy to ask for a report from Dan O'Neill regarding his recent car shopping decision selecting the Ford Fusion over the Toyota Prius.........Dan O'Neill was happy after visiting Honorary Member and PP Bob Jones............Bob Hurlbut was happy despite not having a necktie............Jack Rummel was happy after vacationing in Squirrel Island, Maine.............Justin Slate was happy about the Salavtion Army's upcoming Bridging the Gap event...........DG Rick Metters was happy for our making him work today....Mary Harris was happy to ask why the new Downtown Boston Rotary Club already had 25 members, and DBRC's President Scott Lush attributed the success mostly to their casual evening meetings being more appealing to younger professionals.......  

Thanks to our prize providers......   Barry Seidman, University Stationery; Justin and Mallory Slate, Slate Stationery.   Winners included.....Bob Mansfield; Bruce Grigsby; and our guest speaker, Chile Eng.

PP Dave Reed thanked Ben Wright for his generous Birthday Check.  Happy Birthday Ben!   Barry Seidman reminds us, that to ensure Cambridge Rotary receives credit, all contributions to Rotary Foundation be submitted through him.

Program

Chile Eng, Executive Director of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County

Chile Eng with DG Rick Metters

                                 Photo by Jack Rummel

Chile Eng, Executive Director of the Middlesex Boys and Girls Club spoke to us.  The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County (BGCMC) was founded in 1967 when a group of citizens, concerned about boys who were drifting into difficulty with the law, formed the Somerville Boys Club. The Club opened its doors in September 1973, occupying the second floor of a former police station. In 1981, the organization acquired and renovated our Washington Street Clubhouse and reopened in 1982 as the "Boys & Girls Club,” becoming one of the first clubs in the country to admit both girls and boys as members!

In the last decade, the BGCMC expanded services to meet the needs of other Middlesex County communities. Opening the Medford Clubhouse in 2001, the Cambridge Clubhouse in 2002, and the Everett Teen Clubhouse in 2009, the BGCMC now operate five full-service clubhouses and one summer boathouse. We serve over 5,000 children and teens, ages 6 to 18, every year.

We'll See You This Week at Rotary!