SCUTTLEBUTT
Tuesday Mar 3
Greeter: NO MEETING
NO WEEKLY MEETING
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
Our weekly meeting scheduled for tomorrow, March 3rd, has been cancelled. Massachuetts holds its Presidential Preference Primary Election, and the Town needs our meeting space for two precints.
– Precinct 1: Old Town House (1 Market Sq)
– Precincts 2 & 3: Masonic Hall (62 Pleasant St)
– Precincts 4, 5 & 6: Marblehead Community Center (10 Humphrey St)
PRESIDENT’S CORNERClub President Kathleen Murphy with Past President and
2020 Polar Plunger Rob Deiana, at Cape Ann
Photo by Luis Ribas
$1,000 AGAINST POLIO
Rob Deiana at the 2020 Polar Plunge, Cape Ann
Photo by Luis Ribas
Rob Deiana went all the way and helped the club raise about $1,000 to eradicate polio, during the Polar Plunge at Long Beach in Cape Ann. That was a good take for a little cold bath :) We will update the final amount raised after some pledged contributions come in, and after a special edition of Fines & Happy Dollars at our club meeting next week.
WELCOME LAUREN AND PETER
The RCOMH would like to welcome new members Lauren McCormack and Peter Cohen. After their approval by the Board, and in the absence of any registered objection from the membership, their induction will be announced soon.
TOUGH BITE
Starting today, the full breakfast cost will increase to $12.00 and the beverage option will increase to $6.00. The Board regrets this action was necessary to assure the financial wellbeing of the club.
$11,500 RAISED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
John Lindahl reports that the annual scholarship dinner raised approximately $11,500 for the Marblehead Scholarships Fund. SB’s guess is that 40ish people attended the fellowshiop, drinks and food night at The Landing. The restaurant donated 20% of the event receipts to the Fund.
WE NEED YOU NEW CLUB MEMBERS
March 24th is New Member Day. We are all encouraged to invite one or more relative, friend, co-worker, neighbor or trusted acquaintance to join the club. Ask Kathleen for invitation cards that the club printed for this event. We are planning a special meeting and will discuss details at the meeting. Please e-mail Kathleen with suggestions or speak with her at the meeting.
C.O.R.I. FOR VOLUNTEERS
Members who would like to volunteer to visit homebound individuals, must first go through the CORI process (Criminal Offender Record Information) on March 4th at 11:00 AM at the Council on Aging. Please bring a photo I.D. The application is free.
ORGANIC LANDSCAPING
A free seminar on Organic Landscaping will be held today, March 2nd at 7:00 PM at the Abbot Library. Speakers Chip Osborne (Commission Chair of the Marblehead Commission and Parks Department) and Coleen Parenteau (Science Teacher and Garden Coordinator at the Tower School) will speak about strategies to grow sustainable landscapes and help the community drawn down carbon and adapt to climate change.
FOOD PANTRY CONTRIBUTION FOR MARCHCanned Pasta next week, Mar 10th
We now accept food contributions in the first meeting of the month. Everyone who brings in a donation receives a free raffle ticket.
Thank you, Kathleen Murphy, John Williams and Patricia Sullivan for your contributions to this edition of Scuttlebutt.
