Newburyport Rotary - Newburyport Clipper

The meeting on May 17 was opened by Frank Bell, who is back from Florida, leading us in singing "God Bless America." We had lunch of grilled chicken, grilled haddock, or grilled halibut after Joe Welch gave the invocation. Following lunch we sang #19 from the song book... "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (because I've called you everything else). The song was chosen by Frank Bell who asked Dottie Phillips to assist him. In the absence of President Geri (who ws in Las Vegas again!), Sue Christ conducted the meeting, welcoming us on this sunny day! Guests and Visiting Rotarians The guest book was read by Arlene. We had one guest David Strand, who was the guest of Zack Longley. Student Guests Cindy Johnson introduced our two Newburyport High School Students - Sydney Botelho, outgoing President of Interact and Sheila James, incoming President of Interact. They briefly described what Interact has been doing and what they plan to do next year. They thanked Jay McGovern for his assistance with the students. Kate Kelly will be liason next year, and is looking forward to it. Happy Dollars Dean McLellan said he tried the trapeze at Jordan's Furniture in Reading...and he's still alive! Frank Bell's daughter just had a baby. Frank has gone from sleeping with a wife, to a mother, and now a grandmother. Scott Vandersall aid the New York Yankees have won nine games in a row. Classification Talk Tom Farrell gave his introductory classification talk today. Tom works for Northwestern Mutual as a financial planner. The company deals in health insurance, lont-term insurance, and disability insurance. Tom is also a City Councilor in Newburyport, serving his first term. Raffle Cindy Johnson was the lucky winner of $15