Thank you Rockland Rotarians for volunteering your time in the Festival food tent for Rotary!  What a turnout! It was a slow night, but we all kept busy.  Marci and John, were saddened their chowder station closed, but they were very flexible in filling other positions.  Sandy served steamed clams and mussels. Paul did a great job turning out the corn, and EG was plating those lobsters to perfection.  Adreth dished out the coleslaw, while Ferolyn prepared the trays for the lobster dinners.  Carol and Chris did a great job running the cash registers.  Emma and Jennifer were replacement lobster handlers and clam chowder runners. Kristin washed and disinfected tables, after she found her misplaced bucket!  Doug was jack of all trades.  And finally, Bob, kept things moving and made sure we all had jobs.  Guest helpers for Rotary were William (Carol's son), Jane Newcomb, Olsa (Doug's cousin from Albania), and Jackie (Ferolyn's mother).

 

Great “All-Aboard” Inclusive Playground News!

 

Rockland Rotary has reached its fundraising goal and is excited to announce that the “All-Aboard” Inclusive Playground has been ordered and will be arriving at MacDougal Park, Monday morning, August 19^th.

 

Rockland Rotary is seeking volunteers for the Playground Community Build Project to assemble the equipment. On August 19^th, Volunteers will be unwrapping the playground equipment on the arrival date and will be given instructions on assembly by experienced installers.  Volunteers may be using small hand tools to assemble some of the equipment.

 

Approximately 20-25 individual or business volunteers from our community are required each day from August 19^th-23^rd, in order to complete this project. The Community Build will be very much like an old fashioned “barn-raising”.  Any unfinished assembly and groundwork will be completed August 26^th-27^th.

 

With the community’s support, soon our community will be able to witness the smiles of children and families as they enjoy a playground with accessibility, especially designed equipment, and safe surfaces for play and fun. This will be the only playground of its kind in the Mid-Coast area. Pictures of some of the equipment are below.

 

Signup link: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DADA72AA2FCC16-50425825-volunteers#/ 

 

 

 

Rockland Rotary Club, in Partnership with the Bass Federation of Maine, kicked off their annual fishing tournament April 28 at Damariscotta Lake.  It was a perfect day to find that special fishing spot to hook the prize-winning bass.

 

Rockland Rotary would like to thank the boaters, sponsors, donors, and all who purchased raffle tickets in generous support of this annual fundraising event, which provides Benefaction Grants for area nonprofit organizations within our community.

 

The sponsors and donors were: Home Depot, FW Webb, Johnson’s Sporting Goods, Premier Garage, Auto Zone, NAPA, Bixbee Chocolate, Back Cove Yachts, E.L. Spear, and Car Quest.

Rockland Rotarians, Doug and Ferolyn Curtis, Jr., had the opportunity to attend the Rotary Club Marbella while vacationing in the Costa del Sol region of Spain.  During this particular meeting, a new Rotarian was being inducted into their club.  It was interesting learning the differences in their induction process.  In order to become a new member, the candidate has to deliver their classification speech and field questions from the club's members before being approved and inducted.  In turn, the Marbella members were very interested in learning about the process our club uses to induct new members.  It's amazing how Rotarians, from all over the world, make you feel welcome and at home in their respective clubs.

In 2022, Rockland Rotary received approval from the Rockland City Council to fundraise for an All-Inclusive playground to be placed at MacDougal Park, on Broadway.  April 1st, the Rockland City Council voted unanimously to accept Rockland Rotary's All-Inclusive Playground gift.  The project fundraising is in its final stages of reaching their $200,000 goal.  Once the fundraising is complete, the playground will be ordered and a community build can proceed.  On completion, the city will take over ownership and future maintenance of the playground.

Left photo: Rotarian and Membership Chairperson, Eric Hebert with Gavin Elliott

Right photo: Rotarians Kristin Brown and Eric Hebert

Wow!!! What a success the 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament was!!!!!

A huge "Thank you", "Thank you", "Thank you", to the American Legion's tournament organizers, Breanna, Shelley, Mark, Julie and Kathy. What a system they have setup to run the whole tournament flawlessly.

Rotarians-  What a turn out! So impressive!! What a team!!!

All the baked goods, sponsors, banners, organizational skills, grilling, plating expertise, cornhole tournament teams, and 50/50 put us over $5,000.00 raised.

Marci, John, William and Carol shined with their obvious culinary assembly, plating, and presentation skills. All plates went out like they were served from Primos! 

The baked goods added to the hips of many Cornhole participants and spectators, thanks to Tena, Ferolyn, Carol, Kristin, and Marci.