The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Nicole McKeith on Thursday, November 14, 2024. She will provide up-to-the-minute insights into the community development initiatives in Bridgton. The meeting is at 7:30AM at the Bridgton Alliance Church, 368 Harrison Rd., Bridgton, Maine. There will be a zoom option. Email LakeRegionRotary@gmail.The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Nicole McKeith on Thursday, November 14, 2024. She will provide up-to-the-minute insights into the community development initiatives in Bridgton. The meeting is at 7:30AM at the Bridgton Alliance Church, 368 Harrison Rd., Bridgton, Maine. There will be a zoom option. Email LakeRegionRotary@gmail.
Rotarian Joanne Cohn; Aliza Wyman, SBES Librarian; Valerie Young, SBES Principal; Jess Emery, SBES Instructional Coach; Linda Soutier, Friend of Rotary
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club has been awarded a grant of $4000 to support childhood literacy at Stevens Brook Elementary School. The local Club itself will contribute another $500 to the project. This generous grant was from Rotary District 7780, which encompasses 39 Rotary Clubs in southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire.
All of the funds will be used to purchase books for classroom teaching and the school library. Perhaps more importantly, Rotarians and community volunteers will work to help third and fourth grade classroom teachers during literacy classes. Jess Emery, Literacy Instructional Coach for the Stevens Brook Elementary School, said, “It is the current third and fourth graders who were most affected by the loss of classroom teaching during the Covid pandemic. They lost a full year in the classroom and then were disadvantaged by the masking that was required once school resumed. The masks prevented the children from seeing the teachers’ lips in literacy classes and made listening more difficult.”
ROTARY GOLF CLASSIC A SUCCESS
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club held its 15th Annual Golf Classic on September 14 at the Bridgton Highlands Country Club. With 80 Golfers and 20 sponsors, the event was spectacular. The weather couldn't have been better. The Golf Classic is the Club’s biggest fundraiser and very important so Rotarians can do the work they do in the community.
“Although there is much to say about the event”, remarked Co-Chair Laurie Paldino, “I want to mention the winners.”
First Place Team - Ben Chaine, Kristen Huntress, Matt Beauchesne, and Alex Bessey with a Score of 58.
Second Place Team - Paul Tworog, Mike Graef, Pretty Drew, Alex Cardamone with a Score of 59.
Longest drive, men - Ruben Lopez
Longest drive, women - Laurie Paldino
Closest to pin, women - Becky Merola
Closest to pin, men - Mark Boucher
We recently held our annual Changeover Dinner, where we pass the gavel to the new President, Lisa Ryan. A highlight of the dinner meeting was President Lisa welcoming our newest member Patty Burns.
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