President Amy Pease called the meeting to order and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Bill Batty, Jr. offered our invocation. Guests included Seth Silverton, Katie Orlando, and Joe Corrado.

Committee Reports
Meals on Wheels: Keith Wass and his dad Arnold will deliver tomorrow. Bill Packard and Gordon Page deliver on 02/12.
Tom Luttrell is taking a polar plunge for RSU 13 Project Grad at 11:30 this Saturday at Snow Marine Park. A sign-up sheet went around.

Vanessa Richards has turned in a new member application.
The ELIMINATE! jar went around.
The Special Olympics committee meets tonight at 5:15pm at Kinney Rental.
The Aktion Club meets this Wednesday at Stella Maris. Katie Tarbox will be making Valentines cards.
Recognition of Members
Press Photos: Gordon Page
Club Anniversaries: Tom Luttrell, 14 yrs.
Secret Greeter: Sumner Kinney caught Ray Comeau, Sandy Millar, Keith Wass, Dan Saucier, Russ Cloutier, Donna Tocarz, Everett Spear III, Dan Saucier, Marjorie Kinney, and Paula Lavoie.
Badges: All ok.
50/50: Sandy Millar, who donated the winnings to the club.

Happy/Sads
Greg Hamlin was happy for his trip to Mexico, and happy to be home. Sandy Millar was happy for Frost Bar. Sumner Kinney was happy for all there guests, happy for the SuperBowl, and happy for the upcoming speaker on marketing electricity. Jackie Harjula was happy for Katie Orlando, and happy for a trip to CT. Tom Luttrell was happy for his polar plunge. Keith Wass was happy to be meeting at the Samoset over the winter, and happy to be delivering MOW with his dad. Gordon Page was happy for our guests. Everett Spear was sad for Jaap Vrolijk and his family situation. Wayne Keiderling was happy for a showing of his carvings, and grateful to be living in the USA. Amy Pease was happy for baby shopping.

Speaker:
Seth Silverton is from the Woodchop School, and talked about resource scarcity, specifically about becoming more independent on raising our own foodstuffs.

From your Spiritual Aims Committee: “If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.”
~Henry Ford

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Respectfully

Bill Batty
Bulletin Editor

Come join us any Monday at noon at The Samoset.  We'd love to see you.  Come share in the fun and laughter.

Our website can be found at http://www.rocklandkiwanis.org . Our club portal can be found at http://www.clubresource.com.

Our club officers are: President Amy Shepard Pease ; President Elect Katie Tarbox; Vice President is open; Secretary Greg Hamlin; Treasurer Sumner Kinney; Immediate Past President Janet Page

Our club directors are: Bill Batty, Jr., Shannon Kinney, Celia Knight, Gordon Page, Marianne Masters, and Jim Heavey