Rotary Spoke
On a sunny and beautiful spring afternoon
Just one month before summer and June
30 Rotarians came together to meet
One visiting Rotarian and one guest they did welcome and greet
There was chicken and broccoli and ziti to eat
And sandwiches filled with all kinds of good meat
Me? I had a salad filling my plate
Listening to President Dave at the front narrate
The Pledge was led by Doctor Brother the dentist
Not all the off-key voices in the room would prevent us
From singing the first Verse of America led by Steve M rather loudly
Although we can’t sing, we sang it quite proudly
PDG Jack led the invocation with care
Then we all sat down to start this affair
Raffle gifts from Walpole Co-Op and Patriot Bank set the pace
And were followed by the club, Edward Jones, and a hardware shop called Ace
Happy Dollars and fines started flowing
Starting with PP Bob S who was still glowing
From winning the White Tricorne Hat
For which we all say good job and congrats!
They were followed quite quickly by dollars from
PP Dan B and Connie N for lack of raffle collection
More dollars came from Doug, Bob, and Michelle Galbiati
And good luck dollars for Susan’s daughter in her surgery
I am getting tired and am running out of rhymes
You can look below for dates and times
Of upcoming events and details on our speaker
My desire to continue this poem gets much weaker
As we ended the meeting (what a lovely extravaganza)
Also we end these 8 little stanzas
The meeting ended with PE Jim S winning 80 dollars
Then donate it to the speaker what a gentleman and scholar!
Speaker
Our speaker was Gail Endos from Our Space www.ourspacerocks.org. Our Space goes into local hospitals and homes to help children undergoing cancer 
treatment heal through art. Gail and her friend, Peggy, started the organization after both were diagnosed with cancer and used art themselves to heal. The goal is simply to have fun and to get the children to stop thinking of himself or herself as a patient, even if just for a little while. They typically include more than just the patient, especially at the home visits where the whole family and even friends will participate. They will soon be opening up to other life threatening diseases.
All their services are free so they are always soliciting donations. They are a 501(c)3 organization but their status is currently on hold due to an IRS delay. Alan A will let us know when they get their status back if you wish to contribute a tax deductible donation.
Finally, if you know of any children that may benefit from their services, please pass along Our Space’s name as they are always looking to help more kids. Our Space can also be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OurSpaceInc.
Upcoming Events
Comedy Night is May 31st. There are still tickets and tables available. We also need to start selling ads! Contact PP Spencer for either. We are also looking for raffle items for a silent auction for the night of the event.
We have sold 335 Gazebo raffle tickets. Our goal is 500. See PP Dan B for tickets. The drawing will be at Comedy Night on May 31st.
The dedication of the clock, our joint gift with the Lions Club to the Town of Lexington, will be at 4:00 on Saturday May 25th, after Discovery Day. Be sure to come early (3:30 PM) for the start of the concert and more celebration.
On Sunday May 26th, we are looking for volunteers to give away balloons at the Old Time Baseball Game from 10:30-4:30. See Press Dave to volunteer.
1st VP Dave S