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Center. Last year, the club’s special project was raising funds tournament on July 3rd. We would like to thank the sponsors to repair the roof on the Catholic Charities of Maine food and participants who made this tournament possible. storage warehouse. The club “kicked off” their second annual The auction brings together Presque Isle Rotary backpacks for kids program. Boxes were placed in locations Club members for three busy nights. Club members do in Limestone and Caswell to receive donations of new everything from taking in auction bids by phone to serving or gently used backpacks and were collected through the as auctioneers to filming the activity for local broadcast. end of August. The collected backpacks were distributed In addition to the many regular to children at the Limestone auction items, the event has Community School and The expanded to include an art Dawn Barnes Community auction with original art work School in Caswell. Seventy created on location during the backpacks were distributed in auction. 2010. During the Presque The club is currently Isle Rotary Club’s 64th annual preparing for a live auction Radio/TV Auction – which on Friday, November 4th at will be held on Nov. 29, Nov. the Limestone Community 30, and Dec. 1 – the club will School. As with the golf raise funds to support several tournament, funds realized area non-profits, including from the auction will be used the Homeless Shelter of to support Limestone Rotary Aroostook, Central Aroostook projects. Humane Society, Presque Isle The Limestone Rotary Garden Club, Wintergreen Club continues to work on Arts Center, Northern Maine the establishment of a park Fair Association, Atlantic and the erection of a clock in Salmon for Northern Maine, the Town of Limestone. The and GIFT: Grace Interfaith park and clock will be located Food Table. on Main Street directly across This year’s special from Al Bears sub/pizza shop. project goal is $25,000, Work is currently being done earmarked for the establishment to fully fund this clock/park Presque Isle Rotary Auction of a non-profit dental clinic to project. The initial ground serve the needs of disadvantage work is well underway and children in the area. The proposed St. Apollonia Dental will include planting of shrubs and small trees. The park Clinic is intended to fill an overwhelming need in Aroostook will contain a gazebo and benches as well as space for other County, where an estimated 30 percent of residents have uses such as a farmer’s market. The clock will be situated on not had a dental visit in the last two years. Currently, there the street directly in front of the park so that anyone riding is only one dental clinic for qualifying persons in Aroostook or walking down Main Street will be able to see the time. County and it is located in Eagle Lake. The club wraps up the year with the distribution of “Every year, local business owners and members Christmas baskets on the Saturday before Christmas. of the community step up to donate items and volunteer I encourage you to support your local Rotary Club their time to help make our annual auction a success. We by purchasing those raffle tickets, playing in those golf couldn’t do it without their continued support,” Presque Isle tournaments or even better by joining your local club! It Rotary Club President Jeff Pangburn said. “We’re so pleased is only by your support that these clubs can continue to do to be able to give back to our community every year, and to their good works by giving back to the communities they support projects that have a real impact on improving the represent and offer assistance to those communities in need lives of the people who live here.” throughout the world. For more information about Rotary you can contact any of the presidents listed above, contact Limestone Club Nancy Fletcher, Assistant District Governor at nancy. The Limestone Club had a very successful golf [email protected], or visit www.rotary.org. 80 Service Above Self FALL 2011