July 30, 2015 Meeting of West Bay Rotary

John Viehman introduced Camden resident. architect and Nia dance instructor Meg Barclay from Destination Wellness of Midcoast Maine. It is about 18 months old, and is about wellness as a destination and about this area as a destination. Their vision is for health and wellness to be a mainstay of life, and Camden to be a destination for wellness for people from across the world. Connecting people with wellness resources was an initial strategy, using their website, destinationwellnessme.com. It lists all manner of providers and and local services for people interested in wellness, including exercise, dance, massage, food, nutrition, lodging, who are members and featured on the site. They also have a Facebook page and are members of the Pen Bay and Belfast Chambers of commerce. Membership is $50 a year, and the organization is volunteer-driven.

Judy Valentine, nutritionist, also spoke about a speaker series at the Camden Public Library monthly on Mondays from noon – 1p that is open to the public. The next session is August 10.

They have a vision of an annual conference focusing on wellness in Camden drawing people from across the globe, on the scale of Pop Tech, as well.

Buckets on the table are Backpacks for kids this fall.

RI President Ravi wrote to report a year-long period for Nigeria without a new case of polio. $688.5M has been contributed to African polio eradication efforts through Rotary. Contributions are being matched $2 to $1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue to effort and ensure that polio does not return to Nigeria.

Rodney is continuing to plan the Maine Boats Homes and Harbors show volunteer opportunities for West Bay Rotarians. West Bay Rotary provides the gate staff for the event. He still needs about 8-10 volunteers for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. See Rodney for the sign up sheet and details. If you've volunteered for a shift, and your plans change, let Rodney know so he can find a substitute. His cell is 975-4500. Volunteers get a t shirt, a free pass to the show, MBH&H magazine and vendor discount coupons are available as well.

Sal Garrazzo is moving and enjoyed his time in Rotary and looks forward to joining a new club in his new location.

Next week's speaker is DG Al Feather for the District Governor's annual visit to West Bay Rotary.