Fifteen members met via Zoom on Friday, May 15.  People had many happy thoughts to share. Dr. Joe enjoyed being able to meet up with a friend at a park in Portland. Melanie told us that Big Daddy’s is booming and Red Door title is very busy. She and is donating $100 to the club in appreciation of Elizabeth’s mask-making. George is pricing different models of Tesla having just contracted a sale on a prime property overlooking Perkins Cove!  Alice’s daughter’s Peace Corps assignment was disrupted by Covid. She landed a job in New Hampshire, has bought a car and also has two grad school acceptances in hand. Susan closed a rental listing. Heath and his dad sold a lake cottage they owned and now his dad is working with Heath at the Nellie Littlefield. As part of Keller-Williams’  “Red Day”, Heath delivered a truckful of food to help combat food insecurity. Erin, recovering from surgery, is celebrating her 50th birthday. Nancy wished Erin a “Happy Birthday”. She also thanked members for contributing over $1,000 to the Barranquilla, Colombia COVID-19 PPE global grant. Emily’s husband sold an inn he owned. Her son, Robbie, made TV news for his efforts to provide food to the needy. Pete traveled to New Hampshire for a haircut. The Clynk account stands at $171.90. Carol reports the Weekly Sentinel is gradually resuming distribution zip-code by zip-code. Tracy’s parents will celebrate their 55th anniversary, possibly with a visit to McDonalds! 
 
Reviewing recent club activity, Emily reported that our club will resume regular bi-monthly meetings at the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce in July now that Bintliff’s has gone out of business. With a $250 donation from our club and a matching donation from the Wells Rotary club, 80 meals were provided by The Front Porch to the Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moddy over Mothers’ Day weekend. Our club will provide $150 in support of a plaque at the Ogunquit Memorial Library honoring the memory of Mary Littlefield.
 
Tracy and Nancy will chair a Zoom meeting of the 2 Cent Sale committee to explore alternative fundraising activities. 
 
In a recent email to Pete, I including the following… Roses are red, violets are blue. In-person meetings are long overdue.  Pete replied… Quite so my friend, about us meeting; we'll be back upon COVID's defeating!
 
FYI, you can send your Happy Dollars to Ogunquit Rotary, P.O Box 2338, Ogunquit 03907.
 
Our next club meeting via Zoom will be at 1:30 on Friday, June 5.