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Portsmouth Rotary Log for February 15, 2018 Excitement and applause overwhelmed the room. President Ben announced that we are nearing the $100,000 goal for the Bangladesh Rotaplast Mission. He frankly admitted how “easy” fundraising $100,000 in just a few days has been. All thanks to generous contributions from Rotarians, their friends and the Labrie Family. A $1,000 donation, presented by Leonard Seagren, came from an acquaintance who heard about the project. The friend just wanted to help. But I get ahead of myself. Ben opened the luncheon by admitting that he had lost a Super Bowl bet to John Rice. Hence, he would wear an Eagles tie for the meeting’s duration. Ben breezed through a few short announcements. Joanie Dickinson is still collecting soda can pop tops for her high school InterAct group. She is looking for someone to step up and be a new advisor to the group. Joanie pulled the 50/50 raffle for $55. Craig Taylor won, donating his winnings to the Rotaplast Mission. There was no match ($155). Guest speaker. Executive Director of the Paul Entrepreneurship Center at UNH, Ian Grant, introduced the new entrepreneurship hub, the ECenter. The Center’s goal is to build a positive, supportive cross-cultural network at UNH. The network is there to embrace idea/innovation/entrepreneurial activities. Co-curricular programming creates opportunities for engagement while supporting existing academic, student, university and independent initiatives. The ECenter program goes beyond supporting the creation of start-up companies. Students are actually paid to develop their ideas as a summer job. The curriculum helps individuals and teams understand the process of diagnosing problems. students use that knowledge to find a range of possible ideas and solutions. The learning experience becomes invaluable to everyone in any career. The ECenter exists to create the next generation of creative leaders with an entrepreneurial mind-set. Folks who can see opportunities and identify creative solutions others have missed, one idea at a time. Recently, the two-year-old program received recognition as THE top emerging Entrepreneurial Center by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers. The Consortium represents 250 institutions in 15 different countries. To learn about the ECenter and its endeavors visit: unh.edu/ecenter Guests & Visitor Log: Unfortunately, your scribe overlooked securing the listing! NOTE: No meeting Feb. 22nd due to remodeling the dining room. Respectfully submitted, Richard Seery Photos by Tube Loch
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