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May
17, 2005
(Tuesday) 6:30 pm:
Regular Meeting at Maria's Family Restaurant, 81-83 Essex Street,
Haverhill, MA. Guest Speaker David Spaulding, owner of USAi.net.
Please click here for map and directions
to Maria's Family Restaurant.
- May 17, Meeting Highlights:
- David Spaulding, owner of USAi.net
spoke about:
- Haverhill Lions Club Photo -
May 17, 2005 Guest Speaker David Spaulding (Center), owner of
USAi.net, with President/PDG John Pettis, Jr. (left) and Haverhill
Past President Paul Case (right).
- The Internet and some the connectivity
technologies used by his company from traditional land line bandwidth
to the very latest in wireless hi-speed technology.
- The creation of the Haverhill
Cyber District that has transformed Haverhill's former downtown
shoe industry buildings and properties into historic, high-tech
buildings and properties that have low cost rents and high speed
bandwidth.
- How Haverhill has always been
on the forefront of technology. He gave the following example:
- Thomas S. Sanders (1839-1911),
was a prosperous leather merchant in Haverhill and the principle
financier for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone. Sander's oldest
child was a deaf mute. Sanders had befriended Bell, a specialist
in teaching the deaf, after Bell had become Sanders child's tutor.
It was in Haverhill that Bell conducted his telephone experiments.
Sanders invested $110,000.00 into Bell's telephone invention.
In 1877, Sanders along with Bell, Thomas Watson and Gardiner
Hubbard formed the Bell Telephone Company. The first business
telephone call was made in Haverhill, between the home of Sanders
on Kenoza Avenue, and his sole cutting business on Merrimack
Street.
- David Spaulding was invited
to speak at our Club by Haverhill Past President Paul Case.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded the Club about the District 33N upcoming
events:
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. led the Club in congratulating Haverhill Lion
PSCT Sharon Potter who was elected District 33N 2005-2006 Vice
District Governor at the Multiple District 33 State Convention
on April 29 through May 1, 2005.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. reminded the Club about our Annual Street Collection
on Saturday, June 4, 2005. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PARTICIPATE.
We need all Club Members to make this event successful. VP Linda
Lynch and IPP Jane Sweeney volunteered to be Co-Chairpersons
for the event.
- Lion Morris Piccolo presented
monies for charities collected from customers at Perk City. Thank
you Perk City customers!
- Director Eric Powell reported
to the Club that we participated in the City of Haverhill's Service
Clubs "Welcome Signs" Repair Day on Saturday, May 14,
2005. The Club was assigned the Welcome Sign located on Route
97/Broadway near Carlton Street to repair. Lions Eric Powell,
Toby Lynch and Gary Albanese represented the Club.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. announced to the Club that the next Board of
Directors Meeting would be on June 14, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Treasurer
Tom Palmaccio's home. Dinner will be provided. All Club Members
are invited to attend.
- Haverhill Lions President/PDG
John Pettis, Jr. announced to the Club that the next 2005-2006
Installation would be on June 21, 2005 at 6:30 pm. Details to
follow.
- The following "Out-Of State"
Guests were in attendance:
- 1987-1988 President Richard
Haynes now a member of the Pompano Beach, Florida Lions Club.
- Treasurer Tom Palmaccio's Father-In-Law
from Ohio.
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