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DESCRIPTION:Our next Tuesday Talk is coming up on November 10th from 7:00 -
  8:00 pm.  Bob Wallace\, Chair\, and the entire District 7070 Foundation 
 Committee invite you to "Tuesday Talks" on November 10th from 7 PM to 8 PM
 \, entitled\, The Rotary Foundation. Fund Raising in Challenging times and
  adapting in these times. Brenda Cressey Rotary Foundation Trustee - 2017-
 2021 Brenda joined Rotary in 1989 and is currently a proud member of the R
 otary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth\, Maine. USA in District 7780.
   Brenda served as District 5240 (California) as its Governor in 2001-02.
   She is retired as the CEO of Office Support Systems\, a telecommunicati
 ons business.  Brenda served in several key roles for Rotary Internationa
 l and The Rotary Foundation over the years including serving as the first 
 woman Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair in 2018-19 and will continue her fou
 r-year trustee term through 2021.  Most of Brenda’s assignments have fo
 cused on successful Fund Development for The Rotary Foundation\, specifica
 lly in the areas of Peace and Polio Eradication her passion and mission in
  Rotary.  However\, she shares the importance of supporting the Annual Fu
 nd\, Endowments and Major Gifts. She has witnessed several successful proj
 ects made possible by Rotary Clubs and Districts and enjoys seeing the ful
 l engagement of passionate Rotarians successfully implementing projects in
  each of the six Areas of Focus.  Most recently she is inspired by the am
 azing projects currently being carried out around the globe addressing com
 munity needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Having participated in several 
 Rotary humanitarian projects around the world\, she is a proud Rotary Foun
 dation Alumnus. Brenda has seen and experienced\, first-hand\, how our gif
 ts to the Rotary Foundation greatly impact the lives of others and how the
 se gifts will someday bring peace and understanding around the world.   
 She and her husband Dick are members of the prestigious Arch Klumph Societ
 y\, Major Donors\, members of the Paul Harris and the new Legacy Societies
  and have established the Brenda and Richard Cressey Endowment for Peace\,
  supporting Peace Certificate Fellowships.  She is the recipient of the R
 I “Service Above Self Award” and The Rotary Foundation’s “Citation
  for Meritorious Service\,” and the Rotary Foundations highest recogniti
 on\, The Distinguished Service Award.  Brenda currently resides in Wells\
 , ME.\, USA with her husband Richard\, who is retired from a long career a
 s a Vice President in manufacturing.  They both enjoy spending good times
  with their three grandchildren and family. 
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style=
 "font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Our next Tuesday Talk is comi
 ng up on November 10<sup>th</sup> from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.&nbsp\;</span></span
 ></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\
 ,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Bob Wallace\, Chair\, and the entire District 70
 70 Foundation Committee invite you to &quot\;Tuesday Talks&quot\; on Novem
 ber 10th from 7 PM to 8 PM\, entitled\, The Rotary Foundation. Fund Raisin
 g in Challenging times and adapting in these times.</span></span></p>\n\n<
 p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica
 \,sans-serif\;"><strong>Brenda Cressey</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p><s
 pan style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sa
 ns-serif\;"><strong>Rotary Foundation Trustee - 2017-2021</strong></span><
 /span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\
 ; font-size: 14px\;">Brenda joined Rotary in 1989 and is currently a proud
  member of the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth\, Maine. USA i
 n District 7780.&nbsp\; Brenda served as District 5240 (California) as its
  Governor in 2001-02.&nbsp\; She is retired as the CEO of Office Support S
 ystems\, a telecommunications business.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span styl
 e="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Brenda
  served in several key roles for Rotary International and The Rotary Found
 ation over the years including serving as the first woman Rotary Foundatio
 n Trustee Chair in 2018-19 and will continue her four-year trustee term th
 rough 2021.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helv
 etica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Most of Brenda&rsquo\;s assignment
 s have focused on successful Fund Development for The Rotary Foundation\, 
 specifically in the areas of Peace and Polio Eradication her passion and m
 ission in Rotary.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\
 , helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">However\, she shares the imp
 ortance of supporting the Annual Fund\, Endowments and Major Gifts. She ha
 s witnessed several successful projects made possible by Rotary Clubs and 
 Districts and enjoys seeing the full engagement of passionate Rotarians su
 ccessfully implementing projects in each of the six Areas of Focus.&nbsp\;
  Most recently she is inspired by the amazing projects currently being car
 ried out around the globe addressing community needs due to the COVID-19 p
 andemic.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sa
 ns-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Having participated in several Rotary humani
 tarian projects around the world\, she is a proud Rotary Foundation Alumnu
 s. Brenda has seen and experienced\, first-hand\, how our gifts to the Rot
 ary Foundation greatly impact the lives of others and how these gifts will
  someday bring peace and understanding around the world.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</sp
 an></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; f
 ont-size: 14px\;">She and her husband Dick are members of the prestigious 
 Arch Klumph Society\, Major Donors\, members of the Paul Harris and the ne
 w Legacy Societies and have established the Brenda and Richard Cressey End
 owment for Peace\, supporting Peace Certificate Fellowships.&nbsp\;</span>
 </p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font
 -size: 14px\;">She is the recipient of the RI &ldquo\;Service Above Self A
 ward&rdquo\; and The Rotary Foundation&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Citation for Merit
 orious Service\,&rdquo\; and the Rotary Foundations highest recognition\, 
 The Distinguished Service Award.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font
 -family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Brenda curren
 tly resides in Wells\, ME.\, USA with her husband Richard\, who is retired
  from a long career as a Vice President in manufacturing.&nbsp\; They both
  enjoy spending good times with their three grandchildren and family.</spa
 n></p>\n
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