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President Chris opened the meeting at the meeting site: Holiday Inn Express of  Brattleboro, VT. Chris welcomed all to the October 9, 2025 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary  www.brattlebororotaryclub.org

Invocation: 

Chris lead the club with the Pledge of Allegiance

Mark led  the club:

Rotary Motto: Service Above Self

Four Way Test -

Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

 

32 Members, 9 Student Rotarians and 4 guests attended the meeting.

Guests: 

Nebras, Dean Wilson, Lise Sparrow, Kate Trzaskos
9 Student Rotarians
Hunter and Caleb - Hinsdale
Dylan, Dakota, Antero, and Lucy - Leland & Grey
3 Students from BUHS

JOKE OF THE WEEK - For our joke or song of the week: 

Jenifer led us in singing “Grandfather’s Clock” in memory
of Tony Buraczynski, a long-time Rotarian.
 

EDITOR NOTE: 2025-26 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.

 

Rotarians for Rotarians: 

Regina in our thoughts.

New Members:

Remember to welcome Kurt White then sign his book.
 

ROTARY MINUTE

George Anthes gave a report on Rotary through difficult historical times all over the
world.
 

Note for future presenters; The Rotary Minute could also have the speaker talk about their personal involvement in Rotary or personal background.

 

Years of Service in our Club for March:

On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self

 

Student Rotarian updates:

 

Birthday greetings -

BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM RUBEN -

Liz Harrison
George Anthes
 
 
 

Announcements


Stan announced that there is a painting project at the Senior Center on Friday, 10/17 and Saturday, 10/18. Rob Szpila has been in contact with Joe Little and they have been doing the trim work. We will be doing the major painting as one of our major projects, Stan will get times and additional information for us. He also mentioned that we will need to shut down the garden downtown for the library, but no date has been set for that yet.
 

Happy Dollars and Brags and Fines

Bill Vermouth on Running --- Supported by and for Rotarians and Gateway
Rhonda - Enjoying her new grandaughter
Rob - Success of Annual Disc Golf tournament
Mike - Success of Annual Brattleboro on Wheels Show
Bill McKim - Daughter’s promotion
George noted that his daughter is in the Shakespeare play at the high school.
 
 
 
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim announced the upcoming programs as follows:

10/16 Executive Director of Garden Path Elder Living
10/23  Frank LaGrande will talk about the hotel business.
10/30 Ben Stockman from NEYT
 
 

REMINDERS

  • Please bring your bottles and cans to the Putney Road redemption center to benefit APPN.  Pure Water for the World is no longer operating in the USA; it continues in Honduras as APPN.
    Maria Inestroza, the PWW country director for Honduras is continuing the work in that country under the name APPM, acronym for Agua Pura para El Mundo, or Pure Water for the World in Spanish Pure Water for the World. Please remember to inform the staff that the bottles and cans should be credited to the club.
  • “Like” the club’s Facebook page
                                                         
                                                      
PROGRAM
Kate Trzaskos from the Downtown Business Alliance
 
 
 

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