President Jeff Hagstrom welcomed all to the May 25th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. Dane Rank offered a meaningful invocation. This was followed by the pledge of allegianceand a wonderful talk about the meaning of Memorial Day by President Jeff.
As a luncheon of bbq chicken, pork loin, potatoes, chick peas, salad, rolls and brownies and cookies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
Guests: Judy Miller
TRIVIA QUESTION
Brattleboro Rotary Club is part of District 7870.
How many other clubs are in the District?
(answer below)
JOKE / SONG OF THE WEEK
For our Rotary joke, Ricky Davidson told a version of the following on behalf of Liz Harrison:
Q. What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
A. A cat has claws at the end of its paws, but a comma shows a pause at the end of a clause.
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary Minute, Jeff Hagstom talked about Rotary Foundation on behalf of Nick Keizer. He explained that the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International continues to receive a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. Click here for more info.
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At our June 1st meeting, Chris Hart will tell a joke or lead us in song, while John Kohler delivers a Rotary Minute.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
06/01 – Presented by Robin Sweetapple: BMC's new building and programming
06/08 – Rotary Golf Tournament
06/15 – Presented by Rob Szpila: Sunrise Rotary president Damon Kindopp and Sunrise president elect Michelle Pong
06/22 – Presented by Jerry Theberge
06/29 – Changeover Dinner
NOTE: Weekly assignments (program, joke, and Rotary minute) are posted on club’s website. Also, 2017-18 weekly assignments have been posted.
FINES
There were no fines ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Club golf tournament is on 6/8. Dinner for non-golfers is $20. See Cathy Coonan for more info. Reminder: participation at Golf Tournament is mandatory.
Club will be staffing Welcome Center on Friday, 6/16. For more info, see Greg Worden.
Scholarship Committee has received 18 applications.
BRAGS
Bill Vermouth – for Marty Cohn setting a record for most Golf Tournament raffles sold before the Golf Tournament. Raffle tickets for the 32 prizes are $5 each or 5 for $20.
Cindy Jerome– for the weather forecast of 77º and sunny for the Golf Tournament.
Jeff Hagstrom – for the birth of his 7th grandchild, Harper.
Joe Little – for his 41st wedding anniversary.
George Weir – for the cooperation of the Brattleboro Rotary Clubs in cleaning up the disk golf course.
Ana Saavedra – for birth of 15 bantam chickens that are now available for the taking.
Cindy Jerome – for her father who served as a World War II chaplain who helped liberate concentration camps.
Jenifer Ambler – for Art Greenbaum.
PROGRAM:
President-elect George Weir talked about the need for members to sign up for committees. To view a list of committee, click here.
REMINDERS
Bottles and cans can be brought to Putney Road redemption center to benefit Pure Water for the World. Please see Mara Williams.
If you like this newsletter, brag at next Club meeting. Update, to date there have been only 5 brags. (Editor NOTE: President Jeff has bragged twice). Either you do not like this newsletter or you are aren't reading it.
This bulletin was respectfully submitted by Past President Martin Cohn who attempts to give a gist of the meeting. However, it is always better to attend. If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin....
