President Rob opened the meeting at the Plated Restaurant of Brattleboro instead of our regular lunch meeting site: Holiday Inn Express of Brattleboro, VT. Rob welcomed all to the March 6, 2025 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation:
Sheri Anne provided the invocation.
Rob lead the club with the Pledge of Allegiance
An esteemed Rotarian led us in reciting the Rotary motto:
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?
29 Members, 1 Student Rotarians and 5 guests attended the meeting.
Guests: Leah Hodgman/Sprague (Student) , Chris Doherty -CEO BMH, Joe Hesland ,Kate Traskis , Peter Abell
JOKE OF THE WEEK - For our joke or song of the week:
Cindy Jerome provided the humor.
ED NOTE: 2023-24 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
Rotarians for Rotarians:
Sheri-Anne update on Bill Bedard currently at Pine Heights in rehab.
New Members:
ROTARY MINUTE
Frank spoke of article in recent rotary Magazine about athletes supporting Polio efforts .
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:
Leah updated the club regarding current events at the Hinsdale High School including upcoming Prom and town voting.
Chris hart, Mike Mandrachia and Mark Anderson all recorded another troop around the earth
Announcements
Mike- car show date set will be at Brattleboro Common
Stan Groundworks meal set , St patty Day theme
Next meal April 9 and Stan will be out town so looking for group to pick up the details
Gina- Golf tournament June 5th
Happy Dollars - Brags - Fines
Mark- multiple brags the scribe had challenge keeping up with but included excellent cookies for lunch, rotarians at town meeting , gift giving and gateway meetings
Bill V. - climbed Mt Washington 47 years ago going at it again this week (hopefully less wind this time (outside not inside tent)
Cindy for Bill as he must been toddler on first hike (Editor verified Bill was 3 when he joined Rotary)
Rob and Dave exchanged brags about defeat of their racquetball opponents
Dave - Bill V for computer work
Rubin- Roger in the press (all about chickens)
Roger paid his fine accordingly
Chris Hart- February - glad it is behind us
Gina - headed to Pa to watch son in baseball
Nina BMH providers and son hockey
Ted- introduced and brag for restaurant -owners Kate and AJ. Great meal, great happy hours , AJ stated his mother was long time member Ct club , Paul Harris
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim Haine announced:
Club Assembly
Vt. Natural History Museum.
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.
Rhonda introduced speaker - BMH CEO- he spoke of the significant challenges for small hospitals in current environment. Vermont is made worse by being second oldest state and Windham city oldest average age county in Vermont.
Scribe: Carl
DISCLAIMER
Weekly changing scribes and questionable IT may have resulted in oversights and errors. We regret any mistakes.
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