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President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the June 17, 2021, meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 21 members + 1 guest = 22 attended.>. For a motivational thought, Roger Allbee offered the following quote by Dan George:
“May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
 
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
 
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance.  Birthday greetings were extended to Jenifer Ambler, Jim Haine, and Sophia Howlett.
 
Guests: Chelkh Thiam (speaker)

TRIVIA QUESTION

In what year did Senegal gain independence from France?
(Answer below)
 

SONG OF THE WEEK

 
For our song this week, our Roger Miller sangKing of the Road.
 
NOTE: 2021-22 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
 
ROTARY MINUTE

For the Rotary Minute, President Carl Lynde thanked everyone for helping to make his year successful.

 
NOTE: 2021-22 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
  • 06/24 – Changeover Dinner
  • 07/01 – Edward John "DVFiber: Closing Vermont's Great Digital Divide"
NOTE: 2021-22 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.

REMINDERS

  • Please bring your bottles and cans to the Putney Road redemption center to benefit 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
                                                          
This is the 48th and final newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.   The editor would like to thank the 6 people who bragged this year. Don't worry, there will ample opportunity for readers to brag next year!

FINES

NONE ;-(

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. The Changeover Dinner (actually, hors d’oeuvres) will take place from 5-7:30 on 6/24 at BCC. Cost is $25/person.
  2. Membership dues are due.
  3. Emails will be sent with brag/happy dollar donations due. For more info, Rhonda Calhoun
  4. The following members were acknowledged for their years of service: Bill Vermouth (34), Jenifer Ambler (32), and Tom Franks (1).
  5. The community project scheduled for June 19 at Turning Point has been canceled.
  6. The “Brattleboro on Wheels” committee will be meeting on 6/22 at 8:30 am at the Works. For more info, Mike Mandracchia.
  7. A Rotary mixer is being planned for July 8 at 5 PM at Saxtons River Distillery. For more info, Rob Szpila
  8. Volunteers and food needed for Welcome Center on August 8, 2021. For more info, Greg Worden
  9. SAVE THE DATE: Annual Golf Tournament – Thursday, August 26, 2021. For more info, Gina Pattison
BRAGS / HAPPY DOLLARS
<ED NOTE: Yes, we are keeping track of these happy dollars and brags.
Unless noted, happy dollars and brags are $1>
 
  1. Ron Stahley   – for Student Rotarians, especially Arth Patel who is planning on becoming an orthopedic surgeon after attending UMASS Amherst.
  2. Ron Stahley – for being able to play golf just six months after his knee replacement surgery.
  3. Ron Stahley – for not having to pay for his drinks at the 19th hole.
  4. Bill McKim –for his wife Cheryl participating in the Lovingkindness Vigil at Pliny Park.
  5. Rob Szpila – for the disc golf bench crew.
 
 
PROGRAM
 

 
Sophia Howlett presented Dr. Chelkh Thiam who told us about experiences of COVID from West Africa. For more info, click here.
 
<ED NOTE: You can watch past presentations on the BCTV show, “Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series.”>
 
Past President Martin Cohn who attempts to give a gist of the meeting respectfully submitted this bulletin.  However, it is always better to attend.  If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin...
 
Rotary Cares - TV Show 
 
 
Rotary Cares, Episode 36 – Passing the Gavel
 
In episode 36 of the award-winning, monthly show, Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn discusses “passing the gavel”, a time when a club president steps down with his guests Brattleboro Rotary Club Past President Milt Gilmore and Brattleboro Sunrise Club Past President Tristam Johnson. Directed by Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club past president Kevin Yager and produced by Brattleboro Community Television.
 
To watch the show, click here.
 
To listen to the podcast, click here.

DISCLAIMER

Past President Martin Cohn who attempts to give a gist of the meeting respectfully submitted this bulletin.  However, it is always better to attend.  If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin...
 
 

ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION

 
Senegal gained independence from France in 1960.
For more info, click here.
Russell Hampton
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