President Jeff Hagstrom welcomed all to the June 15th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. Roger Allbee offered a meaningful invocation written by Shawn Bird of Shuswap Rotary (5060 BC Canada):
As a luncheon of pulled pork, pulled beef, mashed potatoes, chickpeas, salad, rolls and chocolate cookies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
Guests: Visiting (Sunrise Club) Rotarians Damon Kindropp and Michelle Pong and Drew McDowell.
TRIVIA QUESTION
Who was the author of Rotary’s 4-way test?
(answer below)
JOKE / SONG OF THE WEEK
For our Rotary joke, Al Jerard told a version of the following:
A gorilla escapes from the zoo and after 3 weeks, the zoo keepers give up looking for him. Some time later, a man calls the zoo complaining of a gorilla in a tree in his back yard. The zoo keeper rushes right over. When he arrives, he has a net, a baseball bat, a shotgun, and a Dachshund. The man asks what the items are for. He's told, "I'm gonna climb the tree and hit the gorilla in the head with the baseball bat. When he falls out of the tree, you throw the net over him, and the Dachshund will go straight for his balls." The man asks, "But what's the shotgun for?" The zoo keeper answers, "If I miss the gorilla and fall out of the tree, you shoot the Dachshund."
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary Minute, Ted Kramer reminded us of all the friendships we’ve made as Rotarians.
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At our June 22nd meeting, Cindy Jerome will tell a joke or lead us in song, while Dana Lewis delivers a Rotary Minute.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
06/22 – Presented by Jerry Theberge: Melania Boese, Brattleboro Country Club
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
Chuck Cummings passed away at his home on Monday. Arrangements are pending. Chuck has been a tremendous contributor to a number of important organizations in the Brattleboro area and a cherished Rotarian. He certainly will be missed.
Bill Vermouth conducted an auction for unclaimed golf tournament prizes. An additional $200 was raised.
2017 club tournament raised over $30,000.
Club will be staffing Welcome Center on Friday, 6/16.
Changeover Dinner is at Brattleboro Country Club at 5:30 p.m on June 29th. There will be no regular club meeting that day. The cost of the dinner is $25. For more info, see Dave Twombly.
Brattleboro on Wheels will take place on August 26. Please help get the word out. For more info, see Mike Mandraccha.
To date, 60% of the club has participated in Every Rotarian Every Year. For more info, see Carla Lineback.
BRAGS
Jeff Hagstrom – for Cathy Coonan and the Golf Committee.
Dave Twombly – for Cathy Coonan and Bill Vermouth who do a lot to make the golf tournament a success.
Cyndi Ferrante – for Cathy Coonan and Bill Vermouth who do a lot to make the golf tournament a success.
John Kohler – for Greg Worden who does a lot for the community.
Steve Gordon – for Chuck Cummings.
Dane Rank – for Chuck Cummings.
Dave Twombly – for Chuck Cummings.
Phil Steckler – for Chuck Cummings.
Jeff Hagstrom – for Chuck Cummings.
Damon Kindopp – for Chuck Cummings.
Dane Rank – for the care his father received at BMH.
Roger Miller – for his son Jason’s band playing at halftime during the NBA 4th game.
John Meyer – for Damon Kindopp and the use of his wood chipper during disk golf course.
Dart Everett – for Damon Kindopp’s teenagers.
Carl Lynde – for potential community projects for Sunrise Rotary.
PROGRAM:
Rob Szpila presented Sunrise President Damon Kindopp and Sunrise President-elect Michelle Pong who told us about the activities of Sunrise Rotary.
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....
ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION
The Four-Way Test, one of Rotary’s hallmarks, was authored by Herbert J. Taylor.
