President Chris opened the meeting at the meeting site: Holiday Inn Express of Brattleboro, VT. Chris welcomed all to the March 5, 2026 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club, www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation:
Frank Rucker presented the invocation, talking about friendship and service.
President Chris the club with the Pledge of Allegiance
Special Reminder:
NEXT WEEK MARCH 12, 2026, IS TO BE A ROAD TRIP. THE MEETING WILL BE AT THE REGULAR TIME BUT AT THE NEW ENGLAND YOUTH THEATER
John Mabie led the club with the Rotary motto and Four Way Test.
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?
24 Members, 2 Student Rotarians and many guests attended the meeting.
Guests:
retiring Police Chief Norma Hardy, Nick DuBois of the Sunrise Club and Nanci Leitch of the Interfaith Youth Group along with 3 student guest speakers
JOKE OF THE WEEK - For our joke or song of the week:
George Weir led us in song with “America the Beautiful”
EDITOR NOTE: 2025-26 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
Rotarians for Rotarians:
Roger Allbee - still at home recuperating.
Regina Stefanelli - Carla saw her last night. She is functioning and mobile but is still dealing with pain and uncertainty.
New Members:
ROTARY MINUTE
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
8 years for Regina on Feb 13
42 years for Marcy on Feb 17
On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self
Student Rotarian updates:
Birthday greetings -
BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS from Cindy-
Theresa Glabach, Mike Mandracchia, Mark Anderson, and President Chris
Announcements
Levi reported on a concert taking place at 7:00 at BUHS tonight.
ROAD TRIP:
NEXT WEEK MARCH 12, 2026, IS TO BE A ROAD TRIP. THE MEETING WILL BE AT THE REGULAR TIME BUT AT THE NEW ENGLAND YOUTH THEATER.
Betsy reported that the ski jump fundraiser netted $4,122, making it an immense success.
Stan reported on the status of the next Groundworks meal scheduled for the 11th.
Nick DuBois of the Sunrise Rotary spoke on the raffle next week there are still books of tickets available at $20 for five tickets. The Sunrise club will be awarding $8000-$11,000 in scholarships.
Happy Dollars and Brags and Fines
Rob thanked all those who helped following the loss of his father recently. Rob also bragged the club sold 948 hot dogs at the ski jump.
Nick DuBois of the Sunrise Rotary bragged about his recent trip delivering medical supplies to Montego Bay recently. He talked of groups working to recover from recent storms and a program to supply defibrillators to the community.
There were brags for Chief Norma Hardy, including Cheri Ann, Carla, Mara, Jenifer, and Cindy Jerome focusing on her service to Brattleboro and results of her leadership.
Jenifer bragged that after early health issues her grandson recently had a happy second birthday.
Bill McKim bragged about his upcoming trip to Roger Miller’s condominium.
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club
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