President George Weir welcomed all to the May 17th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. Bill Daley offered the following meaningful invocation :
With our friends beside us,
And no person beneath us,
With the bonds of Rotary between us,
And our worries behind us,
With our goals before us,
And no task beyond us,
With a thirst for knowledge,
And a dream of a Polio-free world,
We are thankful for our Rotary friends and
the time we are about to share.
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to Linda Dierks.
As a luncheon of pork loin (yet again), chickpea medley, mashed potatoes, broccoli/carrot medley, salad, bread, and cookies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUEST: NONE
TRIVIA QUESTION
What was the world's first non English speaking Rotary Club?
(answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For our Rotary joke, Rich Carroll told the following:
A man and his ever-nagging wife were on holiday in Jerusalem, when the wife suddenly died. The funeral company told the man that it would cost 45000 to ship her home or $500 to bury her in Jerusalem. The husband said, "Ship her home". Shocked, the undertaker asked "but sir, why don't you bury her in the Holy Land and save the money?" The husband replied "a long time ago, a man was buried here and 3 days later, he rose from the dead ... I can’t take the chance !"
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary minute, Cathy Coonan told us about how Rotary fellowship can be found around the world. She recounted times when she was on vacation wearing Rotary apparel and was warmly welcomed. She suggest that you should wear your Rotary shirt (or pin) so that you can be easily identified.
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At our May 24th meeting, Marty Cohn will tell a joke or sing a song while TBD will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2017-18 weekly assignments are posted on club website, as well as 2018-19 weekly assignments.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
05/24 – Cindy Jerome: Celebrating 125 years at Holton Home (the video)
05/31 – Dr. Jilisa Snyder: Hand Held Device Addiction
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you received for donation to School Vacation Program.
Thank you received for donation of “Little Free Libraries” to Brooks Memorial Library. Over $1800 was generated from sales.
If you can help with the Welcome Center club fundraiser on June 8 from 8-5, contact Greg Worden .<ED NOTE: This is an important fundraiser to help the club with its expenses.>
Bridge Cleanup project will be done today at 5 pm.
If you can help identify sponsors and/or players for Rotary Golf Tournament, contact Gina Pattison.
If you can help with Brattleboro on Wheels on July 14, contact Greg Worden.
Please consider making a donation to Rotary Foundation by June 1.
Three community services are being considered: (1) Sorting food at VT Foodbank on the second Saturday of each month; (2) Cleaning up the hiking trails at Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development; and (3) helping Girls on the Run.
There will be a club mixer on 5/24 at the Kiwanis Shelter from 5:30 – 7:30PM. If you plan to attend, contact Dave Twombly.
Raffle tickets for the Rotary Golf Tournament are on sale. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20. Last year set a record for raffle sales. Let's beat the record this year!
FINES
NONE ;-(
BRAGS
Tom French – for his granddaughter Olivia finishing 4th in Western Canadian Rugby Championship.
Tom French – for his granddaughter Aubrey Rose joining the Toronto Rugby team.
Cindy Jerome – for celebrating 19 years as executive director at Holton Home.
Cindy Jerome – for transitioning out of Holton Home to run for state representative.
Bill Vermouth – for the upcoming 103rd birthday of a resident at Holton Home.
Bill Vermouth – for cleaning up the West River Trail on Vermont Green Up Day.
Cathy Coonan – for Cindy Jerome’s leadership at Holton Home.
Carl Lynde – for all the folks who have already littered after Vermont Green Up Day.
George Weir– for Bill Vermouth’s preparation of the 2018-19 club budget.
George Weir – for Rhonda Calhoun’s efforts as club treasurer.
Mara Williams – for all the good work of the Rotary Foundation and Gateway Foundation.
PROGRAM
For our club assembly, Bill Vermouth presented the club’s 2018-19 budget. The budget passed unanimously.
Rotary Cares, Episode 7 – Local Scholarships
Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn hosts this episode discussing local scholarships, featuring guests Brattleboro Rotary Scholarship Chair John Mabie and Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club Scholarship Chair Toni Ciampaglione. Produced in the studio of Brattleboro Community Television.
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...
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