President Rob opened the meeting at our lunch meeting site: Holiday Inn Express of Brattleboro, VT. Rob welcomed all to the January 23, 2025 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation:
Mike Mandracchia: Mother Theresa’s “Be kind anyway” homily.
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?
30 Members, 1 Student Rotarians and 0 guests attended the meeting.
Guests:
JOKE OF THE WEEK - For our joke or song of the week:
Fond reminiscence of life with Dad and “borrowing” his George Jones cassette tape.
ED NOTE: 2023-24 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
Rotarians for Rotarians:
New Members:
ROTARY MINUTE
From Cindy research - Declining membership a concern nationally and internationally.
Keep recruiting !
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 January:
On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self
Student Rotarian updates:
One student Rotarian, Meredith, a senior at BUHS.
She received early acceptance at UVM.
Congratulations Meredith !
Betsey Gentile reminding everyone about helping at The Harris Hill Ski Jump Feb 15-16
Tom Franks announcing PeaceKeepers Meeting after this meeting today.
Cindy announcing Gift Giving Committee meeting after next week’s meeting.
A Wise Old Member (well, at least old), didn’t have an announcement, but on a point of order moved to have birthdays announced the week before and not after, so we can celebrate with our birthday boy/girl when it actually arrives instead of after the fact. The Wise Old Man’s suggestion passed unanimously !
Nina Willson – Sugar on Snow sign-ups. It’s Saturday Feb. 15, and help is needed. Milt Gilmore will be honored at the event for 50 years of organizing it.
Mark Anderson – Gateway Foundation will meet this month. Date to be announced soon
Happy Dollars - Brags - Fines
President Rob for President for Life Gina’s filling in for him last week, and for Rhonda’s mastery of our QB accounts.
Mara Williams for Cheri Ann’s good care for her husband.
Cindy Ferrante for her and her hubby’s bid for Town Meeting Rep.
Billy V saluting Roger Allbee for his “egg sitting”. This brag was not fact checked.
Carla Lineback for Mike Mandracchia’s spectacular program last week.
George Karabakakis for his daughter’s return to school.
Cheri Ann Brodhurst for her former nurse assistant.
Theresa Glabach for Adam, her guest last week who never had so much fun at a Rotary meeting.
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim Haine announced:
next week’s program is Stump the Chump
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.
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