President Bill Vermouth welcomed all to the September 20th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. He once again introduced the Rotarians who participated in the Retreat Farm Pole Barn Painting project to welcome members and guests to the meeting. Tom French offered a meaningful invocation.
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to Ricky Davidson and Marty Cohn.
As a delicious luncheon of turkey, mac & cheese, broccoli, sliced potatoes, salad, bread, and vanilla ice cream for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUESTS: Tony Hamilgon (sp?), Meg Donahue (third posting), and Donna Hawes (speaker)
If you like this newsletter, brag at next Club meeting.
So far, still only THREE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Third posting for Meg Donahue.
A hard copy of the club’s photo membership directory is being passed around to ensure the information is correct. If you need a photo, please contact Greg Worden. If you don’t know how to access the club’s website, kindly contact Marty Cohn.
The next community service project at the Vermont Food Bank is 10/6. If you are interested in participating in future dates (the second Saturday of each month from 9-noon), please contact Stan Nowakowski.
If you can help with this year’s Groundworks Collaborative Empty Bowls on October 5 and 6, please contact Stan Nowakowski. https://groundworks.rallybound.org/empty-bowls-2018/Donate/Tickets
If you want to participate in Connecticut River Conservancy’s Source to Sea Cleanup on September 29, please contact George Weir.
REMINDER: Next week is a roadshow to 118 Elliot Street.
Sept 22—Brattleboro Sunrise CLUB'S PROJECT!!!--Build the Turning Point Pergola and BBQ. You can participate that day and/or beforehand if you can't be there. Sign up here and get times/info here.
If you can help with Pie It Forward, contact Roger Allbee. Pie It Forward will be baking 100 pumpkin pies for sale at Thanksgiving.
There is a mixer at Brattleboro Country Club on 10/18 at 5 pm in lieu of regular club meeting.
On 9/24, a group of members will be exploring Winston Prouty trails as a potential joint project with Sunrise.
FINES
NONE ;-(
BRAGS
Dart Everett – for Dartmouth Hitchcock’s treatment of his grandson, Michael.
Dart Everett – for Roger Miller’s successful heart surgery.
Joe Little – for the stellar pole barn painting crew at Retreat Farm who put in a total of 75 hours.
Mike Mandracchia – for Joe Little’s project which got him to finally wash his sweatshirt.
Bill Vermouth – for the efforts of the club board and committee chairs.
Andy Rome – for Joe Little and Carl Lynde leaving a conference early so that they could paint the pole barn.
Joe Little – for Carl Lynde being named Vermont Bankers Association Outstanding Community Service Banker.
Carl Lynde – for unexpectedly being named Vermont Bankers Association Outstanding Community Service Banker
George Weir – for an unplanned fishing trip which brought in many striped bass.
Cindy Jerome – for the Red Sox winning 100 games while the Orioles lost 100 games.
Bill Vermouth – for Andy Rome’s participation in many community service projects.
Marty Cohn – for Dr. Dana McGinn scheduled double cataract surgery and promising that Marty will be able to ski without glasses despite the fact that Marty can’t ski with his glasses.
Rick Manson – for his neighbor taking classes at River Gallery.
Liz Harrison – for the River Gallery Caregiver Workshops.
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PROGRAM
Lisa Mendelsund presented River Gallery School director Donna Hawes who told us about some of the excellent programs at the school. For more info, click here.
Rotary Cares - TV Show or Podcast
We are getting ready for season 2. To view season 1 shows, 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
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