Stories

1. Board Meeting – Tomorrow January 18^th – at Hampton Inn
2. Trivia Tonight Wednesday January 17th – beneficiary - Connecticut River Conservancy
3. Retreat Farm Table Build Project – Connected with Director – project delayed for a bit

1. Trivia – This Wednesday! Thanks to Sandy for being our guest MC.
2. Disc Golf Tournament Weekend – Sept 30^th and Oct 1st
   1. Thanks to New Sponsors this past week –   Logic Building Systems – Jason Van Nest and Jimmy V (past Rotary President)
   2. Funds Pledged so far $12,300
   3. 10 days out – Tee Signs being made, 80 Tournament Designed and Discs Ordered, Score Cards being created, Laser cut wooden trophies being created, 40 Scramble players coming together, 64 Registered and scouting courses for PDGA Tournament – 104 Registered so far
   4. Volunteer Update from Nick- there a re few spots left for volunteers. The sign-up genius will go out again. Could use some additional help with scoring, Deb volunteered for this.
3. Window Dressers is looking for volunteers on Sunday October 15^th or possibly during the week. There Saturday timeslots are all filled up.

1. Creative Development
2. Physical Production
3. Post Production
4. Distribution

Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club

12/15/21

Pledge of Allegiance

This week’s greeter: None

Next week’s greeter: Will

Guests: Jenna Stroble, NECCA Exec Director

Scribe Today: Will

Scribe 12/22/21: Sandy

Sargent at Arms: KJ
Sargent next week: Jon

Speaker List: today-Tristan, 12/22 Josh T

Holiday Meetings: NO meeting on 29th or January 5^th. January 12^th

Turners holiday party, Jan 8^th, 3pm. First meeting in new year, Jan 12, Board meeting 13^th.

Rotary Minute: In light of the recent EF3 tornadoes that went thru Kentucky and Tennessee and the surrounding areas: This weeks topic is Rotary Disaster Release: 3 Phases:

1. Immediate Response: Our local clubs and partners immediately offer helping hands and supplies.

2. Short Term Assistance: Our clubs and districts help affect communities wherever we can through funds and materials to re-established day-too-day operations.

3. Long-Term rebuilding: Our clubs plan and implement projects that rebuild affected communities.

Quote: “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” Arthur Ashe

Student Rotarians: Megan and Mason. Hinsdale. Basketball. NHS induction for new members. 1/20 semester ends, finals. Carry Everything but a Backpack.

Rotary Anniversaries: Turner Lewis, 12/17/68 (58 years)

Birthdays – none

Rotary Announcements:

1. Holiday Gathering, Jan 8^th@ 3pm, Turners House. Bonfire, bring burnable debris. Be fully vaccinated.

2. Dec 15^th please bring non-perishable food items of $ for PF

3. Tracking volunteer hours of Rotarians. Sheet going around.

4. Trivia 7 tables, 350, kids in Coats.

5. Bring in check for Feed the Thousands next week

Rotary Brags:

Marci: $5 for late to do clean-up chores. Lost track of dates.

Kevin: Friday, joint food drive at Hannaford’s, “Fill the Bus” with BUHS goes to Food Works.

Erics 32^nd Birthday.

Kevin: Monday, Ginny knee replacement surgery for 2^nd time.

Will: Raoul birthday, 1 year old

Cards: 10 o f Spades, Marci $7.00

Speaker: Jenna Stroble, NECCA. Elsie and Smith. How did we get through the pandemic? Closed in March 2020, then opened September 2021. 35 students from all over plus on-line. 3 people moved to Brattleboro to attend. . Everyone doing gym in mask. Youth camp, in person, in April 2021. Need more spaced. 2 places in town, Winston Prouty, Cotton Mill. Went with Cotton Mill. New positions 44 students this year. This town sees circus people from all over the world.

Mission, Youth development, 3-18, Health and Wellness, (building community), Economic Impact (outreach to 13 local communities, volunteers in community, 100 of people that come for 3-5 weeks, renting, and visiting). Contribution to the American Circus Alliance. (Incubator for future circus)

Q/A: Access to housing for students, teachers. Looking at SIT as a potential site for housing and circus. Difficulty in getting grants as not Arts, health, etc. “Multidisciplinary”

4-Way Test:

Is it the Truth

Is it fair to all concerned

Will it build good will and better friendships

Is it beneficial to all concerned?

Next week scribe: Will S., then Sandy S.

Next week Sergeant At Arms: Jon S (but KJ will cover); then KJ (but Jon will cover)

Speaker: 12/5 (not sure); 12/22: Josh T.

Rotary minute: “Every Rotarian every year,” RI Foundation.

$100 in a year, you are a Sustaining Member

$1,000 or more in a lifetime, you are a Paul Harris Fellow

$1,000 or more annually, you are a Paul Harris Society member

When club giving reaches $100 per capita and all dues paying members give $25 per year, the club is an “Every Rotarian Every Year” club.

Goes to water, sanitation, hygiene, education, disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, economic development.

$15 protects 5 kids from polio. $50 provides new water filter. $100 provides PPE and training for Covid. Imagine what $2 per week will do ($2600 a year at $2 per week per member in our club).

Quote: Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. – Scott Adams

No Rotary anniversaries.

It’s Damon’s birthday. Happy birthday!

12/15 next week bring in project feed donation

Holiday gathering January 8^th at Turner’s house. Bonfire, bring some flammable materials. It is requests that you be fully vaccinated.

Raffle tix not until end of December. So now Valentines Day event! Drawing would be Feb. 9.

Wreaths Across American is looking for donations, will be stopping in Bratt. Mona can give you address and contact info.

Request from VT Fuel Association: split the ticket matching fund if you donate. Mona will have more info if you want to reach out to her.

Presented check to Richard Davis from Windham County Heat Fund. Help 100 people a year, get donations from about 100 people. Richard and Daryl Pillsbury, who run it, cover all administrative costs personally, so every dollar goes to recipients. Get grants and local businesses support as well. They don’t solicit, people just send in each year. Recipients fall through the cracks of the government and other support systems. Last year they started a new program to create a fund in name of a donor, if especially difficult situation, they’ll pay fuel for the whole year. Richard was very appreciate of our annual donation.

Guest: Mark Terry. Those seated with him refused to give information about him so he’ll be a mystery guest.

We used to have a list tracking our volunteer hours. That’s starting up again.

Announcements:

Trivia Monday. Attendance has been great. Raising money for Kids in Coats.

Tristam: Chenupa at Pine Ridge Reservation. He says his wish is, “I’d like to know that five families are not sharing a trailer.”

Meeting next week; no mtg on 29^th.

Toni wins cards. $9!

Student Rotarian Ava Whitney: Her business class at career center is collecting food for needy. Winter sports is starting, and she’s doing Nordic.

Mona is losing sleep due to puppy.

Brags:

Toni: Thanksgiving rerouted through four airports to Mississippi on her way to see her kids. Battle on way back too.

Nick:

$10 brag moved his Edward Jones office to 80 Flat St.

Josh:

Went to noon club last week to thank them for disc golf tournament. They had all student Rotarians, doing present wrapping for nursing homes, 350 gifts.

Dan:

Partial fine for being late, and thanks for others who help him when he’s late as Sargent at Arms. Deb is doing well, back at work.

Will:

Great slideshow/music presentation about hiking the Long Trail last two years. James Taylor (not the singer) helped create the Long Trail. In pandemic, Will got inspired. Longest trail of any state. Started last year, finalized this May. Finished last piece with KJ. Two ways of hiking: alone (contemplation, meditative, integrated into environment) and with others, more social. If too much time alone on the Long Trail, you will go crazy, he says- need balance. 277 miles. Longest day was 12 hours 20 miles. His pacemaker held up!

1. December 13^th Trivia Night is for Kids in Coats. Posters are available. Make sure to share the FB event.
2. Kevin wanted to thank Will, Josh, Nick and Staci for picking up the empty slots for Project Feed the Thousands. We still have 3 days left at the end of December that need filling. Please go into the sign up genius to see what days are left.
3. Discussion around a holiday party. Staci will sending out a Survey Monkey to see what members are interested in doing. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THE SURVEY!!!

• Biological differences. People with bipolar disorder appear to have physical changes in their brains. The significance of these changes is still uncertain but may eventually help pinpoint causes.
• Genetics. Bipolar disorder is more common in people who have a first-degree relative, such as a sibling or parent, with the condition. Researchers are trying to find genes that may be involved in causing bipolar disorder.

1. District Governor will be attending our November 3^rd meeting. Please attend if available.
2. Kevin announced that a sign up genius has been created for the Project Feed the Thousands pick-ups. It should be live on Friday 10/29/21. We are only doing pick-ups on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at Market 32 and the Brattleboro Co-Op.
3. Tristam announced that there is a Global Grants meeting today at noon to discuss the Pediatric wheelchair project. Stay tuned for more on this!

October 13, 2021 – Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Meeting

Next week’s greeter will be Jason Posternak.

Today’s scribe is Bethany – next week will also be Bethany.

Guests:

Alex Beck, welcoming community manager

Joe Wiah director

Colin – Staci’s husband

Staci brought in speakers for today – Marcy will be speaking next week and we will welcome Student Rotarians!

Rotary Minute: About Community Service

“A community, defined in its simplest terms, is a group of people who have something in common. But in real life, it is something far more complex than that. Each member – every individual, group, organization, and business – draws benefits from the community in many different ways. For a community to thrive, each of its members must honor a commitment to contribute to the well-being of the whole by returning those benefits in kind.

Rotarians recognize the importance of giving back to the community. After all, Community Service is one of the Four Avenues of Service. Every Rotary club and every Rotarian assumes a responsibility to find ways to improve the quality of life for those in their communities and to serve the public interest. When those efforts are effective, they not only contribute to the greater good, they also promote Rotary’s positive image.

What makes a community service effort effective? Relevance. A community service project must address a real, current community concern or issue. Rotary clubs should start by surveying their communities to find out where help is needed. Once a club has listened to its community, it can begin to envision effective responses to problems.”

Quote of the Day:

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” - Harriett Tubman

Anniversaries and Birthdays:

Deb Rosenzweig – 5 years on 10/5, Sandy Shriver – 24 years on 10/10, Bethany Martin – 6 years on 10/16

Sadie’s birthday is 10/16

Announcements:

- Personal request from Mona – don’t text or call before 6:30am in the morning or after 9:00pm at night

- Overflow shelter meal is tomorrow, need people to sign up and drop off meals

- Food requests are the same, drop off location has changed

- Alternate with the noontime club perhaps?

- October, November, December

- On the sign-up genius for the next few months

- Diane – Trivia happened on Monday, about 40 people, raised $375 for Memorial Park Ski Hill

- Second Monday of every month from now until May

- Debra asked to announce that there is going to be a garden party this coming Saturday (Dan made announcement) noon on Saturday

- Black mulch is needed for this project

- Sending around a card for Cindy Delgatto – she has left Rotary right now

Brags:
Josh Traeger: Thanks for everyone’s help with disc golf tournament. Sponsorship was huge. Did have a professional person helping out and running the tournament

- Second brag for dog Huck – been a great companion for 13 years, and had to be laid to rest yesterday.

KJ: Brag for Jim Maxwell for picking up his shift on Monday for trivia.

- Brag for Josh and disc golf people – you rock!

Jim Maxwell: Brag for KJ – doing phenomenal work for Rescue.

Bethany: Brag for trip down to Texas and thanks to Josh Goldberg and Katja Matthews for stepping in while she was away!

Mona: Brag for haircut and how short it is!

Cards:
9 of spades, in the deck – “You’re all winners in my book!” – Dan Deitz

Speaker:

Alex and Joe to talk about getting Afghan refugees into the area

Alex Beck Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC)

- Welcoming community manager – 16,000 job opportunities in the state of VT

- Need experts/infrastructure on supporting immigrant populations

- Research on becoming a refugee help community

- Started 2 years ago and approved to become a refugee community a few weeks ago

- Community Asylum Seekers project

- Supporting values of community

- Now there is someone new in town in charge – Joe Wiah

Joe Wiah Director for Ethiopia Council in Vermont

- Hired in beginning of September, so much to do, only person in office right now, trying to hire new staff

- Refugees that are coming to our community

- Beginning of last year the governor announced that he wanted more refugees coming to Vermont

- Resettled some refugees so far

- Increase their number – want to welcome 25 refugees between November and December 2021

- Based on own capacity here – 25 is southern Vermont, might increase depending on capacity

- Between March and September 2022 want to resettle 75 refugees

- Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA)

- Reception and Placement (R&P)

- Apply for housing, food stamps, need legal support for adjustment of status

- Asylum process takes years and years – these refugees have a faster process now within 150 days

- Up to immigration to decide

- Need to be able to work when they get into the country

- Need community support to help find jobs around here

- Looking for housing, transportation, healthcare, community sponsorship wants to provide support

- Core services will revolve around food, housing, language, schools, and transportation

- Volunteers to provide these services to refugees

- 3,000 in country

- Currently hiring additional staff, and have information sessions

- Training for core sponsorship groups is between November and December 2021, looking for host families right now

- In discussion with SIT and using their campus

- Reaching out to other organizations for legal support projects

Alex Beck, Welcoming Communities Manager at BDCC

abeck@brattleborodevelopment.com

Joe Wiah Director for the ECDC Multicultural Community Center

jwiah@ecdcus.org

Recording of their presentation:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/THebTBSxFKD_rpOuxV_LzQWefuI8e783EYmX0FzlQX4C2LFUmezo3eA-DKuqD2c-.VQFw1GPzuoQAENiT?startTime=1634126485000

4 Way Test:

1.) Is it the truth?

2.) Is it fair to all concerned?

3.) Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

4.) Is it beneficial to all concerned?

• 7:15 am – meeting brought to order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Thanks to this week’s Greeter, Josh Goldberg
• Next week’s Greeter – Staci Leffel
• No Guests
• This week’s scribe: Josh Goldberg
• Next week’s scribe (10/13): Damon Kindopp (has been replaced)
• Sergeant at Arms: Will Shakespeare
• Sergeant at Arms next week (10/13) – Dan Dietz, Jon Secrest
• Speaker List – Jim Maxwell 10/6, Staci Leffel 10/13
• Kevin did his ‘Hump Day’ announcement
• Rotary Minute
  • Are you aware of the responsibility or obligation most Rotarians fail to perform?  Paying their dues?  Attending meetings?  Contributing to the club service fund?  Participating in club events and projects?  No – none of these!  Of all the obligations a person accepts when joining a Rotary club, the one in which most Rotarians fail is “sharing Rotary”.  The policies of Rotary International clearly affirm that every individual Rotarian has an “obligation to share Rotary with others and to help extend Rotary through proposing qualified persons for Rotary Club membership.”  It is estimated that less than 30 percent of the members of most Rotary clubs have never made the effort to propose a new member.  Thus in every club, there are many Rotarians who readily accept the pleasures of being a Rotarian without ever sharing that privilege with another qualified individual.
  • The Rotary policy on club membership states: “In order for a Rotary club to be fully relevant to its community and responsive to the needs  of those in the community, it is important and necessary that the club include in its membership all fully qualified prospective members located within its territory”.  One merely has to glance through the yellow pages of the local telephone directory to realize that most clubs have not invited qualified members of all businesses and professions into Rotary.  Only a Rotarian may propose a customer, neighbor, client, supplier, executive, relative, business associate, professional or other qualified person to join a Rotary club.  Have you accepted your obligation to share Rotary?  The procedures are very simple, and everyone must know at least one person who should below to Rotary.  As we way in Rotary “Each one, bring one!”.
• Quote: “Rotary’s strength lies in the sincerity of the purpose of its members” Estes Snedecor
• Anniversary
  • Deb Rosensweig, 5 years on October 5^th
• Birthdays – no birthdays
• Announcements
  • Mona - Board meeting on 10/7
  • Mona - Rotary invite to dinner for the Moving Wall volunteers at the American Legion, October 12^th, 5 pm, bring your spouse.
  • Mona - Overflow meal is next Thursday (10/14), stew, chowder, soup.
    • Drop off for food is 5:30 – 6:00 pm
    • Decision was made to drop off food, instead of serve it
  • Toni Ciampaglione - Six student Rotarians (2 from Hinsdale, 2 from Bratt, 2 from Career Center
    • Coming on 10/20, with teacher, as many meeting attendees as possible please!!
  • Staci Leffel - Trivia coming again, Monday October 11^th
  • Rotary Scramble and Tournament went great!
    • $11k raised to split between Sunrise and Noontime clubs
    • Edward Jones accepted the 1^st place award for winning their category in the Scramble (Nick Dubois and son)
    • Nick would like to do more promotions, got 7000 hits on the Tournament posts on Facebook.  Will continue to do this, and urges membership to like, and share these posts to increase Sunrise Rotary event exposure
  • Tristam Johnson
    • Elaine won the quilt to fund the Pine Ridge truck engine replacement,  $1180 raised!
  • Katja  Matthews –
    • Bulb planting at noon on Sunday 10/10 with Deb Rosenzweig
• Brags
  • Jim Maxwell – road trip with his wife Kay, trip to DC and Jersey.  Sadly were at Arlington for a funeral, also went to the Holocaust Museum.  Then off to Philadelphia to see more friends!  Retirement is Revival!
  • Marcy Caulkins – Halloween brag for her husband Dave doing all of the Halloween building to prep for their amazing Halloween decorations
  • Jon Secrest – Brag for a time when he fired on a nuke submarine from the decks of the Pride of Baltimore (wooden sailing ship), pretend rounds with gunpowder and newspaper.  Got a call from the submarine USS Maryland, asking for the two ships to meet for a photo op.  Fired cannons as a salute, and the submarine fired flares in response which came very close to catching the wooden ship on fire! 
  • Katja Matthews and Josh Traeger -
    • Announcing the next Boston to Bar Harbor walk.  $49 per person, which includes a t-shirt and medal.  Walk, run, row, swim, whatever.  All money raised goes to Vermont Food Bank.  Friday 10/8 is the start and deadline for signups.  750 miles for each person. 
    • https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-1?raceId=114470
  • Nick Dubois – brag for the Red Sox!!
• Cards
  • Ace of clubs was drawn - $15 in winnings – the card is IN THE DECK!
• Speaker
  • Jim Maxwell spoke of his role in teaching acting -
    • Teaching acting is a passion.  Has an MFA in acting from Penn State (72-75).  Had three teachers that learned from Sanford Meissner, of the ‘Meissner Technique’.  Definition of acting: “Truthful behavior in imaginary circumstances”  Performance is similar to a standup comedian (for example), so putting on a show is the focus.  Acting is being truthful to the character and play, leaving reactions to the audience.
    • What is truthful behavior?  Went to Russia to learn from Constantine Stanislavsky, who tried to dig into what was going on inside an actor.  This led to a new realism in acting, rather than overacting.  Strasbourg had ‘the Method’ out of the Actors Studio. 
    • When your acting is ‘truthful doing’, the emotion follows naturally.  In Jim’s workshops, actors do things, with feedback on whether they are doing it naturally or truthful.
    • Also teaching how to ‘be in the moment’ with your cast members, so you react to what behaviors are coming from the other actors, to bring out the behaviors in yourself.
    • Yin/Yang improv to learn how scenes work-
      • 1 person in ‘the room’ (Yang) doing something independently, alone, urgently
      • Next actor comes (Yin) who has a life/death need for something from Yang.  Yang also has an agenda and a pastime.  A relationship is determined in advance before Yin comes in the room. 
      • The improv results from these characters interacting.
      • Not knowing what to do is actually part of the exercise.
    • Very vulnerable for students, so the teacher helps create a safe space for that moment.
    • Thanks for sharing, Jim!!
• 4 Way Test
  • Is it the Truth?
  • Is it fair to all concerned?
  • Will it bring goodwill and better friendships?
  • Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

September 22, 2021 – Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Meeting

Thank you to Jason for being our greeter!

This week’s scribe is Bethany – next week will be Tristam.

Guests:

- Norma Hardy, Brattleboro Police Chief

- Frank Weatherby, VFW member

Rotary Minute: Women in Rotary

- In 1978, the Rotary Club of Duarte, California invited three women to become members. Constitution and Bylaws of RI stated that member had to be male only.

- RI board withdrew the charter of Duarte club for violating the laws

- Duarte club brought suit against RI about discrimination in business and public places

- California Supreme Court agreed with Duarte club and said that women should be allowed in the club

- 1987 action allowed women to become Rotarians, and then RI changed their constitution in 1989 and allowed Rotary to include women

Quote of the Day: “Volunteers are unpaid not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.” - Anonymous

Birthdays: Tristan had a birthday on September 5^th! Kevin, Turner, Diane, and Jon finally get to sing to him!

Announcements:

Mona: Thank you to everyone that helped volunteer at the Vietnam Moving Wall!

Frank Weatherby: Representing Len Derby today from the VFW Chapter 843. Len had the vision to make the Vietnam Moving Wall come to Brattleboro, and it finally happened.

Len had no idea what he was going to do about feeding his volunteers until Mona came to a meeting. Mona did an absolutely amazing job at getting the club together to volunteer time and donate food to keep the volunteers fed and happy throughout the event, and on behalf of the VFW, Mona was awarded a drill sergeant badge for leadership! Congratulations Mona and thank you for all everything!

Reminder: Meetings begin at 7:15am! Please be here for the start of the meetings!

Josh G.: Chuck for Charity Disc Golf Tournament is coming up on October 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd! Looking for volunteers – please sign up on the Sign-Up Genius that was sent out by Josh.

Tristam: Had an hour long Zoom meeting in regards to USAID partnering with Rotary to develop projects in Eastern Europe – projects go through USAID, then Rotary would fund them

Projects to help children, women, and stabilizing jobs.

Nick: Please go onto Facebook and “like” our Sunrise Rotary page! Share it and get the word out about our club!

Brags:

Diane: Brag for Mona and everything she did for the Vietnam event – one volunteer said “We have never been fed like this at any event before!” Thank you thank you thank you!

Jon: Brag for Kerry and Jon – both to participate in 75 mile mountain bike ride fundraiser called the Hungry Lion this coming weekend – both have been training hard all summer and looking forward to the event.

Turner: Brag for Mona – another thank you for all she did for the Vietnam Wall event and congratulations on the award!

Tristan: Brag for wife and himself – both able to take two weeks off, visited one son in Burlington and enjoyed some down time. Also, had stress test and all came back fine!

Josh G.: Brag for PayPal! May have forgotten some extra change for brags so was able send some money via PayPal during the meeting! But main brag is for friends/family and going on a trip to Smuggler’s Notch to play some disc golf!

Cards:

Queen of Hearts – was in the deck! You lose, losers!

Guest Speaker: Norma Hardy, Brattleboro Police Chief

- Began by giving our club a donation – thank you so much Norma!

- Originally from Virginia, not the city. Used to drive 2.5 hours one-way to get to work on a daily.

- Been in the force for 26.5 years, was a 9/11 responder, and 1993 bomb survivor (was only 16 weeks into the job when that happened)

- Honored to be Chief in Brattleboro, the officers impress her everyday

- Main focus is on rebuilding the department, beginning with some interviews on Friday. Hope to add at least 10 additional officers to the department

- Has been speaking to groups and families around the community and is open to hearing what ideas community members have for the greater community at large

- She is open to speaking with anyone, whether they have good or bad things to say, but her one ask is that they stay respectful

- Very optimistic about opportunities in the area from a police standpoint, and wants to build a strong community relationship between the police and the community

- Big goal to conquer is helping those with mental illnesses because it appears that isolated individuals have been taken advantage of

- Had regularly been putting the number of calls the police department receive on their Facebook webpage to show the public that the police department is busy and needed throughout the community

Ended the meeting with the 4-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?

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Bethany

Rotary minutes 9/8/21

7:15, Meeting comes to order

Present in person: Josh G., as President today while Mona is out due to dog surgery, Bethany, Lisa, Will, Jason, Turner, Tristam, Staci, Kevin, Marcy

On Zoom: Josh T., Nick

This week's greeter: Will Shakespeare

Next week's greeter: unfilled

Sergeant At Arms: Will Shakespeare

Jason brought speaker this week. Staci's turn next week but she is seeking a switch with somebody as her speaker not available.

ROTARY MINUTE

• World leader Rotarians: JFK, FDR, Angela Merkel, Neil Armstrong, Senator Diane Feinstein, Bill Gates, Joyce Hall (founder of Hallmark Cards), Walt Disney, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi (French virologist who helped isolate HIV as the cause of AIDS; received the Nobel Prize in 2008)

• Extra note re the Gates foundation: Rotary is committed to raising $50 million per year over the next three years, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars from the Gates Foundation. This expanded agreement will translate into up to $450 million for polio eradication activities.

• President-elect Josh G., reviewing Rotary causes such as promoting peace, supporting education and growing local economies around the world, wonder if we have the same opportunities to effect change in our local cities and towns: How should we be connecting with and supporting new businesses, supporting local schools, educators, and students? What does it mean to promote peace?

QUOTES

• If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

• Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away. And you have their shoes.

STUDENT ROTARIANS Steve Perrin has asked for the necessary forms to induct a new round of Student Rotarians. We'll ask Toni to help with the application process

ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES Josh Goldberg, 4 years on 9/13, congratulations!

BIRTHDAY Tristan Toleno, 9/5 but not here to be celebrated via Sunrise Quartet/Quintet/Sextet/whatever

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Josh Goldberg – have been discussing Rotary volunteer opportunities around Brattleboro High School needs including picnic tables, and a larger idea around a pavilion near the football field. Would like to put together a small (2-4 member) group to consider needs and opportunities for the high school, especially in conjunction with student Rotarians working with the Sunrise Rotary team

• Staci -- Trivia returns on the 13^th – helpers are all signed up

• Tristam – Food Drive Raffle. Tristam showed a beautiful star quilt done by Lakota quilter. The star quilt represents honor & generosity. Raffle tickets for the quilt are $10, only 100 will be sold. The proceeds from the raffle will be used to replace a 300K-mile engine in the van that transports donations of food, winter clothing, fuel, and water to the elderly and grossly impoverished Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD.

• Josh T. – continuing to seek sponsorship for the Rotary disc golf tournament, a great opportunity for sponsors to support the tournament and also have their logo/sponsorship acknowledgement at every hole – for the whole year!

P.S. on that: we will be handling burgers etc. for the Sunday round of disc golf (Noon club has Saturday)

BRAGS

• Dan – for BMH, he had leg surgery last week, all went well

• Marcy – son Rowan starts as a freshman in H.S. Marcy drove him for first day, failed to take picture, and to let him know what bus he'd take home. . .

• Turner – to Maine last weekend for the Thomas Point Blues Festival

CARDS Staci. Instant winner: asked to draw from the deck, drew her own card. $9 bucks and change.

GUEST Guest speaker Norman Vancor spoke about his experience as a recon marine in Vietnam and the book he has written and published, Swift, Silent, Deadly. Norm had never talked to his parents about his Vietnam experience, nor had he asked his dad about what his dad went through serving in World War II. Norm's initial aim was to break that silence and write an account for his children and grandchildren. There are many accounts of the war, but Norm's is not a war story, it's about his personal experience as one member of a 5-man recon team. He tells his story from the time of his arrival in Vietnam to his discharge at Camp Lejeune. His book has brought Norm many acknowledgments from readers who themselves went through Vietnam but had not talked about it – and in their cards and letters to Norm they begin to do just that. Norm told us how important those acknowledgments and personal stories have been to him.

ADJOURN with 4-way test at +/- 8:15. / Submitted by Jim Maxwell

Scribe’s apology, I neglected to get the quote/history/Rotary minute from Mona, and wasn’t ready to write that fast that quickly, so we will start with:

Anniversaries and Birthdays: None

Announcements:

-Board Meeting Thursday Sept 1 7:15 at the Legion

-Josh Goldberg will be filling in for President Mona next week

-Moving Wall Sign Up Genius will be sent out again this week. We are providing food. Also, Tristam is responsible for parking and needs at least 3 people/day to help. We will see if Sadie can add this to the Sign Up Genius.

-October overflow shelter meal is moved later in the month, the 16^th or 17^th. Check under the Sign Up Genius that Sadie sent out.

-Disc Golf, we are currently working with the Brattleboro Rotary to beak down duties and a full schedule will be coming soon. We are still looking for a major tournament sponsor.

-Trivia is going forward and will happen on Mon Sept 13. Charity is the Moving Wall, trivia starts at 6:30

-Steven Dotson (spelling?) is interested in membership. Board meeting was called to order as a quorum was present at the meeting, a motion was made and seconded to approve him for membership, motion passed, board meeting adjourned. If anyone has any conflicts with offering Steve membership to the club, please contact Mona or a board member.

Brags:

Mona- hit her Chasing Sunrise goal of 500 miles this week. She had to work through severe shin pain when she started, so it was a challenging goal and she thanks everyone for cheering her on.

Nick – was back in Maine last week with the kids and family, got to do some zip lining and much fun was had

Kevin – reiterated that he has a 3^rd grandchild on the way, and has found out it will be a girl, Hannah Leanne.

Cards: 2 of Spades is the winner for Bethany

Speaker:

Bill Holiday, retired teacher from BUHS spoke to us about the ending of the Vietnam War, and about the Wall Memorial. Scribe’s second apology: this was a tough talk to distill into notes, especially because I kept stopping and just listening to the story as it was being told, my apologies if this isn’t as thorough a write up as possible.

“We have a tendency to reduce wars to numbers”, and the number of names on the Wall has gone up, as there have been veterans who have succumbed to illnesses related to their time in Vietnam. These names need to be approved by Congress to be added.

Stories of Vietnam included the tale of a boy that helped out at a US compound, only to come in one day and detonate a bomb he was wearing. Afterward, at that camp, even children could be seen as a threat, showing us there was more to the story than just our soldiers being “baby killers”, as they were accused of in the media back home.

The original wall was designed by a Yale undergrad, who won the contest for the design of the memorial, and the Wall became the most visited memorial in the country, only recently eclipsed by the 9/11 memorial.

On April 30, 1975, the last American helicopter left the camp in Vietnam. Prior to that, on April 11, Donang on the central coast had fallen, meaning the withdrawal had to accelerate at a pace that wasn’t expected. There was panic and desperation. Very similar to recent events.

And the parallels didn’t stop there. In both Vietnam and Afghanistan:

-we had no concrete objective at which point we could end the war

-the collapse of the US supported army happened faster than expected

-things went “right back to where they were”

-the future is uncertain for those left behind, those that opposed the regime

This note takers take away: those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.

Call to Order – Pledge

Good Morning

Bonnie Anderson – BF Bike Project Guest

No Quote of the day and no Rotary Minute – Mask and Delta Variant update DG email “Reminding people that you can wear mask, all in person meetings in NH and in Bennington County (wear mask) b/c rise of illness.” Stay tuned for updates from the CDC. Visitors or guests please remind of the same rules; if you are unvaccinated wear mask. Open to return to zoom or hybrid meetings.

Rotary Major Project – Vietnam Vet Memorial need more help – seeking volunteers for supporting the meals. Thursday September 16^th, Friday 17^th, Saturday 18^th, and Sunday 19th Dinner. Also serving Lunch on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th.

Greeter – KJ

Next Week – Nick

Scribe – Nick, next week Jeff Dunklee 8/18; Sadie 8/25.

Speaker – Nancy Deltra 18^th, 25^th is Tristam 8/25, KJ – Sept 1.

Guests – Brattleboro and BF Bike Project

Anniversary – 6 year Jim Verzino, Cindy and Lisa – August 10^th 5 years. Will 20 years, Kevin 26 years.

Birthday – Marcy Caulkins

Rotary Announcements –

Diane – Trivia 2^nd Monday of every Monthly. September is Living Memorial Moving Wall 6:30PM Monday September 13th. Email reminders, FB,

Josh – October 2^nd, 3 Rotary Disc Golf Tournament – 140 participants. Need most help on Friday the 1^st. Weekend will be singles tournament. Tony, Josh Golberg, working on sponsorship.

Will – Fundraiser coming up Hungry Lion September 25th – 30/50/70mi bike tour. Dancing, Food, Beer. Dover Rotary and Whittingham Lions club.

Tristam – Read through dedicated funds, just need to find what we want to do. Easy outline and funds should be readily available. Deadline – midnight September 15^th. Windham County, national, international.

VFW Moving Wall – September 11^th and 12^th Weekend before constructing wall and laying platforms – time YTBD. Also need help with parking assistance during event.

Mona – VFW Moving Wall September 16^th – 20^th. Seeking volunteers for 6 shifts 2-3 servers per shift. 3 hours serving and 30 minute b/4 after event. Power at site; seeking crockpot foods. Need to feed 25-50 people per meal. Sign-up going around for people; signup genius being sent out. Deli in Coco-plum plaza offering discounts for people volunteering.

Community Forum – born afterwards, protestor, veteran, parent of person who served. Ask whatever want to ask for community. Goal is to come out with sympathetic appreciation for what happened in Vietnam War.

District 7870 Golf Tournament going on August 20^th @ Brettwood in Keene, NH – Email Shared with Club

Brattleboro on Wheels Event – September 18^th 9-2PM Car Show and Cruise in (Noon Time Club)

Reminder Putney Rd Redemption Center will take returnable bottle and cans, money from the returnable goes to Pure Water Foundation for Rotary (Noon Time Club)

Load the Latchis, August 19^th 9-4, drop-off on Flat St. they also take $ donations.

BF Bike Project – Bonnie bfbike.org

Non-Profit Turning 8 in September – Started out in Canal Street BF. Then moved to better location on Route 5 in BF. Volunteer run for first few years. Now evolved into 2 paid staff, then part time employees over time. Mission is to provide accessibility to bikes for low cost alternative. Pre-COVID teach volunteers/Middle Schoolers how to work on bikes and safe riding procedures. Since then middle school and kids will come by anytime to work on their bikes. Noticeable increase in bikes around BF. Now working to get a better bike system in town. Working with local schools to teach basic repair skills, safety tips etc. Also have smoothie bike that bring to events. Since COVID popularity has increased dramatically and busier than ever. No classes or after school program yet. Another new exciting program is the duet wheelchair bike. Made in Sweden – wheelchair in front, pushed behind with Bike. Can take seniors or anyone who cannot go out by themselves. Someone drives – Pilot and then safety personal follows.

Community Support? – BF has been incredible supportive, 1 year in realized that community really supported and wanted/Needed them. More donated bikes and volunteers than can handle. Volunteers can work outside.

Initiative – Looking to help other towns to get started. Mostly advice but also bikes. Springfield Restorative justice program. Getting folks on bikes. Looking to expand and helping them expand their project. Bikes, support, advice, training, etc.

Stephen – Looking to startup similar projects in Brattleboro, VT. Initial startup phase, tools, parts etc. Now seeking space.

Many other shops but mostly they carry very expensive high-end bikes. Their clients are more seeking used bikes, or work with their clients to provide a bike (volunteering, sponsorship, etc.). “Earn a Bike!”

Long Term Goal – Every community needs a bike project as climate changes worsen needs to have clean alternative. Looking to expand projects on a broader scale.

Q&A – Josh – visited years ago up at shop and was incredible. Seeking a bike this is the place to go and does incredible work. Pass along to anyone to get on the map and thanks for all your hard work.

Will – Are you asking for Bike donations? We cannot solicit now with no more room for them. Jonathan – Unused bike shops, and surplus of bikes in community. Leadership in community for governance “rebikiling Brattleboro.” Group of techs, Groundworks, people ready to distribute bikes. Trying to find Bonnie of Brattleboro! Youth primary target for Bikes, also working with folks who are unemployed, coming out of recovery, etc. Funds are available to startup just need a champion!

Brags – Skipped

Cards – House wins every time.

4 Way Test – Is it the truth, Is it Fair to all concerned, Will it build goodwill and better friendships, Is it beneficial to all concerned.

Thanks to Greeter - Turner Lewis

KJ – next week

Mona opened the meeting with a Rotary Minute:

An official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 RI Convention in Dallas, Texas. 

The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field.  The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue.  The name Rotary International printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold.  The shaft in the hub and the keyway of the wheel are white.  The first Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City, Missouri in January 1915.  In 1926, a small Rotary flag was carried over the North Pole by Admiral Richard Byrd, a member of the Rotary Club of Whichester, Virginia.  In 1920, the admiral carried a Rotary flag in his expedition to the South Pole.  During Rotary's centennial year, 2004-05, Rotarian and Rotaract climbers carried flags to the of Mount McKinley and Mount Everest.

Some Rotary clubs use the official Rotary fag as a banner at club meetings.  In these instances, it is appropriate to print the works Rotary Club above the wheel symbol and the club's name below the emblem.

The Rotary flag is always prominently displayed at RI World Headquarters and at all RI conventions and official events.

No Speaker Today

Guests – None

Rotary Anniversaries - None

Birthdays – None

Student Rotarians - None

Announcements:

Mona – District Golf Tournament on 8/20 at Bretwood Golf Course in Keene NH – looking for volunteers

The Noon Rotary Club is having a Golf Tournament on 8/26 at the Brattleboro Country Club and is looking for teams of four.

Moving Wall, no update - look for one next week

Board meeting – 7:15 here – all are invited to attend

Next week speaker – Bonnie Anderson Bellows Falls Bike Project

Following week – Nancy Detra – Guilford Energy Project (via Sandy Shriver) – Oct. volunteers 3-4 hours – window dressing. Windowdressors.org helps protect drafty windows Started in Maine – teams go out and measure – cost is very low. Asks recipients to help build frames with instruction.

$33,000 available for designated grants district wide. Need to submit application. Collected 3 years ago from all of us. Deadline August 31^st.

Jim – speaker schedule is done go to website to find your time starts in two weeks. Tristam 8/25 KJ 9/1

Diane – Trivia is starting up September 13^th – 2^nd Monday of every month. The Moving Wall – first charity.

Mona - Moving Wall 9/16 – 20 – Rotary is volunteering, Weekend before – platform will be constructed, and pathway will be put out – mesh base and 2x4 boarding – Tristam needs help. The morning of the 16^th and take down on the 21^st. As a club we are providing the food to feed the volunteers. Could be preparing food and handing it out.

Debra – merged a brag and announcement – continue with every other Sunday 8am garden work. Might move to 9am since the weather is cooperating. Brag for Diane and Katja who were out last weekend who did a great job in the garden and for Mona for planting a Hibiscus and Tristam and Wendy who donated two astilbe plants for the garden. Second part – Dan Dietz – is going on vacation with Debra’s family and they are going to the Dominican Republic for a week.

Brags:

Tristam – Wendy and Tristam was going to do the sunrise trail in Maine but instead did the Portland to Newburyport ride– it rained and rained. They got soaked and the kind people at the hotel washed and dried their clothes. Went to Wells and back to Newbury port and it rained again. Wonderful bike ride. Maine has a Greenway trail system, but NH does not. Rotary signs all along.

Nick – This past weekend daughters 7^th birthday. Remembers her as a baby. Went to Little Sebago lake in Maine. Very nice spot – That area of Maine was beautiful.

Katja – two brags – domestic violence last night at neighbor’s apartment. Car broke down – flat tire. Thank you, Dan Dietz for helping. Visited noon club virtually as last club to visit on Sunrise fundraiser tour around the world. Met John Boch (sp)– received another 70.00.

Will – Two brags – Great news – The Marlboro Music festival bought the Marlboro College campus. Music festival tickets are still available but might be difficult to find. Another option to hear the music! Rehearsals every day – free you can walk in. encourage Rotarians to go and watch them play. Inspiring and beautiful.

KJ for Diane – She encouraged his two-week trip - he rented a truck camper and met granddaughter in Minnesota and visited with friends. Went sailing in Mississippi river – went to Paisely Park, Prince’s Home and Studio – golfed – went/saw head waters – went to the upper peninsula (UP) – Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.

Cindy - Kudo’s to Greasy’s Garage in Worcester MA for fixing the MINI and for U-Haul for having great pick ups that can be used as a rental vehicle.

Tristam – ran into someone’s fabulous grandmother who tried to adopt Wendy and Tristam in for drinks and shelter.

Cards – Josh G pulled the card – King of Clubs and we are losers 😊

Began Grant possibility Discussion:

• Marcy – Focus should be on kids who need food – especially during times when schools are not open and that is there source of food. Emergency lunch food bank

• Toni – Fruit Trees in garden and allow people to pick as they need. Border of the coop parking lot as a potential site.

• Debra – concerned about homelessness and drugs – put fruit tree near where people need it. Could be near the Colonial Hotel. Will says it take about 5 years. Should be in a clean environment. Takes a lot of work.

• Cindy – lending library and lending food “library”

• Josh G – Student Rotarian collaboration – Bench that folds into a table for outdoor learning for students. Disc golf course at the high school

• Jim V - .50 for every 1 – matching grant – if we can get someone else to contribute it reduces our grant input. Limit $1000 – if we partner with noon club then $1500.

• Will – collaboration with Memorial Park – upkeep and painting bathroom or other work.

• Dan – piggyback on a project that is already done.

Mona has the print off and someone can review. Tristam will review. Thank you Tristam!!

Pick one or two projects – fundraising towards it. Put together the project idea.

• Josh G – do we have any room in our budget to allow any wiggle room.

• Jim V – feels like there is room in our budget – could be 500.00

Mona - 8/19 fill the Latches – Groundworks Collaborative

Board Meeting 8/5 in person at the legion 7:15am.

Cards & Brags – Josh G – King of Clubs and we are losers 😊

4 Way Test

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

Is it beneficial to all concerned?

Rotary notes submitted by Cindy Delgatto. My apologies for any errors or omissions.

Rotary Anniversaries: Jeff Dunklee Jul 26th 4 years, Staci Leffel July 26th 4 years

Birthdays: Debra Rosenzweig July 25th (sing if she is there this week)

Mona, Justin, Josh, Josh, Toni, Jason, Jim, Diane, Staci, Will, Marci, Turner, Katja, Bethany, Jon & Lisa

Definition of Rotary. Get from Mona,the 31 words of Rotary

Mona Quote: Quote:   “I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” ― Jana Stanfield

1- DEFINITION OF ROTARY – 7/28
How do you describe the organization called "Rotary"? There are so many characteristics of a Rotary club as well as the activities of a million Rotarians. There are the features of service, internationality, fellowship, classifications of each vocation, development of goodwill and world understanding, the emphasis of high ethical standards, concern for other people an many more descriptive qualities.
In 1976 the Rotary International Board of Directors was interested creating a concise definition of the fundamental aspects of Rotary. The turned to the three men who were then serving on Rotary's Public Relation Committee and requested that a one-sentence definition of Rotary be pre pared. After numerous drafts, the committee presented this definition, which has been used ever since in various Rotary publications:
"Rotary is an organization of business and professional person united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.”
Those 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks, "What is a Rotary club?"

Rotary District Conference in Lake Win is open to all Rotarians, space is limited. If you are interested, let Mona know, she is going. Can access the registration from our webpage to the rotary district webpage.

Thank you from Angela, one of the Scholarship recipients. District 7870 Gold Golf Tourn at Brentwood South Keene if you want to play August 20.

Jason has an announcement. Thank Mona for volunteering everyone for the V Wall in the club. Everyone will get notice of what you have to do. We need a lot of people to direct people to do miner things that are important. 9/16 to 9/21.

Monas went to meeting at VFW. They are very excited to be working with both clubs. Mona said it was eye opening to learn what has to happen to have the moving wall come here. Mona talked to the group that they would help with the food portion of helping the volunteers. They estimate 25 volunteers a day. Jason said that they don’t know how many people will show up. Could be up to 1000 people at any given time. People cant touch the wall so visitors will be given instructions on how to do (trace?) the names. The person to collect the information would be Tristam and Jason. Mona wants our club to be a part of the food part of this event for the volunteers. Cost of the wall investment is $15,000.00

Josh T, how to champion the food part. Need the A person to be the delegate. Mona is the volunteer for that part for our group. Will announce a meeting because Mona is meeting with a lot of auxiliary club members. Need help the weekend before for platforms and the walkway and the flag poles. Tents need to be set up for medical, security, computers, parking. There are many clubs involved in the Moving Wall. The main group behind this is the Vietnam Veterans Associations/Club. Josh G, next step? Organizing people and getting a list of what folks can do what hours. This is a 24/7 event.

Mona: RDG John Bob would like to join in our next big project and she expects to see him very soon.

Brags:

Josh T: Chasing Sunrise, coming to end. We are almost complete 21,000+ miles. Started last August with the 750 Crew. Had a few more donations from KJ an KJs mom. $4550 plus $500 that went to the food bank. So far and Jon Seacrest said there was more coming. Josh gave out awards.

Jason P: $5 brag part is a small restaurant in the Coco Plum appliances plaza. Tell them Jason sent you. It used to be Sun Dried Tomatoes. Its called Garmarlos, part of the Garmarlso Market.

Katja: Brag for Josh for being a team leader. Sad because ‘what do we do now’ and also for the interesting people who live in Brattleboro. Lilac Ridge Farm is growing wines and she got to taste their first batch of wine. Few bottles for sale at Wyndam Wines.

Bethany: Heading out play golf next week in a charity Golf Tournament. They have raised over $1,000,000 for children’s services. Wish her luck, hasn’t ever played golf.

Cards: $26.00, winner 10 of Spades, no one wins.

CLUB ASSEMBLY: Open Conversation.

Goal to get ideas for projects and fund raising. Jason to be the Fund Raising Chair

Disc Golf in Oct for scholarships – Ramp Up

Dinner Raffle November and changing the ticket pricing to $10 to $20 a ticket depending on the prizes.

Mona would like to see us have a meeting 1 x a month to do something, social or a project to work on.

100 Year Anniversary for Ski Jump & Winter Carnival perhaps a food booth at the Carnival?

Jon S says maybe a local history tour. 1 hour tour of the history of the town and charge for the tour. “Tours by Locals”. Lisa can do a prototype of what that looks like. Jon volunteered to gather the words, scripting and see if we can start one in the fall.

Jim V: Put the process together in regard to Jon’s idea. Jim will volunteer the organization of the project.

RECAP From Mona

Updates on the moving wall every week.

Oct we have the disc golf tournament Oct 2^nd and 3^rd. Will need help with labor.

Nov dinner raffle & ski race idea with Diane and KJ.

Trivia IS happening, second Monday of every month. For September is the Monday before the Moving Wall and the moving wall will be the charity.

• Marcy – Focus should be on kids who need food – especially during times when schools are not open and that is there source of food.  Emergency lunch food bank
• Toni – Fruit Trees in garden and allow people to pick as they need.  Border of the coop parking lot as a potential site.
• Debra – concerned about homelessness and drugs – put fruit tree near where people need it.  Could be near the Colonial Hotel.  Will says it take about 5 years.  Should be in a clean environment.  Takes a lot of work. 
• Cindy – lending library and lending food “library”
• Josh G – Student Rotarian collaboration – Bench that folds into a table for outdoor learning for students.  Disc golf course at the high school
• Jim V - .50 for every $1.00 – matching grant – if we can get someone else to contribute it reduces our grant input.  Limit $1000 – if we partner with noon club then $1500. 
• Will – collaboration with Memorial Park – upkeep and painting bathroom or other work.
• Dan – piggyback on a project that is already done. 

• Josh G – do we have any room in our budget to allow any wiggle room.
• Jim V – feels like there is room in our budget – could be 500.00

Morning Bell

Guests: Joe Little, Dan’s nephew from France, Zeb Nath (Scholarship recipient) and Leonard Derby.

No Birthdays + No Rotary Anniversaries

Mona’s opening statement was about the history of the Service Above Self and her mission is to have every Rotarian in the club to find their passion, find something that moves them and that makes them happy. Mona would like for all of us to find the one thing that we can give our hearts too this year.

Rotary Announcements

New note taker list has been posted on the website. Marcy has graciously offered to send the notes in the newsletter if the note taker writes the notes in Word or Note. Thank you, Marcy.

Board Meeting will be 7.15.21 at 7:15 at the Legion.

Holton Home is organizing their Annual Tag Sale. This tag sale generates the income for resident activities. Please no clothing. If you have a donation, please let them know because they are willing to come and pick up the donation(s) from you.

Josh’s Chasing Sunrise continues. Only 1,000 of the 21,00 more miles to go towards the goal. There are now 25 people on the team. Chasing Sunrise has raised $4200 towards scholarship funds.

Jimmy V committed to something. Sorry, I apparently stopped writing when he was speaking and missed it.

Club Assembly will be July 28.

Zeb spoke about the scholarship he received. He will be going into the trades, sustainable buildings in Vermont. Zeb was inspired by his grandfather who taught him at a very early age how to work on various projects that created a passion to continue to build.

Brags: Jim V, kudos for the finest corn beef has he has ever had.

Josh: Kudos to John Little for all his participation and support with Disc Golf.

Joe Little: Congratulations to Toni for her new position and for thank you to Toni for 20 years at Park Place. Big congrats to Toni for her new position!

Nick: To Bethany for all the cards and heartfelt notes she continues to write, and Bethany is a huge support to the Rotary. Best Father’s Day Card ever!

Dan: To his France nephew, tons of fun in NYC after picking him up in NYC. Glad he got a piece of the big apple Dan~

Guest Speaker: Leonard Derby, President of the VVA TriSTate Chapter 843.

Leonard shared his amazing career and history with the Army, he jobs and career placements through the years. Thank you for your service Leonard. I didn’t write all the things because I was thinking of his history and career path. I spent time in Fort Eustis as well and I am just so thankful for his service.

Your story about how you were inspired in 1991 to support Veterans after the parade is amazing.

Leonard’s passion of bringing the Moving Wall to Brattleboro is amazing but he still needs help and a ot of volunteers for a smooth operation. The plan is very well thought out and we appreciate the skill, patience and talents this mission requires.

Here is a list of things that Leonard needs:

• Carpenters

• Assistance spreading the wood chips for the walkway (Rakers, rakes and clean up)

• People to carry the walls.

• Flag Coral set up volunteers.

• Shelter set up, hoping the Guard comes and does that

• Benches

• Medical Tent

• Ground Keepers for maintenance and clean up

• Posters

• Shrub and flower donations

• Wreath presenters

• Speakers

You can reach out to Leonard Derby by phone 802 368 7654 or email lenvietvet@yahoo.com (or Tristam or Jason)

July 7, 2021

Mona’s first meeting as president!

Quote from Winston Churchill - “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Anniversary - Richard Hoppe - 2 years on July 10th! Yay!

No birthdays this week

Guest - Liz Guillet brought by KJ and Diane

Announcements:

• Board meeting next Thursday, July 15th at the Legion - 7:15am

• Next week, rotating notes will begin - Mona/Bethany will work together to create a list

• Lisa Fitzgerald volunteered to be greeter next week - thank you Lisa!

• Marcy Caulkins says she can still send out notes via Club Runner

• Diane Hashagen - Thinking of getting back into trivia! Are our “oldies but goodies” still around to help out? Email follow-up to come.

  • Trivia will be the second Monday of the month, starting in the fall

• Katja Matthews - Debra and Katja in gardens yesterday, putting in more plants and weeding

  • Would love to have another garden session, on a Sunday morning to help out - 45 minutes to an hour of gardening 

  • Let Debra and/or Katja know if you want to help out!

• Jim Maxwell - fine for himself - double-booked himself last week for the changeover

• Josh Traeger - Chasing Sunrise - hoping to finish by the end of August, 1,700 miles to go, still getting donations. Any questions, reach out to Josh!

Brags:

• Jon Secrest - Alina working at the Liquor Wagon (located at Grafton Cheese) - 2 or three afternoons at distillery (Saxton’s River Distillery)

  • Alexa - yesterday got her driver’s license up in Springfield

  • “Driving is a lot more fun without you” - Alina’s words to Jon when she could finally drive solo

  • Family trip to Puerto Rico - direct flight was 3.5 hours, no cruise ships in San Juan, did a homeshare, surfing lessons - great time!

• Lisa Fitzgerald - thank you for awarding Mike the Paul Harris Fellowship award last week

  • Mike was speechless and very touched by it

• Kevin Yager - brag for Cindy! Officially want to welcome Cindy into the “Past President’s Club” (whoop whoop!)

  • Handled herself beautifully through the COVID pandemic - thank you Cindy for all of your dedication to the club this past year!

• Debra Rosenzweig - A brag for Will Shakespeare and Katja Matthews - both have helped out with the garden and so thankful for you both! Got a lot done in a short amount of time.

  • Will used roto-rooter to make the garden beautiful! (Nope, just kidding - that’s for the toilets/plumbing)

  • Will ACTUALLY used a rototiller to make the garden beautiful! Thanks Will!

• Josh Traeger - thank you to everyone that showed up to the change-over party, and thanks to everyone that helped out 

  • Great to be a part of it 

  • Suggestion to perhaps have an evening meeting once a month going forward 

Cards!

KJ has our immediate past-president pull card, Jack of Hearts - it’s in the deck! “You lose losers!”

No speaker today - Mona wants to discuss what she sees for the club this year

Club Assembly Ideas:

• Input on when would be the best day to do a club assembly

• Perhaps club assembly in evenings

• Will Shakespeare suggests trying to reach out to members that have not been back for a while 

  • We miss you! Please come back!

  • Mona says that everyone has been called - even if they can come once a month, that would be great 

• Evening meetings could help with getting members back 

• More than half of members agreed to having a once-a-month evening meeting

• First club assembly to happen on Wednesday, July 28th

Moving Vietnam Wall:

• Moving Vietnam Wall is coming in September (16th-20th)

  • The understanding is that Brattleboro’s stop is the only New England stop

  • Need help building platforms, learning computer system to find people on the wall, short-staffed on Brattleboro Police Department

• Kevin has the name and phone number of the gentleman that is doing the publicity for the Wall

Mona inquires - Why did you join Rotary? What is your soul purpose for being a Rotarian?

• Mona says she wanted to give back to her community - received a lot of help from the community and wanted to do something for everyone. Feels the most welcome here. Service above self. Giving back. 

• KJ - joined because Kevin said he had to (haha). Lived here but was a traveling consultant, and wanted to give back to the community and meet others that were like-minded and give back.

• Josh Traeger - wanted to do volunteer work, and he heard through Dan Deitz at Brattleboro Tire about the club.

• Turner Lewis - “Back in the dark ages…” - he had been dating his wife and his wife’s father mentioned the Rotary club, 200+ members in the group. One member of each profession, and didn’t want to take someone else’s place. Great pleasure in his life has been Rotary - one thing he always says “yes” to is Rotary. Visited many clubs throughout the world and everyone in every club is so welcoming. 

• Kevin Yager - joined as charter member, this club was being formed as an offshoot of the Noontime club. Everyone was being asked to join the Sunrise Club. John Penfield helped to recruit him. It was a way for Kevin to advance his professional career with businesses, make connections with others and enhance their businesses through advertising and marketing. Found it rewarding to be able to call up a fellow Rotarian and have conversations with them. Lots of projects that have been rewarding. Comradery, connection, collegiatism, and friendships that last beyond this group. Very rewarding and talks about Rotary whenever he can, coming to a group that is one of the friendliest groups he has been involved in over his professional years. 

• Will Shakespeare - John Penfield had called Will. Was in a very narrow field and didn’t know many people in his community, so John called him and inquired about coming for breakfast. Realized that Rotary was more than doing well for others, it was a way of expanding your universe. A way to know others in your community that weren’t in your professional work trade. Has met so many people and expanded into the community around him. 

• Jon Secrest - had just moved to town and met Sandy Shriver and he mentioned joining. Met a lot of people quickly and a way to give back to the community. 

• Cindy Delgatto - had just moved to the community and didn’t know anyone here. Ross had mentioned trying to come to a meeting. We can transform other people’s lives not just here but everywhere. Great place to connect with people and it’s so much more than that. Rotary never loses the sight of helping the community.

• Marcy Caulkins - joined in Bellow Falls. Meeting people and knowing the community with speakers coming in - learning about what’s happening in the community that you can help with. Likes the connection with other clubs. Not the best at walking into a crowd of people, but Rotary makes it easy. 

Mona inquires - what is the area that you would like to get into? Specific community service projects, various areas each individual/our club would like to help with this year?

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. “ - Jane Goodall

Close meeting with 4-way test:

• Is it the truth?

• Is it fair to all concerned?

• Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

• Is it beneficial to all concerned?

Meeting notes respectfully submitted by Secretary Bethany Martin.

• climate change
• People being able to work remotely
• Quality of life - many people are attracted to the quality of life here in Vermont
• Some concerns - such as infrastructure for schools

• Tristam is celebrating 21 years as a Rotarian!
• Mona is celebrating 3 years as a Rotarian!

• Casey Haynes joined us again this morning as a perspective member to our club! A little bit about Casey:
  • “Casey grew up in North Carolina and has family cast wide across the country but has deep family roots in New England, especially Western MA. He works as a Talent Specialist at Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, spending most of his time helping new or prospective Vermonters make their home here or connecting current Vermonters to professional opportunities. Casey also teaches circus classes at the New England Center for Circus Arts here in Brattleboro and is a youth mentor. 
    Casey knows that the effects of our actions ripple out into the world and is excited to be among so many who invest their time in doing good for their community!”

• Tristam – There is a Foundation dinner tomorrow, as well as a project fair coming up. Tristam will be attending the project fair for Ecuador this weekend to showcase proposed projects and what the needs are areas of the communities there. Perhaps there will be projects that our club might want to partake in in the future (post-COVID).
• Mona – She sent out an email last week summarizing the community service events we have going on right now. They include the following:
  • The Snowflake Project for Green Street School
  • Everyone Eats sign-ups
  • Groundworks Thanksgiving sing-ups [includes 2 drop-offs of goods on Wednesday, November 25^th (day before Thanksgiving) and Thursday, November 26^th (Thanksgiving Day)]
  • Adult Coat Drive through Groundworks (donations of adult winter jackets accepted – please reach out to Mona for more details on where to drop-off)
    • There is also a children’s coat drive happening THIS SATURDAY (November 14^th) at Love It Twice
• Josh G. – did the snowflake thing for Green Street School
• Ali – note taking – maybe go back to making a list of who is taking notes

• Josh G. – Brag for the Green Street School Snowflake Project: Josh and his wife took a couple of children from the project and had a great time shopping for them. It is a great project and he’s likely going to collect a few more snowflakes to shop for.
• Turner – on a disheartening note, he just found out that a fraternity brother of his has inoperative cancer.
  • On a positive note, he had asked Josh T. if he could buy a few Rotary face masks from him and Josh T. did not charge him. So, Turner is donating $100 to the club on behalf of Josh T. and his kindness and Josh T. gets to decide where that money will be allocated to.
• Deb C. – a brag about her safe journey down to Florida to bring her mother back home.
  • There has been nothing but rain since Deb has been doing there but hopefully today, she can take a walk on the beach!
• Will – a brag for KJ ad the journey that they attempted to finish the last 30 miles of the Long Trail.
  • The two of them and another friend went up to Johnson to hike up Butternut Mountain and were not adequately prepared for the snow. It started off as 4 inches of snow near the bottom of the mountain and gradually became close to 18 inches the farther they hiked up. KJ started to realize that something was not right with him physically and was going to hike back down alone - but Will said we go together! KJ went to infirmary the next day and is now doing much better! But the last 30 miles will have to be completed next spring.
  • Will’s personal advice prior to climbing/hiking mountains or before partaking in strenuous activity: do not have a lot of coffee before going and do not give blood for 2-3 weeks before going.
• Kevin – a brag for believing in humanity and knowing that there are still good people in this world. A few weeks ago, he received a friend request on Facebook from a “random guy”, and then received a message from the same “random guy” that included photos.
  • Kevin saw the photos from this “random guy” and while he was doing some cleaning, he came upon an old boy scout backpack that had Kevin’s name, hometown, and pack number written in it – in Kevin’s father’s handwriting.
  • Last Saturday, Kevin and said “random guy” connected in the Hannaford’s parking lot so that Kevin could collect the backpack, which he has not seen in at least 45 years. The “random guy” was a boy scout back in the day and understood the significance of the backpack and wanted to return it to its rightful owner.
  • Kevin is still perplexed on how it traveled from New York (Kevin’s home state) all the way to Vermont, but he is extremely grateful that it made that journey back to him!
• Tristam – brag for Jason Posternak! He was in contact with Jason recently after his surgery and Jason appears to be the positive, energetic friend we know well! Glad that he is recovering in good spirits.
• Josh T. – a compliment to Kevin for his great backpack story.
  • A brag for all the military service men and women – so many thanks for everything they have done for our country.
• Katja – brag for “doing something illegal” this past weekend! She traveled to Maine on Saturday to visit a friend that was recently diagnosed with cancer. It might have been her last chance to go and visit so she risked the pandemic travel rules to take a day trip. It ended up being a beautiful afternoon with a picnic on the beach.
  • Also, November 11^th has a different meaning in Germany – November 11^th signifies the beginning of carnival season. If you were an office man and you wore a tie, the women would come around and cut of your tie!
• Cindy – brag for Matthew, her youngest son. He traveled to Northampton on Saturday to re-register his car. Saturday in Northampton was crazy after the decision was made about the election – everyone was happy and excited, and it was great to see.

• 1913 first income tax
• 1957 first dog launched into space
• 1969 PBS began

• Damon and Toni celebrated their 20^th Rotary anniversary on November 1^st! Congrats to 20 years!

• Welcome back to Casey Haynes, a perspective member!

• Mona could not make meeting but wanted to remind everyone that Everyone Eats sign-up has been released for November
• Sadie sent out sign-up for Groundworks
• Snowflake project put on by Green Street School – opportunities to donate or provide in-person service
• Board Meeting tomorrow morning, November 5^th

• Josh T. – brag for Josh G. for disc golf and taking on volunteers
  • Also brag for Will and KJ - headed up within VT to do some hiking
• Bethany – brag for her sister becoming engaged on Halloween
• Toni – brag for Halloween. She sat out with Peter on their porch handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. There was less travel going on this year but great to see the turnout of children and parents were very thankful for neighbors handing out candy during these uncertain times.  
  • Also brag for Sandy Shriver – he built a shoot for candy to slide down to trick-or-treaters
• Justin – brag for everyone that worked the polls in Brattleboro – he fed them food from 5:30am to 7:00pm. It was great to see everyone voting and practicing safe COVID protocols
• Nick – missed last week’s meeting and wanted to give props to everyone that helped out with disc golf
  • Also brag for his wife and him, 1-10 wedding anniversary!
• Cindy – brag for Dan Deitz – she spent the morning at Brattleboro Tire getting tires on her Mini Cooper and asked if he could look at the alignment in her car. He did so and Cindy was impressed at how calm and collective Dan was managing everything going on around him (calls, customers, etc.)
  • Debra R. to pass on the gratitude to Dan
• Jon – brag and praise Dan about his great taste in women (thank you Debra!)
• Katia – more kudos to Dan!
• Josh T. – brag to Nick and congratulations on disc golf
• Debra R. – will do her best to pass on love to Dan but wanted to brag for Josh T. – he’s been leading everyone on the 750-mile journey – many thanks to supporting everyone!
• Toni – last Wednesday Jason had his hip surgery – send him an email/text to see how he is doing jpposternak24@gmail.com

• 1913 first income tax
• 1957 first dog launched into space
• 1969 PBS began

• Damon and Toni celebrated their 20^th Rotary anniversary on November 1^st! Congrats to 20 years!

• Welcome back to Casey Haynes, a perspective member!

• Mona could not make meeting but wanted to remind everyone that Everyone Eats sign-up has been released for November
• Sadie sent out sign-up for Groundworks
• Snowflake project put on by Green Street School – opportunities to donate or provide in-person service
• Board Meeting tomorrow morning, November 5^th

• Josh T. – brag for Josh G. for disc golf and taking on volunteers
  • Also brag for Will and KJ - headed up within VT to do some hiking
• Bethany – brag for her sister becoming engaged on Halloween
• Toni – brag for Halloween. She sat out with Peter on their porch handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. There was less travel going on this year but great to see the turnout of children and parents were very thankful for neighbors handing out candy during these uncertain times.  
  • Also brag for Sandy Shriver – he built a shoot for candy to slide down to trick-or-treaters
• Justin – brag for everyone that worked the polls in Brattleboro – he fed them food from 5:30am to 7:00pm. It was great to see everyone voting and practicing safe COVID protocols
• Nick – missed last week’s meeting and wanted to give props to everyone that helped out with disc golf
  • Also brag for his wife and him, 1-10 wedding anniversary!
• Cindy – brag for Dan Deitz – she spent the morning at Brattleboro Tire getting tires on her Mini Cooper and asked if he could look at the alignment in her car. He did so and Cindy was impressed at how calm and collective Dan was managing everything going on around him (calls, customers, etc.)
  • Debra R. to pass on the gratitude to Dan
• Jon – brag and praise Dan about his great taste in women (thank you Debra!)
• Katia – more kudos to Dan!
• Josh T. – brag to Nick and congratulations on disc golf
• Debra R. – will do her best to pass on love to Dan but wanted to brag for Josh T. – he’s been leading everyone on the 750-mile journey – many thanks to supporting everyone!
• Toni – last Wednesday Jason had his hip surgery – send him an email/text to see how he is doing jpposternak24@gmail.com

• 1805 Battle of Trafalgar: British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson shot and killed during ba
• 1854 Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 nurses is sent to the Crimean War
• 1918 Margaret Owen sets the world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 minute. 
• 1940 – The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
• 1964 Film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965)

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• DATE: Thursday, April 2, 2020
• TIME: 2:00pm – 3:00 pm
• PRESENTERS:
  • Michael Harrington, Interim Commissioner, VT Department of Labor
  • Cameron Wood, Director of Unemployment Insurance Division, VT Department of Labor
  • Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, VT Department of Labor
• Link to join Virtual Town Hall event: bit.ly/VTlaborTownHall

1. Is it the truth
2. Is it fair to all concerned
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships
   4. Is it beneficial to all concerned

• 1663 - Charles II of England awards land known as Carolina in North America to eight members of the nobility who assisted in his restoration.
• 1664 - In London, Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island.
• 1765 - Britain passes the Quartering Act, requiring the colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings.
• 1900 - Mayor Van Wyck of New York breaks ground for the New York subway tunnel that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
• 1947 - Congress proposes limiting the United States presidency to two terms.
• 1965 - The Freedom Marchers, citizens for civil rights, reach Montgomery, Alabama.
• 1989 - The Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills 240,000 barrels of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound.

• Rotary 2020 Convention June 6-8 in Honolulu HI has been cancelled.
• For the first time in history, Rotary International recommends that Rotary and Rotaract clubs meet virtually, cancel, or postpone meetings and events. 

• Tristan Toleno – 14 years!
• Valerie Stewart – charter member, but still congratulations!

• Shelter has closed at its physical location on the Winston Prouty campus. Groundworks has moved them to hotels in the area, such as the Quality Inn, as well as set up their own office there.
• The next dinner that Rotary has signed up to cook for will be in Mid-April. Volunteers have been bringing meals to the hotels and Groundworks packs them up individually to send to their rooms.
• Groundwork’s goal in moving them to the hotels was to enforce social distancing and keep everyone housed.
• Sadie will update sign-ups online and figure out ONE driver to be picking up food from the Legion and transporting it to the Quality Inn.
• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eaba728a3f58-seasonal13

• Our next meal contribution will be Tuesday, April 14^th. There is no need for servers or clean-up people due to Groundworks wrapping up the meals individually. There is, however, a need for ONE person to pick up from the Legion and bring to the Quality Inn – Tristam has volunteered to transport meals! Thank you Tristam!
• Rotary also owes Justin for cooking the last meal Currently, our club has $115 collected, and Josh Traeger offered to help with the costs. Many thanks, Josh!
• Groundworks is also looking for other supplies, such as craft, puzzles, books, DVDs, coloring books, etc. for their client to do during the day while they are living at the hotels. Please reach out to Mona via email if you have any items to donate – Debra Rosenzweig said she can put together a bag of puzzles, games, and books! Many thanks, Debra!

• When Justin knows the exact amount for last meal and for meal coming up in April, he can send an email to Ali and she can then send money his way.

• Currently, he is working off the food he has, and needs to do a walk-through of the Legion to see what he can prepare for April’s meal. No set meal in place at this moment in time.

• He was in contact with Carol Lolatte from the Brattleboro Parks and Recreation Center about cleaning up the pavilion. Carol will reach out when a good time would be for us to go and clean the pavilion.

• He received a letter from Carla and the organization that collects money for the educational fund thanking Rotary for what we have given her. Carla was very grateful to receive financial support to send her to school and her objective is to complete this school year for both herself and for her family.

• Our Rotary club had sent funds to support disaster relief to victims caught in the devastations of Hurricane Dorian back in January/February, and we received a thank-you note back.

• Haven’t had much schooling yet since cancelling in-class studies due to COVID-19, but online classes just began on Monday. Since Monday, Hazel’s teachers have been using Zoom and Google Classroom to teach and administer assignments. Some teachers have set schedules aligned, some currently do not.

• There was an earthquake in Croatia recently – Lucy and her family are okay! Very scary, but minimal damaged occurred. Lucy says to us Rotarians to stay inside and be well due to COVID-19.

• Has reviewed seven project proposals since November. Two of the most promising ones appear to be a project occurring in the Philippines providing wheelchairs to those that need them, and another project on the border of USA and Mexico in Tijuana.

• Reached out to Kevin, says that Kevin and his family are doing well!

• Introduced the “Band” application a few years ago and was wondering if it makes sense to start using it again for communication purposes directly in our Rotary group. Perhaps we try it again?

• Not a brag per se, but Ali’s daughter, Nicole, is in transit from Pacific Samoa. She will be returning home, hopefully soon, but it has been a challenging time trying to figure out traveling arrangements. Positive thoughts are being sent their way!

• Lisa has been working nonstop to get her clients home. It’s been challenging due to airline policies constantly changing due to COVID-19 responses.
• Bragging for the people in her travel agent industry – their trajectory is going to be completely different from now on.
• Another brag for Michael, Lisa’s husband, for devoting his time to work under this life-altering pandemic. She hasn’t been able to see him in three weeks due to his work responsibilities rapidly changing from COVID-19.
• Lisa says to keep healthy and stay safe everyone!

• Debbie and Tony had a fast round-trip to Florida and back – less than 2.5 days there due to pandemic.
• Currently, Debbie is practicing social distancing from seeing Amber (her daughter) and her children (Debbie’s grandchildren) due to the pandemic. It’s challenging right now to try to explain to her grandchildren and for them to understand why she isn’t coming to see them in person. Various books are aiding in explaining germs and how they work to her grandchildren.

• Brag for his horse that has been taking him into the woods where both of them an forget about the controls of life.

• Jim’s nephew and his girlfriend just had a baby! Unfortunately for his nephew, he works in the healthcare field and won’t be able to see his son until this pandemic I over.
• Also, a brag for Erin O’Keefe for hew work with Brattleboro Area Mutual Aid (BAMA).

• She’s been working on setting up mutual aid for people around the community. She’s been making maps of the communities in Brattleboro and appointing a point person to each neighborhood in order to create mutual aid and support during these rough times. There are still a few neighborhoods that need a point person, which include: Belmont, Green Hill, Lower and Upper Putney, Main Street, South Main Street, and South Street.
  • Please encourage your neighbors to fill out the BAMA Survey here: https://forms.gle/zX381PH8wPwFo5HZ8
  • BAMA Survey in Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/reffaqj
  • Needs? Vermont211.org

• Bragging for his wife, who works for Families First. She has been managing both staff and clients’ personal development, working on helping them balance family and work life. She’s gone from working 8 hours a day to 10+ hours a day! AND been busting her but putting up with Justin!

• Thankful to have a person more tech-savvy than herself running the Rotary meeting – thank you Jim!
• Thankful to all the teachers for putting together online learning programs for students everywhere.

• Shout-out to Hazel, one of our Student Rotarian’s – Josh had the opportunity to see her photography over at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center.
• Another shout-out to Erin – incredible work she is doing to gather people together throughout the community during these challenging times and create a support system.

• Since we can’t meet physically, Josh was wondering if there was any electronic payment ability in Rotary?
  • ANSWER: Jim V. –
    • Do NOT currently have an electronic payment method set up.

• Governor has put up a “don’t leave your house” order – Jim was wondering if this means you can’t exercise (walk/run/bike/etc.) outside or walk pets?
  • ANSWER: Hazel –
    • You CAN leave your house to exercise/walk pets, but it should be independently.

• Mental wellness is very important for all of us! Put on real clothes and shoes! Wearing yoga pants for work now is fun, but your work clothes aren’t going to fit when you finally go back into the office!

1. Is it the truth
2. Is it fair to all concerned
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships
4. Is it beneficial to all concerned

1. Is it the truth
2. Is it fair to all concerned
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships
4. Is it beneficial to all concerned

• 1882 - A production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at Boston's Bijou Theatre becomes the first performance in a theatre lit by incandescent electric lights.
• 1930 - As the economic crisis grows, the Bank of the United States closes its doors.
• 1941 - The United States declares war on Italy and Germany.
• 1964 - Frank Sinatra, Jr., is returned home to his parents after being kidnapped for the ransom amount of $240,000.
• 1972 - Challenger, the lunar lander for Apollo 17, touches down on the moon's surface, the last time that men visit the moon.
• 1997 - The Kyoto Protocol international treaty intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses, opens for signature.
• 2008 - Bernard "Bernie" Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in what was called a $50-billion Ponzi scheme.

• Jon Secrest - Party this Sunday, light on main course , will send out email with address. Ali asks that directions go out, Will will to confirm Jon does it.
• Staci - Reports that the NY Eve Gala committee is looking for silent auction items. Proposes that each member donate at least one of their “favorite things” to be put into gift baskets. Could be food, drink etc. (no mention made of whiskers on kittens). Please bring to the next meeting or call Staci to arrange pick-up/delivery.
• Tom -  Reports that the Board discussed the results of the member survey on makeup policy and achieved a semblance of consensus which he will attempt to draft into a coherent policy.
• Josh U - Reporting on Pints for Polio noted that he was unable to acquire a venue for this fall and is working on getting it set up for March.

• Hazel  reports that winter sports have started.  The first Nordic practice this year was on snow (whoopie), an unusual occurrence. They have a lot of new skiers. It’s going to be a good year.
• Sarah is playing hockey. They lost their first game after getting lost on the way there. (The 5 hour bus ride probably didn’t help). Their first home game is tonight. And, in a non-sports related item, the student council is leading the schools “Feed the Thousands” project participation.
• Alina is a member of the Athletic Leadership Council which is publishing advance notice for games and competitions to increase attendance. Also noted that PSAT scores are out. (No gnashing of teeth or wailing observed).

• Marcy - Daughter Rowan swam in 9 events (that’s a lot) in the winter classic meet in WRJ. She took time off every event she had a previous time in. In the 50 yd free-style she  beat rival by over a second (“totally on the flip turn”) and broke the 30 second barrier.
• Sadie - Matilda opens tomorrow night at NEYT. It will be fabulous. If interested, contact her to join her crew tomorrow night. She also reported that Patty Meyer,  musical director for NEYT,  was informed of the death of her daughter in car crash this past Sunday during rehearsal. They are sending all of the light they can to her family.
• Mona - Reported that she doesn’t get to spend much time with father and step-mother, even though they are close by. Last night they spent 6 hours with them, going  to “Bright Lights” in Springfield MA and then out to dinner. It was “the best night.”
• Katya - Reported that she attended a memorial service for dear friend named Monty, (96 years old) from Kennebunkport, ME. He was a man of many stories who loved skiing, sailing, and cars. He lived 3 houses down from the senior President Bush. She shared a story from the 1980’s when he had purchased a new Mazda. President Bush saw him in it and asked to drive it (I’m imagining a convertible Miata, but I’m not sure). Some one captured the President driving it  on film (pre-digital, pre-cell phone) and it went viral, that is, into PRINT. Mazda tried many times to get Monty to accept compensation, which he declined. They finally just sent him a check for $50K that he donated to charity. More importantly, he walked Katya down the aisle at her wedding.
• Will - Updating his presentation a few weeks ago, he reported that 3 people so far have signed up for his AirBnB offering “Learn to Ski with a Vermonter.”
• KJ - A $2 brag for Monday’s Trivia which had a great turnout and donated $605 to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Also a $5 brag for Erin, one of many remarkable women in our midst.
• Jim - Memorialized the loss of his long time friend and teacher Richard Edelman at 93 years old. He brought Jim to Penn State to learn to act. They worked together in NYC. Richard had great sense of how and why do what you do as an actor. In Vermont, he had an association with Eric Bass at Sand Glass. Jim is going to miss him very much
• Michelle - She joined Rotary when her daughter was in diapers. Same child is now being proposed for Rotary membership. 
• Deb - In what I thought was going to be a brag for a new Mexican restaurant in Springfield (which is excellent she says) noted that her daughter was born 31 years ago, She also touted the benefits of moonshine, which doesn’t cause hangovers. Unlike the Margarita(s) she had last night.
• Damon - Aiden competed in his first NCAA Div I competition in Boston on the “fastest track”. Came in 18th out of 30, half second off his previous personal best. Torin’s first race is Sunday.
• Bethany - Two brags. First, for her last day of undergraduate studies, even though she has a couple of papers due. She starts a fulltime internship at C&S in the transport dept the first week in January. Second, for another procedure on her back, this time an “invasive surgery.” She anticipates a long road of recovery and his hopeful for relief.

• Total proceeds not available
• Winners
  • Second prize - Kelly Willison, KJ’s sister
  • First price - John Mabie

1835 - Texans officially proclaim independence from Mexico, and calls itself the Lone Star Republic, until its admission to the Union in 1845.

1914 - The brassiere, invented by Caresse Crosby, is patented.

1940 - U.S. Supreme Court rules in Hansberry v. Lee that African Americans cannot be barred from white neighborhoods.

1956 - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously strikes down two Alabama laws requiring racial segregation on public buses.

1970 - A powerful tropical cyclone strikes the Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), causing an estimated half-million deaths in a single night; the Bhola cyclone is regarded as the worst natural disaster of the 20th century.

1. Katja- New Year’s Eve party tickets are available, all proceeds go to The Boys & Girls of Brattleboro
2. Mona- created a community service binder filled with sign-up sheets for our events that we have committed to. The binder will be available at each meeting to help with the process.
3.  Jon - hosting the Holiday Party on Sunday December 15^th at 5:30, details to come.  
4. Kevin – Project Feed pick-ups are happening, have 1 day that needs coverage Dec 20^th.
5. KJ- December 9^th Trivia Night at 6:30, Big Brothers, Big Sisters is the charity sponsor.

• Football team won the state championships game, first time in 56 years.
• Pre-season Nordic has begun
• Basketball and IBL try outs are starting
• Finished fundraising for prom, not sure how much they raised but it was enough so that it won’t have to be in the gym.

Thank you to our Greeter Will Shakespeare! 

Next week’s greeter - Turner

This week’s scribe - KJ - filling in for Mr. Stoner

Next week’s scribe - Val

Guests: 

Shawn Garland

Ed Brimley from Illinois, it was his birthday on Monday and his Rotary Anniversary this month, 24 years of perfect attendance. We are his 68th club and Vermont is his 25th State. The birthday singers sang to our guest who appreciated the song.

John Mabie - Nooner and Law man

Shoshana Bass - our speaker from Sandglass Theatre in Putney

Rotary Anniversaries:

Josh Goldberg - 2 years

Michelle Pong - 9 years in our club (which is really the most important part) and some other years in another club making a total of 20 years. Rumors are that this is impossible, she’s too young for that. 

Announcements:

Coffee Shop: Tristam is changing the way the Coffee Shop works and ordering when he has enough demand, the demand is there so he is placing an order. Don’t forget who said they would buy!

Disc Golf Tournament: coming up on October 13th, need volunteers to help. Contact Josh Goldberg if interested. 

Trivia Night: starting back up September 16th. Thank you to all who have volunteered! Please come out and play, you don’t have to be good at Trivia! It’s just a fun evening out and dinner is always great! 

Hostage Tumbler: Kevin has a tumbler he is holding hostage, it has stickers on it. No word on how it came to be in Kevin’s possession nor why he is holding it hostage, the mystery continues! 

Cards: It’s in the deck! YOU LOSE LOSERS! 

Our Guest Ed suggests we up the ante to $2/card. Josh G proposes a $5 fine on our guest for suggesting such a thing. 

Brags:

John Mabie: 32 year anniversary and a great get-away to Maine with Val. 

KJ: 

Rescue Inc. raffle tickets - $20 each or 6 for $100, win a car and many other prizes!

Masonic Lodge Raffle: $20/ticket only 500 being sold, Grand Prize is either a Remington .308 (which we heard is a hunting rifle) or $500 cash, 2nd Prize $300 cash and 3rd Prize is $200 cash. 

Rescue Inc. Adventure Race - this year we’re having a family fun race and obstacles for the kids/family, please come out and support our team and our cause. More info at https://www.rescueinc.org/adventure-race.html

Damon: 

Aiden at College - settling in nicely, some tears were shed

Torin finished 3rd out of 39 (?) in a big race this week. 

Mona: 

Anniversary trip to Niagara Falls, it was wonderful! If you haven’t been GO! 

Jon: 

$5 brag - Jason found a car for Alina to drive when (if?) she gets her license in a couple of weeks. 

Alina had her first varsity soccer match, it was fun to see his daughter start on Varsity, but not so fun to now have to pay for the opportunity. 

Keri and Jon did a Century ride in NYC. 107 miles in just over 11 hours with 3000 of their closest friends. 

Deb R: 

Sadie is in a play opening this weekend at the Actor’s Theatre Playhouse (http://www.atplayhouse.org/2019/TimeOfMyLife.html) some folks are going on Friday, September 13th, meeting at Echo Restaurant in Brattleboro at 6 PM and then going to the show at 7:30. Let KJ know if you’d like to join. 

Hungry Lion Bike tour coming up! Support your Rotary Team! https://www.pledgereg.com/3120/Team/12224

Turner: 

Went to the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion this past weekend to see some bands, some great, some should retire. 

Michelle:

Her best friend has joined a Rotary Club! 

Linda’s Closet is having their 17th Annual 5K around Granite Lake next Saturday (September 21st), come hear Michelle announce people’s names! https://www.lindascloset.org/event/lindas-closet-5k-runwalk

2-10 Anniversary (which her and Chris both forgot about, but never again as her daughter has announced she is getting married on the date of their 2-11 Anniversary! 

Kevin:

Grandkids are amazing. He, of course, has the cutest grandson in the world, even though he was photographed in a Seahawks jersey, everyone (even his other grandma) knows he’s a New England fan at heart. 

Did his own 5K while mowing the lawn, he ran out of gas, then the lawnmower ran out of fuel. 

Shoshana Bass from Sandglass Theatre thrilled us with tales of the Theatre’s beginning in 1982 in Germany by her parents who then moved to Putney in 1986. 

Sandglass uses the art of puppets to dialogue around cultural issues which would be more difficult without the buffer of the puppet. 

About to go on a tour of the West Coast with a piece about refugee resettlement. 

Shoshana is taking a legacy piece (her father’s signature piece) to Korea in the near future. She has spent many months with her father learning this piece and is honored to carry on his work. 

September 14-15 (This weekend!) is the International Puppet Festival “Puppets in Paradise” at the Retreat Farm more info available at https://sandglasstheater.org/special-events/puppets-in-paradise

Chocolino or Chucklino (I didn’t get the name for sure) made an appearance after some coaxing in his native German and dragged Shoshana around the room finally going back to his home and letting Shoshana finish her presentation. 

• Sigh the card for Dr Fagelson, on the table.
• Rescue inc. thanks letter to BSRC
• Rotary Romp on September 2^nd, 5:00 for run, walk, 6:00- 6:30 at Marina for libations

• Membership: We are at 41 fantastic members and want to continue to add incredible people with integrity and community mindedness to our club. We are asking everyone to think of one person they would like to invite to our club. Does this person’s character and actions meet the 4way test? Are they community minded, enjoy volunteerism, ready to get their hands dirty to help others, strong integrity? If so then please invite them to join you for a Rotary breakfast meeting and also notify Josh Traeger the Membership Chair of their interest.  We are a club of action and thrive on making a positive difference in our community for the people that need the most help. We know we can’t do this on our own and need a strong team to move forward. We also love the camaraderie and laughter that make our group who we are.

• Club Service:  

• Rotary Romp on the first Monday of each month, starting this Monday, September 2.
• A fall and spring home pot luck party at a Rotarian’s home.
• Incoming President hosts the change-over party at their home or their selected venue.
• Outdoor activities including biking, walking, kayaking, snow shoeing and/or XC or down hill skiing.

• Fundraising: Sandy is proposing we do a Ghost Tour of Brattleboro as a fundraiser.  We would prepare a test run for this October and then do it for real next year. It will take actors, some research and some publicity money. The Idea is about an hour long walk through Brattleboro and charging something like $20 a person.  

• New years Eve Party:  In the team are Diane, Stacie, Mona, Lisa and Katja as of right now. 

1. Tom- sent around June board meeting minutes and needs them approved, so please respond!!!
2. Josh T- created a BSR team for the Whitingham Lions Bike Tour on 9/28 (32 miles)This fundraiser will support their food drive. If interested please contact Josh, if you are not into riding 32 miles then make a donation to the cause.
3. Mona- reminded us that Load the Latchis is coming up on 8/21. If you can’t stop by that day Mona will collect items at the meeting the day before and make the drop off ofr you. 

ADVANTAGES OF HYDROPONICS

• Saves up to 90% of the water used in traditional agriculture
• Easier to test and adjust Ph and nutrient levels
• Less extensive root structures
• Up to a 30% increase in fruit production
• Plants mature up to 25% faster
• Saves land space
• Does not require arable land

• Deb C. introduced speaker for the day Chris French of Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Diane introduced Joshua Daniel

• Reported that despite the heat of the day and the inauspicious traffic pattern collected $910.95.
• Shout outs to Mona, Tom, and Sadie for their efforts
• Auctioned off a bottle of fine wine from her cellar with a good story I missed to bring the total to over $1000.

• Noted that she is coming to the club after consulting with the board
• Proposes hosting an elegant NYE party, perhaps in conjunction with the noon club, as a fund raiser
  • American Legion has been reserved
  • Since it is the centennial of the start of the Roaring Twenties suggests this as a theme
  • Might include a meal, glass of bubbly at midnight, cash bar, and auction
  • Tom moved and Lisa seconded that the club pursue this option. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Katja forming a committee (contact her if interested)

• Reported that the club honors past presidents with the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellowship that can be reassigned at their discretion
• In light of the many years of outstanding and unassuming service to the club, she presented it to Ed Dewes, who hastily avoided any speechifying

• Old house under contract for closing in August, KJ due back in a week.
• Rock Voices will be performing a concert of MoTown at Centre Congo on Saturday night at 7pm. It will be hot

• Birth of another grandson, Derrick Keith
• Birth of grandnephew, Jackson Bentley
• Shared about the funeral of a man she had engaged with a dozen years ago who found a new reason to live on the edge of suicide. It was a remarkable story of redemption.

• The Apron Theater Company opens Moliere’s Tartuffe on August 8 at 7:30pm. Performances through August 23.
• Bragged that he got this minutes out this morning, but moreover, he followed directions on posting and got it right the first time.

• Bragged for “surviving” the Blue Grass Festival, 103 degrees under the tent
• This week going on a cruise to Bermuda with his son’s family
• Then visiting his daughter in upstate NY
• Then to Michigan, Lake Huron area
• Adventure culminating with his 60^th reunion (not sure if it’s high school or college)

• He saw a presentation on this, was interested and determined to learn and share more on the topic
• The impact of communication is based 55% on body language, 38% on voice, and only 7% on the actual words
• Five principles
  • Combinations affirm assumptions – e.g. multiple cues give the complete picture
  • What happens inside is what you see outside
  • Context influences body language – e.g. if it’s cold, crossed arms may not indicate closed mind
  • Look for change – change in body language is a good indicator of change of attention/attitude/etc.
  • Take account of body language – make it a habit
• Example hints
  • Smiling super important, even when on the phone
  • 70% eye contact rule
  • Handshakes shouldn’t be too firm, limp, moist, or held for more than 3 seconds
  • “Clinton box” – keep gesturing within the box defined by shoulders and hips
  • Mirroring – language, body language, shows interest and makes connection
• Recommended  book - Without Saying A Word: Master the Science of Body Language and Maximize Your Success

1. Cindy standing in for Jim V today

2. History

3. Quotes
4. Guests: Kimberly Diemond, Exec. Dir. of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Vermont; Susannah Graham, Big Brothers Big Sisters; John Mabie; Kevin Curry from Meridan Connecticut; and Amy Goldberg
5. Announcements: Guilford Welcome Center:  we run it this Sunday; see online for food and other donations needed, as well as staffing especially from noon to 2

6. Rotary Anniversay:  Jen Moyse, 5 years
7. Brags
   1. Jim M. : Apron Theater production of Moliere’s play Tartuffe opens August 8 at Next Stage in Putney
   2. Nick: the glory of golfboarding
   3. Will: opening of Shakespeare Mountain Vista, Air BnB at Will’s place in Marlboro
   4. Dan’s daughter has two, count ‘em, two jobs for the summer
   5. Kevin Curry’s 3 of 4 kids on their own now; he spent 3 weeks in Europe including marriage of daughter; son now a Black Hawk pilot; took granddaughter to circus in Keene
8. Announcements, round two
   1. round two:  Guilford Welcome Center
   2. Debra asks help with our 2 gardens, need folks early mornings Sat or Sun over next few weeks; she’ll send a schedule

9. Cards:  Jack of Diamonds no winner
10. Bowl of life:  this person worked at the Alpenhaus lodge in Jackson Hole as bartender, serving up Shotskis

11. Speakers Kimberly & Susannah about the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in VT
    1. Now 3 locations:  here, Burlington & Northeast Kingdom
    2. Program now separate from Youth Services, expanding statewide, 48kids in Windham County and a waiting list of 60
    3. Goal is expansion, sustainability
    4. Big Brothers & Big Sisters are models and mentors who establish lifelong relationships that change lives, the Big’s life & the Little’s life
    5. Now have partnership with Bratt Police Dept
    6. Focus on opioid addictions – those at high risk – reaching families; have a clinician’s expertise, at Brattleboro Retreat
    7. How it works:  Littles are
       1. 40% less likely to use drugs
       2. 33% less likely to continue the process of abuse in families
       3. 27% less likely to use alcohol
       4. 67% more likely to join sports teams
       5. 93% more active in the community

• John Mabie - Noon club
• Lucy - exchange student
• Jill & Chris visiting from Scotland

• Will Shakespeare did a bang up job!
• 7/3/19 - Kevin Y
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• None

• None today

• Change over meeting next week at Chez Fitzgerald in Spofford with 5:30 start - family are invited, pot luck - bring a covered dish to share & BYOB & chairs
  • Directions coming via email
• Today was Lucy’s 2nd to  last meeting & Mona presented her with a scrap book to help her remember her time here with us! Lucy expressed her gratitude for her time here.
• Jim V - no board meeting on 7/4/19 & annual dues are due.
• Speaker list - website needs to be extended.

• This Rotarian’s Grandfather was listed in The Who’s Who of America
  • Damon - Kevin - Will - Turner - correct!!!
    • His grandfather on mother’s side & was a professor from Michigan

• Ace of hearts was chosen - the pot of $16 today was won by Dan Deitz!

• None today but President Marcy presented out guests from Scotland with Sunrise Rotary Club flags & we received one from the Lochness Club

• Tristam - won’t be here next week as he’s going on a 333 mile bike ride from Pittsburgh to DC & for last week’s speaker & the value of “position 5”
• Sadie - for scholarship presenters & for the Paul Harris the club gave her, KJ finally got her her PH pin
• Justin - $5, his wife took him to a concert in Essex last night & he overslept this AM so she came into help him prepare breakfast today!
• Jim V - Windham Grows won the 2019 VT Business for Social Responsibility..... Reward
• Kevin - $4 - $3 for the days spent in San Diego visiting Wyatt & his family, visited the SD Zoo; Kevin has a college friend there too he hasn’t seen in 40 years & they were able to connect. $1 for Southwest Airlines - all Dads got free socks!
• Josh T - got back from a 1 week trip to NYC & camping in Catskills & for Josh U for being an amazing business man!
• Josh U - for Josh T - I hadn’t been to a meeting for awhile for Southern VT Professionals & Josh T questioned his age!!!
• KJ - bragged for Rotarians getting out for fun - went out to eat & then watched
  • Going to Germany for 5 weeks
• Jen - bragged for her son finishing 5th grade at Academy school & moving on up!
• Marcy bragged for everyone for helping make her year as President a great year!

• She was introduced by President Marcy - she was going to have Pete Moma speak about Phoenix House of New England but he wasn’t able to come to speak
  • PH is moving to the Wheeler House on Austine Campus
• Sadie spoke today about our community service work this past year
  • We captured 1835 hours of work in our community as a group this Rotary year!
  • 717 hours of work outside of our club commitments
  • The project for which we recorded the most hours (240) - Erin’s Pergola Project
  • Disc golf - 86 hours for the tournament
  • 3 Vs. 3 was the next largest
  • We had 100% club participation
  • Sadie brought a questionnaire for us to provide her with feedback: Projects of interest next year? New projects?
    • Sadie has been reaching out to the Welcome Center to try and secure a date there.
  • If anyone is interested in taking over as Community Service Chair she’s happy to turn over the job!