February 8, 2017

 
 
 
 
February 8th, 2017
Scribe- Josh
 
This day in History
 
1952
Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom
 
1971
NASDAQ Stock Market Opens for the first time
1998
First Female Hockey Game in Olympic History: Finland beats Sweden 6-0
 
 
Speaker Next week
Ed
 
Scribe Next Week
Jim
 
Light Crowd for breakfast
Good work to our adventurous members who were able to chisel their car out of the glacial ice storm that covered much of the region last night and make it to meeting.
 
Student Rotarians
Past Friday High School Acapella Concert – Good turn out and fundraiser for Insight photography. If you are interested in hearing more then click or paste this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ZS3SpP7bo
 
 
Hosting a Communicate and Dine event – To talk about issues in our High School- to find out the major issues happening and then take it to the faculty.
  • The new grading system
  • No student representation in administration
 
No Birthdays and No Rotary Anniversaries
 
 
 
Guests:
Richard Davis- Windham County Heat Fund Recipient
$1500
  • Need to give people more fuel, however the number of recipients is down
  • Donations are way up
  • Average fuel out to recipients $30,000-$50,000 to community
  • They give out wood, pellets, propane, kerosene
  • Bob has known Richard for many years- these two guys have been doing this selflessly for so many years. These guys give 100% of every dollar out to the people who
  • 12 year in operation, raised close to $300,000
  • No solicitations, no mailing list, no website and the money just comes in
  • Run By Richard and Daryl
 
Announcements
Rotary App for your smart phone or Ipad
  • Club Runner App – and has most peoples phone number
  • Please update clubrunner with your preferred phone number
 
 
We are looking for a social media chair?
  • To increase our reach in the community
  • For every event we do
  • Please contact Damon if you are interested
 
Overflow February 9th
  • Please cook for 30 people
  • Serving – Sara, KJ, Josh, Cindy
  • Dinner- Tristam, Diane and KJ
  • Beverages – Jim
  • - See recent Sadie Email for other food items
and details
 
Rotary Foundation 100th Year Anniversary
  • Please donate and lets have 100% participation this year
    • What is the Rotary Foundation – click on link below to learn more
    • https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation
 
March 4th
80’s Dance to support American Legion and Rotary 8pm-12am at Legion
 
Honduras Possible Trip-
- Long weekend to see the work we are doing down there. Possible times Thursday – Sunday.
 
Strolling of the Heifers
  • Looking for Volunteer to be Marshalls- talk to Jim V.
Trivia- Coming up Monday February 13th for the Library
 
Cards-
Booey wins it and then promptly donates it to the Windham heat fund- Thanks Booey!
 
Brags
  • Evie- Camp Campalot opens on Friday
  • Sadie- high school Acapella
  • Damon- for his son for running and to Michelle for covering while he travels to Maui
  • Cindy- Cota and Cota for offering free apprenticeship program to becoming a plumber, think about lockers for the homeless
  • Ali- thanks to Cindy for helping me
  • KJ- thanks to rescue for the new building and the garage door
  • Toni- Kyle participated in the best warrior competition – the only female to compete- She has been in this unit for 1.5 years. Brett started his training and has been at Fort Bragg for 4 month. Then he starts selection school.
  • Kevin- Syracuse Orange Man- Huge Win, wish that his son was with him for the Patriots game, going on vacation to Mexico 10 days,
 
 
 
Speaker
Toni and Kevin
3 on 3 Basketball
Saturday March 18th
Set up on Friday Afternoon
Concessions – Amelia and Dan
  • Vermont Country Deli and Pepsi helps out
Registration 8:30
Games at 9:00
Done by 2:00
Would love to have 30 teams last year we had 20.
 
Double Elimination
Help Needed with:
  • Posters out
  • Talking to coaches
  • Court Monitors- to keep track of time, not really a referee, but to help mediate if arguments come up
  • Set-up
  • Clean Up
Sponsorship Letters
  • Sent out 100 letters
  • Revamped letter with more information about the scholarship
  • Up to $3,400 already with some new companies
    • Against the Grain
    • Members First increased their pledge
  • Our goal is $15,000
  • Last Year we raised $11,525
  • Toni – will send out email-able letter to club if we want to send out to our own network of contacts