March 30, 2016 Meeting Notes
Rotary Meeting 3/30/2016
Quote of the week: “Oh you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY and they meet at the bar!” George Carlin
Thanks to our Greeter: Josh
Guests: Defending Trivia champion (and District Governor) Billl Stevens.
Jon's daughters; who were introduced using words that are too big for me to remember, let alone type and spell. :-)
Student Rotarians: Molly and Emily - both FBLA Officers: had their second blood drive of the year, very successful. Their goal was 27 pints, they were able to collect pints. Both ladies were at States last week at Lake Morey resort, 16 people attended (from BUHS), 7 officers and 9 members. Monday night just the Bratt folks and State Officers, had the whole resort to themselves. After the competition the Brattleboro chapter came away with $20,000 in Vermont Tech scholarships. Brattleboro FBLA took home the first place Chapter award!
Announcements:
Tristam - the coffee shop is open!
Needs help with the nutrition project, needs someone on Monday April 18th to pickup yogurt and butcher and deliver to the communities. Jim volunteered (Thanks Jim!)
Dan - Brag/announcement - Overflow shelter dinner - sold out all the food! (Not supposed to sell it Dan!) Had a HUGE bowl of salad, three entrees and desserts were all gone, people were asking for more food. Thanks to everyone who helped out. Next one is Monday, April 18th.
Sadie - Card back here for Carmen; she is ill.
After the meeting is a scholarship committee meeting. Please let Sadie know if you're interested in joining.
Trivia Night - Monday, April 11th to benefit the Company of Muses scholarship fund.
Next board meeting is April 7th at WKVT
Club Membership drive: Please submit names to Josh by email, postcard, call, text or send carrier pigeon. Josh will not contact these folks directly, but will assist you in contacting if you’d like.
Bracket Leaderboard: After Round 4 - Toni, Sandy S, Kevin, Dan.
Amelia: PARTAY!! (she exclaimed, then more somberly added) Jill is leaving us; we'd like to have a party to celebrate her and send her off. Need to get some dates and venues together. Maybe have a party at Hazel restaurant take over the bar? More details to follow.
President Ali added a serious note regarding our handling of the Bowl of Life tidbit last week. We made some jokes and may have pushed the envelope a bit. Remember what Rotary stands for.
Future Guest Speakers: Todd's daughter, Maia, is coming next week (4/6), 4/13 - Michelle, 4/20 - Jason, 4/27 - Jon Secrest
Birthday: Mark Ethier - not here
Rotary Anniversary: Bob Fagelson - 14 years and not here
Cards: 10 of Diamonds - it's in the deck - YOU LOSE LOSERS!
Brags:
Damon: Rotary (and Aidan in a roundabout way) and the Interact club in Keene. Keene club is known Globally. 90 kids involved, 30 from each class (and over 60 kids on waiting list). Have to be nominated by a teacher. Aidan was nominated! Damon challenges our club (and the noon club) to get a club going here in Brattleboro. Anyone interested in being a liaison between our club and the school please let Damon know. Keene club is willing to help.
Turner (clean shaven): Went to three Rotary clubs while away in Alaska, was able to get one banner (and one makeup card). One of the warmest Iditarod's he has ever been too. It was 10 - 30 degrees above zero, when it is usually -10 to -30 below zero.
Michigan State decided to lose in order to give Syracuse a chance (You’re welcome, Kevin)
This is Turner’s last Iditarod, he has been at 37 sled races, he has run the course and has trained some folks (three or four) to take over his job.
Amelia: More like I'm looking for some help hanging up posters. Thanks to Phillips, Dunn, Shriver, Carrol for being sponsors of our concert at the Latchis. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, it should be a great family show! (http://www.hilltopmontessori.org/2016/03/family-concert-at-latchis-to-benefit-hilltop/)
Kevin: (clothed in Orange) A dollar for each of the Syracuse Teams for the first time advancing to the final four (I think he’s talking about basketball). Eric got Danielle (his fiancé) to wear a Syracuse jersey. GO 'CUSE! Kevin was boo'd off the stage after it was brought to the Club’s attention he did not have 'CUSE on his final four bracket. (Kevin tried to explain he made his bracket with his head, not his heart)
Bill: $10 - Aidan, the club, trivia night, Jill (we'll miss you), Drew - great presentation at the noon club, BF raffle tickets for sale, the rest is a donation.
Drew: KJ the newest member of the Technical Rescue Team, will be thrown into the water on Saturday. (Scribe note: I was unaware of this, if I’m not there next Wednesday, please see if Drew forgot me in the water)
Dan: Rescue - friend had to use their services and those guys were great!
Jill: for the Club, wants to continue in Rotary, as she reads the news she is reminded of the good work Rotary does. Wishes she could brag One Million dollars for our club.
Found an Apartment in Boston area! The Maxwell's watched Mesa. Apartment is in Belmont, come visit! 3/4 mile from the Alewife station. Two bedrooms, two baths.
Guest Speaker: Jen introduced Jim Maxwell's surprise guest speaker, who will take us to a different place and time, imagine you are in 1905 a rural meeting hall in England. We were then treated to a ‘lecture’ entitled “On the Harmfulness of Tobacco” by non other than our own Jim Maxwell!
Jim “dusted off” this piece, written by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov a few months ago to share his talents with our club. Jim has been performing this piece (on and off) since 1973. He first performed it during the summer he was working with Glenn Close.