President Mona started her the meeting with a Rotary Minute…......
ROTARY MINUTE:
A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. The first design was made (1905) by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel, with a few lines to show dust and motion. The wheel was said to illustrate "Civilization, Movement and Service work in action." Most of the early clubs had some form of wagon wheel on their publications and letterheads. In 1922, it was decided that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design as the exclusive emblem of Rotarians. Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel, with 24 teeth and six spokes was adopted by the "Rotary International Association.
A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a "keyway" in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So, in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formally adopted as the official Rotary International emblem.
GREETER:
Next weeks greeter will be Turner.
SCRIBE:
Lisa will be filling in for Dan. Please make sure to check the list for your assigned date.
BIRTHDAYS: Debra’s birthday is on Sunday July 25th and today is Jess’s birthday so she was serenaded by our very own Rotary singers.
ANNIVERSARIES: no anniversaries
FINES:
- Dan was fined for appearing in the Reformer. It was a great picture spotlighting essential workers, Kudos Dan!!
- Kevin stood and fined anyone not wearing their Rotary pin…and your badge does not count.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- District Conference will held on Lake Winnipesaukee this year on November 13 and 14. It is open to all but space is limited and you must pre-register.
- Noon Club Mixer is tonight starting at 4:30pm at Saxton’s River Distillery. Snacks and appetizers will be provided.
- Chasing Sunrise fundraiser has touched land again. We have 600 miles to go and are $800 away from our $5,000 goal. Please share the fundraising link on Facebook and help us cross the finish line.
- Please join Debra to help celebrate her birthday Sunday morning at 8am at the garden. Bring your gloves!!
- Bethany announced that Jon Secrest has joined the group of Sergeant at Arms and will be included in the rotation.
CARDS: 5 of Hearts.… no winner~ YOU ARE ALL WINNERS IN MY BOOK!!!!
BRAGS:
Jim: bragged for his son Wyndham who is part of the Vermont Suitcase Company http://vermontsuitcasecompany.com/ Their mission is to bring active theater to Vermont towns and to bring community people together to laugh with us and with each other. They are performing Robinhood, check out their website for dates and locations.
Kevin: bragged for his father in law Sam who is turning 91 on Sunday. They are bringing him to the MGM Grand in Springfield on Saturday to celebrate. If you have ever talked with Sam you would know that casinos are one his favorite places. Happy Birthday Sam and many more!!!
Jason: bragged for Kevin as he reminisced about the time Kevin made a very detailed presentation of the club budget to the group, evidently his line by line analysis made quite an impression on him. He also bragged for Dan and Brattleboro Tire as he had “mishap” with Anne’s car and some contaminated gas. Needless to say Dan was amazing and Jason is driving around with a courtesy car from Bratt Tire.
Turner: bragged for Kevin’s brag about Sam as it was very touching and he appreciated the sentiment.
Justin: bragged $10 for his amazing wife of 15 years Jess as today is her birthday and he feels extremely lucky to have her in his life!
GUEST SPEAKERS: No Guest speakers today, so Tristam updated us on The Moving Wall, Coffee from Honduras, and Pine Ridge.
The Moving Wall- they have enlisted the help of contractor extraordinaire Ken Harris from West Dummerston Builders to build the platform needed for the wall. For those that don’t know Ken he is not only an amazing contractor but he also served in the Army many years ago. Moreover they are working on a list of volunteers/skills that will be needed. When it is finished Tristam will let us know so we can sign up to help.
Coffee from Honduras- it appears the coffee from Honduras will not be happening this year as they are having problems with harvesting and transporting the beans. He will keep us updated.
Pine Ridge Reservation- located in South Dakota, is home to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and is 2,000,000 acres large with an estimated population of close to 40,000. The reservation is large, and its needs immense, commensurate with grinding poverty. Unemployment is more than 80 percent, the weather is extreme, and families struggle mightily with crushing financial, housing, health, educational and social issues.
With the help of Marty Cohn, Rotary has expanded their involvement with a 13 year commitment through a number of projects on the reservation. The newest venture being a Dental Clinic. There were dentists connected to the reservation in the past and they are now going to ramp up the project and have the visits be more frequent and organized. With the help of Tiny, there will be a connection of leadership from the reservation telling outsiders what is needed. Her involvement will hopefully create a sustainable commitment and impact to the community and population in need.