Rotary Notes:
Thank this week’s greeter – Will
Next week’s greeter – Will (again)
This week’s scribe is: KJ
Next week’s scribe is: 4/13 Staci, 4/20 Turner
Speaker List – 4/6 Career Discussion continued, 4/13 CA, 4/20 Bethany – replacement needed, 4/27 - Katja
Rotary Minute: Ageless Quotes 49-85 -
I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours. Age 50
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone. Age 51
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone. Age 51
I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth more than a medicine cabinet full of pills. Age 53
I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. Age 58
I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision. Age 66
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch, holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. Age 85
Announcements:
Thank you note from the Connecticut River Conservancy for the donation from Trivia Night.
Reminder! Bowling event from 5:30-7:30 with the Rotary club on Friday, April 29th. Let Mona know if you can come! Shoes, bowling and pizza will be supplied.
Based on the vote of the club the Vermont Welcome Center Coffee Break is Saturday, June 18th signup genius will be forthcoming. We will lots of snack type stuff (individually wrapped), this will be from 9-4.
Bethany has moved to New Jersey . Staci and Marci (and others) will be taking over the duties of secretary.
Trivia is coming up on Monday, April 11th. Jon Secrest is putting together a Rotary table, let him know if you’ll be coming to join him.
Brags:
Josh: Brag for Jim Maxwell, is a part of the refugee support group, he has been driving people all over town. Jim is spending a lot of time driving people to appointments (and other places, he says he’s been to Walmart more times in the past few weeks then the previous 10 years).
Kevin: Little granddaughter is a week-old yesterday; she is full of attitude (which comes from the maternal side of the family). She thought seeing grandpa on the TV was really cool.
Justin: Last week was his seven year wedding anniversary! Was on the front page of the Reformer last week. The Legion is putting on dinners for Veterans, they had over 60 people. Last Wednesday was international Bi-polar day, remember to take care of your mental health.
Student Rotarian Report:
Ava: Track season has started! Legs are sore, went for a swim in a stream yesterday. Went to the Brattleboro Works for Woman, Ava is the only student who showed up (so far). Ava runs 400/800, long jump and high jump. Nordic season ended well, the Vermont Elite team had a terrible race up in Maine, it was all slush.
CARDS: 9 of Spades, You’re all losers!
Randomly pick people to discuss their job and career; I won’t be typing everything that people do.
Tristam: Perpetually changing paths. Veteran (Air Force) was concerned he was going to get drafted, so he signed up, was selected to learn Vietnamese and then went to Okinawa as a radio eavesdropper and translating the captured radio transmissions, dude ranch foreman, fly fishing guide, taught blind folks how to ski at Jackson Hole in Wyoming, ran a transportation in Summit County Colorado, went to SIT and it has been international work ever since! First international gig was in Honduras to finish his master’s degree (International and Intercultural Management). Tristam isn’t sure if he’s working or retired, but he’s happy.
Jason: went to HS in Lawrence Mass, College in Boston, after two years realized it wasn’t for him. Enlisted in the Navy (4 years went by very quickly!) Jason was a service manager working on the flight deck (cuz they paid more if you worked on the flight deck), spent some time in Tijuana Mexico where Jason was arrested and spent three days in jail, came back east and ended up selling cars in Boston, decided to stay (cuz he met a lot of young woman buying cars), met Ann (she worked in the office) they didn’t get along to begin with (ask Jason this story). Kids are grown and doing well. Had a friend that kept bugging him to come join him at Auto Mall, came for a weekend and loved the area, so they moved to Vermont.
Lisa: Lisa is a travel advisor (very different than a travel agent). Lisa makes dreams come true. They have a conversation about goals, what they are looking to do, what history they are looking to follow. Lisa specializes in the European River cruise market, 36 years in the business. Fell into the work, she was stationed overseas with her husband, she started working with the military to help folks see the areas around where they were. She claims to never have left anyone behind. She has done a bunch of schooling surrounding the travel industry and obtained the highest level of certification in the industry. Ask her the story of how she met Mike, it is really cute. Her favorite places are Budapest, places associated with WWII history, and Christmas markets. Business has come back fast and furious!