September 9, 2015 Newsletter

Posted 
on Sep 09, 2015
 
 
President Ali started our meeting with a quote from P.J. O’Rourke, American Political Writer and Satirist…......  
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it”.
 
GREETER:
Turner very warmly greeted us this morning and next week Jen (volunteered by Jason) will be at the door with a smile  to say good morning.
 
GUESTS:
Kay Lewis- Turner’s much better half
Adam Grinold- BDCC
R.T. Brown - WCEDP
 
Those who couldn't get out of bed this morning:
Mark Ethier
Arden Fagelson
Robert Fagelson
Ross Gibson
Jerry Goldberg
Diane Hashagen
Drew Hazelton
Todd Murchison
Jon Secrest
Valerie Stuart
Jill Terrell-Ouazzani
Jim Verzino
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:  
  1. Trivia Night starts again on Monday September 14th. Sandy has enough volunteers but needs to spread the word. No teams signed up yet!! Share the event on Facebook and get the word oout.
  2. Tristam – International committee is having a quick mtg right after this mornings mtg to discuss a possible Shelter Box for Syria and traveling to Honduras to check out the Justa Stove project.
  3. Dan- Touch a Truck is this Saturday at BMH. If you are available please contact Dan for volunteer opportunities. Don’t forget this would count as a makeup!!
  4. Ali- Is considering starting a 100% attendance pool to recognize those members who make (or make up) all of our meetings….the start of the poll is pending Ali’s organizational skills (her words, not mine).
  5. Turner had a presentation for Ali (and the club). He purchased a past presidents plaque which we can display at the Legion. Sandy Shriver is looking into having Newton’s do the engraving.
  6. October 7th is our Road Trip to the Brattleboro Fire Dept. We are going to donate the $10 breakfast fee to the Fire Dept as they don’t charge us anything for being there. We would like 100% participation from club members, so if you are unable to attend the Oct 7th mtg please consider making a $10 donation in advance. The breakfast income if everyone contributed (or attended the mtg) would total $370. The club will also be making a contribution, so hopefully we will be close to $500 for our donation to them.
  7. Club Assembly on October 14th.
 
BIRTHDAYS: Jill’s birthday this week….we will catch up with her the next she attends a meeting.
 
CARDS:  5 of Diamonds..… and the winner is none other than one of our own Sandy Shriver, a whopping $38!!! See what happens when you buy multiple cards.
 
 
BOWL OF LIFE:
I owned and drove a 1961 Corvette…..Sandy Shriver (since he was flush with cash) was picked to go first and he guessed Jason (because that wasn’t too obvious) who guessed Michelle (because isn’t always Michelle)  who guessed Turner who was the correct choice!!
 
BRAGS:
 
Amelia:  Bragged for Hilltop Montessori as they sponsoring residents of Gee’s Bend Alabama. They will display their renowned quilts share their stories and perform the play Gee’s Band. October 1st thru 3rd.
 
Kevin: Bragged for WKVT and the 2015 Baconfest going on this weekend at the Guilford Fairgrounds. Gates open at 11am.
 
Sandy Ladd: Bragged and paid her $5 donation to the Fundraising Committee for having Toni post the newsletter last week on clubrunner.
 
Turner: Bragged and paid a $10 donation to the Fundraising Committee for having Toni not only post the newsletter to clubrunner but for also taking the minutes for him….quite a deal because my hourly rate is much more than that.
 
Josh: A very sleep deprived Josh bragged for his daughter starting her first year of kindergarten this week….implying she maybe in kindergarten for a while??? He was appropriately mocked by the group. Also thanked everyone for donating to Hike for the Homeless, our Rotary team has raised $230.
 
Ali: Bragged for her birthday celebration which her family came all the way up from New Jersey to help her ring in a new decade. When they left she was then able to celebrate with some of her Rotary family, big brags for Sadie and Michelle for pulling it together and getting her a wonderful birthday cake.
 
Toni: Bragged for Peter celebrating his 50th birthday this past weekend. In true Peter fashion, it was celebrated like he was turning 13 with ice cream, movies, shopping and lots of food.
 
Sandy Shriver: Also bragged for Peter as he ran into him last week and a very excited Peter asked Sandy if heard the good news? Sandy said yes he had heard we had gotten engaged and Peter’s response was “No, almost as good as that…Tom Brady is FREE!!” Glad I rate somewhere above Tom Brady!
 
Kevin:  Proposed a fine on everyone not wearing their Rotary pin this morning.
 
GUEST SPEAKERS:       Adam Grinold, Executive Director  BDCC
                                     R.T. Brown, Project Manager WCEDP
 
BDCC is a private, nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to creating and retaining a flourishing business community that supports vibrant fiscal activity and improves the quality of life of all its residents.
 
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) is dedicated to assisting start-up companies, growing companies, and global businesses alike, in order to support continued success stories in our region. As one of 12 certified Vermont Regional Development Corporations (RDCs), we serve the following towns in Southeastern Vermont: Athens, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Guilford, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Readsboro, Rockingham, Searsburg, Somerset, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, Weston, Whitingham, Wilmington, Windham, and Winhall.
 
The six main areas of business expertise can help you create a business, relocate your business, or grow your business in Southeastern Vermont.
  • Business Assistance Partners
  • Financing & Incentives
  • Relationship Building
  • Manufacturing Assistance
  • Entrepreneurial Support
  • Commercial Rental Space
 
Some of the wide variety of BDCC services include: connecting you with business assistance partners at the local, state, and federal levels; providing business mentoring and advising for risk assessment, financial projections, funding resources, marketing strategy, engineering assistance, etc.; offering guidance and connections for available financing and incentives, such as revolving loan funds, state development banking, and tax incentive programs; connecting you with manufacturing assistance and training possibilities to improve your company's operations and increase competitiveness; and offering low-cost viable commercial rental space.
 
They own and manage an Act 250-approved industrial park and two business parks/incubators in Brattleboro, offering low-cost viable rental space.