Rotary Minutes 2/2/22
President Mona called the meeting to order.
Upcoming scribe:
2/9 - Toni
2/16 - Dan
Upcoming Sargent at Arms:
2/9 - Dan
2/16 - Jon
2/23 – Will
Speaker assignments:
2/9 Stephen Dotson
2/16 Club Assembly
Rotary Minute: Presidential theme for 2022-2023 is “Imagine Rotary”
Quote: “Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place” -Rosalyn Carter
Rotary Anniversaries: Jason Posternak, 26 years as of Feb 1
Birthdays: Jim Maxwell 1/25, Turner Lewis 2/1
Student Rotarians: joining us today are Mason and Megan from Hinsdale
-Basketball night is coming up this Friday, weather dependent
-last regular day of basketball is Valentine’s Day. They are still wearing masks to play
-2nd semester has started
Rotary Announcements:
Mona – turn in your raffle tickets! Drawing is next week
Josh – the refugee family being sponsored by the Brattleboro clubs is arriving next week. They will be discussing this this Thursday at noon during their club assembly. Members can join the meeting via Zoom
Tristam – discussed a global grant initiative in Haiti; multiple clubs are working on a large water/sanitation project that has been in development for 3 years, and it is looking like a very well put together and impactful project
Mona – reminder Board meeting 2/3, 7:15 at the Legion
Brags:
Dan – fined himself for a “hot mic” moment a week or two ago on a Zoom meeting. Also bragged for his grandson’s 11th birthday
Diane – for Bethany, who told us where to go on the video to find Dan’s “moment”
Dan – follow up brag for quick quipping Jim Maxwell’s comment (regarding the “moment”) “Dan’s working on my tire this morning”
Will – will be celebrating grandson’s 1st birthday this weekend.
Josh – for Trivia Night, come out and support us
Nick – son is 10 today, they went to a Celtic’s game to celebrate, and it was declared “the best birthday ever”
Kevin – granddaughter turned 1 on Sunday, they celebrated via Zoom. Also, Kevin should be welcoming granddaughter #2 in about 6 weeks
Turner – for the typical birthday calls, plus an unexpected call from his nephew at the end of the day, who called to say happy birthday to the best uncle
Mona – may need to leave a meeting in Nick’s capable hands in coming weeks as she has a granddaughter on the way
Tristam – to his wife, who teaches about the Iditarod every year; her class will have a visit from a real musher today, and will then attempt to recreate the sled out of cardboard
Guest Speaker:
Nick introduced Caelen Keenan and Marla Goldstein from Vermont Works for Women
VWW is a state-wide program based in Chittenden county.
It started in 1987 to help women who wanted to learn construction, plumbing, and other trades, which are typically dominated by men
They have 3 strands of programming, and offer career and employment services to women interested in construction and the trades. They also work to help reintegrate formerly incarcerated women into their communities. Youth programs focus on middle and high school girls and gender expansive youth to get them involved in STEM and the trades.
The goals for youth programs are to grow self confidence, expand possibilities, and build connections
Youth programs include:
Rosie’s Girls, summer and after school camps teaching STEM and the trades, and promote career exploration.
Tech and Career center programs for professional development
Women Can Do! Conference to expose women to different career paths
They have a Youth at Work program to expose students to real employers and real world experiences, and they are seeking local employers who would be willing to work with them.
We thank Caelen and Marla for their time and for the information about their great program. For more, visit https://www.vtworksforwomen.org/