August 18 2021 Meeting Notes
 
President Mona called us to order at 7:15AM
Pledge
Nick is today’s greeter
Next week’s greeter will be KJ
Scribe next week is Sadie
Speaker and guest today is Nancy Detra from “Window Dressers” and Guilford Energy Committee
Tristam – Speaker for next week
KJ – Speaker for 09/01
Rotary Minute on rotary mottos and service self. “He who profits most serves best.”
Mask discussion. Brattleboro select Board voted last night to return to implementing masks again in
indoor public places. Please wear masks again starting with next week’s meeting. The meeting on the
25 th will be in person and on Zoom.
Happy Birthday Josh Trager!
 
Rotary Announcements:
1) Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial
Sign up for food service volunteers for 3 hour shifts. Event is Thursday Sept 16 th to Sept 20 th . Mona
Williams will send out an email with sign up for and details.
2) GroundWorks has opened the overflow shelter and is looking for year around meals. Let’s start
volunteering in October by either making food and dropping off or helping serve food and cleaning up
afterwards
 
3) “Load the Latchis” 8/19 9am to 4pm drop off
4) Reminder: Trivia returns on Monday night 09/13
5) Every Sunday garden party with Debra. Come get your hands dirty.
 
Brags:
Toni: New company, new job. Employee Appreciation Week… not just a Day. Today is patriotic Day thus
the camo outfit
 
Trista: Making friends with a 6-foot-tall black bear who wants bird seed. 1-33 wedding anniversary spent
camping with a family of loons (literally, birds)
Dan: Went on vacation with Debra and family to the Dominican Republic. Dan went golfing for the first
time with may have had something to do with an earthquake in the area.
Kevin: Very short time bragging about being a grandparent again. Apparently the ultra sound looks like
this grand child looks like a sea horse at the present time. Wife Ginny enjoyed her 60 th birthday last
weekend.
KJ: After spending a few weeks ago sail boating in MN, he recently got his feet wet sailboat racing!
Marcy: Celebrated her 1-23 wedding Anniversary
Nancy Detra, our guest speaker, went to her 50 th high school reunion which is the first-time reunion for
her.
Tristan: Celebrated his 1-25 Wedding ‘anniversary
Cards:
3 of diamonds… No winners, everyone is a loser today.
Guest Speaker:
Nancy Detra
802 254 4762 www.windowdressers.org
Window Program is a volunteer energy conservation program with the goals of reducing heating fuel
consumption, reducing Co2 emissions to the environment and promoting community outreach and
volunteerism.
By using donated funds to pay for materials and volunteer labor, they manufacturer window inserts
made of wood frames and plastic sheeting to put into the interiors of windows. After measuring the
sizes of the windows, they custom make these inserts to mimic storm window function to reduce heat
loss in residences.
Assembly is going to be at the former Austine School gym on 10/29 to 11/2… volunteers to help
assemble inserts are needed on these dates from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 on these dates.
If you are interested in signing up for your own window inserts, go on the Window Dressers website. Call
Nancy Detra if you have further questions or would like to help out with this worthy community
program serving the Greater Brattleboro area.
 
Four Way Test:
Is it the truth? is it fair to all concerned? will it build goodwill and better friendships? is it beneficial to all
concerned?