Past President Phil Georgewelcomed all to the September 29, 2022 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club (www.brattlebororotaryclub.org) held at Ramunto's Restaurant.
Guests
Ted Kramer introduced his guests Leah Goodman and Cassandra Holloway
Birthdays
None today
Joke or Song
Rob Szpila brought the house down with his humor.
Roger Miller leading us in a rousing chorus from the Rotary song book: “Grandfather’s Clock”.
Rotary Minute
Phil George read the Rotary Minute submitted by Dave Twombly about what Rotary has meant to him and his family over the past 28 years.
Anniversaries: Rotary anniversaries - none today.
New Member: None today
Upcoming Programs
Jim advised that upcoming programs include:
Club Assembly (10/6)
Brattleboro Downtown Alliance
Announcements
The Disc Golf Tournament is October 8th and 9th.
Betsy Gentile announced that the student Rotarian slots are filled and they will be introduced at next weeks meeting.
Rob Szpila announced that the disc golf tournament is set for two weeks from now and bragged for all the sponsors that have stepped up so far.
George Anthes announced that the Gateway Foundation annual meeting will be held next week during the club assembly.
Past President Phil announced that the annual Christmas tree sale is a go and that we will be getting 200 trees this year. More to follow at next week’s club assembly.
Stan - Groundworks meals October 16.
Brags
Bill McKim bragged for his recent hikes and getting “turned around” on the trail.
Milt Eaton bragged for his recent trip to Washington DC.
Bill Vermouth bragged George Anthes doing the newsletter last week, and his running in the Clarence DeMar half marathon.
Carla, Cheri Ann and Mara bragged for the discovery of the club’s old song books and how nice it was to sing “Grandfather’s Clock” under the direction of Roger Miller!
Dart bragged for a vacation in Mexico with his wife Joy.
Guest Speaker
Milt Eaton was our program speaker and gave us a lesson in American and Global energy policy, past and present.
REMINDERS
Please bring your bottles and cans to the Putney Road redemption center to benefit Pure Water for the World. Please remember to inform the staff that the bottles and cans should be credited to the club. “Like” the club’s Facebook page
Note
Weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
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