President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the October 29th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 28 Rotarians attended.> Teddy Kramer offered the following motivational thought by Mark Twain:
A little more kindness, A little less speed, A little more giving, A little less greed, A little more smile, A little less frown, A little less kicking, A man while he's down, A little more "We", A little less "I", A little more laugh, A little less cry, A little more flowers, On the pathway of life, And fewer on graves, At the end of the strife.
<ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website. The following would be the next people on the list: Carla Lineback (11/5), Joe Little (11/12), and John Mabie (11/19)>
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to Stan Nowakowski
GUESTS: Visiting Rotarian Josh Traeger and Jonathan Potter (speaker).
TRIVIA QUESTION
For whom was the Latchis Theater named?
(Answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For the Joke of Week,
Marty Cohn told the following:
A man is walking home alone late one foggy Halloween night when behind him he hears: BUMP... BUMP... BUMP...
Walking faster, he looks back and through the fog he makes out the image of an upright casket banging its way down the middle of the street toward him.
BUMP... BUMP... BUMP... Terrified, the man begins to run toward his home, the casket bouncing quickly behind him.
FASTER... FASTER... BUMP... BUMP... BUMP.... He runs up to his door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes in, slams and locks the door behind him. However, the casket crashes through his door, with the lid of the casket clapping.
clappity-BUMP...clappity-BUMP... clappity-BUMP... on his heels, as the terrified man runs.
Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, he locks himself in. His heart is pounding; his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps.
With a loud CRASH the casket breaks down the door. Bumping and clapping toward him. The man screams and reaches for something, anything...
All he can find is a bottle of Robitussin! Desperate, he throws the bottle ...and...of...course,
...the coffin stops!
At our November 5th meeting, Jeremy Coleman will tell a joke or lead us in song and Meg Donahue will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Josh Traeger reported on the successful joint venture of both Brattleboro Rotary clubs in holding the Southern Vermont Rotary Disc Golf Championship on October 24 and 25. 125 players enjoyed a COVID-friendly round. You can get more info by clicking here.
At our November 5th meeting, Jeremy Coleman will tell a joke or lead us in song and Meg Donahue will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
11/05 - Stephen Dotson, Brattleboro's Sustainability Coordinator
11/12 – Club Assembly
11/19 – A virtual tour of new BMAC exhibits
11/26 – No meeting – Happy Thanksgiving!
NOTE: 2020-21 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
REMINDERS
Please bring your bottles and cans to 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.
This is the 18th newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.
There has only been 2brags so far????????
FINES
NONE ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following members were acknowledged for their years of service: Betsy Gentile (19) and Ron Stahley (22).
It’s time to sign up for Christmas Tree sales. Click here to schedule your two shifts. If you have any questions, contact Carla Lineback.
The Annual Foundation Celebration will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 7 PM. Unlike prior years, it will be celebrating virtually on Zoom. The event is free for all district Rotarians. You will need to register for the celebration in advance by clicking here. The Raffle is online and is now live. The proceeds will be donated to PolioPlus. You will receive the Paul Harris Foundation Recognition Credit for your raffle ticket purchases. At the Raffle website, you can see the variety of great prizes donated by clubs and individuals. You can buy raffles tickets online. For more info, click here.
More quilting material is being shipped to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Greg Worden is donating the material; the shipping cost is about $30. For more info, contact Rob Szpila.
BRAGS / HAPPY DOLLARS
<ED NOTE: Yes, we are keeping track of these happy dollars and brags.
Unless noted, happy dollars and brags are $1>
Bill Vermouth - for the leadership of Josh Traeger and Rob Szpila during the Southern Vermont Rotary Disc Golf Championship
Carl Lynde - for all the work Brattleboro Parks & Rec does at Living Memorial Park.
Mara Williams ($20) – for the seven new exhibits at BMAC. You can read about more by clicking here and here.
Mara Williams ($5) – for Vermont Country Deli catering a COVID-19-friendly reception for the new BMAC exhibits.
George Anthes – for BCTV and his daughter participating in a summer video camp that recreated the movie “Castaway.” To learn more, click here.
Cheri Ann Brodhurst – for Rob Szpila’s tips on keeping warm on a cold day.
Rob Szpila – for Cheri Ann Brodhurst’s creative ways to keep warm on a cold day.
Rob Szpila – for Mara Williams reminding him to bring oven racks for the Kiwanis shelter.
PROGRAM
Bill Vermouth presented Jon Potter, executive director of Latchis Arts who gave us an update on how Latchis is faring during COVID.One pivot for the theater is to rent out space at reasonable rates. You can learn more by clicking here.
<ED NOTE: On BCTV you can now watch the club’s new show, “Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series” by clicking here.>
Rotary Cares - TV Show
Rotary Cares, Episode 29 – PolioPlus
Rotary Cares, Episode 29 – PolioPlus: In episode 29 of the award-winning, monthly show, Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn discusses Polio Plus with his guest, Mike McGovern, chair of the International PolioPlus Committee. The show is produced by Brattleboro Community Television. The show coincides with World Polio Day on October 24th.
Past President Martin Cohn who attempts to give a gist of the meeting respectfully submitted this bulletin. However, it is always better to attend. If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin...
ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION
The Latchis Hotel and Theatre Building, completed in 1938, was built as a memorial to the life and work of Demetrius P. Latchis. A Greek immigrant, Demetrius had developed Latchis Enterprises from a single fruit stand in Brattleboro into a family chain that at one time included 15 movie theaters and three hotels along the Connecticut River Valley.
