President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the August 13th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 24 Rotarians attended.> President Carl offered the following invocation:
My fellow Rotarians, you have this power. This power to use language to share your ideas, to touch hearts, and to bring about change in the world. As Rotarians, we have the power to speak and share, to explain, and to educate, to inspire, and to influence. It is our responsibility to share our talents and ideas and to find meaning in other people’s messages. May we use our skills to provide service to others less fortunate and help them to be self-sustaining. May we continue to grow as Rotarians so that we stand in our community as a symbol of those willing to freely put service above self and make this, our community, and the world a better place to live.
<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: Steve Gordon (8/20), and Jim Haine (8/27).>
GUESTS: Chris Mays and Visiting Rotarian Erin Maile O’Keefe (speaker).
TRIVIA QUESTION
Who created the “Brattleboro Stamp?”
(Answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For the joke of the week, President Carl told a version of the following on behalf of Dave Twombly:
A company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers.
On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall and idly picking his teeth. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business.
He asked the guy, “How much money do you make a week?”
A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, “I make $400 a week. Why?”
The CEO said,” Wait right here.” He walked back to his office, came back in two minutes, and handed the guy $1,600 in cash and said, “Here’s four weeks’ pay. Now GET OUT and don’t come back.”
Feeling pretty good about himself the CEO looked around the room and asked, “Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?”
From across the room, a voice said, “Sure – he was the Pizza delivery guy from Domino’s and was just waiting to collect the money!”
At our August 20th meeting, Bill Vermouth will tell a joke or lead us in song and Mara Williams will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Carla Lineback reminded us about the Rotary Peace Fellowship program. To learn more, click here.
At our August 13th meeting, Dave Twombly will tell a joke or lead us in song and George Weir will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
08/20 – Stephanie Greene, “Brattleboro, A Print Town”
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 7th newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.
There has only been 1brag so far????????
FINES
NONE ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reminder, next week’s club meeting will be conducted via ZOOM.
Board minutes are posted on the club’s website.
The district golf tournament will take place on August 21. For more info, contact Carl Lynde.
The rebuilding of the cathedral at Living Memorial Park will take place on September 19. For more info, contact Carl Lynde. <ED NOTE: September 19 is the first day of Rosh Hashanah> Carl.Lynde@td.com
Marty Cohn was recognized again for his 13 years of service to Rotary. <ED NOTE: Piece of trivia, Marty is the only current member of the club inducted in the month of August.>
The 45th Annual Golf Tournament will take place on 9/24 at the Brattleboro Country Club. For more info, contact Gina Pattison.
The Whiteclay Makerspace website is now showing some beautiful artwork online. You can view the art here. Joe Pulliam is an amazing ledger artist on this site. Joe spoke to the Brattleboro area youth group students who traveled to Pine Ridge last summer and visited the site of the makerspace in Whiteclay, Nebraska, about one-mile from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
The Rotary District 7870 / 7850 Dairy Project has raised over $30,000 and will now begin buying dairy projects to benefit the NH Foodbank. The project is now beginning to raise money for the VT Foodbank. For more info, contact Marty Cohn.
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 Brattleboro Bowl reopening. <ED NOTE: the owners of Brattleboro Bowl generously allow the club to conduct Christmas Tree Sales in their parking lot.>
Mara Williams – for her Martha’s Vineyard vacation this past month.
George Weir ($25) – for the retirement of his wife, Joan, after 25 years of hard work. <ED NOTE: George will be able to attend ZOOM meeting now because Joan is letting him use her computer.>
PROGRAM
Marty Cohn presented Brattleboro Sunrise Rotarian Erin Maile O’Keefe who told us about her project “Handy Stations”, "locally produced hand-sanitizing stations" designed to highlight artists. To learn more about the project, click 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 27 – Passing the Gavel
In episode 27 of the award-winning, monthly show, Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn discusses “passing the gavel”, a time when a club president steps down. Our guests are Brattleboro Rotary Club Past President Sandy Rouse and Brattleboro Sunrise Club Past President Kevin Yager. The show is produced by Brattleboro Community Television.
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
Frederick Palmer, Postmaster of Brattleboro from July 4, 1845, to November 21, 1848, under the President James K. Polk administration, introduced the provisional "Brattleboro stamp", with a design by local engraver Thomas Chubbuck, who had his office one flight up from the post office in Hall's Long Building. To learn more, click here.
