President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the October 22nd meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 33 Rotarians attended.> Ted Kramer offered the following motivational thought by President Abraham Lincoln:
When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that's my religion.
<ED NOTE: Historians have refuted the attribution of Lincoln with this quote. To learn more, click here. >
<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: Teddy Kramer (10/29), 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 Liz Harrison, George Anthes, and Andy Rome.
GUESTS: DGN Randell Barclay and Elizabeth Cascio (speaker).
TRIVIA QUESTION
In which country did Rotary International begin its efforts to eradicate polio?
(Answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For the Joke of Week, Rich Carroll told the following:
Two friends are walking their dogs — a Dalmatian and a Chihuahua — when they smell something delicious coming from a nearby restaurant.
The guy with the Dalmatian says, “Let’s get something to eat.”
But the guy with the Chihuahua says, “We can’t go in there, we have dogs with us.”
So the first guy says, “Just follow my lead.” He puts on a pair of sunglasses and walks into the restaurant.
“Sorry,” says the owner, “no pets allowed.”
“But this is my seeing-eye dog,” the guy with the Dalmatian says.
“A Dalmatian?”
“Yes, they’re using them now.”
The owner says, “Very well, then, come on in.”
The guy with the Chihuahua repeats the process and gets the same response from the owner: “Sorry, pal, no pets allowed.”
“But this is my seeing-eye dog,” says the second guy.
“A Chihuahua?” asks the incredulous owner.
“A Chihuahua?!,” says the man in the dark glasses. “They gave me a Chihuahua?!”
At our October 29th meeting, Marty Cohn will tell a joke or lead us in song and Cathy Coonan will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Milt Gilmore told us that “Sugar on Snow”, the Rotary project he has chaired for the past 43 years, will be taking place in February. He has some good safety ideas for this year’s event and needs about a dozen volunteers. More information will be coming out next month. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, contact Milt.
At our October 29th meeting, Marty Cohn will tell a joke or lead us in song and Cathy Coonan will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
10/29 – Jon Potter, Latchis Arts
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 17th newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.
There has only been 2brags so far????????
FINES
NONE ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following members' years of service were acknowledged: Ted Kramer (25).
Carla Lineback is looking for volunteers to help unload the Christmas trees the Friday after Thanksgiving and with the scheduling of this year’s Christmas Tree Sales (12/4-13/20). Contact her if you can help out.
Volunteers are needed for the Southern Vermont Rotary Disc Golf Championship on October 24 and 25. For more info, contact Rob Szpila.
The Senior Gift Committee will be starting to meet soon.
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 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.
October 24th is World Polio Day. Rotary Cares, ep 29 features Rotary International PolioPlus chair Mike McGovern. To learn more about the show see below.
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 McKim - for being happy again.
George Weir ($20) - for all the activities of the Club and the beautiful weather.
Andy Rome ($20) – for being cancer-free.
Rob Szpila – for Sandy Rouse and the Brattleboro Literary Festival being online this year.
Dave Twombly – for today’s speaker Professor Elizabeth Cascio.
Carl Lynde ($20) - for the International African American Museum receiving new markets tax credits from TD Community Development Corporation. To learn more, click here.
Cyndi Ferrante ($5) – for moving into her new house.
Sandy Rouse – for the Literary Festival being broadcast on BCTV.
Marty Cohn – for Joe Little repairing a “Little Free Library” that was not part of the club’s project from 2018.
PROGRAM
Dave Twombly presented Professor Elizabeth Cascio who told us about “A Century of the American Woman Voter.” You can read Prof. Cascio’s article on which this presentation was based 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
On September 29, 1979, volunteers administered drops of oral polio vaccine to children at a health center in Guadalupe Viejo, Makati, Philippines. To learn more, click here.
