President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the November 12^th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 33 Rotarians + 2 Student Rotarians attended.> Joe Little offered the following motivational thought:

How you treat people speaks volumes about who you are and nothing about who they are. Whether you are happy about the outcome of the election or not, let us Rotarians be an example of what you want to see in the world. The youth are watching. Teach them that we can win and lose with grace. The world is watching. Show them that we can accept the outcomes of our elections with civility.

This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to Carl Lynde & Bill McKim.

TRIVIA QUESTION

The original Rotary Constitution of 1906 had three objects of Rotary.

What were they?

(Answer below)

JOKE OF THE WEEK

For the Joke of Week, Cathy Coonan told a version of the following:

There was this basically good man who died and appeared before St. Peter at the Holy Gates. St. Peter checks out his books and discovers that there’s a problem. He says that there is no clear answer in the books on where the man is supposed to go, Heaven or Hell. He suggests that the man go to Hell and check it out, so that he may make the decision himself. If he didn’t like what he saw there, he could come back to Heaven.

Well, this man had only one true vice while he was alive. It seems he had an uncontrollable desire to play golf at any opportunity. He had traveled the world playing all the famous golf courses.

When the man arrived in Hell, Satan welcomed him, but he too was surprised at the man’s situation. He had assumed that since the question about the man’s ultimate destination wasn’t clear, the man would go to Heaven. The man could just see behind Satan the most beautiful golf course he had ever seen. It had beautiful trees, blue ponds, water separating the fairways, everything. The man fell in love with it at first sight, and he couldn’t control himself. He just had to play a round. The devil showed him a wonderful electric golf cart, a perfect leather bag, a matched set of clubs. Satan reached into his pocket and presented the man with a Golden Tee. The devil then said that only members could play. The man couldn’t control himself. He just had to play there.

He goes back up to Heaven and tells St. Peter that he has decided to stay in Hell so he could play on the beautiful golf course there.

When the man returns to Hell, he approaches Satan and asks for a tee time. The devil says that anytime at all, the man could play. No one else uses the course. Chuckling with glee, the man approaches the first tee. He gets out of his beautiful golf cart, reaches for his perfectly matched clubs and selects his driver, reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out his golden tee, then frantically searches everywhere for a ball. Satan comes up and the man asks him for a ball.

“That’s the Hell of it,” says Satan.

At our November 19^thmeeting, Meg Donahue will tell a joke or lead us in song and Dart Everett will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.

ROTARY MINUTE

For the Rotary Minute, President Carl reminded us of the seven areas of Rotary focus:

Peace and conflict prevention/resolution.
Disease prevention and treatment.
Water and sanitation.
Maternal and child health.
Basic education and literacy.
Economic and community development.
Support the Environment.

At our November 19^thmeeting, Meg Donahue will tell a joke or lead us in song and Dart Everett will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

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.
“Like” the club’s Facebook page.

This is the 20th newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.

There has only been 3 brags so far????????

FINES

NONE ;-(

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Student Rotarians Padma Mendelsund and Alex Shriver gave their reports on what's happening at the Career Center.
The following members were acknowledged for their years of service: George Weir (14).
Sandy Rouse has tendered her resignation from the club. Gina Pattison will head up the Senior Gifts project.
It’s time to sign up for Christmas Tree sales. Only about 1/3 of the club has scheduled its two shifts. To schedule, click here. If you have any questions, contact Carla Lineback. .<ED NOTE: Mara Williams will be putting $10 gift certificates in the money bag this year for any family that cannot afford the $40 tree.>
For Thanksgiving, there is a pretty significant list of requested items. It is a huge endeavor on their part, here is their wish list. Of course, they are requesting multiple units of each. Please consider more than one item. Items can be dropped off at the Quality Inn either on Wednesday, November 25^th from 2:00 -4:00 PM or Thanksgiving Day, November 25^th from 10:00 AM-noon. For more information, contact Stan Nowakowski.

Spiral Sliced Ham – 8 pounds – fully cooked
Turkey – 14 pounds or more – fully cooked
Turkey Breast – fully cooked
Turkey Gravy – 1 quart
Mashed Potato – half hotel pan
Stuffing – half hotel pan
Sweet Potatoes – half hotel pan
Green Salad – half hotel pan
20 rolls
Pie
Gallon of Ice Cream
Misc. donation food dish you would like to share

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 ($5) - for the Yellow Barn playing music at the Putney Food Coop.
Bill McKim ($5) – for doing two piano recitals this past week.
Mara Williams ($10) - for Marty Cohn’s stellar job at producing the weekly club bulletin. <ED NOTE: This is only the third brag this year. Readers are encouraged to brag!>
Jenifer Ambler – for the marriage of her daughter Kate.
Bill Vermouth – for the efforts of the club.
Bill Vermouth – for the addition of Tom Franks to our club membership.
Bill Vermouth – for Bill McKim being a role model for hiking.
Bill Vermouth – for his recent mountain climb.
Roger Allbee ($5) – for receiving the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) Lifetime Achievement Award.

PROGRAM

President Carl conducted a club assembly.

<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 24^th.

To watch the show, click here.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

DISCLAIMER

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 original Rotary Constitution of 1906 had three objects: promotion of business interests, promotion of good fellowship, and the advancement of the best interests of the community.