President Roger Allbee welcomed all to the July 14, 2022 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club www.brattlebororotaryclub.org held at the Ramunto's Restaurant. <ED NOTE: 21 members + 4 guests + 0 Student Rotarians = 25 attended.>.
An Innovation was provided by President Allbee, asking all to be thankful for the members who assist in the efforts with our new Afghan community members.
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
TRIVIA QUESTION
What is the full name of our local CASP organization?
(Answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For our joke of the week:
President Roger delivered a very comical jokes that brought forward laughter.
ED NOTE: 2021-22 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
Carla urged all members to consider donating to the Rotary Foundation (Editor’s note: Our club has received many dollars from the Rotary Foundation in support of our international projects.)
Anniversaries: Rotary anniversaries - none today.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
7/21 CEO of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
7/28 Rotary International Strategies
8/4 Winston Prouty’s Chloe Leary
8/18 District Governor visits
NOTE: 2021-22 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
Presentations were made from the following Student Rotarians: None today.
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.
Greg Worden thanked all you participated in and provided food and other items for the welcome center fund raiser. The amount of $1463 was raised.
Mike Mandracohia mentioned the Brattleboro on Wheels Event that the Club will hold at the Retreat Farm on September 17th. He handed out brochures on the event.
SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 17th – Brattleboro on Wheels
8/13/2022 – Brattleboro Area Hospice Scavenger hunt
BRAGS / HAPPY DOLLARS / Fines
<ED NOTE: Yes, we are keeping track of these happy dollars and brags.
Unless noted, happy dollars and brags are $1>
Amelia Farnum – brag for Rob and his wife for their work supporting our Afghan community members
Jerry Theburge – brag because he spent 2 weeks at the Cape this year instead of 1 because he is now retired. He also learned to play pickle-ball.
Dane Rank – brag for the Brattleboro Area Hospice for their compassionate community service
Roger Allbee – brag for Greg Worden because he went to the Antique Roadshow
Greg Worden – had a good time at the Antique Roadshow
Rob Szpila – brag for the outpouring of support from the club to support the Afghan community members. Rob listed many names: Marcy, Tami, George, Carla, Maggie, Elissa, Roger, Cheri Ann, Bill, Joe, Betsy (this is not a complete list, just the ones this scriber caught)
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PROGRAM
Speaker: Kate Paarlberg-Kvam, Executive Director of Community Asylum Seekers Project.
Kate reviewed the mission of the Community Asylum Seekers Project (which is to cultivate a supportive community for those seeking asylum in the U.S., while offering basic needs and accompanying them on their journey towards building a life in this country). She discussed the important work that CASP does for asylum seekers (from finding housing, resettle in the area, assistance with daily needs, navigation of the asylum claim process, educational events), the populations CASP serves (serving 17 people, including 4 kids, will be welcoming 2 more people – coming from places ranging from Central America, East and West Africa, South America), some anecdotes about the people who are in the community from their caseload (e.g., a person took classes to build upon his knowledge of accounting and is now able to work for CASP), the difference and overlap between an asylum seeker and refugee, and she discussed the important work of volunteers to the CASP goals and mission.
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