President Gina Pattison opened the meeting at our new lunch meeting site: Heart Rose Club in the former Shriner’s building, Gina welcomed all to the January 25, 2024 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation -
Carla read a quote from Rainer Marie Rilke
President Gina Pattison opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance
27 Members and 3 guests attended the meeting.
Guests: Carolyn Taylor Olson, Cindy Jerome, Julie Holland
Student Rotarian
New Members:
ROTARY MINUTE
Note for future presenters; The Rotary Minute could also have the speaker talk about their personal involvement in Rotary or personal background.
Years of Service in our Club for November:
Roger Miller: Rotarian for 62 years.
On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self
Gina, with a tale of a surprise party given by family - Happy fifth birthday (Editor may have mis-read notes)
Meeting location - New Location – The Heart Rose Club – 11 Green Street in Brattleboro
Announcements
Events coming up:
Ski Jump booth - approved by the membership as a means of making money to replace Xmas tree income.
Sugar on snow needs volunteers 2/17. Betsy shared about Ski Jump table. Profits are great costs: $300 for table and tent. Full club fundraiser. 12-4 for 2/17 and 2/18.
Pole and stand (10') for spotlight, available to anyone - see Bill V
Overflow meal on 2/14
Social with Sunrise at 5 tonight at Saxton River Distillery
Woody note thanking us for Norman Kubler Award
Sugar on Snow signup going around
Mixer with Sunrise Thursday 1/25 5:00. Distillery at 155 Chickering Dr
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For our joke or song of the week:
Details only for the attending.
ED NOTE: 2023-24 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim Haine announced:
2/1 Ralph Mema on Food System Incubator
2/8 Spencer Knickerbocker on Harris Hill
NOTE: 2023-43 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
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.
Marcy J. Leaving for Florida
George A BUHS girls hockey doing better - Lost 7-1
PROGRAM
Guest Speaker:
PROGRAM
Speaker:
Roger M. introduced Roger A.
David Neumeister video on Windham Aging goals for 2040
Working on workforce.
Rob S. Great transportation in Windham Co. with the Moover
Microtransit pilot in Windsor and Londonderry
Tracking outcomes
Carolyn TO Anyone can join the conversation
Many aging adults have chronic health issues
Cindy J Healthcare workforce focus
Not enough primary care provides, many 60 or older
What attractions to bring doctors to rural Vermont
State program to train nurses
Looking at nurses in Canada
Attraction- need to improve the schools
We need housing!
Cost of living
BMH is very supportive. New CEO Chris Dougherty is wonderful!
Home health is stretched thin
Great working with college students from Tuck School.
Julie working with folks leaving healthcare facility
What’s working for senior long term care now and what’s sustainable
Marcy- The VA is very helpful. Tell your veteran friends
Scribe – Betsy G
DISCLAIMER
Weekly changing scribes and questionable IT may have resulted in oversights and errors. We regret any mistakes.
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