President Gina Patterson opened the meeting at our lunch meeting site: Heart Rose Club in the former Shriner’s building, Gina welcomed all to the March 7, 2024 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation:
Cheri Ann gave a beautiful simple invocation about Rotarians being fortunate for what we have and to continue serve others.
Gina lead the club with the Pledge of Allegiance
31 Members, 6 student Rotarians and 4 guests attended the meeting.
Guests:
Emily Webb and Nick Dubois from the Sunrise Club and the speaker Sam Lucheck and her baby.
New Members:
ROTARY MINUTE
Ted Kramer spoke about recruiting new members by looking at people you come across in business and personal life and ask yourself if they would benefit from being a member and would the club benefit from them being a member. Think about the relationships.
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 March:
Rick Manson - 34 years of solid service.
On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self
Student Rotarian updates:
Hinsdale (2 students) talked about sports and fundraisers
BUHS (2 students) talked about sports and concert upcoming
Leland & Gray (2 students) talked about winter sports, an upcoming play and Trevor became an Eagle Scout
Christine Hart
Milt-
Mara—thanked Betsy Gentile for her work organizing the effort selling hot dogs at the ski jump
Tom Franks-thanked the club and mentioned he was chosen to work on an energy audit.
Meeting location - The Heart Rose Club – 11 Green Street in Brattleboro
Announcements
Nick from Sunrise Club spoke about the raffle next week. He also spoke about continued collaboration between the 2 clubs. Upcoming mixed functions were lunch before the NECCA circus and the Table Build at the Retreat Farm.
Tom Franks mentioned Bingo at Friday 3/8 at 5PM to benefit Winston Prouty.
*Painting project at the Newfane Jail for the Historical Society
*Carol Lolatte requested help rebuilding the stage at the park
*Downtown garden project by the Library on or around Earth Day
*Groundworks meals monthly program
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:
Chris Hart told a joke about a woman fishing.
A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota.
The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn; the wife likes to
read.
One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and
decides to take a nap.
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat
out.
She motors out a short distance, anchors, and continues to read her
book.
Along comes a game warden in his boat.
He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning Ma'am.
What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?").
"You're in a restricted fishing area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start
at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says
the woman.
"But I haven't touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could
start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am", and he left.
ED NOTE: 2023-24 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim Haine announed
March 14: Assembly
March 21: Brattleboro Retreat
March 28: Southern Vermont Health Education
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.
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