President Bill Vermouth welcomed all to the February 14rd meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. Members of the Gateway Foundation welcomed members and guests to the meeting <ED NOTE: While the Gateway Board knows how to manage its $300,000 endowment for scholarships, it does not know the meaning of unison.> Rob Szpila offered a meaningful invocation by reciting Rotary’s 4-Way Test:
As a luncheon of baked chicken legs, ham, black beans, carrots, rice, salad, rolls and brownies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUESTS: Larry Rouse (Sandy's Valentine for 41 years) and Cara Wolff (speaker)
TRIVIA QUESTION
Who created Rotary’s 4-Way Test?
(Answer below.)
JOKE
For the joke of the week, Ana Saavedra told the following:
A farmer drove to a neighbor’s farmhouse and knocked at the door.
A boy, about 9, opened the door.
"Is your dad or mom home?" said the farmer.
"No, they went to town."
"How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?"
"No, he went with Mom and Dad."
The farmer stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other, mumbling to himself, when the young boy says, "I know where all the tools are, if you want to borrow one, or I can give Dad a message."
"Well," said the farmer uncomfortably, "No, I really want to talk to your Dad, about your brother Howard getting my daughter Suzy pregnant!".
The boy thought for a moment, hen says, "You’ll have to talk to my Dad about that. I know he charges $50 for the bulls and $15 for the pigs, but I have no idea how much he charges for Howard."
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Gina Pattison Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month in February. To learn more, click here.
At our February 21st meeting, Dave Neumeister will tell a joke or lead us in song and Tami Purcell will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2018-19 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
03/07 – Rob Szpila, Students traveling to South Dakota
03/14 – TBD
04/04 – Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan
NOTE: 2018-19 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
REMINDERS
Bottles and cans can be brought 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.
If you like this newsletter, brag at next Club meeting.
So far, TEN.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The 2019-20 slate of officers were elected: Carla Lineback, President, Carl Lynde, President-elect, Marty Cohn, Vice President, Ana Saavedra, Secretary and Rhonda Calhoun, Treasurer.
If you can help “Sugar on Snow” project this Saturday, especially selling tickets from noon to 2, contact Milt Gilmore.
Save the date…. Brattleboro Rotary Golf Tournament is June 6.
Proposal to have a Rotary Bowling Night on Friday, March 15. If you are interested in attending, please contact Dave Twombly
The club received a beautiful STAR quilt from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation LAKOTA SUN DANCE FESTIVAL. The Sun Dance is the most important ceremony practiced by the Lakota (Sioux) and nearly all Plains Indians. It is a time of renewal for the tribe, people and earth. Most importantly, it is a festival that promotes community. To raise money for the Reservation Food Delivery Program, the quilt will be raffled. There are only 50 tickets and each ticket is $10. The tickets will be on sale at Brattleboro Rotary Club and Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club meetings. For more info, contact Marty Cohn martin@cohnpr.com
FINES
Jeff Morse was fined for not knowing it was his turn to tell a joke or song. <ED NOTE: This fine could have been avoided if Jeff read the club’s weekly bulletin.>
BRAGS
Jeff Morse – for Marty Cohn and the awesome club bulletin.
Bill Vermouth – for Marty Cohn selling the last pumpkin pies.
Mara Williams – for Marty Cohn bringing the beautiful quilt to raffle. <ED NOTE: see above>
PROGRAM
Carla Lineback, on behalf of Gina Pattison, introduced Brattleboro jeweler Cara Wolff who talked about her journey to from wildlife biologist to Brattleboro jewelry designer. To read about Cara’s journey, click here.
Rotary Cares - TV Show or Podcast
Rotary Cares, Episode 14 – Assistant District Governor
Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn talks with Sheriff Keith Clark about what it means to be Rotary District 7870 Assistant Governor. Produced in the studio of Brattleboro Community Television.
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
One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The Four-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. To learn more about the history of the 4-Way Test, click here
