President Carla Lineback welcomed all to the August 29th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. <ED NOTE: President Carla could not show off her bell ringing skills because there was not a bell.> Marty Cohn offered the following meaningful invocation:
May those assembled here today enjoy the many offerings of Rotary. May we abide by the rules we have established, those of trust, fellowship and ethics, and may we place Service Above Self, in our daily endeavors. And may we always test ourselves and our efforts to be sure they are the truth, good for all concerned, of benefit to mankind, and provide peace and understanding. Amen.
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. As a luncheon of baked chicken, quiche with sausage, quiche without sausage, broccoli, rice, fruit salad, green salad, bread, and chocolate brownies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUESTS: Visiting Rotarian Val Stuart (Sunrise), Kaitlin Pattison, Wendy Ferris, Vicky Case, and Buzz Schmidt (speaker).
TRIVIA QUESTION
Who is the “father” of disc golf?
(Answer below.)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For today’s joke, Rhonda Calhoun offered a version of the following:
Two women meet up in heaven.
1st Woman: Hello! My name is Maggie.
2nd Woman: Hello! I'm Sylvia. How'd you die?
1st Woman: I froze to death.
2nd Woman: How awful!
1st Woman: It wasn't so bad. After I stopped shaking from the cold, I began to get warm and sleepy and finally died a peaceful death. What about you?
2nd Woman: I died of a massive heart attack. I suspected my husband was cheating, so I came home early to catch him in the act. But instead I found him all by himself in the house watching TV.
1st Woman: So what happened?
2nd Woman: I was so sure there was another woman somewhere that I started running all over the house looking. I ran up into the attic and searched and then down into the cellar. I went through each
wardrobe and checked under all the beds. I kept this up until I had looked everywhere, and finally I became
so exhausted that I just keeled over with a heart attack and died.
1st Woman: Too bad you didn't look in the freezer. We'd both still be alive.
At our Sept. 5th meeting, Marty Cohn will tell a joke or lead us in song and Cathy Coonan will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Jeremy Coleman offered an “elevator speech” to answer the question: “What is Rotary?”
Rotary is a service organization that provides extensive service to our community in the form of community projects and donations such as scholarships for local students, construction assistance for nonprofits in need, and countless other activities. We also provide significant international support for organizations such as Pure Water for the Water, and support for poor communities world-wide, such as the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Not to mention, we have a terrific time at our weekly meetings.
At our Sept. 5th meeting, Marty Cohn will tell a joke or lead us in song and Cathy Coonan will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
09/12 – Club Assembly: Gateway Foundation Annual Meeting
09/19 – Meg Donahue, TBA
09/26 – Milt Eaton, TBA
10/03 – Dart Everett, TBA
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the 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.
This is the fifth newsletter of the new year.
If you like this newsletter, please brag at next Club meeting.
So far, there has been only 1 brag!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sign up sheets for upcoming community projects can be found in a 3-ring binder in the back of the room.
The Welcome Center fundraiser netted the club $1,130.
There will be disc golf demonstration at the Guilford Fair.
Connecticut River Conservancy project will be to clean up island between Brattleboro and Hinsdale at 9 am on 9/28. For more info, contact George Weir
If you can help at the next Sort-A-Thon on September 14th, contact Stan Nowakowski.
FINES
NONE ;-(
BRAGS / Happy dollars
Marty Cohn – for Greg Worden and Rich Carroll efforts in the successful Welcome Center fundraiser.
Tom French – for Olivia, his granddaughter, being named to the Olympic travelling team.
George Weir – for Jeff Hagstrom’s new grandchild.
George Weir – for Jeff Hagstrom trying to pass off store bought cookies as homemade at Welcome Center fundraiser.
Andy Rome – for Carla Lineback’s mother and aunt supplying delicious baked goods at Welcome Center fundraiser.
Mike Mandracchia - for Buzz Schmidt and the Retreat Farm for supporting Brattleboro on Wheels.
Jerry Theberge – for Marty Cohn’s Boy Scout persona of always being prepared.
Dave Twombly – for Norb Johnson being honored as a WWII vet in Washington, DC.
Bill McKim – for BMH Radiology giving him a painless shot to his hip.
Bill Vermouth – for Carla Lineback’s presidency.
Bill Vermouth – for not being nervous about arriving late to a club meeting.
Carla Lineback – for Alina’s first day of kindergarten.
Marcy Jones – for his granddaugher’s first day of preschool.
Marcy Jones – for the birth of his grandson, Kurt.
Marty Cohn – for being able to spend the weekend with his granddaughter, Talia Cohn Adams.
PROGRAM
Cathy Coonan presented Buzz Schmidt, president of Retreat Farm, who gave us an update on the vision for the Farm. h
Rotary Cares - TV Show
Rotary Cares, Episode 19 – Passing the Gavel
On episode 19 of the award-winning, monthly show, Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn discusses “passing the gavel”, a time when a club president steps down, with Brattleboro Rotary Club Past President Mara Willams and Brattleboro Sunrise Club Past President Sandy Shriver. Directed by Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club past president Kevin Yager 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...
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