President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the September 10th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 30 Rotarians attended.> Chris Hart offered the following invocation:
If you’ve never taken the time to pray your mysteries, to recollect how God has been molding, transforming, redeeming, loving you one glimpse, one powerful yet subtle moment at a time, maybe you’d like to start today. And if you’re not quite sure how God may be working in your life just yet, begin with praying the mysteries, each one becoming an icon, pointing to the greater mystery of your own extraordinary life. - Br. Jim Woodrum
<ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website. The following would be the next people on the list: Sophia Howlett (9/17), Jim Haine (10/1), Marcy Jones (10/8), Kevin Kilelee (10/15)>
For the joke of the week, Greg Worden told a joke. <ED NOTE: First time I could not find the joke on the Internet.>
At our September 17th meeting, Roger Allbee will tell a joke or lead us in song and George Anthes will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Jenifer Ambler told us about Jaime Mauricio Fuenttte Garcia, a past district Governor in Central America who helped the club establish Pure Water. He passed away in June. May his memory be a blessing.
At our September 17th meeting, Roger Allbee will tell a joke or lead us in song and George Anthes will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
09/17 – Sofie Howlett, SIT
09/24 – 45th Annual Golf Tournament @ Brattleboro Country Club
10/01 - Geoff Hatheway, President, Magic Mountain Ski Area
10/22 - Professor Elizabeth Cascio, ““A Century of the American Woman Voter”
NOTE: 2020-21 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
REMINDERS
Please bring your bottles and cans 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 11th newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.
There has only been 2brags so far????????
FINES
NONE ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We welcomed Andy Rome whom we haven’t seen in a while.
The following members were recognized for their years of service: Gary Goodemote (29), Phil George (26), and Teddy Kramer (1)
The rebuilding of the cathedral at Living Memorial Park will take place on September 19. For more info, contact Carl Lynde. <ED NOTE: September 19 is the first day of Rosh Hashanah>
The 45th Annual Rotary Golf Tournament will take place on 9/24. Players are still needed, as are volunteers. For more info, contact Gina Pattison.
Raffle tickets are on sale for the Golf Tournament. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Contact Bill Vermouth to get your tickets.
The club will be donating $250 to help defray the cost of gas for Canupa Gluha Mani as he delivers much-needed food to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation residents. To learn more, click here.
Three years ago, the club helped Canupa buy a truck. The truck is now in need of new tires (~$360). Donations can be made payable to Tristam Johnson and sent to Tristam Johnson, 19 Sears Road, Newfane, VT 05345.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club was established on May 15, 1950. President Carl is thinking of putting together a slide show presentation. If you can help, contact him.
BRAGS / HAPPY DOLLARS
<ED NOTE: Yes, we are keeping track of these happy dollars and brags.
Unless noted, happy dollars and brags are $1>
Rick Manson - for the birth of his new grandson, Fredrick.
Bill McKim ($20) – for the fun of it.
Gina Pattison ($10) – for her wonderful Golf Committee.
Jeremy Coleman – for his grandson’s first day of kindergarten.
Marty Cohn – for Rotary International publishing a blog post about the Rotary Dairy project. Check it out by clicking here.>
Marty Cohn – for hosting the new BCTV series, “Meet the Candidates 2020". Five out of 18 candidates for local, state, and federal offices have been interviewed already.
Carl Lynde ($20) – for the parents and teachers starting school.
Bill Vermouth – for Andy Rome training his son on how to paint. His son is now painting a shed at home.
PROGRAM
Today was a club assembly.
We voted on this year’s budget.
Discussed how ZOOM meetings will be the way we meet for the foreseeable future and how we need to contact members who aren’t attending.
We are still looking for someone to head up our Club Service Avenue.
Think about potential new members.
<ED NOTE: On BCTV you can now watch the club’s new show, “Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series” by clicking here.>
Rotary Cares - TV Show
Rotary Cares, Episode 27 – Passing the Gavel
In episode 27 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. Our guests are Brattleboro Rotary Club Past President Sandy Rouse and Brattleboro Sunrise Club Past President Kevin Yager. The show is produced by 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...
