President Jeff Hagstrom welcomed all to the May 4th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. John Meyer offered a meaningful invocation. This was followed by the pledge of allegiance.
As a luncheon of bbq chicken, chick pea pasta salad, salad, beef stew, and blonde brownies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
Guests: Visiting Rotarian Miek Purcell (Deerfield Valley), Student Rotarian Sara Gauthier, John Erick, and Tom Young.
TRIVIA QUESTION
When was the Vermont State Police formed ?
(answer below)
JOKE / SONG OF THE WEEK
For our Rotary joke, Gary Goodemote told a version of the following:
A Sailor with a wooden eye went to a dance. at the dance there also a woman with a peg leg. With both of them being disabled no one wanted to dance with them. Knowing that only the peg-legged woman had low enough standards to dance with him the wood-eyed sailor asked her, "Would you like to dance?" Overwhelmed the woman exclaimed, "Would I! Would I!" The sailor replied, "PEG LEG!!!!PEG LEG!!!"
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary Minute, Al Jerard told us about the theme of Rotary President H.S. Riseley (2017-18), “Rotary: Making a Difference”. You can read more in the April, 2017 issue of Rotarian (p.57).
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At our May 11th meeting, Steve Gordon will tell a joke or lead us in song, while Cindy Jerome delivers a Rotary Minute.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
05/11 – Presented by Marcy Jones: Lt. Anthony French & Trooper James Matthews, State Police Update
05/18 – Presented by Phil Steckler: Kim Benzel, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Our collective history in peril”
05/25 – Club Assembly
06/01 – Presented by Robin Sweetapple: BMC's new building and programming
06/08 – Rotary Golf Tournament
06/15 – Presented by Rob Szpila
06/22 – Presented by Jerry Theberge
06/29 – Changeover Dinner
NOTE: Weekly assignments (program, joke, and Rotary minute) are posted on club’s website.
FINES
Mike Mandracchiawas fined for not standing while addressing Club President. Oriole fan Mike was making a snarky about about the Red Sox.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wrap up speeches were given by students from Career Center, Boys and Girls Club and Leland & Gray.
Bottles and cans can be brought to Putney Road redemption center to benefit Pure Water for the World. For more info, see Mara Williams.
Don’t forget to introduce yourself to Aaron Rich, Wendy Harrison, and Ricky Davidson (note: Wendy and Ricky did not attend today’s meeting), so that you don’t have to take “the walk of shame.”
Club golf tournament is on 6/8. See Cathy Coonan for more info.
Club will be staffing Welcome Center on Friday, 6/16. For more info, see Greg Worden.
Brattleboro Brewfest is looking for volunteers. For more info, see Mike Mandracchia.
BRAGS
Bill McKim – for the Student Rotarians.
Jeff Hagstrom – for heading to the Red Sox game with his children.
Steve Gordon – for the Boston Celtics.
Rob Szpila – for those that volunteered to clean up the Disc Golf Course.
Tami Purcell – for her company’s awards banquet.
Betsey Gentile – for the Women’s Chorus upcoming concert on Mother’s Day.
Dane Rank – for his son’s achievement of pooping without assistance.
Bill McKim – for his upcoming concert with the Windham Orchestra.
Joe Little – for Rob Szpila organization of the Disc Golf Course clean up.
Tom Young – for the teachers who volunteer for the Windham Regional Collegiate High School.
Tom Young - for Ron Stahley’s leadership of the Windham Regional Collegiate High School.
PROGRAM:
Ron Stahley presented the Windham Regional Collegiate High School. For more info, click here.
REMINDERS
Bottles and cans can be brought to Putney Road redemption center to benefit Pure Water for the World. Please see Mara Williams.
If you like this newsletter, brag at next Club meeting. Update, to date there have been only 5 brags. (Editor NOTE: President Jeff has bragged twice). Either you do not like this newsletter or you are aren't reading it.
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ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION
The Vermont State Police was formed on July 1st, 1947.
