President Bill Vermouth welcomed all to the January 3rd meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the Brattleboro Retreat in Brattleboro. In addition to Dr. Louis Josephson, Brattleboro Retreat President and CEO, Stan Nowakowski champion of the Vermont Foodbank project and President Bill welcomed members and guests to the meeting. Sophia Howlett offered a meaningful invocation by John Keats:
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time.
Through the unknown, remembered gate
When the last of earth left to discover
Is that which was the beginning;
At the source of the longest river
The voice of the hidden waterfall
And the children in the apple-tree
Not known, because not looked for
But heard, half-heard, in the stillness
Between two waves of the sea.
Quick now, here, now, always –
A condition of complex simplicity
(costing not less than everything)
And all shall be well and
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folder
In the crown knot of fire
and the fire and the rose are one.
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to Marcy Jones, Milt Gilmore and Greg Worden.
As a luncheon of grilled chicken, meat lasagna, vegetable lasagna, wild rice, broccoli, salad, rolls and tiramisu for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUESTS: Visiting Rotarian Tristam Johnson (Sunrise), Konstantin von Krusenstiern, Melanie Winters and Cor Trowbridge (speaker)
TRIVIA QUESTION
Which 1992 movie prominently featured a public access television show?
(Answer below.)
JOKE
There was no joke this week. ;-(
<ED NOTE: For bulletin readers: Two campers were hiking in the forest when all of a sudden a bear jumps out of a bush and starts chasing them. Both campers start running for their lives, when one of them stops and starts to put on his running shoes. His partner says, "What are you doing? You can't outrun a bear!" His friend replies, "I don't have to outrun the bear, I only have to outrun you!">
ROTARY MINUTE
There was no Rotary Minute. ;-(
At our January 17th meeting, Lisa Mendelsund will tell a joke or lead us in song and Fred Moriarty will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2018-19 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
01/17 – District Governor Venu Rao
01/24 – TBD, Insight Photography
01/31 - Roger Allbee "History of agriculture in Brattleboro"
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, NINE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Nutrition Project that we support with the Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club served 200 meals over the Christmas vacation. The meals were served at Ledgewood Heights and Mo0re Court.
Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary supports a school in Honduras by selling coffee for $12. If you would like to buy coffee, contact Tristam Johnson
The club’s annual meeting will be conducted next month at which we will vote on the proposed slate of officers for 2019-2020: Carla Lineback, president, Carl Lynde, president-elect, Marty Cohn, vice president, Ana Saavedra, secretary, Rhonda Calhoun, treasurer.
The next VT Foodbank project will take place on January 12, 2019. If you would like to participate in the February 9 project, contact Stan Nowakowski.
The next meal to be served at the Seasonal Overflow Shelter will take place on January 19, 2019. The theme will be Mexican. For more info, contact Stan Nowakowski.
There are only 11 pumpkin pies left. If you would like one or if you would like to “Pie It Forward” to the Seasonal Overflow Shelter, contact Marty Cohn. <ED NOTE: All the pies were sold by the end of the meeting and will be given to the Seasonal Overflow Shelter. This project raised $1,050 for the club.>
FINES
NONE ;-(
BRAGS
Marcy Jones – for his 70th birthday. <ED NOTE: Marcy suggests we donate $1 for each decade of our birthday>
Marcy Jones – for BMH’s care of his wife’s emergency appendectomy.
Bill Vermouth – for Rob Szpila quickly finding a location for our meeting today.
Bill Vermouth – for Ana Saavedra for quickly sending out a notice about our meeting venue change.
Bill Vermouth – for Cathy Coonan providing the tape that Bill used to post a sign on the American Legion’s door about the venue change.
Rob Szpila– for incredible positive attitude of the Sodexho food staff in preparing today’s meal with little notification.
Steve Gordon – for Gina Pattison, Carl Lynde and Joe Little doing demo work for the dental clinic.
Tom French – for his granddaughter, Olivia DeMarchant, continued success with the Canadian Rugby 15s — Senior Women
Rick Manson – for the Clemson Tigers.
Mara Williams – for sympathy cards and donations for Pure Water for the World in memory of her mom, Ann.
Mara Williams – for Marty Cohn’s comforting words in the club bulletin.
Mara Williams – for the memory of Jenifer Ambler’s mother.
Mara Williams – for the continued prayers directed to Dart Everett’s family.
<ED NOTE: President Bill bragged $12 for the 12 members who hugged a child this past week. He is continuing his offer of bragging $1 for each child that a member hugs, legally.>
PROGRAM
Frank Rucker presented Cor Trowbridge, executive director of Brattleboro Community Television who talked about the funding threats to BCTV and other public access television stations across the country. To learn about the threat, click here.
In episode 13 of Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn talks about Rotary Peace Fellowship with Brattleboro Rotary Club president-elect Carla Lineback and The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers with Tristam Johnson, International Committee Chair for the Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club. 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...
