President Carl Lynde welcomed all to the October 15th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held via ZOOM. <ED NOTE: 24 Rotarians attended.> President Carl offered the following two motivational thoughts:
“It does not require many words to speak the truth.” – Chief Joseph Nez Perce
“Law controls the lesser man, right conduct controls the greater.” – Mark Twai
<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: Ted Kramer (10/22), Teddy Kramer (10/29), Carla Lineback (11/5)>
Which state passed the first women's suffrage law?
(Answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
No joke this week ;-(
At our October 22nd meeting, Rich Carroll will tell a joke or lead us in song and Jeremy Coleman will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Marty Cohn told the story how one Rotarian can have an idea that becomes bigger than first imagined Ted Rossi, an East Hampton, Connecticut Rotarian saw that Connecticut was not able to deliver face masks to smaller community organizations and nursing homes. His idea… Rotary can facilitate the supply of masks and distribute in small lots within their communities. With the help of his family foundation, one million PPE masks were distributed across six New England states between October 5th and 7th. A truck filled with 800,000 masks made stops in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (An additional 200,000 masks were distributed across Connecticut in the spring, making the total one million.) In Vermont, 140,000 masks were distributed by 22 clubs. One Rotarian. One Idea. Rotary in Action.
At our October 22nd meeting, Rich Carroll will tell a joke or lead us in song and Jeremy Coleman will offer a Rotary Minute. 2020-21 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
Brattleboro Rotary Club’s Gateway Foundation
Marty Cohn conducted the 34th Annual Meeting of the Gateway Foundation. The Brattleboro Gateway Foundation was founded by in 1986 to create a local fund to award scholarships to deserving, area students pursuing higher education. Over $500,000 in scholarships have been granted. The 2019-20 board of directors was acknowledged: Marty Cohn, President; John Meyer, Vice President; George Anthes, Secretary; Bill Vermouth, Treasurer; Gina Pattison; John Mabie, Scholarship Chair; Carla Lineback, BRC Pres; and George Weir, BRC Im. Past Pres. The following individuals were elected to the 2020-21 board of directors: Marty Cohn, President; John Meyer, Vice President; George Anthes, Secretary; Bill Vermouth, Treasurer; Gina Pattison; John Mabie, Scholarship Chair; Carl Lynde, BRC Pres; and Carla Lineback, BRC Im. Past Pres. The president’s report, secretary’s report, and treasurer’s report can be found on the Gateway Foundation page on the club’s website. All members are encouraged to not only donate to Gateway Foundation but also to volunteer to join the board.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
10/22 - Professor Elizabeth Cascio, “A Century of the American Woman Voter”
10/29 – Jon Potter, Latchis Arts
11/05 - Stephen Dotson, Brattleboro's Sustainability Coordinator
11/12 – Club Assembly
11/19 – A virtual tour of new BMAC exhibits
11/26 – No meeting – Happy Thanksgiving!
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 16th newsletter of the 2020-2021 club year.
There has only been 2brags so far????????
FINES
NONE ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following members' years of service were acknowledged: Jeff Morse (25), Joe Little (31), and Carl Lynde (31).
Carla Lineback is looking for volunteers to help unload the Christmas trees the Friday after Thanksgiving and with the scheduling of this year’s Christmas Tree Sales (12/4-13/20). Contact her if you can help out.
Volunteers are needed for the Southern Vermont Rotary Disc Golf Championship on October 24 and 25. For more info, contact Rob Szpila.
BRAGS / HAPPY DOLLARS
<ED NOTE: Yes, we are keeping track of these happy dollars and brags.
Unless noted, happy dollars and brags are $1>
Steve Gordon ($100) - for the work of the Golf Committee.
Dave Twombly ($10) - for his neighbors and the Town of Brattleboro helping to remove dead trees on his property in one week.
Bill Vermouth – for climbing Mount Tom and touching a Gray Jay.
Bill Vermouth – for Gina Pattison’s leadership of the Golf Committee.
Bill Vermouth – for Cathy Coonan and Rick Manson bringing a portable bar to the last Golf Committee meeting.
Bill McKim ($20) – for being happy.
Dave Twombly – for Bill McKim wearing a tee shirt this week during the ZOOM meeting.
Rob Szpila – for Lynn Levine’s interpretative signs on the disc golf course.
<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 28 – New Club Presidents
In episode 28 of the award-winning, monthly show, Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn discusses the goals of a new club president as they begin their one-year term. The guests are Brattleboro Rotary Club President Carl Lynde and Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club President Cindy Delgatto. The show is produced by Brattleboro Community Television.
<ED NOTE: Episode 29 with Mike McGovern, chair of the International PolioPlus Committee will be airing next week to celebrate World Polio Day.>
DISCLAIMER
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
Wyoming was the first territory or state in our nation's history to grant women the right to vote. When Wyoming was still a territory, legislators passed the Wyoming Suffrage Act of 1869. This act gave women in the territory the right to vote. For more info, click here.
