President Bill Vermouth welcomed all to the August 2nd meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. He introduced members of the Senior Gift Giving Committee who welcomed everyone in near unison. (ED NOTE: President Bill needs to work on his bell ringing skillsespecially since there was no bell). Dart Everett offered a meaningful invocation:
Today we pray that we may receive Your special blessing because we are committed to be a real service organization to help humankind. May each of us in our daily routine come to know the joy of caring and sharing with others not as fortunate as we are. May our motto that includes serving, caring and sharing be for us life service as well as lip service. Amen.
As a luncheon of chicken cacciatore, fried tofu, spaghetti, green beans, summer squash medley, potato salad, green bean salad, salad, bread, and a pudding parfait dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUEST: PDG Dave Underhill, Visiting Rotarian Val Stuart (Sunrise), George Ruh, Meg Donohue, and Steve Spatz (speaker)
TRIVIA QUESTION
What was the original name of Boston’s first professional baseball team?
(answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
There was no joke (or song) this week. ;-(
For bulletin readers: Two guys are sitting at a bar. One guy says to the other, “Do you know that lions have sex 10 or 15 times a night?” The other guy says, “Damn, I just joined the Rotary Club.”>
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary minute, President Bill Vermouth President Bill presented George Weir and Jeremy Coleman with Paul Harris Fellow recognition.
Jeremy Coleman and George Weir
“The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow recognition is The Rotary Foundation's way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. It is named for our founder, Paul Harris, a Chicago lawyer who started Rotary International with three business associates in 1905. We move closer to a world of peace and good will today as Jeremy and George becomes a Paul Harris Fellow. Their gift to The Rotary Foundation's educational and humanitarian programs is a commitment to peace and to a better life for people across the world that they may never meet. This is a truly selfless action. Jeremy and George, it is because of gifts like yours that The Rotary Foundation is able to carry out an array of programs that achieve beneficial changes in our world: improved living conditions, increased food production, better education, wider availability of treatment and rehabilitation for the sick and disabled, new channels for the flow of international understanding, and brighter hopes for peace. In becoming a Paul Harris Fellow, Jeremy and George join a remarkable company of persons throughout the world, all recognized for their devotion to the ideal of good will, peace and understanding. It is the goal of Rotarians the world over, and one that Jeremy and George clearly share. It gives me great pleasure, Jeremy and George, to present you with the three emblems of appreciation given to a Paul Harris Fellow - - certificate, medallion and pin. We congratulate you and we thank you for your commitment to the programs of The Rotary Foundation.”
At our August 9th meeting, Betsy Gentile will tell a joke or lead us in song and Gary Goodemote will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2018-19 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
08/09 – Dane Rank, Thompson House
08/16 – Rob Szpila, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
08/23 – Jerry Carbone, Genealogy
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 see Mara Williams.
If you like this newsletter, brag at next Club meeting.
It's a new Rotary year!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sophia Howlett was not present to read off the “walk of shame” list. Therefore, members who have not yet introduced themselves to her have one more week.
Linda Dierks, Wendy Harrison, and Irma Robertson have left the club.
Lisa Mendelson, George Weir and Marty & Yael Cohn have signed up for our upcoming August 11th packing boxes project at the Vermont Food Bank.
So far, Roger Allbee has signed up for September 8th packing boxes project at the Vermont Food Bank. We need three more volunteers. If interested, contact Stan Nowakowski.
The next Gateway Foundation board meeting will take place on 8/16 following regular club meeting.
Gateway Foundation annual meeting will take place on 9/13 at club assembly.
SIT Open House is on August 8. For more info, click here.
If you are interested in playing at the District 7870 Trophy Golf Event on 8/17 at Bretwood Golf Club in Keene, contact President Bill Vermouth. <>
If you would like to advertise on the club's website, please contact Marty Cohn.
Ad that appears on the club bulletin only…$25/year
Ad that rotates on the homepage only …$40/year
Ad that appears on all secondary pages … $60/year
Ad that does it all — rotates on homepage, appears on all secondary pages, and appears on the club bulletin … $100/year
FINES
President Bill Vermouth accepted a fine for not remembering to introduce Dart Everett for club birthday’s announcement.
BRAGS
Bill Vermouth – for Jim Haine’s leadership of the programs committee.
Carl Lynde – for his family visiting from Montana.
Dave Underhill– for three decades of being a Rotarian. <ED NOTE: Dave was 1989-90 Brattleboro Rotary Club president>
George Weir – for his Maine vacation.
George Ruh – for being warmly greeted by club members.
Bill McKim – for hiking Haystack Mountain with Cheryl.
Jenifer Ambler – for Dave Underhill hosting the inaugural meeting of the Pure Water for the World “Water Rats” at his home.
Joe Little – for running into three former Brattleboro Club Rotarians in one day: Art Greenbaum, Clyde Johnson, and Dave Underhill.
Carl Lynde – for recommending that today’s speaker bring his own audiovisual devices.
Marty Cohn – for the two new passport stamps he received from his recent family vacation to Iceland.
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PROGRAM
Carl Lynde presented Steve Spatz, a residential savings consultant for Efficiency Vermont. Steve talked about heat pump options for both hot water and space heating.
Rotary Cares - TV Show or Podcast
We are getting ready for season 2. To view season 1 shows, click here. To listen to the podcast, click here.
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...
ED NOTE: Past President Martin Cohn is off to Iceland for a week, followed by a week in Cabot, VT. Therefore, he will not be attending the next three club meetings and will not be publishing a club bulletin.
ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION
Founded in 1901, the franchise (then unofficially known as the Boston Americans) was one of the eight charter members of the American League. The team played at the Huntington Avenue Grounds from 1901 to 1911 and moved to Fenway Park. in 1912. The oldest of all current major league ballparks, Fenway is known for its quirky features, the most famous of which is the 37-foot 2-inch (11.3-metre) left field wall known as the “Green Monster.” The team officially took the name Boston Red Sox (“BoSox” or “Sox” for short) in 1908, adapting it from the Boston Red Stockings, the original name of Boston’s first professional baseball team (now the Atlanta Braves).
