President Roger Allbee welcomed all to the Auguest 25, 2022 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club www.brattlebororotaryclub.org held at the Ramunto's Restaurant. <ED NOTE: 20 members + 2 guests + 0 Student Rotarians = 22 attended.>.
Introduction of Guests:
Hugh Keelan Windham Orchestra Music Director, George - prospective new member.
Innovation
Rich Carroll read the Emily Dickinson poem “Imperceptibly as Grief” about summer passing
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings - None today. Noted that no one was getting older this week.
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
TRIVIA QUESTION
In Norse mythology, who are the Valkyrie ?
(Answer below)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For our joke of the week:
Frank Rucker told a joke about how religion and golf come together.
ED NOTE: 2022-23 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
Rotary Minute - Ron Stahley spoke about 1.6 million donations made by Rotarians to Ukraine relief efforts.
Anniversaries: Rotary anniversaries - none today.
New Member: Frank LaGrande is a new member - please welcome him into the club.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Faithful Jim announced
9/1 BMH Pediatrist
NOTE: 2021-22 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
Presentations were made from the following Student Rotarians: None today.
REMINDERS
Please bring your bottles and cans to the 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.
Greg Worden mentioned the Sept 17th Brattleboro on Wheels event at the Retreat Farm.He indicated that help would be needed between 9 am and 2 pm.
Upcoming events
Stan - Groundworks meals starting in September.
Mike - seeking sponsors for Brattleboro on Wheels - great opportunity!
SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 17th – Brattleboro on Wheels
BRAGS / HAPPY DOLLARS / Fines
<ED NOTE: Yes, we are keeping track of these happy dollars and brags.
Unless noted, happy dollars and brags are $1>
President Roger announced his twin brother was visiting and told several amusing anecdotes about being mistaken for one another.
Frank Rucker reported schools were back in session with students and teachers in classrooms and all is going well.
PROGRAM
Speaker:
Hugh Keelan described the Wagner in Vermont Festival now underway at the Latchis Theater. The festival involves many performers from here and other places and guarantees to expand musical appreciation for those of us that do not often listen to classical music. He encouraged us to attend.
Weekly changing scribes and questionable IT may have resulted in oversights and errors. We regret any mistakes.
Answer to the trivia question
In Norse mythology, who are the Valkyrie ? Answer: any of a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla.
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