President-elect Carl Lynde welcomed all to the July 11th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. <ED NOTE: This is the first meeting of the 2019-2020 year.>. Rich Carroll offered a meaningful invocation:
We are thankful for the warmth that summer brings.
For friends from afar gathered ‘round our table.
For the warmth of the caressing summer air, humming with chittering, twittering things.
For time off work to do what we are able, to embrace a hurting world into our care.
<ED NOTE: chittering = chirping; twittering has nothing to do with making a posting on the social media application Twitter.>
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to Ted Kramer, Tami Purcell, and George Weir.
As a luncheon of vegetarian lasagna, baked chicken, roast beef, fingerling potatoes, broccoli, salad, rolls and cupcakes for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUESTS: Kate Berry and her daughter Juniper; four Gateway Foundation Scholarship winners: Julia Barton, Malick Mane, Lucas Newton, and Jack Price.
TRIVIA QUESTION
On what date did Bosnian Serbs claim the town of Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, starting a genocide that would result in the deaths of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys?
(Answer below.)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For today’s joke, Greg Worden told a version of the following:
A trucker is driving on the road when suddenly he sees a yellow man, crying on the sidewalk. He stops and goes over to him to ask if he’s ok. The yellow man says: “I’m yellow, I come from the planet Venus and I’m hungry!” The trucker says: “Well…I can give you a sandwich but I can’t help you further.” He gives the yellow man a sandwich and drives off.
A few miles later he sees a red man, also crying. He stops and goes over to see what’s wrong. The red man says: “I’m red, I come from the planet Mars and I’m thirsty!” The trucker replies: “I can give you a can of Coke but I’m afraid I can’t help you further.” He gives the red man the can and drives off.
A few moments later he sees a blue man standing on the side of the road. The trucker, visibly irritated by this whole ordeal, gets out and goes up to the blue man and yells: “Now, which damn planet do you come from and what do you want?”
The blue man replies: “Your license and registration.”
At our July 18th meeting, Roger Allbee will tell a joke or lead us in song and George Anthes will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Immediate Past President Bill Vermouth presented Paul Harris Awards to BetsyGentile and Joe Little.
At our July 18th meeting, Roger Allbee will tell a joke or lead us in song and George Anthes will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
07/18 - District Governor Nancy Russell
07/25 – Karen Carroll, VT treatment courts
08/01 – Sally Struble, Restorative Justice
08/08 – Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, “New Youth-led Business Initiative”
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the 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.
On episode 19 of the award-winning, monthly show, Rotary Cares, Brattleboro Rotary Club past president Marty Cohn discusses “passing the gavel”, a time when a club president steps down, with Brattleboro Rotary Club Past President Mara Willams and Brattleboro Sunrise Club Past President Sandy Shriver. Directed by Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club past president Kevin Yager 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...