President Carla Lineback welcomed all to the September 5th meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. Ted Kramer offered the following meaningful invocation by quoting Muhammad Ali:
“Live every day as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.”
This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Birthday greetings were extended to John Meyers. As a luncheon of baked chicken, ham, pasta, peas, green salad, rolls, and ice cream for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUESTS: Sheila Humphries and Lindsay Belville (speakers)
TRIVIA QUESTION
What was the first modern published children’s book?
(Answer below.)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For today’s joke, Marty Cohn offered a version of the following:
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dachshund along for company. One day, the dachshund starts chasing butterflies and before long the dachshund discovers that he is lost.
So, wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having him for lunch. The dachshund thinks, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now!" Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here." Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride, as a look of terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was close. That dachshund nearly had me." Meanwhile, a monkey, who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes.
But the dachshund saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figured that something must be up.
The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine." Now the dachshund sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet ... and, just when they get close enough to hear, the dachshund says..................
"Where's that darn monkey? Sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard."
At our Sept. 12th meeting, Jeremy Coleman will tell a joke or lead us in song and Ricky Davidsonwill offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
ROTARY MINUTE
For the Rotary Minute, Cathy Coonan reminded us that August was Rotary membership month. For ideas to develop membership retention and recruitment strategies, click here.
At our Sept. 12th meeting, Jeremy Coleman will tell a joke or lead us in song and Ricky Davidsonwill offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2019-20 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
09/12 – Club Assembly: Gateway Foundation Annual Meeting
09/19 – Meg Donahue, TBA
09/26 – Milt Eaton, TBA
10/03 – Dart Everett, TBA
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.
Carl Lynde - for TD Charitable Foundation donating $25K to Vermont Foodbank.
Regina Stefanelli – for her mother’s help in getting her kids ready for school
Marty Cohn – for spending the weekend with his granddaughter, Talia Cohn Adams.
PROGRAM
Ricky Davidson presented Sheila Humphries and Lindsay Belville who told us about “Let’s Read 2019.” To learn more, click here.
Rotary Cares - TV Show
Rotary Cares, Episode 19 – Passing the Gavel
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...
ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, written and published by John Newbery, is widely considered the first modern children's book, published in 1744. It was a landmark as the first children's publication aimed at giving enjoyment to children, containing a mixture of rhymes, picture stories, and games for pleasure.
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