President Gina Pattison opened the meeting at our new lunch meeting site: Heart Rose Club in the former Shriner’s building, Gina welcomed all to the February 1, 2024 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation -
Phil G - Invocation to honor the memory of Phil Steckler
President Gina Pattison opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance
27 Members, 5 student Rotarians and guests attended the meeting.
Guests:
Student Rotarian
New Members:
ROTARY MINUTE
Liz Harrison from the Rotary magazine - Peace Centers
our own Carla was a Peace Scholar in the second class in Japan where she got her Masters.
Note for future presenters; The Rotary Minute could also have the speaker talk about their personal involvement in Rotary or personal background.
Years of Service in our Club for February:
Dart-43 years
Cathy C. 32 year
Ana 16 years
On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self
Meeting location - New Location – The Heart Rose Club – 11 Green Street in Brattleboro
Announcements
Events coming up:
Milt - Sugar on Snow- we need people! Sign up sheet
Betsy- Ski jump. 2-3hour shifts per day, chili, hot dogs and drinks, should be pretty simple, thanks Frank for helping with the food, Bill and Rhonda for helping with money, and Mara for zoom meetings
Pole and stand (10') for spotlight, available to anyone - see Bill V
Overflow meal on 2/14
Sugar on Snow signup going around
Mixer with Sunrise Thursday 1/25 5:00. Distillery at 155 Chickering Dr
ED NOTE: Weekly assignments for the invocation or motivational thought can be found on the club website.>
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For our joke or song of the week:
Tom Franks 15 minute joke or short one if people volunteer for Sugar on Snow or Ski Jump
Someone in town with lots of resources that never gave. From our research you don’t give money. Mother is in a nursing home, my brother needs a kidney, sister single mom with 3 kids from 4 different husbands. If I don’t help any of those people, why would I help you.
Volunteering, All you need to serve heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.
ED NOTE: 2023-24 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim Haine announed
2/8 Liz Richards on Harris Hill
NOTE: 2023-43 weekly assignments, are posted on the club website.
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.
Jim - one year anniversary for the Guilford Store
Bill V - Phil Marcia Steckler, all their goodwill
George W - Phil asked me to manage wildlife area by West River, 12 years later still spending 2 hours a year managing the area
Dave T - Phil - Outing Club, called Phil and had a great conversation
Dart - man through ice, Phil helped pull him out - knew each other for years but didn’t recognize each other that day
George A - Phil supported of ice rink, girls hockey team lost 6-2
Ana -Phil surprised her banging on her window - Gotcha!
Carla - June Howe was such a mentor when I joined the club and Happy Dollar for Ali West
PROGRAM
Guest Speaker:
PROGRAM
Speaker:
Ralph Mema
Collaboration with Sweden for agriculture businesses, small business to business
works in solar business
came via SIT from Sweden after 14 years
share technology and world contacts with Sweden
2008 study trip with BUHS students and parents and Marlboro grad students
Looked at infrastructure
opportunities for Swedish companies in US
2016 - BDCC- Ecovation hub - helped by Alex Wilson and Susan McMann
Continued to look for Swedish partner via Windham Regional Commission committee
spun off in 2020, Windham Global Partners, food, farming and innovation
Letter of intent with incubator in southern Sweden focused on food and farming
Apple growers: Green Mt. Orchards and Scott Farm to collaborate with Sweden
Hopefully group from Sweden coming this fall
Totally volunteer group
Questions: Other food groups- Distillers, berries, all fair game
Any assistance with the freeze we faced in stone crops? No
Infrastructure investment in Sweden? District heating, Burlington using district heat, long time coming and very expensive.
Scribe – Betsy G
DISCLAIMER
Weekly changing scribes and questionable IT may have resulted in oversights and errors. We regret any mistakes.
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