President Roger Allbee welcomed all to the September 22, 2022 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club (www.brattlebororotaryclub.org) held at Ramunto's Restaurant.
Guests
Sean Lydon
Diane McCormack, visiting Rotarian and President of the Deerfield Valley Rotary
Ian Harrison, husband of Liz Harrison
Ally West, guest speaker
Dave Neumeister
Jenny Crowley
Birthdays
Betsy Gentile
Cheri Ann Brodhurst
Joke or Song
Regina Stefanelli advised us of several humorous facts about animals: dogs have musical preferences, including reggae and soft rock; a person is ten times more likely to be bitten by a New Yorker than by a shark.
Rotary Minute
Jerry Theberge advised us of the Polio-related state of emergencies in New York State and London and reminded us of the need to maintain high vaccination rates.
Upcoming Programs
Jim advised that upcoming programs include:
Milt Eaton (9/29)
Club Assembly (10/6)
Brattleboro Downtown Alliance
Announcements
The Brattleboro on Wheels Rotary car show was successful, with more than 60 cars in the show.
The Disc Golf Tournament is October 8th and 9th.
Tom French's health is improving.
The Gateway Foundation annual member meeting will take place during a portion of the October 6th Club Assembly.
Brags
Chris for her grandson.
Bill for hiking the Deer Run Nature Preserve trails and the Missing Link Trail.
Cheri for her birthday; the Rotary Foundation; and taking a moment of silence patience, meditation and prayer to contemplate the message: "I'm blessed; I'm grateful; it'll be okay."
Liz for Katja Matthews feeding her and Ian's son.
Maggie for her daughters' sports exploits: one joined Rugby and Water Polo; Student Rotarian Meredith scored five points in the BUHS Cross-Country team's win.
Guest Speaker
Ally West spoke about the Share Coolers program to reduce food waste and better feed kids.
Note
Weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
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