Past President Roger Allbee opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. President Gina Pattison with a leap over the podium grabbed the gavel and lead the rest of the meeting at our new lunch meeting site: Heart Rose Club in the former Shriner’s building, Gina welcomed all to the January 10 2024 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org

Invocation -

Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Say and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervade with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the suit of genius but is it the fruit of labor and thought.”

33 Members and guests attended the meeting.

Guests:

Bill McKim ( gifting a Rotary Hat )

Student Rotarian

Addison student with High school and Career center. Did well on cross country team on a bit of snow. Accepted at Johns Hopkins University.

Skye Morris. Speaker

New Members:

ROTARY MINUTE

Betsy rotary minute. Rotary Magazine, Robin Singer, teaches school in a remote village. Rotary now providing power for that village.

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 November:

Roger Miller: Rotarian for 62 years.

On Behalf of our Club and all Rotarians, thank you for your Service Above Self

Birthday greetings -

BIRTHDAYS FROM RUBIN -

None today

Meeting location - New Location – The Heart Rose Club – 11 Green Street in Brattleboro

Announcements

Events coming up:

- Ski Jump booth - approved by the membership as a means of making money to replace Xmas tree income.
  
  Sugar on snow needs volunteers 2/17. Betsy shared about Ski Jump table. Profits are great costs: $300 for table and tent. Full club fundraiser. 12-4 for 2/17 and 2/18.
  
  Bill - presented artifacts from the Christmas tree sales. A piece of the wood tree stand presented to the Tucker and Ted Kramer.
  
  Pole and stand (10') for spotlight, available to anyone - see Bill V
  
  Milt Gilmore after presenting to the club last week ended up in the hospital having had a heart attack. Home and doing well now.
  
  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:

Dart Everett

Two guys grow up together, but after college one moves to Georgia and the other to Texas. They agree to meet every ten years in Florida to play golf.

At age 32 they meet, finish their round of golf and head for lunch.

Where do you wanna go? Hooters. Why Hooters? They have those servers with th big boots , the tight shorts and the gorgeous legs. You are on.

At age 42, they meet and play golf again. Where you wanna go for lunch?” Hooters. Again? Why? They have cold beer, big screen TVs and the side action on the games. Ok

At age 52 they meet and play again. So where you wanna go for lunch?” Hooters. Why?

The food is pretty good and there is plenty of parking.

At age 62 After the round of golf. Where do you wanna go? Hooters. Why?Wings are half price and the food isn’t too spicy. Good Choice.

At age 72 they meet again. After a round of golf - Where shall we go for lunch? Hooters. Why? They have six handicapped parking spaces right by the door and they have senior discounts. Great choice.

At age 82 they meet and play again. Where should we go for lunch? Hooters. Why? Because we’ve never been there before.” Ok, let’s give it a try.

Birthdays announced by Ruben - Roger Allbee

ED NOTE: 2022-23 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Jim Haine announced:

Roger Allbee. On the 25th on Aging

NOTE: 2022-23 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.
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FINES & Happy Dollars

FINES – a very peaceful group today.

Happy Dollars:

Twins turning 10 on Sunday

Cindy announcement of black and white art show in Putney on the 21st. Refreshments

Gabriel her son job at a university in Portland.

Ron. Brag fine. Frank Rucker paper with picture and fine. Ron paid fine;

Holiday inn express reopening celebration of renovations. 5:30 next Wednesday

George, daughter in Germany for language program.

Brag for Jim Haine - for all his work getting the meetings put together.

Cheri Ann - for son first semester in optometry. Made it through

Bill McKim. Son played in Boston gardens pulled in $500

PROGRAM

Guest Speaker:

PROGRAM

Speaker:

Skye Morris former Student Rotarian,

Great presentation regarding refurbishing major buildings in various communities to increase the economic support of that community.

Renewables, energy assessment for construction renewable energy private energy.

Moved back to VT and focused on community projects.

Morris &Stevens Development

Rebuilt Brooks House

Found investors to do the job right. $23,000,000 to rebuilt. Bank lent them 5 million. Investors did the rest. Investors get a return on their investment. Many investors

Bennington - rebuilt a hotel that made downtown vibrant.

We need more affordable housing for being able to attract employees.

They use old buildings and leverage all current assets.

Old Finelle building a warehouse. Redone into apartments and office space on 47 Flat St.

$10.5 million to do this. 15 affordable housing units there.

Option on Este Organ Co to purchase and turn into affordable housing.

Scribe – Liz H

REMINDERS

FINES & Happy Dollars

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