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 December 14, 2023 meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary www.brattlebororotaryclub.org
Invocation - Ana Saavedra
Grateful for Rotary and Rotarians
Gina led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance .
33 Members and guests attended the meeting.
Guests: Louise/Adrian Lezcano
Lori/Ana Saavedra
Mary Lou/Andy Patari
Avery/Former Student Rotarian
New Members:
Welcome Adrian Lezcano, Andy Patari, Nina Willson .
ROTARY MINUTE
To save time for wrapping Dart deferred
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
Meeting location - New Location – The Heart Rose Club – 11 Green Street in Brattleboro
Announcements
Events coming up:
Gina Pattison – Table being offered at Brattleboro Ski Jump event (Sat. & Sun.). $6k – 7K potential funding. More to come. Will need volunteers. Adrian Lezcano – Last week to sign “book” before being fined at next Rotary minute
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:
Rich Carroll
Rich told joke about wife passing overseas and not wanting to pay the lesser amount to bury wife oversees to avoid resurrection.
ED NOTE: 2022-23 weekly assignments are posted on the club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Jim Haine announced:
12/21/2023 – Secret Santa
12/28/2023 – Tristan Roberts (Vermont State Representative)
01/04/2024 – Brattleboro Ski Patrol
01/11/2024 – Skye Morse (M&S Development)
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.
Jim Haine – Joined Brattleboro Rotary Club on 11 December 1980 and has not missed a meeting
George Anthes – For Malika (spelling) playing Grover in NEYT’s adaptation of Percy Jackson’s Lighting Thief and for their first game played with BUHS Hockey
Regina Stefanelli – For a weekend of Rotary goodness at White River Junction for “Polar Express,” on Saturday and Bellows Falls Opera House on Sunday
PROGRAM
Guest Speaker:
PROGRAM
Speaker:
Ana Saavedra
Annual Gift wrapping program for the 4 Senior Living facilities in Brattleboro, VT. Ana gave instructions and Rotarians and guests gift wrapped presents to be delivered.
Scribe – Ruben R. Garza
DISCLAIMER
Weekly changing scribes and questionable IT may have resulted in oversights and errors. We regret any mistakes.
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