Rotary Rag 9.18.13
9/18/13
Quote of the day: ???? Jon was too quick!
Guests: Evie and Lucy, Bill Stevens
Greeter: Valerie, Bob next week
Announcements:
1. See Jill if you want to set up a quarterly bill for breakfast (Oct 1- Dec 1)
2. Polio Now! $10.50 donation requested by 10/1 please; this is two for one match!!!
3. Dan and Jill volunteered for a post Irene siding cleaning (nice!)
4. Gerry participated in the initial meeting for Feed The Thousands: Campaign starts November 15.
Speaker Next week: Linda
Newsletter Scribe next week: Tristan Toleno
Induction: Amelia Farnham: Officially now a Rotary Member! Welcome!!
Birthdays: A wonderful serenade for Booie Fagelson. Happy Birthday!!
Raffle Tickets: Shared with all members; Benefits Feed the Thousands. $5 each or 6/$25. Drawing on 12/4. If you want more, see Toni.
Cards: Dan Dietz was the lucky winner with the 8 of spades and now $30 richer!
Bowl of life: This persons father was a speech writer for JFK…Jon!
This person delivered food to the Navajo Nation under extreme duress while in college…Josh!
Brags:
Bob F for his annual vacation to Maine.
Dan for Jill’s help with the Irene project
Jill: for first responders in the Colorado flooding and Washington DC shooting; Jill will also be participating in Hike for the Homeless on October 5 and is taking donations (and walkers, if you are interested)
Linda: Her baby just turned 22!
Valerie: Kudo’s to the State of Vt for lending help to Colorado to help flood victims; also mentioned same day meeting of VT Hunger Council at Marlborough Tech Center
Bill: Expressed concern at not understanding the Bowl of Life; talked about other rotary visits; discussed Rotary Leadership Institute opportunity for interested members
Marcy: Cardiovascular open house 9/18; Wellness in Windham 9/21 11-2
Tom: Participated in another 5K race and finished 4 minutes faster
Jon: thank you to Todd for covering him so he could watch the US Open
Speaker: Tristan discussed his year at the State House and various projects including the House Agriculture Committee, food labeling, work to organize no- profits in the state, curriculum assessment and data collection and the importance of meeting with people about issues and what needs to be addressed.
Submitted by Marcy Rushford