September 2, 2015
Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Rag
 
 
 
President Ali opened with a reminder for us to check the paper copy email roster to make sure our info is correct and updated.
 
Quote of the Day:   “Life is really simple; but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius
 
Greeter this week was Bob F, next week will be Turner
 
Guests Introductions: Jr. Rotarians and our guest speaker Dave Snyder of Guilford Sound
 
Absent:  Did not get the list, but you know who you are.
 
Announcements: A card was sent around for us to sign thanking our district governor for her visit with us last week and Ali read the poem she sent out in her e-mail mentioning our club.
 
Upcoming events are touch a truck on 9-12. Dan needs volunteers to cook and serve at the event. Sign up sheet went around.
 
Trivia returns on 9-14 and we have a Jeopardy champion from Putney who has volunteered her services to bring in extra money with Trivia teams bidding for her membership and assistance. This months beneficiary is Windham Childcare.
 
Josh mentioned an event also on 9-12 to benefit homelessness  with a virtual hiking team.
 
Sadie mentioned our last Rotary romp scheduled for 9-21 at the West River trail head and then refreshments following at the Marina
 
October 7th our breakfast meeting will be held at the Brattleboro Fire department. Do not go the Legion.
 
There was an email from another club member requesting more information from us about our 3 on 3 Basketball tournament and that email will be passed on to ? To send further information.
 
Board meeting is scheduled for 7:15 on  Thursday 9-3, but at Jon Secrest’s office not Kevin’s radio station this month.
 
Speaker schedule: 9/2 is Will S, next week is Valerie S, then Tristan T , Josh T and Kevin Y. If you do not have a speaker let Sadie know as she does have some potential speakers waiting in the cue.
 
Birthdays: Our president Ali is having a milestone birthday (3rd time she turned 30, do the math) And Tristan T were serenaded by the club today.
 
Cards : 8 of diamonds. In the deck and we lose again.
 
Bowl of Life: Lived 2 years on an aircraft carrier. Dan guessed Jason and we heard about his adventures while in the service in late 1960s. Was on the Constellation and traveled to exotic ports and then spent time in California  before shipping out again to travel. He  was the service manager for the aircraft on the carrier.
 
Brags:
Bob F for his son Bill who got tickets to see the cubs play a no hitter. Didn’t happen at that game, but they did win with a no hitter next time. .
Mark- bragged for his daughter and her first days in 8th grade.
Michelle -  2-6 anniversary.
Josh hit a milestone on his bike for transportation hitting 1000 miles and saving more than $600 in fuel and getting great exercise.
Chris bragged for his stepdaughter and wife driving down to bring her daughter to college in Tampa. Some tears. Also bragged for his daughter Amy who is in her 2nd year at UVM.
Jill for her outpouring of love  and support and that Maysa is already a month old and her great experience at BMH.
Jon S also reported that he and Kerry also had a great experience at BMH when their 2nd daughter was born and it helped that their neighbor was in charge of Food service. Very different when first child was born.
Marcy mentioned that as the 8th child nothing phased her mother
Dan bragged for Pig Night ;and Beer night at Turners this past weekend needed to help finish the kegs from his 50th wedding anniversary.
Ali bragged for her lucky daughter who inherited her grandmothers car a 1996 Toyota Corolla with <39, 000 miles.
 
Guest Speaker: Dave  Snyder.
Studied music in NYC and became involved in the recording industry. He and his wife wanted to relocate out of Manhattan as their children were beginning to enter school for financial reasons and came to Guilford. His background in the music industry gave him the tools and equipment to build a recording studio in Guilford. State of the Art facility has been built. Needs more business to help it succeed financially and to one day bring in some of the big name performers. They also needed housing for the Artists who arrive at the studio and so that was also built and is available for renting as a Corporate Retreat.
Location is at 542 Fitch Road.
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Ladd