Sunrise Rotary Meeting Notes, Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Notes – Sunrise Rotary – September 10
President Todd, Presiding
Quote of the Day: Fred Harris quote [text requested from Todd]
Guests:
Mark Aaron (?) and Talia
Davi Ethier
Jerry Carbone (today’s speaker, Brooks Memorial Library)
Jeannie Walsh (today’s speaker, Brooks Memorial Library)
Announcements
Toni: Walk to End Alzheimers this Sunday – go to Alzheimers.org
Jen & Ellen are co-chairs of the community service committee – How can we support Morningside better? Had a meeting last week with them – What might this look like? The need a few staples: sheets, pillowcases, pillows etc. … see Ellen’s list! Donations welcome. See pledge forms for Morningside – Josh has them. October 4th event!
Linda T: Reminder - Tonight is quiz night at Ramunto’s – could use one more scorekeeper. See you there!
Dan D: Saturday was Touch a Truck. Big thanks to all who took part! List: Turner, Dan, Linda, Todd, Chris, Ross Gibson, Will S., Aviva, Mallory, Eli, Damon, Toni, Amelia, Josh, Sandy, … see Dan for complete list. Raised about $700 to donate to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital capital campaign.
Jason P: Lottery tickets are out! Sell them.
Tristam J offers to pass on an Archer Mayor book! Also: on 9/24 he will be our speaker on the Rotary Cadre of International Advisors and its work in Honduras. Please come!
Brags
Amelia for Ellen Smith – the guru! Also, on 9/24 there will be a talk at Hilltop with Bonnie Harris – “When Your Kids Push Your Buttons”
Ellen: A brag for all the Touch a Truck volunteers who flipped burgers – just under $1000
Sadie: brag for Carmen and the United Way crew – got a lot done on the Day of Caring. (Mentioned all the sites/projects people did.)
Sandy L.: brag for her adventures last week in the Bahamas – dolphin therapy experience. Reconnected with some of the same animals from a previous visit.
Josh T.: 2 brags: for the Town of Brattleboro & Chesterfield – saw “Copenhagen” at the Actor’s Playhouse – really great – and a brag for living in a town that has goats (sheep?) that mow loans
Kevin Y: 2 brags – one for daughter Sarah who just started 3rd year of nursing school at VTC and doing well – and for son Eric’s new job: now working for the Oakland A’s
Ellen: brags that she will be teaching again at World Learning – Excited!
Turner: Happy to announce he’s going to Oktoberfest in Germany tomorrow.
Ali: Had a recent birthday, paid an uncollected fine. AND, she installed her own mailbox!
Birthdays: Jill! [The usual ceremony with the Sunrise Rotary Sextet was then inflicted…]
Cards
10 of Clubs: No winner
Bowl of Life:
Whose spouse’s family is related to Bobby Orr? A: Damon K. is the man (was identified almost instantly) – Long story!
Our Speakers (introduced by Jerry G. – a member of the Brooks Memorial Library’s board of trustees): Jerry Carbone and Jeannie Walsh
Interesting points and tidbits:
- 1st Wednesday of every month is the BML lecture series
- The BML has an art collection
- Function of the BML continually changes
- Technology keeps changing but the Library keeps surviving, reinventing its purpose
- Subscribe to about 30 databases that cost money – Google doesn’t use them. Website has numerous search tools. You get access to some using your library card. Others are accessible via the website. Others require use of a terminal in the BML.
- Catamount Library Network is a consortium of 6 libraries that share databases.
- Children’s Room: A very fine one. On the second floor. Just completed a Summer Reading Program. Had a STEM component, with projects and experiments. Always craft tables. Rhyme Time weekly.
- Doing a survey now – How do people use technological resources in the BML? Come in and take the survey!
- Are raffling off Archer Mayor’s newest book!
- Job seekers/job applications is one of the things that happen in the BML.
- E-book technology has gotten better.
- Anyone who lives in Brattleboro or owns a business in town gets a free card. Also kids who go to school in town. Others have to pay a fee.
- Idea: a state-wide library card! (Tristan T. was here to duly note this.]
- Have looked at subscribing to The Foundation Center, but found the VT Directory of Foundations (free) meets the need most of the time.
Meeting closes