Sunrise Rotary Minutes: May 29, 2013
Attendance – Please check with Michelle if interested who was there/not there. I noted some were, some were not.
Quote-of-the-Day - There was no quote-of-the day as President Sandy was distracted by an unnamed Rotarian. However, being quick on his loafers, he made the executive decision to commence a new tradition: the “Riddle of the day”. Today’s riddle: Q: If my house has four wall that are all facing south and a bear is walking around the house, which color is the bear? A: White (Toni)
Thanks to Turner for fabulous greeting today. Todd is next week’s greeter.
Guests - John Dreyfuss, several members of the Gordon-Macy family, Sadie’s ever spunky daughter Evie, and Davie, Mark’s gymnastic daughter.
Announcements –
· Party Sunday June 9, 2-6pm. Sign up please. There will also be an e-mail reminder. Since there will be a meeting next Wednesday, we will be reminded again. Please don’t call Turner’s house – there us a penalty for calling! Directions to Turners are attached.
· Cancel meeting on Wednesday June 12. (Include directions)
· Jerry is up for notes next week. Sandy reviewed the speaker’s list (you know who you are).
· Scott – Rotary golf tourney June 6, sponsored by noon club. You can sign up on-line. Scott looking for players ASAP as he is currently in a one-some (not to be confused with a onesy). Talk to Scott or Sandy if interested.
· Toni – Next week is our last meeting with this year’s student Rotarians. Toni reminded all to make sure to sign each student’s roster sheet. If you don’t, she will have Ed serenade you with a personal “loser” epitaph. So, sign the sheets, please.
· Dan – reminder that the car wash fundraiser will be this Saturday at Brattleboro Tire. Sign up to help out.
Student Rotarian – Tanner
· Tanner stated he hadn’t been in awhile. He recently had the AP calculus and did well. There was a class trip to Boston including a river cruise, IMAX show, and Quincy Market shopping. The Prom at a farm in Keene. He took limo.
· Hinsdale High sports coming to an end. Softball playoffs today, baseball team young but not very good, and track meets happening. Tanner was 11th in 400m.
· Graduation on June 15th, class day June 14th. Tanner – RPI and has a scholarship
Cards - 2 hearts – Ed quietly wept for all of us losers.
Bowl of Life – “I stood on a home plate at Shea Stadium”
Dan – Josh? Josh – Jill? Jill – Kevin? Kevin – Sadie? Sadie – Michelle? (Where the hell is Shea?) Michelle – Jeanette?, Jeanette – Ally? Ally – Sandy Ladd? Carmen!! At Bruce concert, she lifted cover she was standing on revealing home plate.
Brags
· Dan - Signup sheet to every table for Car Wash. Wife’s birthday last week and tried to do something out of ordinary. Went to Okemo and did slide and zip line – awesome experience
· Tom - (1) Youngest daughter got new teaching job in Springfield MA and will live in Tom’s house and (2) having a seminar tonight. We wished him well in collecting the rent.
· Tristan – Easing back into Rotary life. $5 for surviving legislative session with Valerie (in a good way).
· Valerie – Thanks for allowing maintain membership while serving in the legislature. Bad battle story: at end of session went to OKC to see elderly aunt who was in ICU, )who eventually recovered and made it home). While in the ICU , Valerie contracted cornea-eating bacteria (not in med books). Ulcers in both eyes. Called local optometrist. Ended up in Fletcher Allen clinic. Asked doc where he went to school – Stanford, Harvard etc. Figuring he was Italian, she commented that she got the Maserati not the Porsche. Her doc, being Iranian, did not quite get the joke. Valerie also commented on her boy-toy nurse which meant her eyes were getting better. Other: Felt legislature did great work last session: Death w/dignity bill, marijuana bill, balanced budget etc. Brag to VT legislature. Cheers to Vermont.
· Jon Seacrest – Mother in law undergoing bypass surgery. Brag for all she does for family even though he had reservations when moved here (Ally inquired if they hotel reservations.)
· Sandy – Brag for Peter for watering his lawn while out of town.
· Jill – Brag for SIT folks. It is Capstone week and she is seeing old friends come back through town.
No speaker this week – club assembly.
Membership – Sandy
· Membership is everyone’s role – invite people to breakfast. Can do whenever you want.
· To facilitate, Will S put together a two-page brochure. Will circulate by e-mail and bring to a meeting.
· Committee will look into sponsoring a Chamber mixer where we would sponsor with a soft sell on membership.
· Invite all members (especially new members of the past couple years) to a more formal mixer with drinks at Metropolis on June 20th – details to be confirmed. It was unanimously voted that Will will personally buy all drinks
Community Service – Dan
· Another reminder: car wash Saturday
· June 20th: Relay for Life. Opportunity to grilling burger – at BUHS.
· Josh suggested doing a food drive.
· Kevin – WKVT will be doing Load the Latchis again this summer – could coordinate with food drive.
· Soliciting projects – let Dan know. (Ally needs yard work)
· Still supporting nutrition projects
Social – Carmen
· Discussed changeover
International – Ross
· Student exchange – need to get more information
· Speakers – (1) World Learning will be hosting a breakfast road show for the club featuring their new CEO; and (2) Will develop list of recommended international speakers
· Project in Bogota through a Rotary club – cultivate relationships. Need more information
· Ralph to visit two Rotary clubs in Sweden over the next two weeks, one an international club – Ralph will be speaking at one of the meetings!
· If people travel internationally, go to a meeting!
Scholarship – Toni
· Good shape
Fundraising - Jon
· Stated humbly that this is the core of the entire group
· One idea is to fashion a “Brattleboro Idol” model off of Keene. Could be in a bar over several nights
· Michelle had idea of doing a fishing tournament
Announcement – Board meeting on Thursday June 6th – usual time and place.
Adjourned 8:24am.