Meeting minutes April, 5 2017

Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary

Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, April 5 2017

 

President Damon Kindopp brought the meeting to order following the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:15 (I think) with the following quote;

 

This Day in History: 1792 - Then President of The United States George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in The United States.

     - from history.com in case anyone was wondering; George Washington exercises the first presidential veto of a Congressional bill on this day in 1792. The bill introduced a new plan for dividing seats in the House of Representatives that would have increased the amount of seats for northern states. After consulting with his politically divided and contentious cabinet, Washington, who came from the southern state of Virginia, ultimately decided that the plan was unconstitutional because, in providing for additional representatives for some states, it would have introduced a number of representatives higher than that proscribed by the Constitution.

 

This Day in History: 1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points. He is still the career record holder with 38,387points.

 

This Day in History: 1987 - "Married with Children" debuts on the Fox network.

 

Today's greeter - Turner. Thank You Turner! Next week Ali.

 

Today's Newsletter Scribe - Mark Ethier. Hope that you all get this. Next week is Booie, followed by Bob.

 

Today's Guest speaker hosted by Drew - Mark (not me) from Rescue Inc. Jerry is next to host.

 

Rotary project of the week - BMOF Golf Tournament. September 25 2017 Meck South Country Club. TPC Piper Glen (Mark your calendars). Under the leadership of Steve Baune, adopted "Beds for kids of Charlotte(BFK)" as one of the main organizations for which we provide financial support. Steve was the Chairman of the Board for BFK, and his passion has moved many people to taking an active role in the development and growth of this wonderful organization.

Steve managed to incorporate the motto of Rotary, "Service above Self.", not only into his Charity work but also into his weekend golf rounds. At TPC Piper Glen, it was customary to hear Steve walk onto the driving range on a Saturday or Sunday morning and shout out, "BMOFs today!" which means that he has put out a cooler of ice, Zing Zang Bloody Mary mix and Tito's Vodka for everyone to enjoy in his backyard on hole #5 (i.e. Bloody Marys on Five).

 

Our friend Steve passed away in August 2014 after a two year battle with Cancer. As a result his friends and fellow Rotarians, decided to step into his shoes and continue his work with Beds for Kids, while also taking care of Steve's deprived BMOF drinkers. And what better way to honor friend Steve a.k.a. "Baunzo" than an Annual Golf tournament with lots of BMOFs.

 

For two years in a row the tournament has been able to raise over $40,000, which is the goal Steve set for us before he passed away.

 

More info;

http://www.bedsforkids.org/

http://www.planmygolfevent.com/27250-BMOF2015/About_Steve_s_BMOF1.html

 

Guests - Toni introduced Student Rotarian, Sarah Gauthier and Sarah's guest Melanie, a fellow FBLA student. Ms. Cornell made come.

 

               Diane introduced her son Josh.

 

Student Rotarian report - Sarah reported that all FBLA students that participated in the State Conference placed in at least one of the events that they participated in. Well done BUHS! They collected $61,000 worth of scholarships, over half of the available awards! They are currently raising funds for Nationals which are to be held in Anaheim, California for the 75th Anniversary Conference. 17 are slated to attend including Ms. Cornell.

 

Birthdays - None, but a belated Birthday to Dr. Bob.

 

Rotary Anniversaries - None.

 

Announcements - Board meeting 7:15a.m. at WKVT. 458 Williams Street, Brattleboro.

 

                              Trivia Night April, 17

 

                              Coffee Sales are down. $7 of the $12 per bag help fund scholarships

 

                              Touch a Truck May 13 at BMH Looking for donations contact at C&S and/or other place. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cards - a 2 of clubs was pulled from the deck. Marcy had the winner in hand "YOU WIN WINNAH!"

 

Bowl of Life - This Rotarian Biked through Switzerland and Italy in their 20's?

The guessing started with Tristam - Kevin - Jim M. - Sadie - Will - Josh - Jon - Jim V. - Lissa, who correctly guessed Deborah.

 

Deborah told us that the tour started in Zurich and ended in Geneva it rained most of the time and they camped. Deborah shared a memorable stop in Bern involving someone jumping off a cliff!?

 

Brags

 

Bob - After a 4 month hiatus baseball is finally here! Go Cubbies!

          Bob will be retiring in November of 2018. Thank You so much Bob!

 

Sadie - Successfully providing dinner at the overflow shelter once a month all winter

            Spending an Adult Birthday weekend in beautiful Puerto Rico with John and reporting her 1st sunburn of the year even though she was wearing sunblock.

 

Jim M. - Charlotte graduates from Clark Phi Beta Kappa May, 21

               Windham will be in a production of The Glass Menagerie.

 

Josh - His daughter is learning to play chess and is recruiting other players.

          Bragged for Rescue Inc. and everything they do for our community.

          Lissa and her Latin/Cuban event at 118 Elliot St. other Rotarians were there and it was a great time.

          Bowl for Kids Sake.

 

Marcy - Every Rotarian Every Year Turns 100! Marcy donated most of her winnings from cards to this. https://my.rotary.org/en/annual-fund-and-share

 

Ali - After taking a gap year and traveling her daughter will be attending Skidmore. http://www.skidmore.edu/

 

Sandy - When Sandy's firm purchased their building on Western Ave. They inherited Bill, a tenant. Bill has moved out and They have an apartment available $800 mo. See Sandy for details.

 

Tristam - Proposed a commision to the club for Sandy's Brag.

 

Toni - Bragged for Dr. Bob for all of the wonderful years .

           Bret got a 10 day leave and will be taking a vacation to meet him on the Outer Banks.

 

Kevin - Reconnecting with former Dean of Students at then Franklin Pierce College, now Franklin Pierce University, Owen Houghton and 1st woman President of Franklin Pierce Dr. Kim Mooney

             http://www.franklinpierce.edu/

 

Guest Speaker;

 

Drew introduced Mark Considine listed as a Paramedic with Rescue inc. Mark shared with us how much their services have changed over the years. They have essentially become a Mobile ICU.

 

Much more info at, http://rescueinc.org/index.php

 

Respectfully submitted

Mark Ethier