Meeting minutes for November 16^th 2016

 

This Day in History: 1938 LSD synthesized for the 1^st time in Switzerland by Dr. Albert Hoffmann; 1933 the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations. President Roosevelt sent a telegram to Soviet leader Maxim Litinov expressing hope that United States-Soviet relations would “forever remain normal and friendly.”; 1945 Cold War: Operation Paperclip: The United States Army secretly admits 88 German scientists and engineers to help in the development of rocket technology.

 

 

Scribe Duties: 11/30 Jim Maxwell; 12/7 Michelle Pong

Greeter: Thank you Cindy! Greeter for 11/30 will be Will

Speaker Duties: 11/30 Sandy Shriver – Association for the Blind

 

Chris Willette

Annie

Lissa

Davey 

Lucy

Evelyn

 

No birthdays or anniversaries this week.

 

Student Rotarians: Rachel and Sam presented this week. The National Honor Society at the Hinsdale High School is collecting donation for a project to end hunger. This Saturday from 9-2 at the Hinsdale High School is the Annual Christmas Bazaar; craft fair and silent auction.

 

Josh - Guests were given a brief introduction about Rotary membership

Sadie - Shelter Meal on 11/10 was a success! Next one on 12/6

Kevin – Project Feed the Thousands collections have begun (Dottie’s, Coop and hopefully Price Chopper).

Dan – Blood drive on 12/13

Toni – Dinner raffle tickets are due ASAP – the drawing will be on 11/30

Sandy – Trivia Night next Monday 11/21 6:30-8:30 to benefit Southern Therapeutic Riding Center

 

Cards: 4 of Hearts…You Lose Losers!!

 

Bowl of Life: Who has taken part in a polio vaccination clinic overseas? Michelle! Over 20 years ago in India; she administered the polio vaccination to lots of babies.

 

Damon - (did you know his kids run a lot?) Aiden KHS finished 10^th in all NE; Torren finished 7^th at NE regionals at 5.49 a mile (!) and he may be going on to Saratoga then the Nationals in Alabama.

Josh – Brattleboro Women’s Choir concert this Saturday 11/19 at 7:30 and Sunday 11/20 at 4:00 at All Souls Church. Also, Toni is now a disc golfer!

Kevin – Lisa did a great job selling tickets – she sold all of hers to his wife!

Toni – Had a great time playing disc golf; brought Peter along and he likes it too.

Also, her daughter is almost finished with Air Assault School down in Ft Benning; set to graduate in 3-4 weeks. Amazing kid!

 

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Bonin, owner of Duo’s Restaurant, came to speak with us this morning. Stephanie is a Brattleboro native and her parents owned the Book Cellar on Main Street. She grew up learning about running a business in downtown Brattleboro as well as learning to garden and visiting the Farmers Market.  She moved away after high school and met her future husband on her first job interview at a restaurant. Since that time they have enjoyed visiting and critiquing restaurants and eventually opened up Duo’s in Denver about 9 years ago. About 2 years ago they moved back to Brattleboro and opened Duo’s downtown.

Duos’ is a “Farm-to-Table” restaurant that features seasonal food. The menu changes about 6 times a year. The mission is to “Deliver WOW with great food and great service”. They have recently opened The Lounge which has live music on Wednesday and Friday nights as well as a more casual menu. If you haven’t been to Duo’s yet, I strongly recommend it!

 

 

President Damon closed the meeting with the four-way test.

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!