Notes from the meeting

Posted by Sandra Ladd on Nov 09, 2016
 
 
This day in history
 
1989—Berlin Wall came down
1985—Gary Kasparov became the youngest chess champion at 22 years old
1921—Einstein awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for photoelectrics
 
CHECK THE SCRIBE LIST ON THE WEBSITE! KJ/Diane and Jim M. are coming up.
 
Rotary project of the week
 
“Elections belong to the people. It’s there decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and bur their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” Abraham Lincoln
 
Greeter
 
Thanks to Ali. Cynthia will be the greeter 11.16.16.
 
Club Announcements
  • No meeting 11.23 (week of Thanksgiving). All raffle tickets for dinner raffle need to be turned in next week. Drawing is on the 30th.
  • Buy coffee and fund scholarships!
  • Trivia night is 11.21 this month. Sign up based on previous commitments. Let Sandy S. know if you can’t attend or do your usual volunteer function.
  • Blood drive will be 12.14 at the Legion
Cards: no winner
 
Brags
  • Bob and Booie: retiring from Secret Santa, not from practice. Chastised the VT legislators for not legalizing recreational marijuana. MA did and will be earning revenue from sales.
  • Bob: $108 for the Cubs winning the World Series (baseball). Next year when they win, will only be a $1.
  • Toni: daughter Kyle left for Air Assault school. Only 5 females left and very proud of her accomplishment.
  • Kevin: New daughter in law posted picture of marriage license on facebook. Veteran’s day remembrance, “Home Town Heroes” Jason and Tristam.
  • Jon S.: Shared story about his father in WWII.
Speaker: Vicky Senni, Let’s Grow Kids and Making it Work in Windham Summit
  • Making it Work in Windham Summit is 11.15 at the Retreat. Issues around affordable child care and quality child care.
  • So important to have quality child care in the first five years of life. 90% of all brain development happens by age five. Need nurturing environments.
  • 70% of parents are in the work force and spend 28-40% of income on child care ($9-20K/year). Particularly impacts women.
  • Most child care workers receive $11-12/hour. Could make more in other fields of work and leaving causing more shortages of quality child care openings.
  • Financial assistance is based on income. Sometimes don’t take a raise in pay to avoid losing financial assistance.
  • Regulation of quality child care practices is very pricey. Some providers continue unregulated to help costs.
  • More of the children are having behavioral issues which also requires more training and resources.
  • Child care providers can sometimes be the most influential and steady presence in a young child’s life. They act as social workers as well as child care providers.
  • Direct correlation between success/readiness for Kindergarten and success in school and drop our rate in high school. One in ten high school drop outs become incarcerated. Spend more money on prison than child care.
  • Employer-employee relationships matter. Parents can’t stay home with children when sick. Need to support parents in the workforce. Difficult to recruit strong workforce with quality cost-effect child care.
  • Family success=Business success=Family-centered economy