Rotary Meeting Notes

 

May 6th Rotary Meeting

1935 : The Works Progress Administration (WPA), opens allowing thousands of unemployed Americans decent-paying jobs on a wide range of public works projects including parks, playgrounds, major infrastructure projects, schools and post-offices. During it's existence the WPA was responsible for employing 8.5 million Americans during its eight-years.

On this day in 1937, while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on its first transatlantic crossing of the year, the German dirigible Hindenburg burst into flames and was destroyed, killing 36 of the 97 persons aboard.

1960 US President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960

 

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

 

 

 

 

 

Maxwell, Jim 7 years 0 months May 08 2013

Traeger, Josh 8 years 0 months May 23 2012

Caulkins, Marcy 17 years 0 months May 29 2003

Matthews, Katja 7 years 0 months May 30 2013

 

 

 

Martin, Bethany May 12

 

Unclear about when return and what that is going to look like.  Time to start thinking about changeover party in June.  Logistics considered with social distancing.  Board conversation to discuss future of upcoming meetings.  Consider meetings at outdoor locations.  Topic of discussion is next up roles for next year;

Secretary - Bethany Martin

Vice President –  Mona

President Elect – Cindy

Treasurer – Ali/

Mona – Next overflow shelter meal is Thursday the 14^th2020. 

Board Meeting – Scheduled for Next Thursday the 14^th 2020.

Brags:

Rotary work in small groups – Garden Project

Josh Goldburg – Brag 1 Hanging out with another family – small gathering with outdoors and enjoy other humans.  Brag 2 – Chesterfield Annual corn roast field back open for people looking to get together and brought mobile disc golf basics and made their own course.

Mona – Gardens look amazing in full bloom.  Looking to do more planting and digging in the next month.  Husband helped clear out giant space for another garden

Nick – Happy mothers day and happy spring!

Tristam – Zoom is pain but a great way for people to connect at all multi generations in his family.  Fine proposed for Tristam for nicely combed hair.

Will – Daughter has tested positive for COVID anti-bodies.  She has 5 of the 12 and it is still unclear how that will impact her life.  She is not getting married in May, but she is ok and feeling well.  Clear choice MD walk-in center will be anit-body testing.

Jim Maxwell – brag for Phillips, Dunn, Shriver, and Caroll limited time for the next year.  Another new stage on the journey towards retirement. 

Lisa Fitzgerald – COVID has forced her outside 125mi walking in the last 5 weeks.  She is spending more time out and about.  She has discovered now 14 painted rocks with positive messages.  She is also supporting local Spoffard Village with feeding local families, 47 families three meals last week.

Erin – Jim Westbrook – Cherry Hill Farm – started a project to feed kids over the weekend.  Sausage and egg breakfast sandwiches for free.  2^nd brag is for the magnolia tree and seeing neighbors out and about.

Kevin – Brag 1 for neighbors; last weekend out on deck, hear neighbors next door where Karen Martel pops up her head and like Home Improvement Wilson head pop up over the fence to talk.   Brag 2 Kevin’s two cats do not get along at all.  Built a screen door so cats can see each other without fighting.  Neighbor brought all the supplies home for him.  Brag 3 – Grandson loves garbage trucks, 2 books sent of garbage trucks and he loves it.

Josh – speakers should still be a part of future meetings. 

Cindy – Trying to bring meetings back to some level of normalcy.  How to get members back in and engaged into future meetings.

Cindy – Brag 1 – 2 kids in college;  MCLA finishing last semester, but no graduation.  Adult daughter at 30 working towards bachelor degree flying to Omaha on Friday to watch her commencement ceremony.  However, that is cancelled and she is very disappointed.  Brag 3 – Spring.

Alya – Brag 1 – Got hair cut and looks great!

 

Jim will be at the helm - Next Week