Rotary Review - 2/26/2020

February 26 Rotary Meeting

 

Greeter – Turner and Deb Cox

Volunteer for next week Greeter – Mona

 

This week scribe – Diane (sitting in for KJ)

Next week scribe –Tristam

This week Speaker – Jim V. – Inner Fire - Beatrice

Next week Speaker – Kevin Yager

 

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. – Ogden Nash, poet

 

Rotary Clubs in Vermont and New Hampshire Help Australian Bushfire Relief Effort; 60 Clubs of district 7870 donated 25,000

 

Aaron Smith – Burton Car wash

Beatrice Birch – speaker: Inner Fire

 

Birthdays – Dan Dietz

 

Tristam – trip to Guatemala (visited local Rotary – returned with banner)

Cindy – 3 on 3 March 21^st; sign-ups going around; target 100% participation

Toni – 3 on 3 on Facebook – please share; get the word out

Jon – 3 on 3 need to follow up on donation list

Mona – Overflow shelter this Thursday 3/27 (30 people); still need donations toward meal

Diane – Trivia Night March 16^th for Kids in Coats

Justin – 80’s dance on Saturday 3/29 here at the Legion; event is on Facebook

 

Hinsdale – Varsity girls’ basketball made playoffs; basketball season ending; college applications in/acceptance letters coming

 

$18 – 4 of spades – in the deck – you lose, losers!

 

Marcy – Rowan is now a teenager

Jim M – visiting CA to see his actor friends; Joshua Tree National Park

Jon – State championships; Alina came in 35^th; BUHS girls came in 5^th; saw holocaust survivor speaker Elly Gotz; amazing stories; message “don’t hate”.

Justin – 80’s dance; $10 to get in; Facebook post viewed by many

Dan – Survived being sick in Azores (and beyond…)

 

Beatrice Birch of Inner Fire – Healing community for recovery from trauma that led to addition and mental health issues; treatment without psychotropic medication.  Focus on working in nature, gardening, and farming as well as artistic, cooking, and cleaning as healing therapeutic activities. The program has helped over 30 people reclaim their lives over the past 6 years: www.innerfire.us