Sunrise Rotary Meeting Notes, Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Posted by Ralph Meima 
on Sep 10, 2014
 

Notes – Sunrise Rotary – September 10

 

President Todd, Presiding

 

Quote of the Day: Fred Harris quote [text requested from Todd]

 

Guests:

Mark Aaron (?) and Talia

Davi Ethier

Jerry Carbone (today’s speaker, Brooks Memorial Library)

Jeannie Walsh (today’s speaker, Brooks Memorial Library)

 

Announcements

Toni: Walk to End Alzheimers this Sunday – go to Alzheimers.org

Jen & Ellen are co-chairs of the community service committee – How can we support Morningside better?  Had a meeting last week with them – What might this look like?  The need a few staples: sheets, pillowcases, pillows etc. … see Ellen’s list!  Donations welcome.  See pledge forms for Morningside – Josh has them.  October 4th event!

Linda T: Reminder - Tonight is quiz night at Ramunto’s – could use one more scorekeeper.  See you there!

Dan D: Saturday was Touch a Truck.  Big thanks to all who took part!  List: Turner, Dan, Linda, Todd, Chris, Ross Gibson, Will S., Aviva, Mallory, Eli, Damon, Toni, Amelia, Josh, Sandy, …  see Dan for complete list.  Raised about $700 to donate to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital capital campaign.

Jason P: Lottery tickets are out!  Sell them.

Tristam J offers to pass on an Archer Mayor book!  Also: on 9/24 he will be our speaker on the Rotary Cadre of International Advisors and its work in Honduras. Please come!

 

Brags

Amelia for Ellen Smith – the guru!  Also, on 9/24 there will be a talk at Hilltop with Bonnie Harris – “When Your Kids Push Your Buttons”

 

Ellen: A brag for all the Touch a Truck volunteers who flipped burgers – just under $1000

Sadie: brag for Carmen and the United Way crew – got a lot done on the Day of Caring. (Mentioned all the sites/projects people did.)

Sandy L.: brag for her adventures last week in the Bahamas – dolphin therapy experience. Reconnected with some of the same animals from a previous visit.

Josh T.: 2 brags: for the Town of Brattleboro & Chesterfield – saw “Copenhagen” at the Actor’s Playhouse – really great – and a brag for living in a town that has goats (sheep?) that mow loans

Kevin Y: 2 brags – one for daughter Sarah who just started 3rd year of nursing school at VTC and doing well – and for son Eric’s new job:  now working for the Oakland A’s

Ellen: brags that she will be teaching again at World Learning – Excited!

Turner: Happy to announce he’s going to Oktoberfest in Germany tomorrow. 

Ali: Had a recent birthday, paid an uncollected fine.  AND, she installed her own mailbox!

 

Birthdays: Jill! [The usual ceremony with the Sunrise Rotary Sextet was then inflicted…]

 

Cards

10 of Clubs: No winner

 

Bowl of Life:

Whose spouse’s family is related to Bobby Orr? A:  Damon K. is the man (was identified almost instantly) – Long story!

 

Our Speakers (introduced by Jerry G. – a member of the Brooks Memorial Library’s board of trustees): Jerry Carbone and Jeannie Walsh

Interesting points and tidbits:

  • 1st Wednesday of every month is the BML lecture series
  • The BML has an art collection
  •  Function of the BML continually changes
  • Technology keeps changing but the Library keeps surviving, reinventing its purpose
  • Subscribe to about 30 databases that cost money – Google doesn’t use them.  Website has numerous search tools.  You get access to some using your library card.  Others are accessible via the website.  Others require use of a terminal in the BML.
  • Catamount Library Network is a consortium of 6 libraries that share databases.
  • Children’s Room: A very fine one.  On the second floor.  Just completed a Summer Reading Program. Had a STEM component, with projects and experiments. Always craft tables. Rhyme Time weekly.
  • Doing a survey now – How do people use technological resources in the BML? Come in and take the survey!
  • Are raffling off Archer Mayor’s newest book!
  • Job seekers/job applications is one of the things that happen in the BML.
  • E-book technology has gotten better.
  • Anyone who lives in Brattleboro or owns a business in town gets a free card. Also kids who go to school in town.  Others have to pay a fee.
  • Idea: a state-wide library card!  (Tristan T. was here to duly note this.]
  • Have looked at subscribing to The Foundation Center, but found the VT Directory of Foundations (free) meets the need most of the time.

 

Meeting closes