Chips February 1st, 2016
Posted by Reed
on Feb 01, 2016
Guests and Speakers:
Katie and Jim Lanahan, Visiting Rotarians of the Jacksonville, Fl club who won a trip to The Mountaintop in an auction.
Carol Mickiewicz, Rotarian from New Jersey who recently moved to area. Daughter is graduating from Castleton and is looking to connect in the area.
Mary Beth Redmond and Angela Wells-Speakers from VT Works for Women
Brags/Fines:
Will bragged for the Granville Trivia night, but also confessed that they won the first round and then everything went downhill from there...pretty much dead last!
Terry bragged for Castleton Hockey. The Women lost over the weekend, but the men beat Norwich and St. Mikes
Gary bragged for his 3 kids, all of whom made high honors in school!
Bob Amelang bragged for Mike Coppinger's job DJ'ing at The Snowball Dance for the Youth Exchange kids
Stephanie bragged for the Rotary Joint Mixer with The South Club at Stonehenge indoor golf.
Krista bragged that she painted her house and washed all the walls this weekend! Want to come paint mine, Krista?
Joe bragged for winning the longest drive at Stonehenge
Announcements:
Terry reminded everyone to contribute to the Foundation when they get their member dues bill.
Cathy Petrini and Nicole Moran had their new member tags removed
Mark update us on Jeremy Carol. He will be back to the club soon. He is finishing up training and licenses with Edward Jones.
Chuck is hosting a meeting for the golf tournament planning at his office on Thursday at 5 or 5:30. Get in touch for exact time.
Raffle:
Gwen won the little pot, not the big
Speakers:
Our speakers were with VT Works for Women, which is a non-profit based primarily in Chittenden and Washington Counties. They drove down from Winooski to be with us. They serve underprivileged women and help them find gainful employment and earn livable wages. Also they try to help young girls before they find themselves in a disadvantaged state. Their core work is to train, and help build core skills for jobs and also foster a sense of self worth and confidence. They find that they are focusing heavily on IT and Law enforcement career opportunities. They shared some statistics that are pretty eye opening; for instance, women who are single parents make 77% less than men. They majority of women w/ children do not earn a livable wage. 43% of women in full time jobs do not even earn enough to cover the basic living expenses. They have found that the farm to table and foodie scene in the Burlington area has created a huge demand for restaurant workers and they have decided to offer a 13 week culinary training course to meet the demand. Their focus on girls is more based upon giving them access and exposure to many different job paths and ideas. They do this primarily through summer camps. They are not a national sub-chapter and rely on state grants and philanthropic donors.
Our speakers were with VT Works for Women, which is a non-profit based primarily in Chittenden and Washington Counties. They drove down from Winooski to be with us. They serve underprivileged women and help them find gainful employment and earn livable wages. Also they try to help young girls before they find themselves in a disadvantaged state. Their core work is to train, and help build core skills for jobs and also foster a sense of self worth and confidence. They find that they are focusing heavily on IT and Law enforcement career opportunities. They shared some statistics that are pretty eye opening; for instance, women who are single parents make 77% less than men. They majority of women w/ children do not earn a livable wage. 43% of women in full time jobs do not even earn enough to cover the basic living expenses. They have found that the farm to table and foodie scene in the Burlington area has created a huge demand for restaurant workers and they have decided to offer a 13 week culinary training course to meet the demand. Their focus on girls is more based upon giving them access and exposure to many different job paths and ideas. They do this primarily through summer camps. They are not a national sub-chapter and rely on state grants and philanthropic donors.