Rotary Club of Rutland

 
Guests and Speakers:
Nicole Moran, Terry's Daughter-in-law, also head of hospice department for Ravna.
Rosemary Moser, With "Let's Grow Kids", whom was our speaker.
 
Fines/brags:
Jeremy bragged about his father's health improving since he had a close call with heart problems. Jeremy also bragged about accepting a new position with Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor.
Jeff G fined himself for taking so long to bring in the thank you he received from Rutland NW Elementary for the Field Day he helped put on.
Kwame fined Mike Coppinger for his interview with CAX about Rutland being named Solar City and the downtown revitalization.
Tom bragged for the final total raised by The Walk to End Alzheimers. They raised $32,000! Way to go! Also, he bragged that he got to ride his motorcycle over the weekend in another fundraiser.
Cale bragged for Stephanie and the social she helped put together at The Red Clover Inn. He said it was a great time and encouraged all to attend in future. Also, there is a lunar eclipse coming up soon.
Peter bragged for his 30th anniversary with his wife, his son got engaged, and his daughter graduated from St. Lawrence and also has accepted a position with St. Lawrence! He bragged for the hospice program over in Granville, Ny as well because of Terry's daughter-in-law's affiliation with hospice. He has seen first hand the great work they do for people.
Mark also bragged for his 30th wedding anniversary being today.
 
Announcements:
Caprice is leaving early today from the meeting to teach her last class with a retiring professor at Castleton. Said that the Professor will be sorely missed.
Stephanie announced the October 3rd Block party in the NW neighborhood. Looking for volunteers to help with crafts with the kids. Talk to her or Will. Also, still looking for a location to house the float during its' build. Roughly 50 feet long.
Nicole is working on The Really Big Show and wants us all to let anyone we may know who has a talent to consider auditioning for the show. Auditions are at RIS on October 2nd and 6th.
Tom put a $1 in the brag jar for the Patriots performance and also announced that October 28th is the annual Chamber Meeting where they announce business person of the year. Coming up in November, the chamber is sponsoring a job and career fair for the whole state of Vermont to be held at Franklin Conference Center.
Andrew Carlson bragged that Rex Ryan had to admit he was out coached by Bill Belichik before announcing his knowledge of a great apartment for rent. See him if you know anyone who may be looking.
Lou announced the upcoming Shelburne Museum Maker's Market, This Saturday and Sunday. He brought in a diorama to show us of his portrayl of Cecil The Lion. He likes to use his artwork to bring issues to light that the world is facing. He will be exhibiting at The Shelburne Museum for those interested in seeing more of his work. You can also stop by his studio to see over 200 pieces he has on display.
Mark gave us a quick club update: we received a thank you from the boy who won the bike at the fair that we sponsored. Also, the club was awarded a $1,000 grant from District to be used in our Santa Raffle Fundraiser to help us buy books for the kids to help promote literacy.
 
Raffle:
$700 big pot
 
Terry won the little pot (GO FIGURE!), not so lucky on the big one. He drew a jack.
 
Speaker:
Rosemary has been providing child care and early education services since 1984 and firmly believes in the importance of getting to kids early on. She grew up in NYC and got involved in early education during high school to get some credits. In doing so, she found a true passion in working with young children and knows she can really make a difference in doing so. She knows Rich Carlson through the Master Gardeners program, with which she helps introduce gardening to kids at a young age. Art programs are her specialty because she believes in kids being able to touch and feel things to help foster motor skills growth and creativity. She shared some shocking statistics with the club and the one that stuck with me is the fact that a lot of kids are going to kindergarten very behind and it is taught to impossible to get caught back up. Many studies have shown that early education/intervention programs lead to much higher rates of academic and life success. She urged us to go to www.Letsgrowkids.org to sign a petition to tell our legislators to address this issue head on. If you are a parent looking to help your child's early education, you could go to her website and there are many resources there. She encouraged providing your children with many sensory experiences and tactile sensations. Trying new foods, touching different things, seeing different things, etc.