This Week’s Rotary Chips, June 9, 2014
Guests: David Hoopes, District Governor; Jennifer Usher, Make it Sew, guest of Brian Perkins; Matt Denhart ED & Rashad Thomas, Program & Editorial Associate, at Calvin Coolidge Foundation, guests of Catherine Nelson; Kristin Andrade, guest of Kwame Dankwa; Vince Chiarella, BossWorks, visiting from Killington-Pico Rotary; Brennan Duffy, Rutland Redevelopment Authority, speaker.
Inductees: Andrea Coppola and Dave Anderson, sponsored by Kevin Loso; Kirk Shields sponsored by Dick Rohe
Brags/Fines: Joe Rodolfy
- Chuck Rose doesn’t appreciate ‘Hail, hail we’re glad you’re here’ as our welcome song today.
- Catherine Nelson and Mark Price challenged each other to being biggest raffle ticket seller, $100 to other’s charity of choice.
- Brian Perkins has lost 40lbs last year, ran first half marathon
- Rich Carlson’s daughter ran a race, made him cry
- Lainnie LaCroix had a wonderful weekend, getting $4,800 on car
- Andrea Coppola’s daughter is graduating
- Will Gormley let us know that we are only $125 from our $1,000 Relay For Life goal, and bragged on his Scotland trip
- Maria Fish put Killington Mountain Festival brochures on tables, told us about upcoming events
- Krista Scarborough needs driver for Camaro this weekend
- Bates Childress is selling 50/50 tickets for College of St. Joseph, drawing on June 21 at 20th Annual Night of Italian Opera.
Announcements:
David Hoopes, District Governor
- Claremont Club is being reconstituted, 80% of new members are women, most under 40.
- Gave Brian certificate for our club reaching our Rotary goals
- Our club also received an award for most net new members in the entire district of 60 clubs.
- He gave us a rose for deceased member
- Brian received a gift in honor of his service as President
- Announced that our role in Rutland City Park was featured recently at district conference.
$500 + 10 - $40 give aways at Chamber of Commerce Mixer at Kenlan, Schweibert, Facey and Goss office on Tuesday night.
Board of Directors meeting on Thursday at noon, at the Hampton Inn
Raffle: Elias won again! Pulled two of hearts
New Membership Induction: Andrea Coppola, Dave Anderson & Kirk Shields
Guest Speaker: Brennan Duffy, Rutland Redevelopment Authority
9 member board, small staff
Projects include:
- $1.25m grant request for NW neighborhood revitalization, primarily housing related
- formalized 2 tax stabilization issues
- worked on water hook up for businesses
- creating business friendly environment
On the circuit to raise money for signs.
Want to create 4 ‘gateway to the city’ signs, tied in with GMP Rutland Blooms project. “Welcome to Rutland” sign above an 8’ planter with support of $2,000 from up to 4 service clubs for recognition on sign.