This Week’s Rotary Chips, September 30, 2013 By Bates Childress
We Missed You: [Need to get from Nancy]
Brags/Fines/Announcements: Joe Rodolfy
- Elias fined for newly married comment about Brian
- Joe – daughter Sarah has been top sales person in CT, has added NYC to her territory
- Tom – Thursday, 10/29 Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, Lt. Gov. Phil Scott will be speaker at Holiday Inn
- George Ambrose fined himself for all of times he’s picked on Nick
- Joan bragged about pheasant hunting with her 94 year old dad and husband and father-in-law
- Bates announced College of St. Joseph Reunion this weekend and Alumni Scholarship Fund raffle tickets (Sold 20 – hope I sold a winner. Thank you!)
- Catherine won $220 by betting on the Red Socks against the Yankees, Nick paid for Catherine
- Wendy Wilton – 3rd weekend in a row of hiking
- Gary Ladabouche – daughter is a freshman at RHS and on varsity cross country team, son’s hockey team won all four games
- Will – attended Phantom Gourmet Food Fest and saw vendors selling products with his apple cider
- Barb – shared her DNA heritage
- George – told a lame joke
- Amanda – son and daughter are hockey players, played in Montreal, kids had fun playing with Canadian kids despite language barrier
- Joe – Recounted that his son got into fight in a Canadian game, not only didn’t get kicked out, but won game
- Nick – told story of roving reporter who put him on the spot
Attendance:
9/16 – Nancy asked a couple to make up to improve
9/23 – [Need to get from Nancy]
Announcements:
- Lou handed out article
- Tom promoted library event
- CHIPS scribe blew it! Missed an announcement
- Brian – leadership institute parts 1-3, cost is $75 for leadership skills
- Jason Cable has accepted position in HR at Middlebury College, doesn’t want to leave club, working on some alternatives.
- Wendy mentioned that Jason is 3rd person that she knows who has moved to a new job in Addison County. How can Rotary facilitate new job / new business in Rutland County?
- Board meeting Thursday, 10/10, noon at the Hampton Inn
- Brian reiterated importance of attendance at lunch and events; recognizes multiple commitments on everyone’s part and knows everyone does their best, but participation is essential to Rotary’s success.
Raffle: Elias won $26, pot over $300, didn’t pull Q
Bob Miller explained where raffle money goes, 1/3 – winner; 1/3 – club; 1/3 – big pot
Guest Speaker: None
Rotary Moment: October is vocation month. Brian read president’s message from magazine.