Charlene Seward, Guest of Reed
Speakers were Rutland Young Professionals from our club! (Gwen, Will, and Colie)
Fines and Brags:
Bob Amelang bragged for Jeff Wennberg's article in the paper
Mike Fined himself for being in the paper regarding his job as assistant head coach for Rutland High girls soccer
Will bragged for being the president of Rutland County Parent/Child Center and then fined himself for not being present last week when RCPCC were our speakers
Colie bragged for the 27 holes of golf she played on Friday. Won tournament by 1 stroke!
Tom fined himself because his 2 granddaughters were in the paper last week.
Jeff Guevein ran into Bill Drummond and is paying his fine for him not coming to meetings.
Jeremy Carroll went to a benefit for a friend recently and they were able to raise over $5,000 for his family.
Nick gave us his Red Sox Raffle Ticket Game Report- The weather was 79 and sunny. Right behind home plate, 5th row. Great game
Lou shared why he gets up everyday. Rotary international is telling us to do things to change for the new world we live in. He suggested that we change the future through engagement of our club's members. Try to fulfill their expectations so when he gets up in the morning, he knows he is doing his part to make the club vital and fun.
Announcements:
Tom Said that BROC is going to have their annual meeting October 11th at noon. Pat Leahy is the speaker and all are invited.
Next Monday is labor day and no Rotary meeting. Board meeting is at the chamber on Thursday. Rotary leadership conference is coming up. It's a one day event and Stephanie is going and asked that if others would like to join her and carpool to please reach out.
Raffle:
Andrew Carlson won the little pot
Speakers:
Colie, Gwen, and Will from Rutland Young Professionals (AND fellow Rotarians!)
RYP is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to engage w/ the community and build a Rutland that attracts and retains talented young professionals. They offer monthly meet-ups, mixes, and activities. Membership is $25 a year. You don't have to be young to be a part of RYP typically the ages are 18-45 years old, but RYP has many older community members and mentors. RYP has been doing the monthly mixes for over 3 years and they are free and open to the public. They are a 501(c)3. The mixes typically have a guest speaker, entertainment, food, etc. Some recent examples include tequila tasting at Lake Bomoseen, Comedy night, Fashion show, Dancing, and corn mazes. Their monthly mixes are booked out a year! They average 50-60 people at each mix. The next one is coming up on September 22nd at Southside Steakhouse and will be the fashion show to promote Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. The State-wide Young Professionals Summit is coming up on October 15th at The Paramount. There were over 125 people there for last year's summit and featured many elected officials and keynote speakers. This year, the keynote speaker will be from Huffington Post and the event will be moderated by Garrett Graff, formerly of Politico. They are trying to get 200 attendees. Will thanked all of RYP's corporate sponsors for their generosity and support.
