This Week’s Rotary Chips, August 18, 2014
Guests: Paula Baker brought new library director Abby Noland; Ginger Lambert, speaker; Kwame Dankwa brought Linda Ross.
Brags/Fines: Mike Coppinger
- Paula Baker fined for retirement announcement in paper, 45 years in library science
- Caprice Hover fined in abstentia for cover photo on Rutland Reader
- Lou Scott bragged that he went to Montana, South Dakota and remarked on how to live in the present and not have absent reality experiences where you are not participating in the reality that your are experiencing
- Brian Perkins bragged on vacation in New Hampshire for two weeks
- Joe Rodolfy bragged that on Friday her daughter is headed to Madrid for a stint as an au pair
- Kwame bragged that Caprice took the ALS Ice Bucket challenge at Winter in August
- Bob Miller fined for Belgian heritage and fined Kwame and Will for dumping ice on Caprice, which was paid by Robyn Schmidt
- Dick Rohe was born in Belgium – hence Rotary’s Belgian Waffles at Winter in August
- Joan and Jim Watson celebrated their 29th Anniversary
Member Announcements:
- Bill Drummond thanked waffle volunteers
- Dick Rohe eulogized Jim Jeffords and recounted story of him representing Dick in property sale
- Linda Ross talked about Vermonters for Vermonters event at Vermont State Fair, a benefit concert for Project Vision, Vermont Recovery and Dismas House.
- Krista Scarborough is recruiting volunteers for Saturday – 2 – 2 hour shifts.
- Jeff Wennberg announced our next community project on Saturday to paint fire hydrants, paint and brushes provided
- Brian Perkins presented Bob Harnish’s father’s Paul Harris Fellow medallion back to club
- Mike Coppinger announced that Rutland is hosting motorcycle parade 8/29, need some volunteers
President’s Announcements:
- Next week is a business meeting
- Discussion of Club Runner website usage
- Brian & Maria received $10 gift certificates donated by the Palms for bringing in new members.
We missed you: George Ambrose, Dave Anderson, Jeff Chabot, Andrea Coppola, Sara DeLance, Tom Donahue, Barbara Giancola, Will Gormly, Caprice Hover, Lainnie LaCroix, Traci Moore, Catherine Nelson, Stephanie Osgood, Wendy Wilton.
Raffle: $35/$504 – Dom had winning ticket, but pulled jack of hearts
Rotary Minute: Mark Price talked about 65 international fellowships for various activities from curling to golf.
Guest Speaker: Ginger Lambert
“Fitness for The Body and Mind” – Ginger is a very competitive runner, received degree in exercise science from Castleton State College. Advocate for pushing self, exploring new activities and avenues. Spoke about many benefits of poetry.