Spoke 7/21/2016

Called to order by: PP Don

 

Opening Song: R-O-T-A-R-Y

 

Patriotic Song: O Beautiful for Spacious Skies

 

Invocation: PP Don

 

Song Leader: Bartolo Governanti                 Song: Wabash Cannonball

 

 

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Raffle: Bartolo got the answer, but not the Queen

 

Sign up for Nighthawks game on Clubrunner

Sign up for President’s Picnic on Clubrunner

Ernst passed around pictures of Mascoma cleanup

 

Don exhausted, but happy with 4 grandchildren visiting

Rich Wallace went to Fenway Park – to see Paul McCartney! Wonderful show, with NO intermission!

Nate Miller will be departing to Southern NH on August 15 to new job.

 

Rotary Minute: Bruce Pacht spoke about the article on Bangladesh: country has moved away from open defecation, a serious health risk.

 

Speaker: Committee meetings

Social: Bartolo spoke of the President’s Picnic, Jean Wulpern suggested a picnic for Lebanon PD to show support, possibly at Riverside Park

Community Service: Mascoma Cleanup

Youth Services: Steve Whitman spoke of visit by RYLA attendees to tell us about their experiences: Speech Contest: Interact at Mascoma HS looking goog-16 possible participants, Rotary vote at August meeting to support this effort. School board has approved the club.

Grants & Finance: Contribution suggested for Paddlepower, $1500-$2500. Participate in Adopt a Vet’s Civil War headstone, $1000. Suggested Dar es Salaam programs: $1900 for porridge for visitors to clinic: they wait for hours with no food. Also playground at clinic for kids - $300.

Membership: Brought up the need for members from some of our major businesses, organizations in Lebanon, such as Hypertherm, municipal govt, education etc. Letters to top management may not be effective, need personal contact. Ron sent out email to all members listing organizations we would like to contact, looking for members that know somebody in upper management to pose the question.

 

August 4 Captain Timothy Cohen, Lebanon PD will speak on Leb PD response to current events.

 

Monday July 25 at 6:00 AM Ron Carr got power back, so you get a Spoke!