Matt Furland sent a thank you note for his scholarship.

Glitter all over the OTH – stop bribing Gerry Carrier.

New Member Induction: Tynan Flanagan – owns an electrical business, Rosie, his 3^rd daughter just born. She brings the whole Flanagan family daughter total to 9 amongst he and his brothers.

 

• Richard Swett – great week of family time, theater plays, skiing and hockey.
• Pete Imse – Jo-Ann Fabrics donated materials again this year for the EarlyAct club to make some Linus Blankets for fundraising.
• Catie Minihan – excited to get home in time for the kids event, and have time with them this week
• Ken Moulton – Great hockey game but some great digs at going to school in Maine.
• Linda Bliss – Off to Florida, see you when the snow is gone.
• Mike Gula – thanks to all the committee members for helping with campership grants.  Had a great time on vacation except for stepping on a sea urchin… fed a sea turtle, tried surfing and stood up even.  Glad for the fellowship
• Ryan Anastasi – headed to Florida, St. Petersburg.  Renting a big house for the week and going to enjoy some time away.
• Matt Dodge – happy for Tynan joining the club, thanks to Gerry for stepping in to run the meeting so that he could go ski race.
• Mike Griffin– ski’d Ragged with his daughter and had a great day.
• Paul Mercier – Nice reminder that today is the 99^th anniversary of the first Rotary meeting.

Bill Ames: Secretaries Report – as of today, we have 52 members.  Attendance pretty good but there are still some outstanding dues and breakfast invoices.

Tamar Roberts: Treasurer’s report – Forgot today was club assembly so no official  numbers but, we have money, on track to end the year where we want to be with some cushion.

Mike Gula – lots of activities the last few weeks and we are meeting today and will make decisions on the scholarships and grants.

Four Way Speech contest is coming up – top 3 will come to the club the last Friday of March and the contest itself is Wednesday March 20^th.

Awards and Recognition night – planning has started and first official committee meeting will be mid-March.

New Generations: Dick Swett - Interact, planning a sleep out for Waypoint and have a goal of raising $1000.  They are also doing an Easter Egg hunt fund raiser.  You can pay a fee and they will hide 12? Decorated Easter eggs on yours or for someone you choose lawn.  Dick went to speak at Laconia and met the Interact kids there and got some good feedback to compare the two clubs.  
Peter Imse - EarlyAct, working on Linus blankets, have complete a hat and mitten drive, and did a pet support drive for the NHSPCA.  They will do a spring clean-up around all the school buildings soon with the school environment club.
 

Community Service: Concert Series discussions are underway, and Car Show is May 18^th.

Suggestion to have a concert series flyer early enough to hand out at the Car Show.

Pres-Elect Gerry Carrier gave an update that Dunbarton was sort of shared between Goffstown and Bow, Goffstown had it listed on their website, but Bow had been supporting it as well since we share schools.  It appears like we are now officially taking on Dunbarton as part of our club. Peter Imse suggested maybe we consider adding Roadside pick-up in Dunbarton along Rt 13 for club visibility.

International Service: Pres Matt – There is now a short-term youth exchange program, which is really just a three-week exchange between two students, one from Bow and one from a foreign country during the summer months.  Would include a Bow student going back to their exchange’s country for the same length of time.  Lots of discussion and seems like interest.

 

President Matt Closed the meeting with a toast to Rotary the world over.