Spoke 12/8/2016

 
Called to order by: President Kevin
 
Opening Song: R-O-T-A-R-Y
 
Patriotic Song: My Country, 'Tis of Thee.
 
Invocation: Jon Blodgett.
 
Song Leader: JoAnne Lemieux led us as we stumbled through “The Fox Went to Town”.
 
Visiting Rotarians:
Dick Wierwille, from Worcester, Ohio
Richard Smith, from Portsmouth, NH
 
Guests:
Rob Taylor, Exec. Director of the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce - soon to be a member.
 
Raffle: Garlan had the correct answer and pulled his own ticket, but alas, it was not the winning card.
 
Announcements:
  • Rotary Club Holiday Social is set for December 15th - $15 to attend.
  • Don MacMeekin is collecting toy for the Enfield Firefighters.
  • Jon Blodgett is asking for volunteers and donations for the Christmas Dinner at Sacred Heart.
  • Sue Ellen spoke about a $250 donation to Head Rest.
  • Don MacMeekin mentioned the request from Mascoma Bank for donations to a new fund in Steve Christy’s name.
  • Don MacMeekin spoke about the request to help rebuild the skate park at Riverside Park, and that Riverside Rotary has donated $1,000.  Ron M. made a motion to donate $1,000 as a match to the Riverside Club donation, Lorraine M. seconded, the club voted, and the motion was passed.
  • Garlan Hoskin and Philip Rentz held the foundation drawing. Twenty members won 100 points each.
 
 Brags:  not enough time this week per Pres. Kevin.
 
Good Works:  Steve Christy spoke about his involvement in New Hampshire Humanities non-profit organization over the last several years and how impressed he was by the “Humanities To Go” program.
 
 
Rotary Minute: Jamie W. cited an article in the Rotary magazine that the Rotary Foundation had won an award for how well the charity was managed.
 
 
Speaker: JoAnne Lemieux gave a presentation on her recent trip to Myanmar in South East Asia. Edward Jones Financial Advisors sponsors the annual trip to give aid to impoverished children and orphans. JoAnne met with the Rotary Club in Myanmar (there is only one Rotary Club in Myanmar) and she is working on a Rotary grant.  JoAnne mentioned that Myanmar is not a typical tourist destination and that she had 4 stops on the way and it took 2-days to reach her destination.  JoAnne wore a traditional dress of Myanmar during her presentation.  As JoAnne projected pictures she mentioned that the trip made her more aware of the life style and the impoverishment in 3rd world countries. Many children have HIV and there is not treatment available for them. A little money goes a long was in providing health services and daily necessities.
 
President Kevin concluded the meeting with the ‘4-way test’.
 
 
Submitted by: Philip Rentz