Currents for September 12, 2019
Editor: Marilyn Bedell
September 19th noon — Ryan Aylsworth, Town Manager of Enfield
September 26nd 7 AM — Cliff Below Special Lebanon City Grant
October 3rd noon — Diane Sherman Parkinson’s Disease
October 16th noon — WEDNESDAY A Joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Hanover at Jesse's. Program Our Inbound Friendship Exchange Team from Alberta Canada
October 17th Noon — No meeting today as we are having the joint meeting with Hanover on Wednesday, see above.
November 7th Noon — Liz Tenterrelli President for the League of women’s Voters
November 14th Breakfast — Rotary Coordinator for Rotary Zone 32 - Carolyn Johnson - Rotary Foundation Month
November 28th — No Meeting, Happy Thanksgiving
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Rotary Make-Up Dinners
When: 2nd Tuesday of Every Month
Time:5:30 PM/after work
Where: Salt Hill Pub, Lebanon
Next Dinner - Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Mark your calendars for the dinners on:
- Tuesday, November 12, 2019, and
- Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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Next Board of Directors Meeting
September 17, 2019 at 5:30 PM (17h30)
Whitman Building
10 Water Street
Lebanon, NH
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PROGRAM – September 12, 2019
September 12th 7 AM — Kim and Tom Hoyt
Dartmouth Football Mentoring Program
Kim and Tom Hoyt gave us an overview of the community mentoring program. We learned that three-quarters of Dartmouth students participate in a variety of sports programs.
Kim Hoyt
Tom Hoyt
From the Dartmouth Athletic's web page:
- A mecca for the highly motivated student-athlete, Dartmouth College is the nation's ninth oldest university and a member of the Ivy League. Featuring a comprehensive athletic menu, Dartmouth offers 35 varsity sports - 16 for men, 18 for women and coed sailing. In addition, there are 35 club and 24 intramural sports as three-quarters of Dartmouth undergraduates participate in some form of athletics.
- Nicknamed "The Big Green," Dartmouth's varsity athletic teams compete in NCAA Division 1 as well as in the eight-member Ivy League conference and the ECAC (Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference). Throughout the years, Dartmouth athletes have competed at the very highest level, excelling in NCAA championships ranging from track and field to basketball, cross country to soccer, as well as skiing, golf, lacrosse and diving
Kim's job is to help organize the mentor program for football. She recruits at least 35 mentors each year. She surveys the football players and the mentors and works to match the player with a mentor who may have some similar interests.
She let us know that this program was started by David Hagerman.
Kim and Tom shared stories about students they have connected with through this program, including a graduate who is now a NIKE vice president.
Bob Gasser has joined the mentoring program and shared his experience year-to-date.
Additional information from Dartmouth's web pages:
- The Dartmouth football program has launched its "Dartmouth Football Connect" website, a professional platform that is exclusively for individuals with a connection to the college, whether it be as an alum, a student-athlete, a parent or friend of the program. The goal of the platform is to give Big Green football student-athletes and mentors an opportunity to engage with each other using career connections as the center of their relationship.
- Dartmouth Football Connect helps Big Green football student-athletes from all walks of life access new opportunities with information on job and internship opportunities, plus achieve their career goals by making mentors and advisers accessible. Current football student-athletes and mentors can all create accounts.
- The goal for mentors is to be a guide and resource who will share their Dartmouth education and professional experience to pave the way for current football athletes to succeed at Dartmouth and beyond. By joining the network, mentors will be able to connect with current and former Big Green football athletes and offer professional advice, set goals, support personal and professional development, model professional behavior, and challenge them to go beyond their comfort zone in order to achieve personal growth.
- The platform will also provide a forum for posting questions and answers to various professional topics, informational interviews via video or meetings, and discussion boards to share knowledge more broadly.
- Please visit the website, dfbconnect.dartmouth.edu, for more information on how to get involved with Dartmouth Football Connect.
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Book given to the children's collection at the Kilton Library in honor of our speaker, Kim and Tom Hoyt:
Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour and Daniel Egnéus
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September 28, 2019 Mascoma River Clean-Up
Mascoma River Cleanup Volunteers Needed
Please join members of the Mascoma River Local Advisory Committee for our very first Mascoma River Cleanup in conjunction with the CT River Conservancy’s Source to Sea Cleanup.
When: 8:oo am to 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 28, 2019
Where: Riverside Park, 103 Glen Road, West Lebanon, NH
Why: Clean up the beautiful Mascoma River
Pastries, coffee, trash bags, and rubber gloves will be provided. Volunteers will be assigned sections of the river to clean up in groups. Canoes or small boats to help remove trash from the river would be greatly appreciated!! Wear shoes for possible wading or walking along the riverbank. The MRLAC will provide pickup and disposal of all trash.
Please email bill.chabot@gmail.com if you have any questions.
See who can find the craziest, most unusual piece of trash? We hope to see you there!
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Rotarian Guest from Florida
Former WRJ member - Ed Nichols
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Happy Dollars
Bill Secord shared that Linda left her wallet at Manoir Hovey. The hotel staff let them know that it was en-route via FedEx...sad news...it is yet to arrive. Creating the headache of notifying credit card companies, and dealing with NH for her driver's license, etc, etc.
Bruce Pacht...Advertisement
2019 North Country Chordsment Annual Show
It’s the North Country Chordsmen’s 42nd Annual Show Everyone In
Harmony opening at the Lebanon Opera House on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30
PM!
You’ll thrill to the rich, lower voice sound of the North Country Chordsmen,
and exhilarate at the new, all-gender VoxStars chorus, debuting on this
show.
Premium seats in the first FIVE rows are $27.00 each; ALL OTHER SEATS ARE JUST $17.00 (including LOH theatre preservation fee of $2.)! We want EVERYONE to experience the exquisite pleasure of 4-part, close a cappella harmony.
Tickets available the second week of August. Order through a member of the
Chapter, at lebanonoperahouse.org or 603-448-0400
Bob Gaser shared a remembrance from 9/11. His son was scheduled to be at a meeting at Windows on the World that morning. He decided to stay home to celebrate his son's first birthday. That decision saved his life.
Paul Tierney wanted us to celebrate our Brew Fest one more time.
Tim Gauraldi spent a lovely weekend in North Conway. He stayed at a lovely inn, the Stone Hurst Manor. They spent a lot of time hiking in the White Mountains. He shared he got tickets to shows at Northern Stage.
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Raffle
Our Guest Speaker Tom Hoyt pulled the 3 of diamonds, the hunt for the Queen of Hearts continues.
The Car Wash was won by Ernst Oidtmann.
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Announcements
Presidents Picnic
Marion and Melissa will be hosting a potluck picnic at Tim Gauraldi's home in Newport, NH on September 22, 2019 from 12 noon to dusk. Doodle poll will be sent out so you can RSVP and sign up for your potluck item.
Rotary Make-up Dinners at Salt Hill Pub - 2nd Tuesday of Every Month
In an effort to facilitate the Rotary Make-up dinner at Salt Hill more private and conversation much easier, I have moved the monthly dinner to the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Salt Hill has now reserved the small room and set up a round table sitting arrangement which encourages conversation with more than just your immediate neighbor.
I will seek to remind the club in advance of the date, but put in your calendars now the next Make-up is Tuesday, October 8th beginning at 5:30 or when you get out of work, at Salt Hill in Lebanon. Come join us for good food, drink and conversation!
Rotary Club of Lebanon's Veteran's Appreciation Luncheon
The luncheon will be held on October 20, 2019 in the dining room of Listen in WRJ. The event is being chaired by Paul Tierney. He is hoping a lot of members will sign-up to help. In addition to preparing the meal, Paul hopes we will take time to talk to the veterans who come to the dinner. Paul is working with Listen, APD, and the VA in WRJ to help identify "at risk" vets to get invitations. Paul will send out e-mails to recruit volunteers for this event. The menu will be picnic food.
Rotary Club of Hanover Gala Auction - Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Hanover Inn, $70. Gala guests will enjoy complimentary beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and a live & silent auction. For more information
click here
Rotary Club of White River Junction - Polar Express, in the planning stages. Stay tuned for details.
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Rotary Foundation Presentation
Ron Bedell presented Bob Gasser with his Paul Harris +1Pin.
Bob Gasser & Ron Bedell
The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow recognition is The Rotary Foundation’s way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. It is named for Rotary’s founder, a Chicago lawyer, who started our organization with three business associates in 1905.
Donations to The Rotary Foundation permits us to carry out an array of programs that achieve beneficial changes in our world: Improved living conditions, increased food production, better education, wider availability of treatment and rehabilitation for the sick and disabled, new channels for the flow of international understanding, and brighter hopes for peace.
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District Grant
Our District Grant has been approved. We will receive $3,000 from the Rotary Foundation via Rotary District 7850, and our club will match the donation with $3,000.
As soon as the funds arrive, we can begin coming up with our spending plan.
Our funds will support the purchase of the following items for the Community Room:
- Additional furniture for the space;
- A large screen TV with DVR that can be wall mounted;
- Office supplies and other school type resources;
- Games and other indoor recreational type resources.
- Family friendly DVD for movie nights
- Children’s book to refresh the collection that is already there.
- Equipment for the kitchen (Dishes, small appliances, flatware, cooking utensils).
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Listen Community Dinners
The Next dinner will be October 8th staring meal prep at 3:30 PM. Members signed-up for this dinner include: Marion Steiner, JoAnn Lemieux, Ron Bedell,
Don MacMeekin, Marilyn Bedell, Shaun Mulholland, Hank Clarke and Paul Tierney
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center on October 12, 2019, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
PART I, II, III and Graduate Courses
RLI seeks to provide quality education on Rotary topics. This educational experience will benefit club members who are new to Rotary, and experienced members who want to enhance their knowledge about Rotary. The goal is to heighten your ability to contribute to ideals of Rotary service.
Although the cost of the course is $90, the fee will be covered by our Rotary District.
Register at:
https://rlinea.org/ Do not pay, indicate you will bring check. Our District's site chair will bring a check to cover all registrations for District 7850
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Rotary International News
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Stories of service from around the world
Rotarians respond in the Bahamas
ShelterBox Head of Operations Alf Evans, left, confers with local contacts including Past RI President Barry Rassin, right, in the Bahamas.
Report compiled by Diana White, past district governor, and District 7020 Rotarians
The destruction left behind by Hurricane Dorian is devastating. In parts of the Bahamas, literally everything is gone, replaced by piles of rubble where homes once stood. Roads blocked with debris and thousands on thousands left homeless and in need of supplies.
As Rotarians in District 7020, one of two districts that cover the Caribbean and hard-hit Bahamas, we immediately switched into assistance mode. Significant donations of supplies are funneling in from various local efforts and through international disaster relief agencies.
As this aid continues to come in, Rotary in the Bahamas is beginning to move to longer-term strategies in preparation for helping the economies to recover. We will get in to do a needs assessment as soon as access is possible and work in coordination with the government. We also plan to raise impactful funding to bring these communities back.
It will take time; but that is what Rotary is best at.
In the meantime, here are a few of the local efforts underway that Rotarians in our district have had a hand in:
- Rotarians in Nassau have rescued, registered and sheltered more than 3,300 evacuees in New Providence and Eleuthera. Through the receiving and registration process at the airport’s main staging site, we collect information on those needing housing. We are constantly working to assess needs and fill the gap by providing resources, even working to provide non-governmental controlled shelter in private homes and vacant rental spaces. So far, we have been able to place 153 persons in hotels and private homes. We have many Rotarians and Rotaractors who are working at kiddie play area, helping to facilitate expedited processing for those with babies or in wheelchairs.
- Nassau Rotarians were also able to purchase eight bunk beds for The Ranfurly Home for Children to assist in preparing a room that will now be home to 17 children evacuated from the Grand Bahama Children’s Home.
- In Grand Bahama, the water plant in Freeport undertaken as a global grant 10 years ago was the first water available in Freeport after Dorian.
- Following an emergency meeting held on 3 September, Rotary members in the British Virgin Islands, under the leadership of their district governor, will be launching a major fundraising effort to help victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. This will include a live telethon to be held on Tuesday, 10 September.
- Disaster Aid Canada, Disaster Aid USA and Disaster Aid UK&I are working together with local Rotarians to provide shelter and comfort. Tents that were pre-positioned in Nassau have been set up for evacuees with the assistance of Rotary clubs in the Bahamas. An additional 50 to 100 tents, tarps, water systems, bed packs, and hygiene items have been sent. Rotarians have erected 16 tents at the main receiving site for evacuees. In the near future, international volunteers will use these as their living quarters as they give their time to support national relief efforts.
The Bahamian people are amazingly resilient and will get through this no matter how long it takes. Rotarians here and around the world have surrounded us with love and empathy and an outpouring of well wishes and offers of support. Once again I am inspired by Rotarians and their willingness to step up and make other people’s lives better. I am proud to be a Rotarian.
Editor’s Note: Rotary’s disaster relief partner ShelterBox has sent a team to the Bahamas to work with Rotary members, local contacts, and other organizations to assess damage, evaluate recovery options, and determine needs for emergency shelter. Watch a video update from the team. Get more updates on local Rotary efforts on Rotary’s Facebook page.
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