Called to order by: President Don MacMeekin
Opening Song: R-O-T-A-R-Y
Patriotic Song: My Country Tis of Thee
Invocation: Rich Wallace shared the words from John Lennon’s song “Imagine”, reminding us how they reflect a world such as we might want to live in.
Song Leader: Jeanne Flaherty-Wulpern Song: Jeanne asked the Club members to stand for “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”
Visiting Rotarians:
Guests:
Zelma Loseke of Bradford visited, as a guest of Bruce Pacht. Zelma is a private care nurse at Kendal. She is involved in a variety of volunteer work, from the Thetford Chamber Singer to service in Bosnia. In the past, she has also provided respite for families in the Vermont foster care system. She is considering joining our Club.
Raffle: Jeanne won the draw. We have a new deck of cards of questionable origin.
Announcements:
The Club voted on our District Representative to the Nominating Committee that will select the next RI President. Members spoke out in support of both candidates, Ken Grabeau and Abraham Gordon. Ken Grabeau was favored (14 - 4).
The Pie Sale is coming up. Members have been manning a booth at the Farmer’s Market, also promoting the River Clean-up. Ernst reminded members that they should either volunteer for the River Clean-up or contribute an indulgence with regrets.
Brags:
Steve & Carolyn Whitman’s 52nd anniversary is June 27th. Marion has completed the Leadership Upper Valley program. Jennifer’s organization, Windsor County Partners, had a successful wine tasting to raise funds for youth mentoring. Rich reported that the dinner honoring Upper Valley athletes was also a success.
Ron’s wife Hillary, still in recovery from the double breaking of her pelvis, is now able to go out & about without Ron at her side. Valerie’s son is playing on the American Legion baseball team. She has fundraising raffle tickets for the Fishercats. Ernst shared the history of his training/career path, which ultimately led him to Lebanon. Nate fined himself for arriving too late to fulfill his greeter duties.
Rotary Minute: Steve Usle shared the Rotary Code of Conduct and encouraged us to apply it.
Speaker:
Dick Podolec of the Hanover Club spoke about the District’s success in reaching its One Million Dollar Campaign, targetted for a gift to the Rotary Foundation. Dick said that individual donations to this Campaign were still encouraged and that these could be as bequests. There will be a dinner celebration in Woodstock, NH to honor those who gave gifts of $10,000 or more. All Rotarians are invited to attend the dinner.
Dick shared a video about a project started by Ray Martin, a kitchen designer and a Rotarian from Queensland, Australia. The Surfer Sunrise project uses old bike parts and either volunteer or low cost labor to create wheelchairs for children in Fiji. For only $100 in materials, the group can create a functional wheelchair.
Submitted by: Jennifer Grant
