The Rotary Club of
Lebanon, NH, USA

Chartered 1923

Senior Center Meal Distribution

February 16, 2022

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Currents

February 17, 2022

Editor: Marilyn Bedell

Notes from Meeting taken by Bruce Pacht. (Kudos)

We will meet only by Zoom on Thursdays at noon until case number decrease to a point where we can safely meeting in the Dwinell Room.

February 24, 2021, Noon on Zoom – Michael Redman, Executive Director of The Upper Valley Haven (Celebrating The Haven’s 40th Anniversary)

Michael Redmond joined the Upper Valley Haven in October, 2018. Michael comes to the Haven after nearly 20 years at the Crotched Mountain Foundation in Greenfield, New Hampshire where he served as Vice President for Advancement, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, among other roles. Prior to his time at the Crotched Mountain Foundation, Michael held leadership positions at nonprofit organizations in New York. Michael’s career has been grounded in care-based organizations serving diverse communities, individuals, and families in need

March 10 or 24, 2022, Noon on Zoom, Susan LaMontagne will speak about her Adventures in the Arts and on Broadway.

Susan Lamontagne started dancing at the age of 3 like so many. Her training includes, Classical Ballet, Jazz (Mu. Theater plus others), Modern and tap. She has trained in NY, Japan as well as many other places. Her 22 year professional performing career included Broadway, National and International Tours, including Fosse (Original B’way co), CATS, West Side Story, Starlight Express and the NY Metropolitan Opera’s The Merry Widow to name a few favorites.

March 31, 2022, 11:45 AM, In Person Meeting at SNAX, A Celebration of Service to Rotary

April 28, 2022 , Noon on Zoom – Joe Major, Executive Director at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center

Joe Major is a 20+ year veteran of the health and wellness industry. He comes to UVAC from Sport Fit tennis club in Bowie, Maryland. A graduate of Howard University, Joe has managed ten clubs during his career. He has been responsible for such clubs as the Chevy Chase Athletic Club, the Downtown Athletic Club in Miami and West End Executive Club in Washington, D.C. Joe also served as the district manager for the Western New York region of World Gym. Joe, a native of Buffalo, loves golf and was an all conference tennis player while at Howard University

Upcoming Board and Committee Meetings:

Board of Directors Meeting — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 5 PM (NEW TIME AND DAY)

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2020-2021 Club and Charities Financial Review

As a reminder, our Club's financial documents were sent in a previous email to active members. You can refer to these documents as you read the minutes of this report. My thanks to Bruce Pacht for recording all of this information for the club.

The reports were presented by Treasure Angela Nelson

Report of ROTARY CLUB OF LEBANON NH CHARITIES INC. ACCOUNTS

Angela shared her screen with Charities’ Balance Sheet.

Vanguard Community Fund “contains the monies raised through the “String of Pearls” effort.
CD funds of $47,592 are set aside for the 100^th anniversary project.
The Mollica Fund contains $124,600, most of which is a restricted endowment.
Checking account contains currently available funds for this year’s charitable donations - $60,000.

The principal of the Mollica Fund, as it has grown with inflation, is restricted; the current restricted amount for 2020-21 is $102,364.70. Technically, we could spend the remaining ~$22,000, as it is considered income available to spend. However, upon working with the State of NH Attorney General’s office some years ago, we normally take just 4.5% of the earnings to spend each year -- last year, the amount contributed to our Charities spending budget by the Mollica fund was $5,401. Again theoretically, if the stock market tanked and the balance goes below the restricted number, we wouldn’t have anything to spend. Taking a conservative approach protects us in future years.

Charities profit and loss statement

$74,000+ in income for 2020-21 (the year ending June 30, 2021)

Against this income, we have administrative expenses (reports, fees, advertising, project [work and fundraising] expenses), community donations, international donations, club donations to The Rotary Foundation, scholarships, youth service and other miscellaneous expenses.

Other income besides from our fundraising projects comes from interest, interest and dividends (on investments), and unrealized gains in our investments.

Charities Transaction Detail

Angela listed the recipients of Charities gifts in 2020-21: The Haven, Listen, Public Health Council, Senior Center candy giveaway, establishment of the study room at the Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon Opera House, UV Music Center, Northern Rail Trail, Boston Lot bridge materials, the Better Life Social Organization in Nepal, Emmah’s Garden efforts in Kenya, our recognition of a Paul Harris Fellow and our Foundation contribution in the name of DG Jamie Milne. Angela told us that the student to whom we awarded a scholarship years ago but who never used the funds, contacted us recently asking if we would replace the check he lost as he is pursuing further study

Questions/Answers:

Will Koppenheffer: After the Mollica Committee met with the NH AG’s office years ago, the committee decided on a spending budget of roughly $6k/year with the underlying balance having to be $65,000. How did you that balance get to $102k?

Angela: In order not to lose purchasing power in future years, endowments have to consider using some of each year’s earnings to increase the endowment’s corpus to keep pace with inflation. We use a formula that starts with the restricted amount from the previous year multiplied by the consumer price index (CPI) of the current year to give us a new restricted balance. An endowment’s withdrawal rate may range between 3-7%; at one point in the past, the Charities board agreed to use 4.5%.

When she took over the books, Angela started with the 2019 balance times the 2% CPI to get the 2020 restricted amount, which was around $100k. The 2021 restricted amount of ~$102,300 resulted from multiplying the 2020 restricted amount by the 2021 CPI.

Steve Whitman confirmed that Angela was recounted accurately what the Mollica Committee decided about how to manage the fund over time. He believes the formula is basically working well for the Club.

Will Koppenheffer: How much did the Mollica fund give out in FY 2021?

Bruce P: About $5,400 was transferred into Charities spending account at the beginning of FY 2021. The Mollica funds are mixed with fundraising results to fund all the charitable purposes of the Club.

ROTARY CLUB OF LEBANON OPERATING ACCOUNTS

Club Balance Sheet (cash basis)

Total income ~$13,000 including some brags/fines and miscellaneous (such as Hanover Rotary’s contribution to a shared project).

Expenses: Two organizations’ tax returns, plaques/pins, meetings, credit card processing (on dues!), RI dues, district dues, Zoom/ClubRunner user fees, postage (PO box fee and some mailings) = $10,000. We show an excess of revenue over expenditures of about $3,000. Some of this resulted from budgeting for but not purchasing Rotary road signs, expenses for in-person Presidents-Elect Training Seminar which was virtual, and equipment we were planning to purchase to allow us to hold hybrid meetings in the Dwinell Room.

The finance committee and Club board of directors are discussing what balance ought to be maintained in the Club operating account as good business practice; right now, the surplus is larger than we want. The committee is planning to recommend a dues reduction while we continue not to meet in person.

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Moorings

Pre-chat:

Bruce Pacht talked about the fire in Enfield that disrupted his travel route for Singing Valentines. The home fire caused a lot of damage. The home was built in the 1800s.

JoAnn Lemieux shared that she had listened to Governor Sununu's State of the State Address.

Bill Secord reminded us to support your local newspaper which will have an analysis of the Governor’s state of the state message, to which Bill and Joanne reacted differently.

Marilyn Bedell asked Bruce Bergeron if the accident on Mechanic's street yesterday disrupted business at Jakes. He answered, yes, and then shared another accident happened today.

Bruce Bergeron shared that this summer, Jake’s will be building a carwash and self-storage business in Enfield where Brownie’s auto parts was located; the property has been acquired. One of the two bays will be a “friction wash” where the towels/brushes actually touch the vehicle.

Dan Affeldt is spending a good deal of time these days at Dartmouth-Hitchcock undergoing aggressive treatment schedule at the Cancer Center. As the son of a general practitioner (an old-time Minnesota country doctor), Dan is delighted and grateful to live so close to one of the country’s best medical centers.

We moved on to discuss the current Covid situation and some Polio news.

Meeting review:

At 12:01, President Hank Clarke called the meeting to order with Marilyn Bedell ringing our Rotary Bell.
Angela Nelson recited the 4-Way test, with a little help from the group.
President Hank then turned the meeting over to Treasurer Angela Nelson to provide a revies of both Charities and Club Finance. See article above.
Other news:
- Marilyn: Phil Bush, former Lebanon-Riverside Rotarian has been nominated for membership. Info about Phil has gone out to our members.
Meeting adjourned at 1:10 PM. Our Rotary Motto recited by Bill Secord

Announcements/Updates:

Meal Distribution at Senior Center February 16, 2021

A Few Pictures of our Volunteers

Listen Community Dinner to start again on April 12. See information about signing up below.

Press release for Styrofoam Collection in April

Media Contact: Liane Avery, L99Liane@aol.com, 860-556-3114

Event Details: Saturday, April 16, 2022, 9-11 am behind Jake’s Coffee, 227 Mechanic Street, Lebanon, NH

2022 Foam Collection Day in Lebanon

Lebanon, NH

Sustainable Lebanon is once again partnering with the Lebanon Rotary Club to offer a polystyrene (Styrofoam) collection day on Saturday, April 16, from 9 - 11 am at 227 Mechanic Street in Lebanon (behind Jake’s Coffee). The event will take place rain or shine.

Various types of foam will be collected for recycling, including polystyrene #6 (EPS), polyethylene #4 (EPE), and #6 XPS insulation board foam which will be driven to a recycling facility in Massachusetts. This includes packaging foam used for TVs, computers, and appliances, as well as foam coolers. Food service foam, including clean food containers and egg cartons will be collected and recycled separately. We ask that all tape and labels be removed and all foam is clean, dry, and free of food residue or other debris.

PLEASE NOTE: Foam peanuts should be brought directly to the UPS Store at True Value Hardware in Hanover.

For more information and to volunteer, please contact Liane Avery at L99Liane@aol.com, 860-556-3114.

Upcoming meetings:

Board of Directors Meeting — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 5 PM (NEW TIME AND DAY)

Happy Thoughts or Concerns

Jane Mason via Email wrote on February 17, 2022:

My father’s procedure went very well yesterday, and we’re told the “plumbing” portion of his heart is now running perfectly well. The “electrical” part of the heart was a cause for possible concern, so they’re keeping him for an additional couple of days to determine if he should have a pacemaker. The decision seems to be leaning towards “Yes”.

In general, my father is in excellent spirits and can’t wait to come home and start cooking again.

Thank you all for the e-mails and phone messages. I will get back to folks as I can.

Rotary Leadership Institute, Northeast (RLINE)

Rotary Leadership Institute Is Alive and Well!

I'm sending this email to all Rotarians within our District to make sure you get this information first-hand regarding these important leadership training opportunities in the coming months.

Ready to participate in another RLI session? Register now for one of our remaining sessions this Rotary year. At this point, all levels will be offered for each of these sessions, including Parts I, II, III, and the Graduate course on the Rotary Foundation's 7 Areas of Focus. Remember, if you have already taken a Graduate Course, you can continue to take the new one year after year.

Register for all of these courses at www.rlinea.org and click on the one you want to attend.

RLI NE Seminar - Dist 7870-Southern New Hampshire, VT - Virtual
Register early --- spots are filling up fast!
March 12th, 2022

We have JUST added a new virtual session to be held on Saturday, March 19th out of District 7430 in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Anyone from anywhere can attend! If you have just finished Level I, go for Level II, and so on. And if you have finished all three tracks, and haven't yet taken the Graduate Course on the seven areas of focus of Rotary International's Foundation -- then go ahead and register for that. Just click the proper "more info" under each scheduled session or go to www.rlinea.org to find the entire list.

RLI NE Seminar - District 7950 - Bourne, MA - In Person
March 26th, 2022

RLI NE Seminar - District 7475/7490 West Orange, NJ - Virtual
April 9th, 2022

RLI NE Seminar - Dist 7930 - Wakefield, MA - In Person
This session will include a Facilitator's Training Session. If you have completed Part III, and wish to be part of this training session, your current District Governor must send a recommendation to our Executive Director Deb Glisson at deborah7150@gmail.com
April 30th, 2022

One of the great added values of being a Rotarian is all the leadership development opportunities that come our way. Take advantage if you can!

Be safe and well as we keep on Serving to Change Lives!,

DG Mike

Car Wash Winner

February 17, 2022: Angela Nelson

Members at the meeting:

Marilyn Bedell

Ron Bedell

Bruce Bergeron

Dean Cashman

Hank Clarke

Dave Crandall

Jim Damren

Ed Friedman

Tim Guaraldi

Ahmad Haiardi

Will Koppenheffer

JoAnn Lemieux

Ernst Oidtmann

Bruce Pacht

Phil Rentz

Bill Secord

Rich Wallace

Caleb Wolfe

John Yacavone

One Profits Most Who Serves Best

Upcoming Service Projects and Fund Raisers

Hold the following dates for 2022

Listen Community Dinners to Begin Again, April 12, 2022!!

Our Club will be back to doing meals on even months beginning in April. Sign up to help on the Listen Web Page Click Here

Here is the information we got from Larry Lowndes, Community Dinner Manager:

Your team is keeping the same calendar date - the 2nd Tuesday of even months. So that's April 12th. We just ask now that individuals of your team sign up for each cook-date they plan on attending. This helps us with reporting requirements.

Previously, we have not asked team members to do this. Now however, your registering for events will greatly help us organize, relieve back-end data entry, help facilitate monthly reporting, and will allow us, if necessary, to provide Covid contact tracing. When you arrive at the dining hall, you'll need to punch-in when you arrive and punch-out when you leave. The kiosk is right where you hang your belongings, in the 'Dry Storage" room by the dishwasher.

Please visit the webpage created exclusively for your team at http://vhub.at/lebrot before your next visit. We recommend bookmarking it in your web browser and using the address to access your account. It will save you and us time. Also, please consider sharing the link with other members (or potential members) of your team.

Once on your team's webpage, you will see the dates that your team is registered for. If you personally plan on attending any of the events, click the “Sign Up” button next to the dates (or cancel events that you can no longer attend). At that point you'll be asked to set up your account if you haven't done so already. Be sure when asked to click the checkbox stating that you are interested in the Community Dining Hall.

If you are already registered on Volunteerhub, be sure to update your Listen 'affiliations'. You'll find them after you sign in, on the upper right when you click on your name. By doing so, you can find classes and other information.

If you have any questions, please contact Larry Lowndes.

As always, thank you for your support and all you do for Listen Community Services!

Best regards,

Larry

Styrofoam Collection — Next Collection being planned for Saturday, April 16, 2022

Mascoma and Lebanon Interact - Feed America Event — April 29

Lebanon Casino Fundraiser - Spring 2022

Golf Tournament

Golf Tournament will be May 26, 2022

Brew Fest April 2022

Brew Fest will be September 3, 2022

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Rotary International News

From the BBC on Friday, February 19, 2022:

Malawi has declared a wild polio outbreak after a case was identified in a three-year-old girl - the first of its kind in Africa for more than five years.

The continent was declared free of all forms of wild polio in 2020.

The Malawian authorities are now working to contain any possible spread including by boosting immunisation.

Wild polio remains endemic in only two countries in the world - Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The strain that was identified in Malawi was linked to one found in Pakistan, but it is not clear how or when it arrived in the southern African country.

The case was confirmed after tests were carried out on samples from the infected child who was suffering from paralysis, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected.

Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus. But following a mass vaccination campaign across the continent 95% of the population has been immunised

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Rotary International Convention in Houston Texas 2022

RI Convention June 4-8, 2022 in Houston TX

Ron again announce that the Rotary International Convention will be in Houston. Read more by clicking here Registration fee until 15 December will be $475.

President

Hank Clarke

President Elect

Ed Friedman

Vice President

Dave Crandall

Immediate Past President/Rotary Foundation Chair

Ron Bedell

Secretary

Marilyn Bedell

Treasurer

Angela Nelson

Community Service/At large Board Memer

Bruce Bergeron

International Service/At Large Board Member

JoAnn Lemieux

At Large Board Member

Cindy Jerome

Youth Service

V. Bruce Pacht

Finance Committee

Angela Nelson

Membership

Rich Wallace

Web Master

Rich Wallace

Charities Trustee/Chair

V. Bruce Pacht

Charities Board Treasurer

Angela Nelson

Charities Trustee

Bill Secord

Charities Trustee

Rudy Fedrizzi

Charities Trustee

Marion Steiner

Sergeant at Arms

Tim Guaraldi

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