The Rotary Club of
Lebanon, NH, USA
 
Chartered 1923
 
August 25,2020
WHO Declared Africa Polio Free!
 
" There was nothing inevitable about Africa becoming Polio free, It took all 47 African nations coming together and millions of people and dollars , some of whom gave their lives"
Bill Gates   
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Almost time For
The Bedell Classic Golf Tournament
September 17, 2020
 
 
Currents
September 3, 2020
 
Editor Marilyn Bedell/Meeting notes taken by Bruce Pacht (thanks!)
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25 August 2020 
News release - World Health Organization
 
GENEVA
 

Today, the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case. With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions – representing over 90% of the world’s population – are now free of the wild poliovirus, moving the world closer to achieving global polio eradication.

Only two countries worldwide continue to see wild poliovirus transmission: Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) congratulates the national governments of the 47 countries in the WHO African Region for today’s achievement.

“Ending wild polio virus in Africa is one of the greatest public health achievements of our time and provides powerful inspiration for all of us to finish the job of eradicating polio globally,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “I thank and congratulate the governments, health workers, community volunteers, traditional and religious leaders and parents across the region who have worked together to kick wild polio out of Africa.

 
 
Upcoming Programs/Speakers
 
September 10, 2020 - Jesse Pacht - 4-Week Motorcycle Adventure on the Trans-America Trail from North Carolina to Oregon
 
September 17, 2020 - No Meeting at 5:30 but hope to see everyone at The Bedell Classic Golf Tournament at Eastman
 
September 24, 2020 - Board Updates
 
October 1 , 2020 - Rotary District Governor, Jamie Milne
 
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Stories
Bedell Classic Golf Tournament 
Overview of the Bedell Classic Golf Tournament 
Ed Friedman
 
Now less than two weeks away! Don't wait...only a few days remain to recruit golfers, sponsor and raffle prizes. 
 
PLEASE OPEN THIS LINK AND REVIEW THE SPREADSHEET
The document will let you see who has contributed as sponsors and/or gave raffle prizes
 
 
From the Golf Committee: Please, Everyone look and review the list...reach out an request hole sponsors or raffle prizes.
 
From Marilyn, If we each found one more hole sponsor, we would add just over $4,000 to help us support great projects during the Rotary year.
 
This may be our only in person Fundraiser in 2020-2021. We need you help to make this a success.
 
A Committee member, Bill Babineau, Dean Cashman, Ed Friedman, Sean Mullholland, Rich Wallace have been calling you for updates.  Asking if you have found teams of golfers, sponsors and raffle prizes.  Raffle prizes don't have to be all that expensive.  
  1. Golf Team has been trying to understand COVID re: golf.  We understand that our golfers will be given tee times to keep the number of people at registration to a minimum.  Two teams will head out at the same time to the 9th and 18 tees,
  2. Some of the changes due to Covid-19:  everything outdoors; after-golf events very limited. Golfers can go to the bar for drinks but no gathering in the large banquet room. Team will work with golf course staff to understand requirements for set up and managing raffle. 
  3. Committee has decided that even a smaller raffle would be lots of fun.  We think there are people who would like to donate.  It can be done with social distancing, so we will reach out to donors and sponsors. Remember new items you have that you don't need can make great raffle prizes too
  4. Food – box lunches are being planned as of now.
  5. No rain date; we go, rain or shine..
  6. Eastman’s restaurant is open for inside and outside dining now.  So Player may be able to eat there after the tournament if they want to do this. But no large gatherings.
  7. Call for volunteers at the Tournament will go out soon.  
  8. Golfers who have signed up?  -- Teams:  Dean Cashman, Jake’s, Lebanon Police, Mascoma Bank, Northeast Mailing, Team Eastman, Team Emond, The Scramblers, T-N, John Yacavone.  14 teams
  9. We have 12 hole sponsors; 5 gold sponsors.  $3,850 in other sponsorships. 
  10. We have 16 confirmed raffle donations. Please work hard to add to the raffle.  We are noted for our great raffle prizes.
 
Remnder...GO THROUGH THE LISTS YOU GOT FROM BRUCE BERGERON.  LET THE TEAM GOLF KNOW RIGHT AWAY IF YOU CANNOT FOLLOW UP WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FROM LAST YEAR.  If you have concerns about contacting a business because of their economic challenges, let us know – we don’t expect you to ask someone if you are confident that they are not in a position to help out.  Bruce Bergeron does see that some businesses are doing better than you might think and are willing to help out.
 
You are welcome to contact others – let us know so we can add them to the list.
 
Volunteer sign-up will be sent soon. 
Remember we are hoping to have all members
helping or playing golf.
 
Q&A
 
Tim:  Do we have a hole-in-one sponsor?  Ed “I believe we were going to look to you, Tim.”
 
John has an idea:  Police canceled their tournament.  John thinks we should send a packet to the Police to see if there are some officers who would like to put together more teams. Ed:  I'll talk to the committee about this
 
Hank:  How are we handling the money?
Ed:  We’re asking for it beforehand.
 
Hank:  What if it rains? Ed: The show will go on.  There will be pop-up tents.  Should know even more after we talk to the gold course.
 
JoAnn:  Who should a sponsor make out the check to?  Ed: Checks are to be made out the Lebanon Rotary Charities, Inc.
 
JoAnn: It would be a good idea on the spreadsheet to have an actual person to talk with at each business and a phone number. It’s good to speak to someone and remind them what they gave the previous year. Ed:  Good idea for the future.  I’ve been making cold calls, asking to speak to a manager.
 
John:  I sent in a check for the team today but I didn’t see a place to put it on a credit card.
Ed:  I’m pretty sure we could do it at the Tournament. Hank:  We usually have a square set up for credit card payments on the day of the event.
 
John:  I think the golf course should hand out rain checks for 9 holes if the event rains out.
Ed:  I'll talk to the committee about this,
 
Marilyn:  Set-up on the day of?
Ed:  Bruce B has several pop-ups.  Bill Babineau has played in tournaments and said Eastman was set up well.  Driving range = 15 minutes prior to tee time.  Lounge open, restaurant open, but no after-golf interaction in the room we used last year.  Don't know if we can distribute raffle prizes from the banquet hall.  We will ask.
 
John:  Right now, the long term forecast is 70 degrees and sunny.
 
Marilyn:  If you have something new never used original wrapping, you can donate it for a raffle prize.
 
Steve W:  Committee’s doing a great job with details; the rest of us should be doing OUR job of asking others for money.
Ticknor Trail Trail Project - August 22, 2020
Trail Maintenance 
 
From Ernst Oidtmann
 
Boston Lot Trail Project 
Saturday , October 24, 2020 [NOTE DATE CHANGE]
Start Time — 8:30 AM
 
 
Ernst Oidtmann will share more information as we get closer to the date.
 
Ernst sent his thanks to Rotarians and friends who helped with the Ticknor Trail clean up. Here are their names and some pictures. Bruce Bergeron, Phil Rentz, Angela Nelson, Dave Crandall, Hank Clarke and our friend/former Rotarian Cathy Schneider. We moved stepping stones onto the wet trail, cut 2 hemlocks and used one of them for a log bridge and dug several waterbars. As you know trails are never finished, so we will be back in a few years.
 
Our Rotarians at work:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moorings
 
Jimmy Brock Zoomed in from Bermuda.  Prior to the official start of the meeting, he gave us an update on his family.
 
His daughter and granddaughter spent August at his place in Quechee. His granddaughter was part of a touring company for The Book of Mormon.  The show was cancelled due to Covid 19 in March.  
 
Jimmy has 10 year-old twin grandchildren living in Bermuda.  The twin grandson is keener on soccer than on golf. The twin granddaughter like to dance and takes dance classes.
 
This was the first summer in 30 years that Jimmy is spending in Bermuda. He missed getting to spend time with his son at the British Open too.  
 
They spend a good deal of time with the grandchildren since the twins caregiver was fired by Beverly!  She knew she could do a better job helping with the kids.  Now Jimmy just asks what Beverly need him to do.
 
Even if a vaccine is developed by winter, Jimmy isn't sure he can talk Beverly into coming to Vermont if it is snowing and cold.  She's done that one, after his stroke.
 
5:33 PM – Ring the bell to bring the meeting to order.
 
Welcome from Ron Bedell, with a special nod to Jimmy.
 
Tim Guaraldi volunteered to recite the Four Way Test responsively, as it were.
 
Happy Thoughts and Concerns
  • Hank Clarke:  Our grandkids are going back to school after which we will do more social distancing.  He enjoyed spending time with each child independently, but he has had enough trips to McDonald's to last him for a good while.
  • Paul Boucher:  His oldest son, Christopher, is moving to Lebanon to coach the girls JV basketball team.
  • JoAnn Lemieux:  We tried to purchase the property next to us some years ago and the people were insulted.  Now, they’ve accepted our offer on 46 acres at the reduced price.  Now we’re house-poor and acreage-rich.  Our feeling is that if her husband's folks need a place, we can put up a house for them.  Gorgeous waterfalls and no worries about people encroaching on the property.
  • Jimmy Brock:  I haven’t traveled because I don’t want to be on an airplane.  The tourists who come have to test negative before they are allowed on the plane; they are tested again when they arrive.  We have partially opened the economy.
  • Tim Guarldi is looking forward to a visit with this 7 month old granddaughter this weekend.
Announcements
  • Rudy Fedrizzi has requested a three month leave of absence starting September 1st and ending December 1st.  He’s tied up with COVID things and commuting to Brattleboro.  We will look forward to his return in December.
  • Marilyn Bedell:  Please scroll to the bottom of the newsletter and read Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk about the Brattleboro club and District 7870 project on a dairy project that kept some milk from being wasted during the pandemic.
  • JoAnn Lemieux:  I’ve been working with the Rotary Club of Brattleboro about partnering with them on an international project.  I talked with them two weeks ago.  The international chair going to send me information about a project working with Native Americans.
 
Club News and Other Announcements
 
Request from Cindy Jerome - Looking for housing:
 
 
Cindy Jerome, health care administrator, is looking for a small condo or apartment, a studio or one bedroom, 400 square feet or more, in NH and within 15 minutes of APD. Also willing to consider a room with private bath in a someone’s home. Will use 3-4 nights/week, returning to my home in southeastern Vermont on weekends. 
Call or text 802-246-7801 or email CindyJeromeVT@gmail.com. Thank you!
 
Cindy Jerome
Executive Director, APD Lifecare
Administrator, The Woodlands
603.448.7416
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Community Service Planned for 2020/2021
 
 
Listen Dinners 2020/20210
 
Hoping to be able to cook in October, December, February, April and June.  Hank Clark will let us know when we can be back in the kitchen again.
 
 
 
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United Way Day of Caring  
September 2020
 
Bruce will give us more information once we know this event can happen in September
 
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Our Park Clean-Ups
October and April
 
Baker's Crossing
 
Riverside Park 
 
Willy Koppenheffer and Bruce Bergeron will organize these events
 
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Airport - Air show Memorial Area Clean Up
 
 
Bruce Bergeron will organize this event
 
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Listen Food Drives
September, November, March
 
 
 
Tim Guaraldi will organize these events.
 
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Working with Cover on a Winterizing Project
Winter 2020/2021 
 
 
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First Grade Reader Distribution
April May
 
 
Bruce Bergeron will organize this event.
 
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Mascoma River Clean-up &
Rail Trail Clean-up
Summer 2021
 
 
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2020 Holiday Service Projects
 
 
Listen Holiday Basket Helpers Gift Purchases, and Basket Review at Listen
 
Working with our Interactors
 
Community Dinner Set-up on
December 24, 2020
 
Picture from the Valley News
 
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Club Social Events
 
Club's Holiday Party and Yankee Swap
 
It's never to early to plan...Mark you calendars now, our 2020 Holiday Party and Famous Yankee Swap! It will be on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farms.  Cost will be the same as 2019...$40/person
 
Keep or Swap?
 
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Rotary International News
 
Take action for World Polio Day
 

Get ready for World Polio Day on 24 October by promoting awareness, raising funds, and planning club events. This year, calling attention to our efforts to eradicate polio is as important as ever.

We’ve shown that we can defeat this devastating disease, as five out of six regions are now free of wild poliovirus — but the fight is not over. Wild polio still paralyzes children in Afghanistan and Pakistan. As long as polio exists anywhere, it remains a threat everywhere

Click on Donate then sign in to My Rotary and make a donation.

Engaging more women in Rotary

by Rotary International

Cyndi Doragh

By Cyndi Doragh, Zone 34 assistant Rotary coordinator and member of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South, Florida, USA

Nearly three decades ago, I wanted to join Rotary. The first club I tried to join told me they weren’t accepting any more bankers. (In those days, it was common for Rotary clubs to limit the amount of people based on their profession.) A month later, I learned they welcomed a new member – and he was a banker.

I really wanted to be a Rotarian, and I soon found a club that welcomed me with open arms. I have been a proud member for 28 years. During that time though, barriers still exist for women who want to join a Rotary club. Only 23% of our global membership is women! We can do better. We need to be leaders and show our communities that everyone is welcome in Rotary, no matter what.

I am thrilled that my district (6960) is making diversity a priority. We held the first of a four-part speaker series called “Infinite Possibilities: Women in Rotary” in July, which included an inspiring representation of internationally acclaimed Rotary women. More than 1,165 registrants tuned in to listen to Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, the first woman to serve as president of a Rotary club. She was joined by Rotary International Vice President Johrita Solariand and Rotary International Director Valarie Wafer, who served as moderators.

How did this extraordinary membership initiative happen? Darryl Keys, our district governor, learned that women represented 27% of our district’s membership. He wanted to increase our district’s overall membership, and that included inviting more professional women to join. Darryl wanted that statistic to soar in our district, and he asked me to make it happen. Those words were music to my ears!

I immediately reached out to more than a dozen leaders throughout Rotary International and in zones 33/34. Everyone told me that whatever I was doing, they were in. Momentum grew and international speakers from around the globe were joining the cause. We all wanted more women to join our Rotary family! As conversations progressed, “Infinite Possibilities: Women in Rotary” turned from a singular event to a four-part series.

I knew if I wanted the series to be a success, I had to surround myself with “do-ers” – people of action who weren’t looking for notoriety or applause, but were passionate about Rotary and making a difference. I built a strong committee to support this mighty endeavor and every team member committed their time, talent, and treasure to make Infinite Possibilities a success.

We wanted everyone to attend, so we created two separate registration links, one for members and one for non-members, and marketed to each audience appropriately. All that was needed to register was an email address and zip code. Plus, once you registered for one event, you were automatically registered for all four; no need to re-register every time! We reached out to each registrant personally. It was a chance to engage with current members, and introduce Rotary to prospective members. Everyone enjoyed this personal touch, especially those who felt isolated by COVID-19.

With so many of us quarantining due to the pandemic, we learned that many members felt disconnected from their clubs. Instead of promoting the series as a learning event, we called it a member initiative. It was something members could get involved with and support safely from their home.

In addition to listening to Dr. Whitlock “rock the house” with her stories, tenacity, enthusiasm, and genuine personal appeal, we offered attendees a few calls to action. We invited Rotarians to join a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Rotary Action Group our district is currently in the process of establishing; we invited registrants to listen to future speakers; and we encouraged members and club leadership to use this series as a tool to engage with prospective members who want to learn more about Rotary.

We are so excited about the rest of our series.

  • 28 August – Rotarian Jenny Stotts, hosted by Rotary International Director Peter Kyle and Past District Governor Vanessa Ervin
  • 25 September – Past Rotary International Vice President Dean Rohr, hosted by Past Rotary International Director John Smarge and Past District Governor Cyndi Doragh
  • 30 October – Rotary International President Nominee Jennifer Jones, hosted by Rotary International Director Stephanie Urchick

We are already planning a second series, “Infinite Possibilities: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” which will launch 29 January and run through 30 April 2021. This series will focus exclusively on the diversification of our membership by looking at our community and how we can invite diverse business professionals to join Rotary.

I hope you can join us and learn from these remarkable leaders as we work toward welcoming more women into Rotary.

For more information on how to start your own membership initiative, contact Cyndi Doragh at Cyndi.doragh@doraghlawfirm.com. 

Editor's Note: Throughout 2020-2021, Rotary will host a webinar series to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion, with topics that range from understanding our own implicit biases to learning how to hold each other accountable. Read more about the sessions that will be offered.

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More News from NH and Vermont Via Rotary International

No use crying over spilled milk

Martin Cohn holds up containers of Green Mountain Yogurt made from surplus milk.

By Martin Cohn, past president of the Rotary Club of Brattleboro, Vermont, USA 

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vermont dairy farmers were in trouble. With the close of colleges and restaurants, there was too much supply of milk. This excess was headed to be spilled into mudholes. At the same time, the need to help food-insecure families was increasing. How could food that was being wasted reach people who needed food?

That’s when I heard about a project where the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets was coordinating an effort to recover raw milk from being disposed of while creating a new, temporary food supply for Vermont Foodbank. In collaboration with the Vermont Community Foundation, $60,000 was made available to purchase this milk for the benefit of Vermonters. These efforts were particularly important as Vermont’s dairy industry, like all sectors, had been challenged by COVID-19 but remain essential to the state’s food supply. However, more money was needed.

When I heard about the need, I sprang into action. I sent out emails to fellow Rotarians and within days an additional $10,500 was raised. These monies came from eight Rotary clubs, a donation from the District 7870’s Youth Exchange, and the District 7850 Foundation. This helped cover the cost of 32,000 gallons of milk, ingredients, and processing to create 48,000 cups of Green Mountain Yogurt, 11,500 gallons of Hood Dairy 2% Milk, and 440 pounds of Ploughgate Creamery butter.

Secretary Anson Tebbetts of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture said, “This is what Vermont is all about. Neighbors helping neighbors. Thank you Rotarians, farmers, and businesses. You and so many are helping those in need.” Media reports identified Rotary as being a good collaborator in finding a solution.

But there is more to the story. The state of New Hampshire had similar issues. The difference this time was that the cost of milk had gone up; making the filling of tankers too expensive. The solution was to have the New Hampshire Foodbank buy dairy products directly from dairy farmers. Calls were made to the NH Agency of Agriculture, the Granite State Dairy Promotion Board, the NH Foodbank, and the NH Charitable Trust. Again, emails and presentations to Rotary clubs resulted in nearly $18,000, coupled with monies from NH Charitable Foundation, enough money to set the project in motion.

This is another example of Rotary in Action. I am proud to be part of an organization of committed community problem solvers. This project was a success and one that could be replicated anywhere that you can ask, “Got Milk?”

As I have been presenting this project to Rotary clubs in Vermont and New Hampshire, I was reminded of the time my mother would give me a quarter every Friday to give to my teacher to buy containers of milk for the following week in school. If every Rotarian donated one dollar each week and then gave all the money to their local food bank or pantry, more milk could be purchased for food-insecure folks while helping local dairies. Perhaps this is a project for another day.
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Executives & Directors
President
Ron Bedell
 
President Elect
Hank Clarke
 
Vice President
Ed Friedman
 
Past President
Marion Steiner
 
Secretary
Marilyn Bedell
 
Treasurer
Angela Nelson
 
Charities Board Treasurer
Angela Nelson
 
Finance Committee
Steve Whitman
 
International Service
JoAnn Lemieux
 
Membership
Rich Wallace
 
Web Master
Rich Wallace
 
Sergeant at Arms
Dave Crandall
 
Service Projects
Bruce Bergeron
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
Ron Bedell
 
Grants and Giving Chair
Don MacMeekin
 
At Large Member
V. Bruce Pacht
 
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