Rotary Friendship Exchange Team From Albert Canada
Currents
Currents
October 162019
Editor Marilyn Bedell
October 24 7AM Meeting Richard Fox, District Governor
Richard is an attorney with the Law Office of Richard J. Fox PLLC, specializing in real estate conveyancing and real estate litigation. He is a current member of the Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg (VT) Rotary, and served as its President (2014-15) and as an Assistant Governor (2015-18) for District 7850. Richard is a Paul Harris Fellow and a Paul Harris Society member.
Richard is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization and is a volunteer presenter for the Champlain Housing Trust’s First-time Homebuyers Education Seminar. His past civic activities include serving as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) with Shelburne Rescue, Cubmaster for Shelburne Cub Scout Pack 607, and as a Pro Bono Attorney for the Vermont Bar Association’s Military Family Law Project.
Richard J. Fox is a Vermont native and a graduate of Rutgers University (BA, History, English, and Political Science) and the George Washington University Law School (JD). He resides in Shelburne, Vermont with his wife Erica, who is also a Rotarian, and their two daughters.
Program
October 16, 2019
Special Meeting at Jesse's with the Rotary Club of Hanover with the Rotary Friendship Exchange Team from Alberta Canada
About 20 Rotarians from our club joined about 30 Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Hanover and 11 visiting Rotarians from Alberta, Canada at Jesse's for lunch today.
The program was presented by Rotarian Dwaine Souveny, a member of the Rotary Club of Red Deer Sunrise, Alberta, Canada. He shared information about each of the clubs represented by the 11 member team. He did a great job weaving in the similarities and difference between clubs in Canada and the USA. He inserted slides about various projects their clubs do that mirror ones we do. He thoughtfully selected pictures from our web pages and inserted them into his presentation.
Dwaine and Carol Souveny
Marion Steiner received club banners from each of the clubs in Alberta.
Marion Steiner and Dan Kammerer, From the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat-Sunrise, Alberta, Canada
Announcements
Memorial Service
Susan Donnelly
On Saturday, October 19th, friends of Susan Donnelly came together to celebrate her life. Rotary was well represented a the service.
Marilyn Bedell, shared the following:
Sue easily made Rotary connections beyond the Upper Valley.
Sue's daughter Jackie wrote in her Obituary,
Rotary let Sue indulge in travel. Though Rotary Friendship exchanges she was able to make friends around the globe.
As I have shared news of Sue’s death with her international Rotary family, I quickly learned that Jackie was correct, her openness and warmth allowed her to make friends and deep personal connections.
This note from a Rotarian in Oregon sums up the many notes I have received, “Thank you so much for sending Susan’s obituary! I have read and re-read it. Sue really was a remarkable person. I don’t know who wrote the Obit but they captured so well Sue’s spirit of community service and love of people.
So I ask you to consider all the memories you have of Sue. You can't see those memories, but you can look at them with your mind's eye; and in the process you begin to look at a completed human life; and then you can put your mental arms around all those memories, and the picture of a life that they form; I am grateful for all that was precious and wonderful about Sue’s life. I will continue miss her a lot.
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Veterans Appreciation Dinner
The Dinner has been delayed. Stay tuned for update on when it will be held.
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Holiday Basket project for Listen
The project will be the second week in December. Date yet to be confirmed.
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West Lebanon Village Visioning Charrette
Marion Steiner represented us at the Charrette that was held a the Kilton Library on Friday, October 18, 2019. She will give us an update at a future club meeting
Listen Community Dinners
The Next dinner will be December 10, 2019 staring meal prep at 3:30 PM.
We have signed up to do dinner every other Month. The dinners we signed up for will be the second Tuesdays of October, December, February, April, June, August
Happy Dollars
No time for Happy Dollars this week.
Card and Car Wash
No card draw this week
No car wash this week.
Rotary International
Rotary Day at the United Nations celebrates two organizations’ shared vision for peace and highlights the critical humanitarian activities that Rotary and the UN lead around the world.
With the theme Connecting for Good, this year’s event will focus on community-based solutions to the global refugee crisis. We’ll also honor six members of the Rotary family as Rotary People of Action: Connectors Beyond Borders and see how their inspiring work has addressed the crisis.
Who attends?
Rotary Day at the United Nations is open to the public. The audience includes:
Rotary International president and Board of Directors, Rotary Foundation Trustees, other Rotary leaders, and Rotary club members
Leaders from the United Nations
Experts from other nongovernmental agencies
Renowned humanitarians
Young leaders who attend to exchange ideas, learn about the UN, and meet international leaders
