Clean-Up Dwinell Room Back Storage Area
Nine Rotarians spent 4 hours cleaning the back room at Harvest Hill's Dwinell Room. Amazing how much stuff accumulates over time. Hopefully we can keep the space in order. Thanks to the City of Lebanon for donating 2 5-drawer file cabinets and 1 metal book case. At least our stuff is "contained" for the moment.
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Joy Gobin Honored
"Joy M. Gobin, MEd has been named the 2019 TechTeacher of the Year. She is committed to educating students, colleagues, families and the community through establishing strong connections. She has 35 years of experience as a certified NH educator and administrator at the K-12 level and has worked as a special educator, administrator, reading specialist, Running Start teacher and an adjunct at River Valley Community College (RVCC) and her role for the past four years has been as the Extended Learning Opportunities Coordinator (ELO) for Lebanon High School. Gobin has dedicated herself to being a life-long learner who is passionate about mentoring and professional development and strives to instill a similar desire in all of her students."
Extending our thanks for all she has done to support Interact at Lebanon High School! Job well done!
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Interact Symposium at the Rotary District Conference in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Four Interactors from Mascoma and one from Lebanon attended the Rotary District Conference in Quebec. They all had a good time, and thought it was well worth their time. Thanks to our drivers for getting them there, and thanks to our fellow Rotarians who helped fund this trip!
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Mascoma Interact News
Mascoma Interact held a faculty dessert auction on Friday, April 26. They took in $387!
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Book in Honor of Our Speakers
The Vast Wonders of the World by Ernest Everett Just
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Happy Dollars
Sorry...Didn't get the happy dollars recorded. You have too much to read anyway!
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Raffle
We didn't have our raffle this week...thus not draw for the queen of hearts, & no car wash.
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Announcements
Don MacMeekin reminded us that we will have a booth at the Farmer's Market from now until Brew Fest. It will be an opportunity for us to showcase Rotary in Lebanon, to share info about our upcoming golf tournament, and Brew Fest. Farmers Markets are on Thursdays from 3 PM to approx. 7 PM. Two Rotarians are needed each market. See Don to Sign-up now!
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SAVE THE DATES
Listen Dinners 2019 - June 11, August 13, October 8, and December 10
Club Officer Change Over/Celebration!
- What- Rotary Club of Lebanon Annual Changeover Dinner
- Where – The Courtyard Marriott, 10 Morgan Drive, Lebanon, NH (Hitchcock C&D)
- Who- All club members and their spouses are invited to join
- When – Thursday June 27, 2019. Time, after work. Exact time still to be determined. Stay tuned for details
- Cost - To be determined.
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Get your Fundraising Hat On & All Hands on Deck:
- Our Golf Tournament (The Bedell Classic) will be held on May 23, 2019. Continue to ask golfers to play, consider where you can ask for sponsors, many raffle prizes are needed too.
- Brew Fest will be on Saturday, August 24, 2019 on the Green in Lebanon..
Are you a part of one of the planning teams?
If no, please offer to help plan one of the events!
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Rotary International New
Rachel Brooks
Recipient of a Rotary Peace Scholarship!!
Each year, Rotary awards up to 100 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers.
Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the fellows into experienced and effective catalysts for peace. The fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses.
In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,200 fellows. Many of them now serve as leaders at international organizations or have started their own foundations.
Marilyn Bedell is delighted to announce that we have a new recipient of a Rotary Peace Scholarship. Her name is Rachel Brooks. She will begin her studies in the Fall at Bradford University in England.
Rachel is a first generation college graduate who came from a low income family. She worked multiple jobs to put herself through school. Currently she works for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College as a Program Manager for Business, Government and Society.
In her application she talked about her experiences teaching English in Korea. But these two paragraphs in her application that made me believe she will do well in the program: [Quote]
“As the child of a Christian, conservative construction worker and an atheist, liberal, underemployed mother, I learned the importance of mediation at an early age and am committed to mediation on a global scale.
My loved ones are drawn to military service. That is a worthy path, but my call has always been peace and diplomacy. I am enthralled by local community-building, poverty reduction, and global peacekeeping efforts and am ready to thrive and, more importantly, help those around me thrive wherever we are planted.
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