A group of Rotarians from our Club and from the Rotary Club of Hanover came together to hear Riley Naylor present her speech for a second time. We gathered at Centurion Office Building, 2 Buck Road in Hanover at 11:00 AM. Riley was required to present the speech a second time in order to be qualified to move on to round three of the speech contest. Round three will be held at a special District 7850 meeting at Northern Vermont University on March 16th.
Speech Contestant, Riley Naylor
For 2024, students were asked to prepare a 5-minute speech about, “How can we increase hope for our schools?”
Joy Gobin and Riley Naylor prior to the start of Round Two.
Phil Rentz presenting Riley with her Round One check for $200.
Her prize for Round Two will be presented at the district level contest.
Member from our club who came to the contest were: Phil Rentz, Bruce Pacht, Joy Gobin, John Yacavone, Bill Secord, Ron Bedell, Marilyn Bedell. Members from Hanover included our Assistant Governor, John Hochreiter; Club President, Bruce Atwood; President-elect Bob Haynes; Kathy Geraghty, and Shelly Hochreiter
Click on read more if you want to learn more about the content of Riley's speech, and for additional details about the contest rules.
Report from the Poker Room: We received our check for our first week at the Poker Room...$6,400!
Don't for get to send you vote to Bruce Pacht...Report from Charities: Bruce Pacht reported,
At its meeting February 21, Charities voted to appropriate $2,400 to the Upper Valley Music Center for the continuing expansion of its program to bring music into the curriculum of local summer camps. Because this allocation was not in Charities’ approved 2023-24 budget and the allocation exceeds $1,000, a vote of club members is required to confirm the gift. Send you vote electronically to Bruce Pacht’s email address: brucepacht67@gmail.com
Lebanon Rotary supported the inauguration of this UVMC initiative with a grant of $1,000 when the program first began in the summer of 2022. Because of an administrative oversight on our part, UVMC’s request for an expansion of the program in the summer of 2023 did not reach Charities in time for it to be acted upon in a timely manner.
As part of its submission this year, UVMC submitted letters of support from its partners in this effort who operate summer camps whose children benefit: Special Needs Support Center, Lebanon Recreation and Parks Department, and the Carter Community Building Association.
The program’s total budget is slightly more than $9,600; Mascoma Bank and Hypertherm’s HOPE Foundation have been approached for amounts similar to the request we received, with the remainder of funds generated by other UVMC donors.
Charities strongly endorses our Club’s participation in this excellent program. The UVMC is a major arts resource in the Upper Valley and has accomplished extraordinary work in its short existence. They were with us at the dedication of Rotary Harmony Park.
As usual, an electronic voting period will open today, and will conclude with any last in-person votes at the end of our regular meeting on March 7. A simple majority of members-in-good-standing is required to affirm Charities’ decision.
Meeting Schedule: From Ron Michaud...Here's what we have to look forward too,, Thanks, Ron for all the updates!
March 7: Club Business
March 14: Susan Matheson, Common Man/Plymouth Rotary for Ukraine
March 21: Aaron Rivkin from the Hopkins Center
March 28: Karen Borgstrom, Sr. Adviser of Public Affairs at Dartmouth Health, Medical AI
April 4: Jim Kenyon, Valley News Columnist
April 11: Bruce Garland, NH Rank Choice Voting
April 18: Brian Nolan, NH4Ukraine.
April 25: Kathleen Harvard, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other dementias
May2: William Winard, Chocolatier
May 9: Lynn Goodwin, Lebanon Welfare Department
May 18: Rich Adams, Communications Specialist
May 23: Brooke Finnell, Epilogos Charities
May 29, Invitation to join Hanover at there meeting to hear the President of Dartmouth College, Sian Beilock
May 30: Alex Bortolot, Deputy Director, Hood Museum at Dartmouth College
June 6: Morgana Isenberg, VA Services
June 13: Ed Morris, Enfield Town Manager
June 20: Dianna Hastings, NH Children’s Trust
June 27: Changeover
From Rotary District 7850
District Conference - April 19-21
Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee VT
Please register now Click Here for the District Conference. We will be at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT the weekend of April 19-21, 2024. Friday night is just a gathering, fun night. There is nothing planned except meeting and greeting. Saturday starts with breakfast and a business meeting. We then break into sessions for youth service, membership, and peace centers. These break out groups repeat so you can pick 2.
Our special Rotary International guest is Carol Tichelman, Endowment/Major Gift Advisor for Zone 28, and was the District Governor for District 5050 in Canada 2020-2021. She will be speaking at breakfast and dinner on Saturday. Our other special guest is Eileen Rau from the Rotary Club of West Hartford. She was District Governor 2012-2013 and is the Rotary Regional Foundation Coordinator for Zone 32. She will be our Peace Center presenter during our break outs and throughout the conference. Our Youth Exchange students and our Interact students will share their stories. The theme of the weekend is, “Look how we are Creating Hope in the World!” Please bring artifacts from your International Projects and travels! Let’s share how we are creating hope together!
If you have been to Lake Morey, you know the food is amazing, and the water – well…I love the water!! Sunday we will have a Memorial Service to honor those who passed away this past year. As I have been going from club to club, I am meeting our Rotary Family. I want you to all have the same wonderful experience of meeting the other family members. Now I sound like a grandma! I want my family to get together! Please plan to attend – at least on Saturday. There are many options and packages. You can register on the website and call the Resort to reserve your room.
During the business meeting, we will take some important votes. Our DGND Ariel Mondlak will be officially voted in to be District Governor 2026-2027. We have new By-Laws which we are presenting. The summary and the proposed By-Laws will be sent to each Rotarian following this newsletter. According to RI, “The purpose of the district conference is to bring together members and community leaders in the district to inspire greater involvement with Rotary, strengthen existing relationships, and to showcase the impact and outreach of Rotary in the world.” Clubs will be recognized, and the Governor’s Bowl winner announced! There will be discussion and adoption of last year’s audited financial statement for PDG Caroline Earle’s year.
Voting at the District Conference for the DGND shall be by electors. Each club shall select and certify at least one elector to its conference. A club with more than 25 members has one additional elector for each additional 25 members. A club with up to 37 members gets one elector. A club with 38 to 62 gets 2 electors. 63-87 members get 3 electors, and so on. Electors must be present at the conference to vote. All Rotarians present may vote on By-laws and the approval of the financial statement. Club presidents will get the elector information by email.
Watch for the By-Laws to come to your email.
From Upper Valley Business Alliance (UVBA):
YOU'RE INVITED
UVBA Economic Outlook Breakfast and Annual Meeting March 21, 2024
Please join us to dive into crucial topics affecting our region and bi-state area - housing, workforce and childcare. This is a great opportunity to hear predictions and trends for 2024 from our panel of experts.
Speakers include:
Rob Dapice, Executive Director of NH Housing Finance Authority
Maura Collins, Executive Director of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Brian Gottlob, Director, NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau
Joanne Roberts, Early Childhood Education Consultant and coordinator of Vital Communities Early Childhood Education Initiative
Chris Emond, CEO, Boys & Girl Club of Central New Hampshire
Clay Adams, President & CEO, Mascoma Bank
Thank you to our sponsor Mascoma Bank.
Date/Time
Thursday, March 21
8:00 - 10:00 am
Fees/Admission
$35 pp includes breakfast buffet
$165 for Table of 5
$300 for Table of 10
Location
The Fireside Inn
25 Airport Road
West Lebanon NH 03784
Raffles
Queen of Hearts
No Meetings...No Winner
Car Wash
No Meetings...No Winner
Standing Meetings
Membership Meetings: Third Tuesday at 3:30 PM
Contact: David Crandall
Youth Services: Second Wednesday of the month at Noon
Contact: Joy Gobin
Charities: Third Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM
Contact: Bruce Pacht
Board Meeting: 4th Tuesday of every month at 4:00 PM via Zoom
Contact: David Crandall
Golf: Let Ed Friedman know if you want to know when Golf Planning meetings are happening. Dates vary.
Brew Fest: Let Phil Rentz know if you want to know when Brew Fest meetings are happening. Dates Vary.
Community Service Projects
Lebanon Poker Room
Poker Room week will be
March 27 to 32, 2024.
Styrofoam Collection
The next Styrofoam Collection will be April 6, 2024
31st Bedell Classic Golf Tournament
Save the Date
Friday, May 17, 2024 at Eastman Golf Links
Changeover 2024
Save the Date:
Changeover 2024 will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Time, place, activity to be announced later.
Brew Fest 2024
Save the date! August 31, 2024
TOP STITCH - Time to order you spring weather Rotary wear!
Rotary Vests and Jackets
John Yacavone has arranged for members to order light and heavier weight jackets and vest for us to wear when doing service projects...for days when our tees shirts just aren't enough to keep us comfortable and warm.
If you click the link below, Top Stitch has created a special website for Lebanon Rotary Club members to order the following clothing items.
1. Men’s and Women’s light weight jackets
2. Men’s and Women’s fleece vests
3. Men’s and Women’s fleece jackets
All jackets and vests will have Rotary Logo and club name.
Just pick your item and follow the instructions for ordering. If you decide to pick up your item at Top Stitch located at 233 Mascoma Street Lebanon, NH 03766 there will be no charge for shipping, otherwise shipping will be charged. If you have any questions about your order please contact Cody at Top Stitch at 603-448-2931. Turn around time is 3.5 - 4 weeks. Once you place your order your order will be processed no waiting on other orders to be fulfilled.
Rotary News
From Rotary International
Rotarian saved hundreds of children at risk of being killed by the Nazis in the lead up to World War II
By Dave King
“If something is not impossible, there must be a way to do it,” Rotarian Sir Nicholas Winton once said. Known to his friends as “Nicky,” the British stockbroker rescued hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from the Holocaust in the months leading up to World War II. Winton, who died in 2015 at the age of 106, is now the subject of a new film, “One Life,” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter. It was released in January 2024 in the United Kingdom.
The film tells the true story of how Winton rescued 669 children from the Nazi advance and found homes for them in the United Kingdom. During a visit to Prague, Czechoslovakia, in December 1938, Winton saw numerous families who had fled the spread of Nazism in Germany and Austria. The refugees were living in desperate conditions, with little or no shelter or food, as the German invasion of Czechoslovakia loomed. Winton immediately realized it was a race against time: How many children could he rescue before the borders closed?
Producers Emile Sherman and Iain Canning first contemplated telling Winton’s story when they co-founded See-Saw Films more than 15 years ago.
“We were very lucky to have had the opportunity to meet Nicholas Winton before he passed away,” Canning says. “He was the most modest, generous human being. [He] felt the film should not glorify him, but celebrate how the most ordinary of people can make a huge impact.”
With the blessing of Winton’s daughter, Barbara Winton, See-Saw approached screenwriter Lucinda Coxon to adapt Barbara’s 2014 book “If It’s Not Impossible.” Collaborating with Barbara, the screenwriting team gained access to Nicholas’ archives and letters. Barbara was a familiar face at Rotary district conferences. She passed away in 2022, during the making of the film.
Barbara’s book was an essential resource for the cast. Explaining how she got a sense of Nicholas Winton’s mother, Babi, Bonham Carter said, “Barbara was named after Babi. I was very lucky to speak to Barbara, to have her perspective as a granddaughter.”
District 2232 is working to identify needs, connect with Rotary clubs worldwide, and support those affected by the war
By Arnold R. Grahl
Two years after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Rotary members around the globe continue to raise funds and send medicine, fuel, and other essential supplies to those affected by the conflict.
A special relief fund created by The Rotary Foundation, now closed to contributions, raised more than US$17.4 million from donors around the world and has funded 375 grants that have allowed Rotary members to provide different kinds of help.
In addition, many Rotary clubs and districts have organized local humanitarian response initiatives. Guided by District 2232 (Ukraine), these efforts have directed shipments of medicine, medical equipment, ambulances, generators, heating fuel, winter supplies, and other relief to communities in need.
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