Called to order by: Don MacMeekin
Opening Song: My Rotary
Patriotic Song: My Country Tis of Thee
Invocation: Westin Green
Song Leader: Valerie Armstrong Song: Tip Toe Thru the Tulips
Visiting Rotarians:
Reverend John Nwagbaraocha, Chaplin at DHMC, current resident of Lebanon but formerly from Essex Junction, VT, looking for a new club to join: was warmly welcomed by our membership.
Guests:
None.
Raffle: Crater Lake was answer to trivia question; Forest Cole drew ticket winner Philip Rentz who did not draw winning card.
Announcements:
Steve Whitman: was awarded a blue pin by President MacMeeken as recognition for sponsoring his second new club member of the year Nathan Miller.
Make up dinner at Salt Hill Pub, 1/11/16 @ 5:30pm.
Next Rotary Leadership Institute opportunity is in March @ Vermont Academy.
Garlan Hoskin: We are hosting Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours 1/21/16 @ 5:30, please invite potential Rotarians.
Steve Christie: announced some upcoming speakers, 1/14/16 Planned Parenthood, 1/21/16 club forum and speech contestant.
Brags:
Steve Christie: announced his retirement from Mascoma Bank effective 1/1/2017.
Don MacMeeken: Photos are online of the windows purchased with clubs $1700 donation to facility in Tanzania.
Rotary Minute: Ron Carr: distributed information sheets about Rotary subscription resources and ease of online management of these resources.
Speaker: Paul Tierney: Business Adventures, Lessons Learned and Mental Weaknesses.
Paul shared several examples of his many business adventures, he recognized his own hubris and lack of mental flexibility and pointed out three major lessons.
- Always know where the paperwork is!
- Be careful of who you trust, particularly when money is involved!
- You can’t trust bureaucracy and regulators!
Submitted by: Bartolo Governanti