Currents for September 5, 2019
Editor: Marilyn Bedell
September 12th 7 AM — Kim Hoyt Dartmouth Football Mentoring Program
September 19th noon — Ryan Aylsworth, Town Manager of Enfield
September 26nd 7 AM — Cliff Below Special Lebanon City Grant
October 3rd noon — Diane Sherman Parkinson’s Disease
October 16th noon — WEDNESDAY A Joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Hanover at Jesse's. Program Our Inbound Friendship Exchange Team from Alberta Canada
October 17th Noon — No meeting today as we are having the joint meeting with Hanover on Wednesday, see above.
November 7th Noon — Liz Tenterrelli President for the League of women’s Voters
November 14th Breakfast — Rotary Coordinator for Rotary Zone 32 - Carolyn Johnson - Rotary Foundation Month
November 28th — No Meeting, Happy Thanksgiving
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Next Board of Directors Meeting
September 17, 2019 at 5:30 PM (17h30)
Whitman Building
10 Water Street
Lebanon, NH
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PROGRAM – September 5, 2019
Today we learned about WISE. Our speaker was Associate Director, Laura Rice.
WISE Mission
WISE leads the Upper Valley to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, education and mobilization for social change.
WISE Vision
WISE's vision is to see a world of freedom, justice, equality and dignity where all thrive
WISE serves 21 towns in NH and VT. They recently expanded there service area to include Windsor, West Windsor, Reading and Weathersfield.
In addition to their 38 Bank Street building in Lebanon, they have a presence in Claremont, at Dartmouth College, at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic, at the Upper Valley Haven, at White River Junction's Listen Center, and an they have an office in Windsor, VT.
They have been successful in getting grants to help them expand into more rural areas.
They have established a teen advocacy program at Listen in White River Junction.
WISE provides 24 hour support to permit:
- staffing a 24 hour hotline
- accompanying clients to hospitals or police departments 24/7
Approximately 90% of their clients are female and 10% male.
In addition, they help clients to:
- obtain protective orders
- learn how to navigate the system
- develop safety plans
- consider one-on-on support sessions or group support sessions
In addition to client services WiSE;
- Provides over 750 presentation to a wide variety of groups annually
- Lead sessions at 34 schools from grade K to 12 & at colleges.
- Create WISE WORDS - PSA announcement that air during morning and evening commutes. Click Here and then scroll down to hear the PSAs
- Educate volunteers to help on the crisis help line, serve as in court observers, and to serve as ambassadors to educate the community about Listen.
They have an operating budget of just over $1,000,000. Income comes from a variety of contributors, private and public.
If you are interested in volunteering all WISE and speak to a coordinator to learn what jobs are possible. - 603-448-5922
Wise - We Listen; We Believe
Speaker Information: Laura Rice
Laura is the Associate Director at WISE, a non-profit organization based in Lebanon, NH whose mission is to lead the Upper Valley in ending gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, education, and mobilization for social change. Prior to joining WISE, Laura worked for thirteen years at The Mentor Network, a national network of health and human services providers offering home- and community-based services across the country, where she oversaw the integration of company acquisitions, the re-structuring of the human services division, and the strategic planning function of the organization. Laura also has worked as a consultant to Grassroot Soccer, an adolescent health organization that mobilizes at-risk youth in developing countries to overcome health challenges.
Laura holds degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Boston University School of Public Health. Laura is currently on the Board of Trustees at the Howe Library in Hanover, NH and serves on the Education Committee for the Hanover Conservancy. Laura lives in Hanover with her husband and three children and enjoys hiking, biking, and rowing
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Book given to the children's collection at the Kilton Library in honor of our speaker, Laura Rice:
Say Something by Peter Reynolds
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Brew Fest Wrap-Up meeting will be Tuesday, September 9, 2019 at the Whitman Building, 10 Water Street, Lebanon, NH 038766 at 5:30 PM.
Marion thanked everyone who helped make this day possible.
Marion believes we had about 225 attendees.
If you have suggests to make the event better next year, send them to Marion prior to the meeting.
A lot of the left over beer was sold today at $5 for a 4 or 6 pack, and $10 for a case.
Rotarian Guest from Florida
Former Member, Jesse Turner
Former WRJ member - Ed Nichols
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Happy Dollars
Don MacMeekin celebrated his 50 wedding anniversary!
Willy Kopenheffer is a year older and let us know he arrived in the Upper Valley 50 years ago today. He made a donation to the Mollica Fund in honor of his birthday.
Marilyn Bedell announce that in this weeks e-mail will be a link to send donations for hurricane relief. Rotary Foundation has established a donor advised fund for hurricane relief and recovery. See the info at the end of the newsletter for more information. She announced that our new member, Shelby Day is interested in Youth Service, and has connected with Joy Gobin to help with our Interact Club at Lebanon High School!
JoAnn Lemeiux let us know that her friend lost everything they owned in the Bahamas. She shared a story about her trip to the Galapagos Island and in particular Postcard Island. There was a barrel where you could leave a letter or postcard to have it hand delivered. To her surprise, her parents let her know that a car pulled into their driveway, and the driver hand delivered the postcard. It restored her faith in the goodness of others.
Bill Secord spent a weekend in Quebec at Manor Hovey, a 4 to 5 star resort on Lac Massawippi. He shared how amazing the food was and that their was more than one server per guest in the dining room.
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Raffle
Shelby Day pulled the Queen of Spades, the hunt for the Queen of Hearts continues.
The Car Wash was won by Rich Wallace.
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Rotary Foundation Presentation
Phil Renz and Ron Bedell presented Steve Christy with his Paul Harris +4 Pin.
Marilyn Bedell was able to present Karen Clement with her Paul Harris +7 pin at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Several of her colleagues there to applaud her recognition.
The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow recognition is The Rotary Foundation’s way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. It is named for Rotary’s founder, a Chicago lawyer, who started our organization with three business associates in 1905.
Donations to The Rotary Foundation permits us to carry out an array of programs that achieve beneficial changes in our world: Improved living conditions, increased food production, better education, wider availability of treatment and rehabilitation for the sick and disabled, new channels for the flow of international understanding, and brighter hopes for peace.
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District Grant
Our District Grant has been approved. We will receive $3,000 from the Rotary Foundation via Rotary District 7850, and our club will match the donation with $3,000.
As soon as the funds arrive, we can begin coming up with our spending plan.
Our funds will support the purchase of the following items for the Community Room:
- Additional furniture for the space;
- A large screen TV with DVR that can be wall mounted;
- Office supplies and other school type resources;
- Games and other indoor recreational type resources.
- Family friendly DVD for movie nights
- Children’s book to refresh the collection that is already there.
- Equipment for the kitchen (Dishes, small appliances, flatware, cooking utensils).
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Listen Community Dinners
The Next dinner will be October 8th staring meal prep at 3:30 PM. Members signed-up for this dinner include: Marion Steiner, JoAnn Lemieux, Ron Bedell,
Don MacMeekin, Marilyn Bedell, Shaun Mulholland, Hank Clarke and Paul Tierney
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center on October 12, 2019, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
PART I, II, III and Graduate Courses
RLI seeks to provide quality education on Rotary topics. This educational experience will benefit club members who are new to Rotary, and experienced members who want to enhance their knowledge about Rotary. The goal is to heighten your ability to contribute to ideals of Rotary service.
Although the cost of the course is $90, the fee will be covered by our Rotary District.
Register at:
https://rlinea.org/ Do not pay, indicate you will bring check. Our District's site chair will bring a check to cover all registrations for District 7850
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Rotary International News
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Jeffry Cadorette, RID
Rotary International Director (2018-20)
Rotary Club of Media, PA USA
District 7450
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HURRICANE DORIAN RELIEF EFFORTS
Hi everyone,
This morning (Monday) I texted with Past RI President Barry. While Nassau was spared the full force of Dorian, and he and Esther are fine, other parts of his country are devastated having been dealt a blow with Dorian’s full fury. Dorian is now headed toward the US and other parts of our neighboring Zones 33 & 34.
Whether you want to help Barry’s District, the Bahamas, or one of the states in the southern part of the US that are awaiting Dorian, the link below will give you information on how to do that.
At the bottom of the link is a form telling you additional ways you can donate. The Rotary Foundation Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is set up in North Carolina and is able to make international donations. You can designate where you would like the funds to be directed in the memo portion of the check you write. A representative from each district in Zone 33 &34 will determine where to allocate the funds. They have experience with this DAF and process having had multiple hurricanes last year. Share this link on social media wherever you deem appropriate.
Thanks.
Jeff
https://7020.org/Stories/hurricane-dorian-update-and-relief-fund?fbclid=IwAR0xgvMl0pQtDC1URYs-o3egJ0ELFwK3Vxq8yG_zJikY9RfL9w8Z0aTR8W8
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