Notes from the meeting taken by Ed Friedman and photo from the meeting by Bill Secord
Upcoming Programs/Speakers
Important Reminder for In-Person Meetings:
If you have not attended our in person meetings at the Harvest Hill or the Woodlands, you will need to present your Vaccination Record Card at the door, proving that you are fully vaccinated.
Once again temperatures will be taken for all to assure that you don’t have a fever.
-A clear photograph of your Card, on paper or on your cell phone, will suffice.
-Cindy will have a list of members who attended the August 12 meeting to check off those who have already presented their vaccination card. If you aren’t on the list, you must present your verification of vaccination.
-Everyone attending the meeting will have their temperature taken.
Please plan to arrive between 11:45 and 12:00.
-If you feel unwell, in any way, please do not attend. COVID symptoms can be anything from: Runny nose is the most frequent symptom, with a sore throat and upper respiratory symptoms also common; nausea to headache to fever to loss of sense of smell.
Upcoming Meetings
September 16, 2021, (On Zoom)
September 23, 2021, at noon (at Harvest Hill), Speaker to be announced
September 30, 2021, FIFTH THURSDAY To be announced
Guest speaker was Samantha Davidson, Green CATV Executive Director.
Samantha Davidson Green, Executive Director CATV
Samantha worked closely with Joe Clifford for on Nexus music festival for Lebanon Opera House.
Samantha works behind the camera as well as being executive director. She uses videography to connect with people whereas camera is used as a militaristic use. She worked in China where culture felt that using a camera took part of an individual’s sole.
She asked if anybody recalled when CATV was first started in the area? Hank Clarke recalled that he and his wife took Latin dancing in the Hanover HS basement. John Yacavone recalled the start of CATV. Willy Koppenheffer said that Ron Michaud filmed Rotary meetings for CATV. Samantha indicated that she is finding that local Rotary clubs are moving toward podcasts of their meetings.
Media changes so fast: How many of you experienced a change in media? People spent more time watching tv and other social venues. Hank Clarke suggests that his wife hates his iPad and that he may wake up and it will be gone. Joann Lemieux says that she hates watching the news. Cindy Jerome feels that using zoom allowed her to connect more with her siblings whereas she had previously connected using her email.
Samantha reflected that the pandemic forced us all to overcome our fears about using technology. Technology has increased uncivil engagement. CATV was created to protect public connectivity that might be lost. What is the role of public access? CATV is n the process of recreating itself whereas Samantha feels like CATV isn’t as relevant as it used to be. Lebanon NH is no longer supporting CATV. Loves teaching communication using visual media. Her husband serves on the school board in Plainfield. YouTube is the new form of community communication. CATV is working with White River special education to teach media communication. Focusing on media education with CCV. Also working with Brigg’s opera house to increase education opportunities.
She will be rolling out the next era of CATV over the next coming months. Feel free to contact Samantha about things we might you might want to discuss, Samantha is free for coffee or a chat. Tim Guaraldi suggested that the river cleanup might be a good thing to document. John asks how CATV advertises their production, he suggests that he’d watch more but cannot find the programing. Predecessor pounded the pavement to get libraries to use CATV services. Samantha has a newsletter that she puts together every Monday. CATV8.org is the website where you could have watched the Lebanon NH school board. As of Tuesday Samantha, has committed to 100% local engagement. Moving away from Burlington programs toward more local shows: Rotary meetings, King Arthur Flower programing.
Interesting tidbit that Rob Taylor is her cousin. Steve Taylor is her uncle.
Book for the Kilton Library's Children's Collection given in honor of our speaker, Samantha Davidson Green.
On a dull gray day, a boy puts his dog on a leash and they walk to a shimmering pond where snowy white swans swim freely. One of the swans invites the boy and dog for a ride. They climb on its back and sail into a stunningly beautiful landscape, dotted with wildflowers, spoonbills and ibises. Foxes, rabbits and deer appear in this paradise, then butterflies and even bigger, more beautiful flowers. The boy unleashes his dog on shore, and the dog bounds off to play.
Now the boy wraps his arms around the swan’s neck ― he has a new friend. But when he puts the leash on the swan, the sky turns stormy gray, the water becomes turbulent, and the other swans fly away. Both the boy and swan are miserable, until the boy realizes he must free his friend. When he drops the leash into the pond, warm color fills their world and they return to where the boy’s dog happily awaits him.
Geraldo Valério, a master of wordless picture books, explores the nature of true friendship and love in his newest creation
We received this note from Samantha after our meeting:
Subject: Re: Rotary Club Of Lebanon IN-PERSON Meeting for September 2, 2021 at Noon
Dear Jane and Bill,
Thank you so much for a delicious lunch and wonderful gathering. I really enjoyed witnessing all the rituals and camaraderie of the Rotary Club. I appreciate the chance to share my vision for CATV as it's taking form and receive input from the group.
My thanks to Ed Friedman for taking minutes and to Bill Secord for sending picture from the meeting on 9 September 2021. Ron and I have had a lovely week in Up State NY on Oneida Lake. We tried to do a Rotary make-up meeting in Fulton, NY, but they are only meeting in person every other week. Fulton, NY is on the Erie Canal.
I did read on their web page that they are doing a Polio Plus Fundraiser next week call Putting for Polio. It is happening at a miniature golf course with soft serve ice cream to follow. It is an event for kids with prizes. Kids under 4 free with a paying adult, Kids 5 to 12 are charged $5, and 12 and up $10. It appears that the miniature golf course gives the club the course for the event at no charge, and coupons are donated by the ice cream shop for free small cones. All fees to play go to PolioPlus. Raffle prizes are small donated items appropriate for each age grouping.
On to our meeting:
President Hank Clarke called the meeting to order at 12:11.
Bill Secord led the reciting of the 4-Way Test
Bill Secord brought at guest to the meeting Celest Pfeiffer
Guest speaker was Samantha Davidson Green CATV executive director. (see above)
Club Business and Announcements
Brew Fest 2021
Brewfest come and gone with special thanks to the committee.
Early estimates are that we raised $15,000 net, with a gross of $25,000. 525 people attended. It was a perfect day for a brew festival.
September 27th there will be a meeting for the Brew Fest Committee. They will be reviewing the dollars and cents along with things that could be improved. Sometime in October will have a full postmortem. Special thanks to Bruce Bergeron and Willy Koppenhaver for their efforts that included two trips to Concord. Question came about the handling of the entry point. Joann felt that more Rotarians could be at the entry due to long lines. If you have other suggestions for our next Brew Fest to help make it even better, email those thoughts to Hank Clarke.
Mascoma River Clean-up
From Ernst Oidtmann - Chair for River Clean-up
The Rotary Club and Lebanon Conservation Commission are planning another Mascoma River Clean-up. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
River clean-up scheduled for September 25th. Need two pickups one upstream of CCB and one downstream. Shaun Mulholland has donated use of a pickup. Marilyn and Ron Bedell will be onsite to take care of morning snacks and pizza at the end of the event. Trash bags provided by city. This is an all-hands-on deck scuttlebutt event begins at 9:00. Rain or shine project. Tim Guaraldi suggested that we combine beer sale with river cleanup.
When: September 25, 2021
Time: 9:30 to Noon
Where: Meet behind the CCBA at the picnic pavilion
Details: At the pavilion you will register and get instructions. You will be given garbage bags, and an assignment of a section of the river. We will clean from Exit 17 to the Connecticut River in West Lebanon. The river is divided into 12 segments of about a half mile each. Each section requires 4-6 volunteers and some assignments may involve two sections.
Bring: Your cell phone (protected from water) so you can call for trash pickup. You will be given a phone number when you register.
PREREGISTRATION preferred. Call Ernst Oidtmann a 603-448-5115
Reward: A cleaner river and refreshments at noon.
Listen Community Dinners
Next Listen Dinner will be on September 14, 2021, starting at 2:30 PM. Need 3-4 more to sign up
Dean Cashman (THANKS, DEAN!) has offered to be the Listen dinner coordinator. Bruce Bergeron will check with Dean and get out word to Rotarians.
Options still being reviewed by the committee. Stay tuned for details. Bruce shared with our guests that we’re hoping that the 100th anniversary project investment could be $100,000 with $50,000 already established.
Other Club Business
Hanover Rotary and COVER: Hanover Rotary club is organizing a collection of yard tools, hand tools and power tools to help Cover home repair. The event is to be held on Saturday September 18th at Hanover HS between 10am & 2pm. If you have tools you no longer use, consider donating them.
Happy dollars or Concerns
Hank Clarke went to Crotched Mountain with his bride. I have no idea what for.
Joann Lemieux has skied Crotched Mt. in the past. They have a high-speed lift. Joann stopped to talk with people as she travels asking what their story is. JoAnn drove up to see her neighbor after hearing shots. She saw her neighbor and he asked what she wanted. JoAnn said she heard shooting and suggested that he had a shooting range. Her neighbor said he cleared the land for the range.
Willy Koppenheffer has been in New Hampshire for 52 years. He has a birthday turning 70. Questioned whether he should donate $52 or $70. The group suggested $70.
Tim Guaraldi is celebrating his 14th wedding anniversary with Anna. The reason hr selected 9/8/7 for his wedding date was to remember the date. Anna started playing golf in 2021 Tim says she’s already improving.
John Yacavone must have shared information about our water projects in Ghana. Lebanon Rotary sent two (not entirely sure of the number of people who actually went. Bruce Pacht indicated that three people went Steve Usle, Bill Babineau and somebody else) people to Ghana to install a new well due to guinea worm disease. John indicated that since 1986 Guinea worm disease cases have been reduced by 99.99% from about 3.5 million cases a year to fewer than 30 cases in 2020.
In memory of Willard Scott...When John Yacavone was doing the weather for WNNE as he did the 6 & 10 broadcast. He was watching weather when Willard Scott was the weather forecaster for NBC. Willard indicated in his broadcast that the weather in Concord NH was 53 degrees. John called NBC told them who he was and asked for Willard Scott to tell him how to pronounce Concord. Its CONCORD not concord the grape.
Car Wash Raffle
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Jim Damren won the Queen of Hearts raffle (not sure if this means he pulled the queen of hearts but if he did...Wow!), and our Guest, Celest Pfeiffer won car wash today.
Meeting adjourned at 1 PM with our Rotary motto:
One Profits Most Who Serves Best
Upcoming Service Projects and Fund Raisers
Listen Community Dinners Second Tuesday of Each Month.
We can resume preparing meals for the Listen Community Dinners our next dinner will be September 14, 2021. Start time 2:30 PM. At least two people need to arrive at 2:30. Others can then arrive between 2:30 and 3:15 PM.
Use Doodle to sign-up for the dinners in September, October, November and December.
By David Wick, President, Rotary E-Club of World Peace
International Day of Peace poster
As members of the Rotary E-Club of World Peace, we will be joining other members and people around the world in participating in the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September. It is fitting for us to do so and follow Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta in focusing on “Girls Empowerment and Peace” as a strategy to achieve our common goal. It’s also fitting because several of our members have been promoters of a Peace Day from the very beginning.
In the early 1960s, Avon Mattison (a member of our club) began conducting informal “peace councils” that would gather international students together from many nations in Washington D.C. These became so popular that students would bring along ambassadors from their countries, and eventually the U.S. State Department wanted to attend. One of the common purposes of these monthly peace councils was to work toward the establishment of a worldwide day of peace.
Rotary and Peace Day
Avon continued to push the idea through colleagues at the UN and diplomatic services. And as is fitting of such an important initiative, pressure for the idea also came from different people in many different parts of the world.
The realization of their dream came about in 1981, when the UN General Assembly passed a unanimous resolution establishing The International Day of Peace (Peace Day) to commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples. Avon, Joanie Ciardelli, Marilyn King, and I (all Rotary E-Club of World Peace members) have been a part of Pathways to Peace, working with the UN since the 1980s to increase awareness of and participation in Peace Day.
We organized the first large scale civil society Peace Day celebration on 18 September 1984 in San Francisco, the birthplace of the UN. This groundbreaking event also engaged citizens in 70 nations around the world, who joined the citizens of San Francisco in observing Peace Day in their own unique ways.
As a co-creator with a front row seat from the beginning, I have seen firsthand how Peace Day touches hearts, stirs imaginations, and guides actions. The growing event now inspires people of all ages and occupations. Its importance is in advancing a continual message of peace and concern for one another, communicated in ever-changing and creative ways.
Building peace, one project at a time
I feel honored to be a Rotary member and support the evolution of Peace Day. It is meant to be a time to “take stock” in and assess how we are doing in our peacebuilding initiatives as well as make plans for more impactful actions during the following year. I believe this underscores the reality that all of Rotary’s actions and initiative can be highlighted and celebrated in light of the global effort to create a more peaceful world.
As People of Action there are many ways we can make Peace Day a meaningful experience in our personal lives and at every level of Rotary. This year’s International Day of Peace theme, “Recovering better for a sustainable and equitable world” asks us to support healing from the COVID-19 pandemic. We are asked to “think creatively and collectively about how to help everyone recover better, how to build resilience, and how to transform our world into one that is more equal, more just, equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and healthier.”
Taking Action
Here are some examples of things we can do:
Minute of Silence – Individuals, communities, families, and workplaces observe this global minute every day at noon in time zones across the world. Pause at noon each day to take a deep breath, meditate on, pray for, and envision peace. This “peace wave” is traveling around the world each day as a shared act of peacebuilding that all can participate in.
“May Peace Prevail On Earth“– Include this universal statement at the beginning and end of your club meeting, event, or gathering. Add it to your voice messages.
Gather around one of the thousands of Peace Poles that have been established in communities around the world or plant one yourself.
Rotary International Convention in Houston Texas 2022
RI Convention June 4-8, 2022 in Houston TX
Ron again announce that the Rotary International Convention will be in Houston. Read more by clicking here Registration fee until 15 December will be $475.
We are now meeting every Thursday.
The First and Third Thursday at 12 Noon via Zoom
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The Second and Forth Thursday at Noon in the Dwinell Room at Harvest Hill or at the Woodlands on the Campus of Alice Peck Day Hospital.
For in person meetings we ask that you only come if you have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19
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