July 13thNo meeting today. Our meeting this week will be the picnic at Tim Guaraldi's home on Saturday.
July 15th President’s Picnic at Tim Guaraldi’s home in Newport, NH starting at 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. 464 South Main Street, Newport, NH. Let Marilyn Bedell know if you are coming...and if coming what you will bring. (see email from July 8th for more details)
July 20th MEETING TO BE HELD AT SERVICE CREDIT UNION, SECOND FLOOR. 225 Mechanic Street. Lebanon, NH 03766 (Marilyn and Phil will try to make a Zoom link work for the meeting.) Phil Rentz planning the program. Catered by Jakes.
Program: Get Big Money out of Politics, Bring Americans Together
From our speaker: Dan McMillan founded and leads Save Democracy in America, a non-partisan campaign to get big money out politics. He has earned a Ph.D. in German history from Columbia and a law degree from Fordham. He has taught college-level history and prosecuted criminal cases for the Brooklyn DA’s office. In 2014 Dan published an acclaimed book for the general public about why the Holocaust happened. After several years researching a book about money in politics, Dan decided that direct political action was more urgently needed and launched his campaign for voter-owned elections.
Dan first came to New Hampshire in the 1980s for the ice climbing near North Conway and St. Johnsbury, VT. A dedicated rock climber in his youth, Dan has made three ascents of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley – the highest rock wall in North America.”
July 27th MEETING TO BE HELD AT RIVERSDE PARK ON THE GLEN ROAD. (NO WEBEX or ZOOMTHIS WEEK). Catered by Jakes.
With the ringing of our bell, President Dave Crandall called the meeting to order at 12:02
Will Friedman lead the reciting of the 4-Way Test
Ernst Oidtmann is back so we sang our Rotary Welcome song and Home, Home on the Range.
Dave share the following July milestone:
Birthdays: Ron Bedell, Ron Michaud and Cal Wolflel
Wedding Anniversaries: Dan Nash, Bill Secord
Rotary membership Anniversaries: Ron Michaud (33 years), Paul Tierney (33 years), Bill Secord (30 years), Rich Wallace (26 years), Richard Wallace (6 years), Shaun Mulholland (5 years)
Carrying on our new tradition, Dave shared a Dad/Bad jokes:
A fishing boat has docked at Boston Harbor. The boat's captain see a magician on the pier. THe captain approaches the magician and says, "pick a cod, and cod".
Program
Rich Wallace and Marion Steiner provided an update from the Public Relations Committee work to help build our brand.
Rich and Marion gave a presentation about what the PR committee has been doing. They have interviewed three outside marketing consultants. There is one they prefer but will have to discuss scope of work and pricing. Hiring outside consultant will be expensive and is not a one-time expenditure. PR committee to discuss if it is sustainable. We are aiming for a brand awareness campaign, getting the Rotary Club of Lebanon name out in front of the public to generate interest. In the day it takes 10-15 impressions to get someone to react to a brand. Ahmad mentioned that he supports targeted advertising to create brand awareness to help with membership recruitment.
Marion asked club members what they would like to get out of the campaign. It was mentioned that we need to get our story out to the public and tell them the good we are doing. Marion and Rich mention that content and content creation is what is important for us to tell our story. It was discussed that we would need to tell the story of our club and individual members and why Rotary is important to them. It was discussed that we have to look at ourselves as well and what we do to see if we will appeal to new members. Ernst mentioned that we have to ask people to come and join us and it is important to talk about Rotary with people we meet and those who come to our events. Rich mentioned that many of us met and encouraged people to join through our work relationships. With more members retired, the contact with co-workers and associates has decreased. The PR committee’s next step is to evaluate a proposal from the consultant they like, but will meet to discuss what it will take financially to meet our goals and will report back to the club as necessary.
Brew Fest
Phil Rentz has a limited number of Brew Fest posters that can be posted "around town". If you know a place where you can hang one, let Phil know. You can arrange a time to pick them up from Phil at Service Credit Union on Mechanics Street.
Jim Damren again talked about the importance of sponsorships. He is asking every member to reach out to businesses to request sponsorships and/or ads. If you need forms, let us know. The form was sent by Marilyn Bedell for Jim previously.
Deadline for ads and sponsorships will be 1 August 2023, so we have only ~3 weeks to go.
100 Anniversary
Marilyn Bedell sent our a link to all of the photos. If you didn't get it and would like to see the pictures, let her know.
David Crandall, Hank Clarke and Ernst Oidtmann will attend a City Council meeting in August to formally "gift" the park to the City of Lebanon.
JoAnn Lemieux - Memorial Service
Tim Guaraldi shared that the memorial service for JoAnn Lemieux will be help on July 22nd from 1-3 PM in Alstead, NH. Let Tim know if you would like more information about the service and where the service will be held.
Program Chair
Ron gave us an overview of some ideas he is considering as he begins to plan programs for 2023/2024. Some of his ideas may provide opportunities for community members to join us at a larger venue.
Subject: Re: Happy 100th Anniversary Rotary Club of Lebanon!
Congratulations to all members of the Rotary Club of Lebanon on the occasion of the Club’s 100th Anniversary!
Jim Brock
Mascoma River Clean-up will be July 22, 2023. Stay tuned for details. Tim Guaraldi will co-lead the event with Ernst with the plan for Tim to chair the event in 2025.
Rotary Foundation: We received a thank you letter from the Rotary Foundation:
Brew Fest: EventBrite ticket site is now up and working. Q code can be used to access the site.
Q-Code takes you to EventBrite Order Page
Happy/Sad Dollars
Tim's daughter is in Alaska as a traveling nurse. She has been fishing....8lbs of Halibut, Hockeye Salmon. Kenai Peninsula/Russian River. He had a blast playing a round of glow ball golf at the golf course in Newport. Big black bear seen on his property. His brother who had surgery for colon cancer had a check up and is showing no signs of cancer.
Ron Michaud congratulated Dave Crandall and the 100th Anniversary Committee for all they did to make our 100th Anniversary so special and fun. The dinner was a lovely event.
Will Koppenheffer let us know his anniversary wasn't on the Dave's list. He is celebrating his 40th Anniversary.
Rich was fined for his picture being in the Lebanon Times.
John Yacavone's picture was in the Valley news. He was dressed as Uncle Sam. He shared the history of how he came to own the costume...a $5 purchase of a left over from the Rotary Radio Auction long ago.
Mariyn Bedell shared that she traveled with Ron to Sherbrooke to attend the funeral of Rotarian Claude LaLiberte's wife Ginnette. Claude served as District secretary during Ron's year as Governor. Claude was a driving force when clubs in D7850 began supporting Walter Hughes work in Ghana back in 2005/2006. As with all funerals, it is a time for reunions too. Ron and Marilyn got to spend time with PDG Lyse Emond. We learned that back in October, Lyse married her childhood sweetheart, Jacques. They reconnected after Lyse's husband Lloyd died about 6 or 7 years ago. Its is so nice she has a new/renewed love in her life. We also got to visit with PDG Rene and Nicole Laporte from Drummondville.
Steve Whitman celebrated his 59th Wedding Anniversary the last week in June. Steve had 4 tickets for "give away" for Northern Stage.
Bruce announced a variety of North Country Chordsmen events past and future. There 4th of July performance was delayed until July 5th.
They are doing a performance at the Church of Christ in Lebanon, at the Fells for the Trustees, and Monday, at the Lebanon Monday Nights in the Concerts in the Park series.
David Crandall will be spending the weekend at his son's wedding. He is looking forward to celebrating this life milestone.
Queen of Hearts Card Draw
Ron Bedell pulled the Ace of Clubs. The hunt for the Queen of Hearts Continues
Car Wash
Ron Michaud won the car wash.
Members at the meeting: Marilyn Bedell, Ron Bedell, Bruce Bergeron, Dean Cashman, David Crandall, Jim Damren, Ed Friedman*, Joy Gbin*, Tim Guarald, Ahmad Haidari*, Will Koppenheffer, Jane Mason*, Ron Michaud, Bruce Pacht, Phil Rentz, Marlon Steiner, Rich Wallace, Steve Whitman, John Yacavone
*Joined by WebEx
Projects and Fundraisers
Next Listen Dinner August 15, 2022, Volunteers needed.
See email sent last week with other dates when help is needed.
ONLINE SIGN UP HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
Let Dean Cashman know if you can help and he can email Larry the names of members who will help at the dinner. Currently only one person has signed up to cook the meal.
Lebanon Senior Center
Contact the Senior Center for Dates and Time when Helper are needed.
Papa John helping at the Senior Center
Mascoma River Clean-Up — July 22, 2023
Save the Date! July 22nd for our next Mascoma River Clean up!
Ernst Oidtmann with Tim Guaraldi as co-chair will lead the event.
We will do this in partnership with the Lebanon Conservation Commission and other interested community members.
Brew Fest 2023
Brew Fest on to
September 2, 2023
CHEERS!!
Our next fund raising priority.
Top Stitch 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 the New York Times:
Shot to Protect Against Polio and Five Other Diseases Is Approved by Gavi
The international vaccine aid group agreed to provide developing countries with a new shot to prevent a global resurgence of the paralyzing virus.
The governing board of Gavi, the international organization that provides vaccines to developing countries, added a new shot to its roster this week that could help to eradicate polio worldwide and prevent its resurgence.
The new vaccine does not contain the live viruses that are in the polio vaccines currently used in some low- and middle-income countries. It adds what’s known as an inactivated polio component into a multifaceted shot that is already being used to protect young children against five other dangerous infections. A similar shot is already available in the United States and some European countries.
We now have hybrid meetings on Thursdays at noon, in person at the Dwinell Room at Harvest Hill on the Campus of Alice Peck Day Hospital, OR join us via Zoom. Click Here to request the Zoom Link.
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