Meeting called to order by President Kevin @ 12:15
Song- My Country ‘tis of Thee
Invocation – given by Evan
Auction update:
Big items go to Bartolo, smaller items report to Jane
Cash donations are $1,115 so far. Burne Foundation contributed $6,000 and was solicited by Ron Michaud.
No secretary report. President Kevin noted that the club pays for 26 lunches, so let’s keep up attendance.
Marion got the right raffle ticket, but did not win.
Song Leader, Westin, and lead “Home on the Range”
Steve Whitman was happy to report that our club is now sponsoring a Rotaract Club at Lebanon High School!
Paul Tierney proposed a “Rotary Experience”, that will focus on how each member share their one personal Rotary Experience, called “Good Works”. The intention is to inspire us to be better Rotarians.
For the Rotary Minute, Jean shared some milestone dates:
1928 = Rotary Foundation started with a $500 donation
1947- Paul Harris died
1965-1966- Group Study Exchange started
1978- Health, Hunger and Humanitarian efforts are the Foundation focus
1985- Polio Plus project started with the intention to eradicate polio
1987-1988- Peace Fellowship started and more than a billion dollars have been raised
There was a discussion that a $1000 scholarship be given in memory of Norm Wakely. There was a motion to table the recipient.
Program – Phil showed a slide show presentation on the Hartford VT Polar Express which is sponsored by the White River Rotary Club. He was a conductor on last year’s train. The Polar Express will be pulling out of the station Dec. 10 and 11th. The Polar Express is an exciting ride along the CT River. The destination is the North Pole!! Chefs and conductors are needed to staff 13 trips to the North Pole. To volunteer, email polarexpress.volunteer@yahoo.com or check out the website www.hartfordvtpolarexpress.com
Bill Babineau also gave a classification talk, sharing that he and his family have been in the Upper Valley a very long time and embarked in many business ventures. Some of which include a jewelry store, video store and a landmark downtown Hildreth Hardware store. More recently, Bill and his wife Debbie, own and manage many apartment buildings and Bill is the Owner of Northeast Mailing Systems. Bill has been very active in Foundation efforts, most recently participating in clean water projects in Ghana.
Meeting was closed by President Kevin with the “Four Way Test”.
