Marilyn was in Pennsylvania, Bruce Pacht was "under the weather"...so as far as I know no one took minutes for me. So this will be a VERY abbreviated newsletter this week.
Upcoming Programs/Speakers
First and Third Thursday at Noon @ Harvest Hill's Dwinell Room
Second and Forth Thursdays at Noon on Zoom
May 26, 2022 no Zoom meeting today. All hands on deck a Eastman Golf Links for our Golf Tournament.
June 2, 2022 at noon at Harvest Hills Dwinell Room, President's Meeting
June 9, 2022 at noon via Zoom, Amy Brooks from the Early Care Education Association. Plus, Bruce Pacht to show a 3-minute video of Dartmouth Prof. Matt Delmont explaining "Juneteenth.
June 16, at noon at Harvest Hills Dwinell Room, 2022/2023 Budget final review and vote.
June 23, President's Meeting
June 30, 5th Thursday Meeting...This may be Officer Changeover...to be confirmed.
July 7, President Ed Friedman's first meeting for the 2022/2023 Rotary Year.
July 14, The Executive Director of COVER, Helen Hong, will speak on July 14th, along with David Coombs (Volunteer Coordinator). Ms. Hong is also a (somewhat) new Hanover Rotarian.
July 21, President's Meeting
July 28,TBD
Meeting Notes
No minutes taken...so no news about the meeting. Hope those who were there had a good time. I'm making up the rest of the announcement news Let me know if I need to send out additional information!!
Club business
Golf — Ed: Less than a week away; have 19 teams as of the Board meeting on Wednesday. Please work to find a few more teams. Still seeking sponsorships. Also looking for raffle prizes. Ed to send out our assignment soon. Please come and help even if you can only come later in the afternoon to help with clean-up!
100th Anniversary Project
Harmony Park layout was presented to the City Council. Awaiting word from the city to know when we can place the order.
Cost: $48,875 including installation
Ukraine — Upper Valley Event at LaSallete
Via Tim Guaraldi:
A Day for Ukraine June 11, 2022 – SAVE THE DATE
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues and the need for aid has never been greater.
A Day for Ukraine on June 11, 2022 is a Fundraiser at the La Salette Shrine on Route 4A in Enfield. This event will raise funds that will provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. It is open to the public. The money raised at the fund raised will be channeled through both the the La Salette Missionary Society to the 6 Parishes they serve and support in Ukraine for the benefit of all the people in Nikopol, Krzywy, Zaporizhzhia, Busk, Brajtow and Lanowice. And, The Ukrainian Congress Committee of New York whose written goal is: “To get these contributions into the hands of those who need them as soon as we can!”.
A Day for Ukraine is an opportunity for members of our community to “Stand with Ukraine” To honor, discover and support the Ukrainian people who have been targeted and forced to flee their homes in what the United Nations calls “the fastest-growing refugee crisis” in Europe since World War II.
The Day will open at 7:30 am with a pancake breakfast followed by an
Interfaith and educational service with clergy from our local Upper Valley churches.
Throughout the day, there will be Booths featuring:
Ukrainian arts, craft demonstrations.
Hands-on projects for children,
A bake sale,
Ukrainian food. Ukrainian perogies, varenycky, Borscht and more will be on the lunch menu.
Performances by Ukrainian Dancers from the Kalynon’ka School of Dance in Stamford Ct.(You have to see them to believe it Photos — Yunist Dance Group !
Performances by Bandura players and musicians
All followed by a barbeque
At the end of the day, there will be a traditional Service of a Catholic Mass co-celebrated with Priests from La Salette (Western right) and from the Ukrainian Church (Eastern Right) in Manchester, NH.
There is no entry fee, funds. Donations will be asked for and collected through your individual donations at each booth, and the silent auction. The breakfast, lunch and dinner will each have a charge, of which, 100% will also go to Ukraine.
Please Come and Tell your neighbors and friends about this amazing event here in Enfield!
Upcoming Service Projects and Fund Raisers
Hold the following dates for 2022
Listen Community Dinners to Begin Again, June 14, 2022 and August 9, 2022!! We need helpers!
From Dean Cashman: We have 3 slots to fill on June 14 and 4 slots to fill on August 9. You need to sign up on the Listen Volunteer Web page: http://vhub.at/lebrot
We ask you to personally register for events that your team is signed up for. Don't worry. Your team is keeping the same calendar date - the 2nd Tuesday of even months. So that's April 12th. We just ask now that individuals of your team sign up for each cook-date they plan on attending. This helps us with reporting requirements.
Previously, we have not asked team members to do this. Now however, your registering for events will greatly help us organize, relieve back-end data entry, help facilitate monthly reporting, and will allow us, if necessary, to provide Covid contact tracing. When you arrive at the dining hall, you'll need to punch-in when you arrive and punch-out when you leave. The kiosk is right where you hang your belongings, in the 'Dry Storage" room by the dishwasher.
Please visit the webpage created exclusively for your team at http://vhub.at/lebrot before your next visit. We recommend bookmarking it in your web browser and using the address to access your account. It will save you and us time. Also, please consider sharing the link with other members (or potential members) of your team.
Once on your team's webpage, you will see the dates that your team is registered for. If you personally plan on attending any of the events, click the “Sign Up” button next to the dates (or cancel events that you can no longer attend). At that point you'll be asked to set up your account if you haven't done so already. Be sure when asked to click the checkbox stating that you are interested in the Community Dining Hall.
If you are already registered on Volunteerhub, be sure to update your Listen 'affiliations'. You'll find them after you sign in, on the upper right when you click on your name. By doing so, you can find classes and other information.
If you have any questions, please contact Larry Lowndes.
As always, thank you for your support and all you do for Listen Community Services!
Best regards,
Larry,
Lebanon Casino Fundraiser - Spring 2022
Awaiting an update from John Yacavone.
Bedell Classic Golf Tournament - See you at the golf course!!
Rotary members in Ukraine are helping neighbors return to their homes, distributing supplies from other countries, and organizing long-term aid — all despite being affected by the war themselves.
Since Russian military forces entered the country in late February, Rotary members have been holding regular video calls to coordinate relief work. Mykola Stebljanko, a member of the Rotary E-Club of Ukraine and the editor of Rotary's Ukrainian magazine, Rotariets, says they are focused on three main activities: supplying medicines and electricity to hospitals where wounded civilians are seeking care, finding shelter for displaced families, and managing the flow of incoming humanitarian aid.
Recent efforts by members in District 2232, where Stebljanko is the public image coordinator and a past governor, have focused on cities that residents are now returning to after fleeing Russian attacks earlier this spring.
"Ukrainians are coming back home to their towns and cities in ruins," says Stebljanko, who in a March interview had told Rotary magazine about being awakened by air raid sirens at night and taking shelter with his family in the bathroom of their home in Odesa. In early May, news reports said that city had been struck by missiles.
"It's hard to describe how much destruction there is in some cities and the work that needs to be done to bring them back," he says.
The district has acquired and distributed dozens of high-powered generators to help restore power to hospitals, businesses, and some homes. Clubs have also organized the transportation of several donated firetrucks from other countries in Europe. In addition to being used to respond to fires and other emergencies, Stebljanko says, the trucks have ladders that allow utility workers reach power lines that need repair.
District 2232 has received four disaster response grants of $50,000 each from The Rotary Foundation, which together will fund nearly 50 relief projects across Ukraine. The district has also received more than $400,000 in donations from clubs around the world, which it has used to address urgent needs such as providing people with medical supplies, food, clothing, and shelter.
Borys Bodnar, who lives in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, has been coordinating humanitarian supplies coming into the country and directing aid where it's needed. Lviv has seen an influx of refugees as Ukrainians have fled from the east. More than 12 million people have been displaced by the war, according to the UN.
Bodnar, a member of the Rotary Club of Ukraine Unity Passport, says many of the financial contributions are being routed to countries that border Ukraine, primarily Poland, where clubs have set up hubs to obtain and dispatch supplies.
"It's complicated to provide supplies from countries outside of Europe, so providing financial aid into a hub in Europe where supplies can be purchased and distributed to Ukraine very quickly is a simple and effective model," Bodnar says. He
credits clubs in Munich, Germany, with leading the effort to rally financial support.
Support has also come thanks to bonds forged by shared interests. Sergii Zavadskyi, a member of the Rotary Club of Kyiv-City, says that relationships among members, especially those cultivated through Rotary Fellowships, have facilitated the flow of aid.
Zavadskyi, who now lives in Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine, cited in particular the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians, the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians, and the International Fellowship of Healthcare Professionals.
"We have many, many friends, Rotary friends, all over the world who are helping us every day," Zavadskyi says. "We feel this support, and their hands and hearts are with us."
As members in Ukraine receive and distribute the supplies that are needed today, Bodnar says, they're also planning for the days ahead.
"Humanitarian problems are going to continue long after the war itself is finished," Bodnar says. "The more we're able to establish concrete structures and routes for receiving and distributing humanitarian aid now, the better position we'll be in for the future."
Rotary's Response to Ukraine - A video produced by Chicago's ABC affiliate
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