Editor: Marilyn Bedell and note taker, Bruce Pacht...Thanks for the help!
Upcoming Programs/Speakers
October 1 , 2020 – Rotary District Governor, Jamie Milne
October 8, 2020 – William Sullivan will share information about Osher at Dartmouth Lifelong Learning institute and the plans to expand our program more broadly throughout the Upper Valley.
October 15 Meeting Cancelled. Plan to join the Rotary District Special Event on October 17, 2020
October 17, 2020 from 5-6:30 PM. Rotary District 7850 Special Event
From the District: THIS IS BIGGER THAN BIG Joey Coleman As part of our Education program we plan to bring three interesting, dynamic and reflective speakers. The first in the lineup is, Joey Coleman on October 17th, 5 - 6:30 pm presenting: NEVER LOSE A CUSTOMER AGAIN. Read more about Joey by clicking here.Joey has worked with Volkswagen, Microsoft, Whirlpool, Deloitte, NASA, Zappos, Google, John Hancock
His appearance will be virtually available to all Rotarians, all business owners, all people of Vermont, New Hampshire, Quebec (the presentation will be in English) and anyone around the world. Our ability to bring a national speaker of Joey’s caliber to our District is based on PDG Richard Fox’s connection with Joey – as they say Rotary Opens Opportunities. Do not missed this opportunity! Invite business owners and non-Rotarians. Get the word out to save the date. This is an opportunity to reach out to non-Rotarians.
We will share the registration information when we get it from DG Jamie Milne. Please invite others in the business community to join in...you can then ask other to register too.
Our Speakers today were Kathy Harvard, Volunteer Chair Upper Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s Advocate with Tim Fisher, Team Andy: Alzheimer's Association
Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. This year’s event won’t be a large in-person gathering, but we are still walking — and calling on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease.
This year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s is everywhere — on every sidewalk, track and trail. On event day, we invite you to participate in small, safe teams while others in your community do the same.
While there is no fee to register for Walk, all participants are encouraged to raise funds that will advance the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association by enabling critical care and support services and advancing research toward methods of prevention, treatment and, ultimately, a cure.
Aside: Kathy’s virtual background was full of images of handmade Tibetan rugs available for purchase at her web site with a Fall Sale starting tomorrow.
From her presentation:
Kathy is a volunteer advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association. Her husband, Andy Harvard suffered from younger onset Alzheimer’s and passed away in January 2019. UV Alzheimer’s Walk is scheduled for October 10.
Kathy focused her talk on
Alzheimer’s in general; it’s only the most common form of dementia, but there are many others.
The Alzheimer’s Association
The Walk
Tim Fisher – former Rotarian and right-hand best friend to Kathy. He’s the sponsorship chair this year, an Alzheimer’s Caregiver and a member of Team Andy. Tim is a former Lebanon Rotarian. He shared that it was great to see many at the meeting whom he knew from Rotary. Tim is a PHF and past president in 2000.
Kathy and Rotary: Kathy worked for UNICEF for 20 years in many countries and at headquarters in NY. She was directly involved with the PolioPlus program in Africa and Asia. Met Rotarians from all over the world, Europe, North American and what she saw was stunning. She saw government leaders who felt they wouldn’t be able to do anything as ambitious as an National Immunization Day (NID) but when they heard Rotary was involved, it stiffened the the leaders backbone – in many countries, it was Rotary that made the difference, that made it happen.
Kathy is part of a fraternity/sorority to which no one wants to belong. Andy was diagnosed in 2009 and it was a long hard journey learning about systems and going through the disease. She became an advocate because she had a lot to say about it. She agreed to chair the 2020 Walk even though they cannot have a physical walk.
Alzheimer’s disease is a global epidemic – 50 million people around the world. 5.8 million Americans – 40k with dementia in NH and VT alone. Dementias are the 6th leading cause of death in the US, and so far there is no cure. People think it’s a disease of age; it is exacerbated by age but it is a brain dysfunction caused by a number of things. One can have a higher genetic likelihood but it doesn’t mean you will get it. Other elements like general health, diet, concussions in the past, diseases one might have had and other factors decide who will be symptomatic. About 1 of 3 over 80 will have some symptoms of dementia before they die.
Through better education we believe that better health could reduce the incidence as has occurred with heart disease and breast cancer. Even though we don’t have Alzheimer’s therapies, there are disease-modifying things we can do to reduce the incidence.
Why raise money? – The disease is expensive and devastating not only to the individual but to others around the individual. On fifth of Medicare is being paid for dementia care services. There could be as many as 14-16 million people by 2050 with a tax bill of nearly a trillion dollars per year!
The disease process is progressive and long – most of what you can do is give care. Today, 60 million Americans are providing care – this has an economic impact - $244 billion not going into the economy.
Alzheimer’s Association is the largest volunteer organization dealing with the disease providing care and support; research; awareness-raising and advocacy. Headquarters in Chicago but organized by state – Mass/NH and VT are two chapters.
Alzheimer’s Association provides (a) 24/7 helpline 800-272-3900 to support caregiver questions/support, (b) ALZ Connected – people with the disease can speak to others under going the experience, (c) support groups – talk to your peers who understand what you are going through.
In March and April, the organization pivoted to perform all these service on line.
Education and Empowerment – What is/isn’t dementia? 24/7 information available. Workshops for businesses re: warning signs. All this at no cost to the users.
Research – currently investing more than $185 million in 30 countries. Getting closer to having a way to diagnose the condition BEFORE symptoms are visible. Therapies are being developed to use before symptoms to reduce the impact of the disease over time.
Prevention – brain health as important at heart health – diet, exercise, keeping brain engaged, etc.
Advocacy – for increased government support to research, legislation that will protect folks in long-term care, “silver alert” for those who go missing.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s – the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds. More than 500,000 persons of all ages and abilities participate annually in over 600 communities nationwide.
Tim shared that this year, we are going to walk anywhere and everywhere.
Last year, the Upper Valley raised $86,000 from 35 teams and 400 participants.
To participate on Saturday, October 10, we’ll have a “Promise Garden” for flags for those we’ve lost, to appreciate caregivers, and for those struggling. No specific routes – walk wherever you are. There will be an on-line starting ceremony.
Register at alz.org/walk. Lebanon Rotary could start a team. Hank stated he might explore this. To participate you should make donations, choose a name, invite friends and family to join you and walk wearing purple.
“Going Purple” -- Fat Hat is creating 100 purple face masks and TK sports is producing 100 t-shirts that Tim will distribute to businesses and restaurants to generate conversations around the Upper Valley.
Questions:
Ernst Oidtmann: Walking itself is quite useful to delay the onset of ALZ, one of the three relatively proven modalities to delay the onset.
Rich Wallace: Does the distance matter for the walk?
Tim: No. Raising awareness and money are most important.
JoAnn wanted everyone to know that she’s participated for a number of years now.
Kathy Harvard is a long time volunteer advocate for the Alzheimer's Association and work closely with the Alzheimer's Associations of New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts to expand awareness and support services for families struggling with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. This includes lobbying for legislative action at federal and state levels and engaging with community organizations to help growing numbers of families who are supporting a loved one with dementia. She is the Director of Marketing and Sales for a local business, but for more than a decade Kathy and her Children supported her husband, Andy Harvard, who suffered from Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Andy lost his battle with Alzheimer's a year ago, but we continue to step up and speak out as part of a growing movement to end Alzheimer's and related dementia.
Tim Fisher and Kathy Harvard are longtime family friends and are pleased to be able to work with many others to organize this year' Upper Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's on October 10.
Alzheimer's is a critical public health crisis that affects all of us. The Upper Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's is a way all of us can be part of bringing this disease to an end.
The book being giving to the Kilton Library in honor of our speakers, Kathy Harvard and Tim Fisher is:
Bruno, the Standing Cat
Meet a silly and absurd cat who's like no cat you've ever met before, in this inventive and unusual book from the illustrator of the picture-book version of John Lennon's song "Imagine."
When a box arrives on Peter's doorstep, he opens it to find Bruno, a cat who is standing up on two legs. It is very odd. Bruno likes to chew bubble gum, play house, and skateboard--and refuses to engage in any catlike behavior. But Peter likes Bruno, and so they become friends and do everything they can think of together.
Bruno, the standing cat, stands up and walks and runs--just as we should do for the Alzheimer's Walk.
Ernst Oidtman reported that Ron Bailey the trails maintenance person suggests we move the next clean-up to October 24. We’ll need to make 5-6 “lock bridges” with planks of pine the City will pay for. Need transport from parking lot to the pond and from there up to the trail that circles the lake. Tim Guaraldi says he will use his ATV to get the supplies up. We’ll need keys from the City to open the gates. Please volunteer and let Ernst know if you can help – we need 10-15 people, consider asking friends to join the team. Mules would be welcome too.
Update from Ernest at our meeting today:
Saturday, October 24 – meet at Boston Lot parking area at 8:30 AM rain or shine. Mostly we have to move boards up to the area where they will be placed across mud holes. Richard Wright is a sawmill operator who has done this before – he has boards available. City Hall has enough money to cover 5-6 of these mudholes with 4-6 spikes in each board. Tim Guaraldi will provide a vehicle to pick up the boards; Tim has an ATV with trailer to move the boards. Tim says he also has two grandsons to help. Ernst thinks we need 15-16 persons to do the job. Ron Bailey, a man in his 80s will be there – he’s been working on Lebanon’s trails for 60 years.
Club Updates/Announcements
Vaccines and the Van – Dan Affeldt
Alice Ely, ED of the Upper Valley Public Health Council, is planning flu vaccinations without having people going into buildings. They will do drive-thru vaccinations. Six clinics are scheduled at towns outside the central Upper Valley. Dan says they need access to a van to carry all the supplies so they don’t have to use many cars. The van will be needed for about 4 weeks to be filled and taken to each location. They are requesting Rotarians to pack the van, and then re-pack at the end of each clinic; help with the control of traffic; and so on. U-Haul could cost $1700-1800 for four weeks of van rental. The vaccine has to be refrigerated but they need a supply van for all the other supplies. The three clinics Dan know about are:
October 10 - Plainfield
October 14 - Enfield
October 31 - Caanan
There will be clinics in Bradford, Bridgewater and one other location.
Dan says Alice Ely has been in Virginia so he doesn’t have all the details. He hopes to have more information on Friday and will share this information with us.
Steve Whitman asked if other Rotary Clubs would be helping, eg, WRJ, Woodstock and Cohase (Woodsville/Wells River). Dan will discuss this with Ely.
In the meantime, since the clinics will start before our next meeting, Dan asked for approval to rent the van and donate it to the Upper Valley Public Health Council.
Bruce moved and Marilyn seconded that we provide up to $1800 for a month’s rental of a van.
Motion passed with 1 abstention and 2 opposed.
Dan will get us addition information as soon as it is available.
Epilogos Update - Tim Guaraldi
Rotarian volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 3, meeting at 8:30 AM at Jake’s Coffee shop to load clothing and other soft goods into a truck that is being provided by Garlan Hoskin. Volunteers then need to go to Tim Guarldi's office to load other items being stored at Tim's insurance office on Bank Street. A few volunteers are needed to follow the van to Savers in Manchester, NH to help unload the truck. Please consider helping with this activity.
Masks - Marilyn Bedell: Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00 AM
Another load of disposable masks are coming to us at the White River Town Offices on Octobe 6, 2020 at 10 AM. This is part of a Million Dollar Mask program started in a Rotary district in Southern Connecticut. Our District is getting 20,000 masks. Please come to the town office for a Rotary photo op wearing your Rotary swag. Gov. Phil Scott should be there. We will help off-load our District's portion of the masks, and receive our portion of the masks coming to Lebanon. If should not be hard labor. It is primarily a photo op. Rudy Fedrizzi will be there as a VT public health official and as a member of our club. Please come for this opportunity to highlight the good work of Rotary.
Marilyn says she heard that the Lebanon School District is in need of masks so our share will go there.
Charities Bylaws
The bylaws were e-mailed last week. Bruce has received no comment on the revision. If you have comments, please send them to Bruce Pacht. Will discuss the bylaws at our October 1st meeting if time remains after governor Jamie speaks
Jerry Coleman will be speaking at a District-wide meeting on October 17 5-6:30 PM.
See the information about Joey at the top of the Newsletter. Remember our October 15, 2020 meeting is cancelled and this will be our meeting for the week.
Boston Lot Trail - Ernst Oidtmann
See the information listed above for the date and time to meet at the Boston Lot entrance off of Route 10
Rotary Road Signs
John Yacavone reminds us that we need to update our road signs at the entrances to Lebanon. To do this we need to know when our new web site will be up and running so it can be posted on the sign with a "Q-Code". Hank says we’re at least 2 weeks away from a board presentation and then to the club. Hopefully it will be ready for public viewing in early November.
“Rotary At Work.” Signs
Hank Clarke let us know that we now have Rotary at Work signs ( see the picture at the top of the newsletter. We had them up at the golf tournament. They are stored with Bruce Bergeron at his office at Jakes Coffee Company.
1st Grade Reader Update - Bruce Pacht
We sent a letter to the superintendent of the Mascoma Valley Regional School District and the two principals of the Enfield and Canaan elementary schools.The Enfield principal replied positively right away.If Bruce hasn’t heard from the superintendent this week he will follow up by telephone next week.
Bedell Classic Golf Tournament - Ed Friendman
We had 17 teams participate with a lot of Rotarians helping. It was a great weather day. No figures available at this time. Looking forward to next year.
Holiday Party – Ron Bedell
Ron Bedell needs to know by October 8, 2020 our thoughts about dinner and a Yankee Swap at the Quechee Inn. Ron will send all members details about the precautions the Inn is taking, and will ask you to RSVP yes or no by October 8, 2020
BRAG:
Alzheimer's Walk - Hank Clarke
Hank will poll members to see if anyone wants to participate in the walk.
District Governor's Visit - Jamie Milne
DG Jamie will be our speaker next week, October 1, 2020.
Happy Thoughts
We had only one happy thought...though it could be considered an ad - Hank Clarks is selling a 2004 Saab Convertible with fewer than 100,000 miles.
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Community Service Planned for 2020/2021
Epilogos Clothing Delivery - October 3, 2020
Vounteers needed to load the trucks, to get the clothing to Manchester, and then to unload the trucks at Savers in Manchester. See announcement above.
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Drive through Flu Vaccine Clinics
October 10 - Plainfield
October 14 - Enfield
October 31 - Caanan
Assisting the Public Health Council of the Upper Valley (PHCUV) with drive through flu vaccine clinics. Helping with traffic coordination. This may be combined with a food pantry donation request.
Dan Affeldt coordinating this activity (see announcement above)
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Listen Dinners 2020/20210
Hoping to be able to cook in December, February, April, June, August and September. Hank Clark will let us know when we can be back in the kitchen again.
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United Way Day of Caring
September 2020 - We will have to wait for next year.
Bruce will give us more information once we know this event can happen in September
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Our Park Clean-Ups
October and April
Baker's Crossing
Riverside Park
Willy Koppenheffer and Bruce Bergeron will organize these events
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Airport - Air show Memorial Area Clean Up
Bruce Bergeron will organize this event
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Listen Food Drives
Hopefully we can do one before too long...
Tim Guaraldi will organize these events.
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Working with Cover on a Winterizing Project
Winter 2020/2021
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First Grade Reader Distribution
April, May
Bruce Bergeron will organize this event.
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Mascoma River Clean-up &
Rail Trail Clean-up
Summer 2021
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2020 Holiday Service Projects
Listen Holiday Basket Helpers Gift Card Purchases. We can' be on site for basket review this year. Donations will only be gift card this year. members will be asked to donate gift cards.
Working with our Interactors 2019 (the good old days)
Email sent to club members about the plan for this dinner with social distancing. PLEASE RSVP by 8 October 2020. Ron Bedell needs to let the Inn know if we will be coming or if we need to cancel.
If enough members want to participate it will on on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farms. Cost will be the same as 2019...$40/person
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This is Rotary’s plan for the next five years: to increase our impact, expand our reach, enhance participant engagement, and increase our ability to adapt.
By helping to realize the goals of this plan, you ensure a stronger and even more effective future for Rotary—a tremendous legacy. Our plan is rooted in our tried-and-true values and builds on the remarkable capabilities and spirit of Rotarians.
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And our plan will provide us with a continuity of vision from year to year, keeping us moving toward fulfilling our shared purpose.
Dear Rotarians/ International PolioPlus Committee members/ Directors and Trustees,
It is with great pride that we inform you that one of our own has been named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Just a few moments ago, Dr. Tunji Funsho, Rotary’s Nigeria National PolioPlus Chair was named to the TIME 100 list for his critical leadership in working with Rotary members and our partners to achieve a wild polio-free Nigeria and eradicate the wild poliovirus in the African region. He is the first Rotary member to receive this honor for our work to eradicate polio.
You can view Dr. Funsho’s profile on the TIME website here.
Dr. Funsho is a member of the Rotary Club of Lekki in Lagos, Nigeria and is Past District Governor of District 9110 and member of the International PolioPlus Committee. Dr. Funsho is a cardiologist with a lifelong commitment to building a healthier world. As Nigeria National PolioPlus Chair since 2013, he has built on the work of his predecessors by leading PolioPlus efforts in Nigeria. Working alongside his fellow Rotarians, Dr. Funsho has built awareness for the importance of polio immunization, encouraged governments and public figures to support polio eradication, and served as a vocal leader and advocate for Rotary and our fight to end polio.
The TIME 100 list recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Dr. Funsho joins the list with some of the most important and well-known public figures in the world who have been past recipients of the honor: heads of state such as Angela Merkel, religious figures like the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis, celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Bono, philanthropists like Bill Gates, and activists such as Malala Yousafzai.
Dr. Funsho stands on the shoulders of the countless women and men of Rotary who have dedicated their lives, their time, and their money to Rotary’s top priority of eradicating polio. This honor is not just a testament to his work, it is acknowledgment that Rotary members make a difference in the world—one that is worthy of international recognition among the world’s most distinguished leaders.
Every Rotarian can be a leader in the fight to eradicate polio. We hope you’ll use this recognition of Dr. Funsho and Rotary as an opportunity to put renewed energy and focus into creating a world where no child ever again has to be paralyzed by the poliovirus. We’ve come so far into our fight to eradicate polio, and we’ve made incredible progress in the face of enormous challenges. As we join in congratulation to Dr. Funsho, let’s join together and deliver upon our promise to End Polio Now.
Sincerely,
Holger Knaack K.R. Ravindran
President, Rotary International Chair, The Rotary Foundation
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