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 23, 2021, at noon at Harvest Hill, speaker to be confirmed soon.
September 30, 2021, FIFTH THURSDAY To be announced
October 7, 2021, at noon on Zoom
October 14, 2021 at noon at Harvest Hill
Moorings
Hank Clarke was the first to join Marilyn Bedell on Zoom. We talked about his cancelled trip to the West Coast. He shared that the couple they were going to travel with will meet them at the Copper Door in Bedford, NH for dinner. He also plans to spend some time at Trader Joes...he loves their hot dill pickles. Others soon joined and we had talks about the extreme weather across the country and in Bermuda. This then led to talk about the effects of global warming.
On to our meeting:
President Hank Clarke called the meeting to order at 12:04.
Jimmy Brock recited his version of the 4-Way Test
Then it was time to review club business
Club Business and Announcements
Brew Fest 2021
Hank Clarke reported that he now hopes our net income will be closer to $18,000. We are still waiting for a few more payments and invoices to be processed. As mentioned last week, on September 27th there will be a meeting for the Brew Fest Committee. They will be reviewing the dollars and cents spent and raised. Sometime in October the committee will have a full postmortem.
Here is shout out to all who helped at Beer Fest. Thanks for your help! If I missed anyone, I apologize.
2021 Brew Fest Committee:
Hank Clarke – Chair
Bruce Bergeron
John Yacavone
Jim Damren
Tim Guaraldi
Willie Koppenhefer
Rich Wallace
Phil Rentz
Marion Steiner
Marilyn Bedell
Event Volunteers/Staff
Friday Set-Up
Dan Affeldt
Bruce Pacht
John Yacavone
Marilyn Bedell
Ron Bedell
Cal Wolfe
Bruce Bergeron
Hank Clarke
Tim Guaraldi
Will Koppenheffer
Ernst Oidtmann
Phil Rentz
Janet Vaughan
Richard Wallace
Saturday – Event Volunteers
Hank Clarke – Event Chair and Crowd Management
Tim Guaraldi – Crowd Management
Registration
Bruce Pacht - Captain
Dan Affeldt
Angela Nelson
Jane Mason
JoAnn Lemieux
Under The Tent
Bruce Bergeron – Captain
From Jakes
Ryan Bergeron
Abby Bergeron
TJ Marsh
Tim Roberts
Mike Pierce
Bri Barnes
Deb Gelsi
From Our Club
David Crandall
Jim Damren
Rudy Fedrizzi
Joy Gobin
Tim Guaraldi
Anna Guaraldi
Cindy Jerome
Will Koppenheffer
Shaun Mulholland
Dipak Niroula
Ernst Oidtmann
Phil Rentz
Janet Vaughan
Richard Wallace
Ed Friedman
Plus Representatives from 14 of the Brewers
Photographer
Bill Secord
Exit Gate Watchers
Marilyn Bedell
Ron Bedell
District Governor, Mike Carrier from the Rotary Club of Plymouth NH.
Entertainment and Food Vendor Organization
John Yacavone
Supporter Behind the Scenes
Betsey Child
Suellen Griffin
Mascoma River Clean-up
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Please let us know if you can come by emailing lebanon.nh.rotary@gmail.com or calling Ernst Oidtmann at 603-448-5115
TIME: 9:30 am to noon
MEETING PLACE: Pavilion behind CCBA. There will be someone to register you and give you a phone number to call for trash pickup.
BRING: Gloves, shoes that can get wet, life jacket
ALSO NEEDED: Canoe if you have one; each team will need a prybar, rope
WHAT TO EXPXECT:
At the pavilion, you will be assigned to a team of 4-5 people and assigned to a section of the river to be cleaned. We clean the river from Exit 17 to the Connecticut River. Each team will need an assigned leader, who will be given a map of the pertinent section.
There are 12 sections, each approximately a half mile long. Some teams will clean up two adjoining sections.
At the pavilion, you’ll be given garbage bags. Please try to keep metal and ordinary trash separate in different bags. Make sure you get bags.
Bring the collected trash to the exit point of your section and call the phone number you were given at the CCBA for pick up by truck.
At the CCBA parking lot, there will be a dumpster for trash, and one for metal (indicated on the outside)
Tires need to be deposited in the city dump truck designed for tires at the CCBA parking lot.
REFRESHMENTS:
At registration: coffee and donuts
At noon: pizza and something to drink
TOILETS: We may use the ones at the CCBA
REGISTRTION: Please let us know if you can come by emailing lebanon.nh.rotary@gmail.com or call Ernst Oidtmann a 603-448-5115
Reward: A cleaner river and refreshments at noon.
5th Thursday Meeting - September 30, 2021
Hank Clarke suggested we have a social event on September 30, 2021. We need to decide between noon and 5:30 PM as a start time. Two venues are being proposed, SNAX and Salt Hill. Bill Secord will send out a doodle poll to see which option(s) work best for the majority of members. We will need to make our decision by Tuesday, September 28th so we can reserve our spot at the restaurant we choice. Please respond to the Doodle Poll as soon as you receive it from Bill.
Listen Community Dinners
In-person dining is now on hold a Listen. We will put a pause on helping with dinners until people can eat indoors once again. Ed Friedman did go to Listen on Tuesday and Larry, the kitchen manager, was delighted to have his help preparing the meal. Ed suggests that if you would like to help with a meal prep, reach out to Larry to find out when he could use a helper or two.
100th Anniversary
Options still being reviewed by the committee. Stay tuned for details. Dean Cashman reported that he is part of the West Lebanon Revitalization Committee, and the funds have been approved to begin the clean-up of the Westboro Railyard. It is hoped that new uses for the railyard will be possible within the next two years. David Crandall and Dean will talk and determine if there are now opportunities for the club to do something in the Railyard.
Membership
We watched a 2:30 minute video about membership in Rotary. What do you get out of Rotary?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjWVik-zRms If you weren't at the meeting, take a couple of minutes to watch the video, and reflect on what membership in Rotary can provide. The goal of our RI President, Shekhar Menta is for each of us to recruit a new member for Rotary. This video should help you craft a message about the value of your Rotary membership. Hank asked all of us to think about one person we could bring to Rotary this year.
Other Club Business
Next Week's Meeting
Hank will be away and Ed Friedman will lead our in-person meeting. Jane Mason is still waiting confirmation about a speaker for next week.
Food Drives
Tim Guaraldi shared that the Co-Op will let us do food drives again this year. He will look for a date in October and again in December to have food drives.
Interact
Joy Gobin shared that 15 students have expressed interest in Interact at LHS this year. She will meet with them next week.
Road Signs
John Yacavone agree to do review where all of our road signs for Rotary are located, and will come up with a list of which should be replaces, and what new one could be placed. Signs near the interstates will need NH DOT approvals.
Haiti
Rudy is working with a group of people interested in Haiti earthquake recovery efforts. This lead to several other sharing information about other interested in helping in Haiti. Marilyn Bedell shared that via our web page two individuals were asking if our club could help be a conduit as a non-profit to help with their fund raising for Haiti. Rudy will talk to Bruce Pacht and see if there may be opportunities for our club to help with this work.
Kids Marathon
Rudy shared that it is too soon to know if we can do the Kids Marathon next spring. A decision will be made about this in January or February.
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.
Vacation Auction:Bruce Bergeron has a 7-day stay at the Marriott's Harbour Lake Resort in Orlando for next week, 9/25 check-in to 10/2 checkout that he cannot use. He asked that we try to auction it off to a club member. No one on the Zoom meeting could use it on such short notice. John Yacavone had an idea about how this might be used, and he will call Bruce Bergeron and share his idea.
Beer Leftovers: During our 9/23 in-person meeting, we will be selling our left over beer (25 Cases of mixed brews). The beer will be sold at $5 per 4 or 6 pack. It will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Bring CASH...lots of it!
Happy dollars or Concerns
Tim Guaraldi shared that his youngest daughter (19 minutes younger than her twin sister) is engaged to be married. The wedding will be next year. His daughter who is pregnant, and had Covid-19 is doing well, and seem to be fully on the mend. She works for the postal service and is working very long hours.
Ernst Oidtmann proudly let us know that his son Max is quoted in a David Brooks New York Times article, When Dictators find God
Jane Mason asked if individual members could make a donation to the club specifically for the technology needed to do Hybrid meeting at Harvest Hill. The answer is YES.
Jimmy Brock shared his worries about the increased number of Covid-19 cases in Bermuda. It is believed that Delta Variant was introduced by traveler who had been to Great Britain and Florida.
Car Wash Raffle
Surprise, we forgot to do the car wash draw at the meeting. Bruce let me draw a name after the meeting. Ernst Oidtmann was the winner of the car wash today.
Meeting adjourned at 1 PM with our Rotary motto:
One Profits Most Who Serves Best
Members at the Meeting:
Marilyn Bedell
Ron Bedell
Dean Cashman
Hank Clarke
Jim Damren
Rudy Fedrizzi
Joy Gobin
Tim Guaraldi
Ahmad Haidari
Jane Mason
Ernst Oidtmann
Bruce Pacht
Phil Rentz
Bill Secord
Cal Wolfe
John Yacavone
Visiting and Honorary Rotarian, Jimmy Brock, Hamilton, Bermuda
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 Barton Goldenberg, immediate past governor of District 7620 (Maryland and Washington D.C., USA)
Running a successful Rotary club is a bit like baking a cake. You need the right ingredients.
If you’re a baker, you know that a great cake is made up of individual ingredients that come together to produce something special. A great Rotary club is like that, in that it is made up of a unique mix of ingredients. Here are the five that I have found in most, if not all, successful Rotary clubs.
1. A unique club identity
There are four clubs in my city of Bethesda, Maryland. While they are only a short geographic distance from each other, each has its own identity. The first is a dinner club of 30 members who have been together for years. They are generous in their donations to the Rotary Foundation and our district. The second is a breakfast club with an even balance of older and younger members. They are very supportive and heavily involved with Rotaract and Interact clubs. The third is a lunch club that is proud of its traditions and is committed to domestic and international projects. And the fourth is a breakfast club celebrating its 15th year, with members who speak nine languages and originally come from 11 different countries.
2: Engaging club meetings
There isn’t a single correct format. The pandemic has taught us all the need for flexibility and creativity. We can have virtual meetings as well as in-person ones, and even a combination of both. But there is a need for meetings to be engaging. Great clubs offer a reason for members to attend. They achieve this by spending effort to find inspiring speakers from a variety of relevant and timely topics every week. One week, you may learn about marine biology, the next about training service dogs for the blind. They keep announcements and club business short, and make their meetings personable by having greeters welcome newer people. They spend time recognizing member birthdays, and provide a place for all members to participate within the meeting format.
3. A robust, member-driven service program
Service is at the heart of Rotary and it’s at the core of a great club. Members want opportunities to make a difference in their community and the world. But there are many ways to do that. Do members want more focus on domestic or international service projects? Do they want to emphasize one area of focus over another? A club survey can determine this. And the answer may change over time, so make it an annual practice. Great clubs offer service opportunities that match member expectations..
4. A desire to socialize with others
In a great club, members genuinely like to socialize with one another. They create multiple opportunities to socialize, whether this be at a club meeting, during a service program, at a fundraiser, at a fun event like a “day at the beach,” or at some other group event. In great clubs, members frequently socialize outside of Rotary because they genuinely like to spend time together. Prospective members feel the camaraderie between club members, and this creates a welcoming, fun, and vibrant atmosphere.
5: Strong leadership
Behind the success of a five-star restaurant is the head chef and staff. In the same way, a great club is the result of a dynamic leadership team. You need a committed and visionary president who has carefully chosen their leadership team. This team meets regularly to discuss new ideas, resolve outstanding issues, and chart a course for service and social activities. These leaders set the direction, they serve the club, and they stay attuned to the wants and needs of their members. They also work hard to identify and nurture future club leaders.
As you work hard to create a great club, consider how you will leverage these five ingredients. Famous pastry chefs will tell you they are always tweaking the ingredients and trying new combinations to figure out what works best for their customers. So too, a great Rotary club learns how best to use these five ingredients and modify them to pursue excellence.
Posted by Valarie Wafer, RIVP and Director Zone 28 & 32
August is membership and new club development month. Rotary’s number one internal priority is to Grow Rotary and increase membership. President Shekhar has asked Rotarians around the world to raise their hand and commit to Each One Bring One and increase our membership to 1.3 million by July 2022.
Rotary adds a richness to our life, a richness that is not measured in dollars, but in the tangible benefit that we deliver to others and the personal job and fulfillment derived from collaborating with good, honest, successful people for the purpose of serving. In the process, we get the additional benefit of fellowship with people who believe in honest, ethical business, fairness, friendship, and mutual respect, why wouldn’t we want to share that? Let’s make the commitment to look into our contact list on our phones, look to our colleagues, our families, our partners, and our neighbours and ASK.
These last couple of weeks have been fantastic, I have had the opportunity to visit a few events in person and volunteer in a drive-thru Ribfest. It feels wonderful to be out! Many of us are anxious to get back to a reasonable sense of normal, going out to restaurants bars, sporting events and conferences. Without question we will, but the big unknown is when? It will be up to all of us to do the right thing. We must encourage those who can, to get vaccinated. In fact, we owe it to those who cannot vaccinate to do so ourselves so that others may also get back to normal life as well.
Here in Zone 28 and 32 we have done a remarkable job of fighting this pandemic. As Rotarians who have vaccinated tens of millions of children against. We know, perhaps better than anyone, how valuable and how safe vaccines really are. Sadly though, despite the high number of people who have received at least one jab, numbers are slowing down as it becomes apparent that some individuals and families are hesitant to get vaccinated.
Let’s do everything possible to avoid a fourth wave in North America, a potential pandemic of the unvaccinated. A vaccine is by far the beat way to avoid illness, death or potential life altering conditions.
Thank you, stay safe enjoy the summer and get your jab today.
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
&
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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