Change in Meeting Times Starting.We will be meeting at 11:55 a.m. on the First and Second Thursdays and we will be meeting at 5:25 p.m. on the Third and Forth Thursdays.
April 22, 5:25 PM: Waiting for a confirmation
April 29, RIVERSIDE PARK CLEAN-UP CANCELLED!!! New plan for a meeting this day to be determined
May 13, 11:55 AM Nancy and Jim Clark, The Zienzele Foundation
May 27, All Day, Golf Tournament...See you at Eastman
June 10, 11:55 AM Rabbi Melamut from Dartmouth College, specific topic to be confirmed closer to the date.
Our Assistant Governor John Hockreiter welcomed our two contestants for Round 2 of the Speech Contest.
Kayla Fleming represented the Rotary Club of Morrisville Vermont. She is as student at Green Mountain Tech. She is interested in pursuing a career in nursing. She is already licensed as a certified nursing assistant. She is one of 9 children.
Jintao Yue represented the Rotary Club of Lebanon. He is a junior at Kimball Union Academy. Jintao’s from Tianjin, China, and he has great passions in acting, singing, video-production, and public speaking. He enjoys studying science too.
Kayla was first to speak. Here are a few quotes from her talk:
For as long as I can remember I have wanted to help people; especially the people I have grown so fond of in our little community. I didn’t care how I helped them, whether it was carrying their groceries to their car, putting a bandaid on a paper cut, or just being there for someone who was having a hard time. The older I became, the more I wanted to help others and the more I became interested in medical jobs. Over the past few years I’ve come to realize that I want to help people all the time, and what better way to help someone than to be a caregiver for them? As I explored the medical world of caregivers more, I began to realize just how much work goes into caring for people. It would be impossible for one person to help all of these people that need care. Teamwork is so important when it comes to providing care for the community
The best leaders don't set out to be a leader, they don't set out to be heroes-- they set out to fix problems and make a difference. If I can inspire my classmates and other students to help others and serve the community, then I'll really feel like I'm making a difference. It's not about the roles you play, it's all about the outcome and the final goal.
Next to speak was Jintao. Again, the following is a part of the information he shared:
Toxic masculinity, a term coined by professor Shepherd Bliss in the 1980s, was first used to dissociate negative traits from positive aspects of masculinity. As the Good Men Project defines it, “Toxic Masculinity is a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status, and aggression.” Have you ever witnessed a man making sexist jokes to women, or a man being unwilling to show his emotions because he believes it demonstrates weakness and femininity? If so, you just witnessed behaviors of toxic masculinity. In an effort to dive deeper and begin to help others understand what toxic masculinity is and why it might be a problem, today
He then used the Rotary Four-Way Test to examine the idea. Her ended his speech with the following:
So where do we go from here? Professor John Pryor, in an article in The Atlantic says, quote “Toxic masculinity can be diminished if the social setting has no normative pressure to do it. While trying to prevent the fixed judgments towards a gender, we should also realize that people with a mix of positive masculine and feminine psychological traits are more flexible, competent, and mentally healthy than their masculine or feminine counterparts.” Unquote. Imagine the potential for building goodwill and better friendships in a world where we embrace positive masculine traits. I am going to work towards this goal, and I hope that the Rotary Club can help everyone achieve this end.
At the conclusion of the speeches, the judges who were members of the Hanover Rotary Club signed off to move to a new Zoom meeting to complete their judging of the contest.
We learned the next day that the winner was Jintao Yue from Kimball Union Academy.
Books given to the Children's Collection at the Kilton Library in Honor of Our Speech Contestants
Equality Calls: The Story of Voting Rights in America by Deborah Diesen. Illustrated by Magdalena Mora.
Learn all about the history of voting rights in the United States—from our nation’s founding to the present day—in this powerful picture book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Pout-Pout Fish. A right isn’t right till it’s granted to all… The founders of the United States declared that consent of the governed was a key part of their plan for the new nation. But for many years, only white men of means were allowed to vote. This unflinching and inspiring history of voting rights looks back at the activists who answered equality’s call, working tirelessly to secure the right for all to vote, and it also looks forward to the future and the work that still needs to be done.
I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference by Mark Shulman. Illustrated by Serge Bloch.
I Voted explains the concept of choosing, individually, and as a group, from making a simple choice: "Which do you like better, apples or oranges?", to selecting a class pet, to even more complicated decisions, like electing community representatives. You may not always get want you want, but there are strategies to better your odds! Serge Bloch's effortless and charming illustrations paired with Mark Shulman's funny and timely text create a perfect resource for discussing current events with your children. Backmatter includes information about the United States electoral process.
We were joined by a variety of guest at our meeting today. We welcomed our two Rotary District Assistant Governors, John Hockreiter, Hanover, NH & Sherry Lussier, Morrisville, VT; Our two speech contestants, Kayla Fleming and Jintao Yue; a cadre of members of the Rotary Club of Hanover who judged the speech contest; Jintao's faculty advisor; and our good friend from the Rotary Club of Hamilton Bermuda, Jimmy Brock.
Ron Bedell asked Marilyn Bedell to ring the bell to call the meeting to order at 5:34 PM.
Hank Clarke led us in reciting the 4-Way Test.
We then launched into the speech contest with John Hockreiter being our master of ceremony. See details about the contest above.
At the end of the talk we said goodbye to our judges, and John and Sherry. We let our student know they could stay of leave the Zoom when they were ready.
We then moved on to Other Club Business:
Charities Update and Two Proposals for Funding
Bruce Pacht gave an overview of our Charities accounts and presented two proposals for funding.
Status of charitable funds available for giving as of March 31, 2021
We have three sources for charitable fund. We have the following accounts:
$ 49,784 – Community fund
$ 47,770 – Charities, Inc.
$120,276 – Mollica Fund Endowment (interest-only used)
Total funds = $217,830
The Club has set aside $50,000 toward the 100th Anniversary in 2023; $47,500 remains.
After finishing the Club bylaws, Charities bylaws and the protocols for annual Club and Charities’ budgeting processes, Charities reconstructed a charitable giving budget for 2020-21 based on actual revenue from the golf tournament, charitable gaming, and the Mollica fund = $36,731.
Commitments to existing Club service projects, projected youth service, scholarships, and international service were budgeted at $19,925, leaving $16,806 to address requests during the year.
So far this year, Charities has expended or committed $20,641, leaving $16,090 of the reconstructed budget available through June 30 without considering any further Charities funds.
Bruce reminded us that: Requests for funding in an amount of $1,001 or more, in whole or in aggregate to a single recipient in a single year, must be approved by the members.
A Quorum of members must be present at a meeting to vote: The minimum number of participants who must be present when a vote is taken: one-third of the club’s members for club decisions, and a majority of the directors for club board decisions. There were 15 of 42 Club members present for our meeting today…thus we had a quorum to vote on the following funding proposals.
Request #1 – Charities recommends $10,000 to name the first-floor study room at Lebanon’s main library.
According to Wikipedia, our downtown library was built from a Carnegie Foundation Grant of $12,500 made in 1907, and is one of nine Carnegie libraries in NH still serving as libraries. The library was completed in 1909.
Total project cost is $1.7 million. The Lebanon Libraries Foundation is seeking $300,000 in community support
Total project cost is $1.7 million. The Lebanon Libraries Foundation is seeking $300,000 in community support. Charities comments:
Lebanon Rotary should provide significant support to this crucial community service open to every citizen. This naming opportunity provides that substance.
Our gift will be recognized with a prominent and permanent plaque identifying the study room and Rotary’s gift.
Such a substantial gift will fit well with our increasing focus on a 100th year project.
Will Koppenheffer made a motion that was seconded by Cindy Jerome for the Lebanon Rotary Club’s Charities to make a $10,000 donation to the Lebanon Libraries Foundation to fund the first-floor study room at the library in Lebanon, and that appropriate signage be posted to this room was made possible by the Rotary Club of Lebanon. The motion was approved in the affirmative unanimously.
Request #2 -- $2,500 to sponsor “Home-grown talents” appearing during the Lebanon Opera House’s “Summer Re-awakening Festival,” a “First Night-style outdoor event” scheduled for August 12-15, 2021.
It will consist of “an eclectic mix of music, dance, and theater from LOH community arts partners including Revels North, City Center Ballet, Upper Valley Music Center, and Raqs Salaam Dance Theater. In addition, we can tap the talents of Lebanon’s student-artists and—COVID travel restrictions permitting—book headlining touring artists from throughout the region.”
Total cost of the event is estimated to be about $50,000 for “rental and labor for stage set-up/lighting/sound, artist fees (including stipends for local arts orgs), stage labor (audio and sound technicians), marketing, hospitality, travel, documentation, and porta-potty rentals.”
LOH executive director Joe Clifford reported that $25,000 had been pledged at the time of his request to Lebanon Rotary.
Charities Board’s comments:
Lebanon emerging from more than a year of Covid restrictions is worth celebrating.
Increasing public thinking of downtown Lebanon as a vibrant and interesting place to be is in the City’s and Rotary’s best interests.
Lebanon Rotary’s charitable dollars long have assisted development of music and the arts; this will continue that work.
Our gift will be featured in all event publicity where donors are recognized.
Dan Affeldt made a motion that was seconded by John Yacvone for the Lebanon Rotary Club’s Charities to make a $2,000 donation to the Lebanon Opera House to fund the Summer Re-awakening Festival, with the expectation that advertising for the event will note that a donation was made by the Rotary Club of Lebanon. The motion was approved in the affirmative unanimously.
RYLA - HELP WANTED!!!!
Bruce Pacht, Youth Service Chair, let us know that that our Rotary District will be holding a virtual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) conference in late June (June 25 to 27). We need a member to take this on as a promoter./organizer If you are able to volunteer for this role, contact Bruce and he will meet with you virtually or over a cup of coffee to describe the tasks that need to be done: recruitment of students, the application process, student selection, and communicating with the district. The Youth Service Committee has money in the budget to help with recruitment of students. Read more about RYLA at https://www.rotary7850.org/sitepage/ryla On left-hand side of the this page is a checklist for clubs which you can review. If we can't find someone to take this on, we will not participate in this Rotary program this year.
From our Rotary and RotaryDistrict's Web Pages:
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where young people can develop leadership skills while having fun and making connections
This on-line eRYLA program is for high school sophomores & juniors. Participants will be selected and sponsored by their local Rotary Clubs. Registration information and expense amount per student will be announced mid-February.
Activities have been modified from in-person RYLA activities to work within the virtual environment. It will be fun and challenging with hands-on team learning experiences. The format will be on-line via Zoom with multiple gathering rooms for different activities.
Each participant will receive a package prior to the start of RYLA with an activity guide, supplies, T-shirt and more! They will participate in team activities and hear guest speakers as they focus on skill development of communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and team decision making all through experiential learning over the internet
Brew Fest
Hank Clarke will chair Brew Fest this year. Will Koppenheffer has reserved the date with the City of Lebanon (September 4, 2021). Three volunteers were needed to monitor patrons alcohol intake, and to serve as designated drivers. Three members volunteered to do these roles. Hank will continue to update us on what is needed from members to make this event successful. Remember, sponsorships will be a key component.
Happy thoughts/concerns – Does anyone have anything they want to share?
Karen Clements implored us to continue to wearing masks despite Governor Sununu lifting the mask mandate in New Hampshire. Karen shared there are still a large number of patients being admitted with COVID-19 in NH. The staff in the DH system is worried about the ongoing challenges of caring for seriously ill individuals dealing with COVID-19 in addition to those seriously ill patients with other diagnoses. The complexity scores for inpatients at DHMC are very high. The staff is working exceedingly hard to care for everyone who have been admitted. The pandemic has taken its toll on staff, physically and emotionally.
So keep wearing your mask, keep a 6-foot distance, avoid crowded spaces, wash your hands a lot, stay home and away from others when you’re sick.
Members at the Meeting
Dan Affeldt
Bill Babineau
Marilyn Bedell
Ron Bedell
Hank Clarke
Karen Clements
Dave Crandall
Jim Damren
Rudy Fedrizzi
Cindy Jerome
Will Koppenheffer
JoAnn Lemieux
Ernst Oidtmann
Phil Rentz
Bill Secord
John Yacavone
Visiting Rotarian — Jimmy Brock, Hamilton Bermuda
Speech Contestants, Kayla Fleming and Jinto Yue
Assistant Governor, John Hockreiter, Hanover
Assistant Governor Sherry Lussier, Morrisville
Hanover Rotarians and Speech Judges
Faculty Advisors, David Weidman (KUA)
Ginia Aliason
Dick Podolec
Dick Booma
Bruce Atwood
Rod Thomas
Bell rang to end the meeting at 6:30 PM.
“Stay safe, stay distant, and CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS!!”
Announcements and Updates:
New Hampshire Food Bank Update
Good Morning Everyone,
Thank you all so much for your continuous support in the fight against hunger!
Unfortunately, due to the high number of volunteers and contacts on the Mobile Food Pantry(MFP) update emails, over half of our emails are being returned as undeliverable. We want to be sure that you all continue to get our emails and have the most up to date stats on our volunteer needs. Going forward, we will be using our volunteer management site to try to alleviate these issues. It will also help maintain accurate reporting of our total volunteer hours and the numbers of volunteers that we have across the state!
If you, or anyone you know is interested in volunteering for our MFP’s please go to www.nhfoodbank.volunteerhub.com to create a volunteer account. You will then be able to sign up for any Mobile Food Pantry and any other volunteer opportunities we have available! As soon as a site is confirmed, I will add them on to VolunteerHUB so that they are available immediately. In doing this, you all will have 24/7 access to see if we are still in need of volunteers for each MFP. If you go to sign up for an MFP and it says “registration closed” this means that we are all set for volunteers for that location. You will also be able to see how many total hours you have volunteered with us so far!
All MFP update emails will now be sent through the VolunteerHUB website. Please feel free to reach out should you have any questions.
Thanks again,
Ashley D. Moulton
Volunteer Coordinator
New Hampshire Food Bank
700 East Industrial Park Drive
Manchester, NH 03109
P: 603.669.9725 ext. 1131
F: 603.669.0270
Quilt Raffle for Spark
Consider supporting Sparks 2021 Quilt Raffle
BUY QUILT RAFFLE TICKETS – TICKET PROCEEDS WILL HELP SUPPORT: Spark! Community Center. Located at 59 Hanover Street, #4 in Lebanon, NH.
One (1) ticket for $5 or five (5) tickets for $20. you can purchase tickets online at:
Please use the donate button and include your name and telephone number for the raffle tickets; OR by check made payable to Spark! Community Center, Inc. and mail it to Madeline Boughter, 4 Fairview Avenue, Hanover, NH 03755
The drawing will be held on December 17, 2021. “Scrappy Nine-Patch made with love” quilt (82.5” x 100.5”) donated and machine-pieced by Adele Patch, machine-quilted by Colleen O’Neill
Rotary District 7850 Virtual District Conference, April 24, 2021
Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 8:45 AM EDT – 11:15 AM EDT
Price: Free · Duration: 2 hr 30 min
We are THRILLED to announce our keynote speaker Sebastian Terry! Terry states,
“I once realised that I was unhappy in life and so drew up a list of 100 Things I wanted to try and achieve- my hope was that I would find purpose. That journey has accidentally grown into a global movement of people all over the world chasing & achieving their dreams and helping others do the same.”
Riverside Park Clean-Up CANCELLED
Rotary Foundation Gala, Celebrating our Foundation! — May 12, 2021 at 8 PM
Join Rotary International Director, Valarie Wafer, and Rotary Foundation Trustee Dean Rohrs the hosts for a Rotary Foundation 2021 virtual event. The program begins with our special guest, Rotary International President Nominee, Jennifer Jones, at the "Red Carpet" pre-event:
Wednesday 12 May 2021, 8:00pm ET (5:00pm PT)
This will be a ~60 minute fast-paced virtual Gala fundraiser for The Rotary Foundation. In addition to speakers from Rotary International, entertainment has been planned and will include:
Canadian Rock LegendAlex Lifeson...
Aleksandar Živojinović (born August 27, 1953) better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush.
From London UK, World Champion "Flair" Bartender Tom Dyer...
Tom Dyer is well known in the world of bartending, as one of the most, if not the most decorated flair bartender of all time. Tom, like many other bartenders, has worked in the bar and hospitality industry for over 18 years ranging from bar back to bar owner, bartender, supervisor, manager, and now school owner
From Colombia South America, Camilo the Magician...
Camilo has been a full-time professional for the last fifteen years. He has showcased his magic all across South America and North America. His world-class magic, unique personality, charming style, and amazing illusions have made him one of the most in-demand magicians in Canada
Pop/Rock performer Barney Bentall...
Barnard Franklin "Barney" Bentall is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter who is most well known for his 1990s-era band, "Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts". Their most successful singles included "Something to Live For", "Life Could Be Worse", "Crime Against Love" and "Come Back to Me".
Purchase tickets starting at US$110 by clicking here
Bedell Golf Classic 2021 at Eastman Golf Links — May 27, 2021
Save the Date & Plan to Volunteer Before or at the Event.
The golf committee up and running. Team leaders have been identified and will be reaching out to you with more detailed information and provide a brochure to be used for recruit golfers, sponsors and raffle prizes. If you want to help, let Ed Friedman, Golf Chair know. Everyone needs to begin recruiting golfers, reach out to find sponsors and raffle prizes. Raffle prizes don't need to be big ticket items, often we can group some smaller items and make it one prize. Once again, tee times will be used instead of a shot gun start. More details will be shared as the committee get rolling.
Boston Lot Service Project — Building Foot Bridges
Save the Date: SATURDAY MORNING MAY 29; START at 9 AM
Outdoor project for May 29, the last Saturday of the month.
No snow! No mud (maybe)!
We need volunteers to built nine log bridges crossing several water runoffs on the Boston Lot trail that circles the pond on the north-west side. Each bridge consists of two or three sleepers supporting two twelve-foot-long boards held down by steel pegs for which holes need to be drilled so the boards won’t split. (Two bridges will be only six feet long.)
The work will start at 9 a.m. and may take about two hours to complete depending on how many teams of two-to-four people we have. The two gates will be unlocked so we can drive all the way to the pond. I’ll assign you to a team, if needed, and to the particular bridge(s) you are going to build.
Equipment needed per team: shovel, pry bar, drill, saw, pounding hammer, gloves, protective goggles and insect spray.
It would be nice if our Rotary Club can sign up eight-to-ten people.
Rotary Invitation From Northern NH Rotary Clubs to Clean Up the Kancamagus, June 4th & Pinkham Notch, July 24th
Will be formally announced at our March 11th Meeting
To: Service Organization Partners
From: Northern New Hampshire Rotary Clubs
Date: February, 2021 Re: Rotary Community Clean-Up New Hampshire Projects
The Rotary Clubs of Bristol, Lincoln-Woodstock, North Conway, Ossipee, Plymouth, and White Mountains invite you to join with us to brighten up our area’s most scenic highways, byways, and trailheads.
The more volunteers we attract, the more impact we will have. We are looking for support from individuals, other service clubs and organizations, chambers of commerce, school groups, churches, municipalities, area businesses, and anyone who would like to join us as we Clean Up New Hampshire.
If you are unable to commit your body to a day of labor, we are happy to discuss other ways you can support our efforts such as in-kind or monetary donations. Our goal is to make these projects sustainable and far reaching for the benefit of residents and visitors alike, thanks to the support of everyone who cares about our communities! Also, working outdoors, COVID-19 safety protocols will be more easily enforced.
Our first undertaking is the Kancamagus Clean-Up Project. The date is Saturday, June 5th, from 9am to 3pm. We will have teams starting at the Kancamagus Highway height of land working their way downhill toward the towns of Lincoln and Conway, picking up trash along the highway in the rest areas, pull offs, and trailheads. We will be organized by teams and given zones within which to work. We will supply all that you need as well as a continental breakfast to get you started and lunch to keep you going. Our goal is to engage up to 150 Kancamagus Clean-Up participants!
Anticipating that our Kancamagus Clean-Up efforts will be successful, we are already planning for a Pinkham Notch Clean-Up Project on July 24, 2021, and at least two more before the snow flies! Please join our Rotary Community Clean-Up project. To participate, contact our Volunteer Coordination Committee Chair: BOB YOUNG YOUNGLAWFIRM@YAHOO.COM Thank you very much for your consideration in joining our efforts. We look forward to working with you as we Clean Up New Hampshire!
Please join our Rotary Community Clean-Up project. To participate, contact our Volunteer Coordination Committee Chair:
BOB YOUNG YOUNGLAWFIRM@YAHOO.COM
Thank you very much for your consideration in joining our efforts. We look forward to working with you as we Clean Up New Hampshire.
Mascoma River Clean-up
Ernst Oidtmann announce that Mascoma River Clean-up will be on September 25 is the date of the biennial Mascoma River Clean-up which will take place in concert with the Connecticut River Clean-up.
Rotaract at Dartmouth
If you want to be partnered with a Dartmouth Rotaract Student, Let Ron Bedell know and he will ask Dick Podolec to work with you to make the connection. Again the objectives for this partnership:
Help students learn more about Rotary; and you will learn more about Rotaract
Provide career advise and potentially mentor the student as they progress through their education at Dartmouth;
Be a resource to them as the learn about the Upper Valley and what our region has to offer; and you may learn more about what is offered at Dartmouth.
Provide an opportunity for your to learn more about youth perspectives.
Permit Rotarians and Rotaractors to work on each others club projects.
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh reflects on the importance of Rotary in the 1980s.
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Rotary International Virtual Convention
Rotary Opens Opportunities
Mark your calendars for an exciting opportunity to connect with Rotary members worldwide at the 2021 Virtual Convention: Rotary Opens Opportunities, 12-16 June. Registration will open in mid-April at a special rate of $49. After 21 days, you will pay $65 to register.
You can also join us early at a preconvention for intercountry committees, Rotaract, and Rotary Youth Exchange officers, 10-11 June. Each preconvention costs an additional $20.
The 2021 Virtual Rotary Convention and preconvention events are open to all Rotary members and participants. Both the convention and preconvention fees include access to the virtual House of Friendship.
Don’t forget to visit the convention event page on Facebook to connect with others and stay up-to-date on event news and program highlights!
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