Bulletin For April 30th, 2021

Today’s Greeter:  Gerry Carrier welcomed members to Bow Rotary and offered some words of wisdom.
 
Attendance:
  • 29 Bow Rotarians (at the time of the pledge)
  • 0 Visiting Rotarian(s)
  • 0 Guests
  • 1 Guest speaker: Darlene Pawlik
Total of 30
 
Announcements:
  • Rob Werner: Road side pickup tomorrow (Sat 5/1). Meet at the Park & Ride at 8:00 am.
  • Carol Niegisch: Need 7 volunteers for school readings DES: 5/21 BES: 5/28. Currently have 6
  • Mike Griffin: Today is deadline for scholarship entries.
  • Matt Gatzke: Tomorrow is Rotary LEADS. Zoom link was sent via email to members. The 4-way speech finals will also be broadcast in the afternoon.
  • Matt Gatzke: Next food bank food drive is Saturday, 5/7. See Matt for more info.
  • Gerry Carrier: get your happy bucks in for those who may owe.
Sergeant at Arms: Matt Dodge (filling in for Joya)
 
Happy Bucks:    
  • Linda Bliss: Played with 2 yr old great grandson the other day
  • Ben Kiniry: received his 2nd vaccine shot
Program:

Ben Kiniry announced today’s speaker: Darlene Pawlik.
Darlene was representing the NH Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. Human trafficking is the exploitation of a person through labor, services, or a commercial sex act by force, fraud, or coercion.
 
While raising a family, Darlene had been a practicing nurse for 26 years while working in ProLife ministry for more than 25 years. Today, she speaks in many venues, including banquets and fundraisers. She also speaks at schools, churches, youth groups and other groups around New England and the nation. She is a member of numerous anti-trafficking organizations that collaborate to provide education to legislators, law enforcement, healthcare professionals and social service providers.
 
Darlene presented a Powerpoint dealing on the topic of  human trafficking, including the factors and indicators behind it. She also shared her life experiences as a target of human trafficking during her teen years.
 
For more information on the subject, visit Darlene’s website: http://www.thedarlingprincess.com/
Or the NH human trafficking task force website at: https://www.nhhumantraffickingtaskforce.com/
 
Question and answer period followed.
 
 
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Louf