President Gerry opened the meeting at 07:30 and Karen shared some inspiration.
Announcements:
- Melissa Howard - 4-Way Test Speech Contest - All set with 7 contestants. Doors open at 6:00 contest starts at 6:30.
- Pres Gerry - Has found a marker stone at the brush dump. Tim Sweeny helping.
Online Clothing samples coming soon.
No board meeting this week, will be next week
PETS next weekend. Dick and Tanya are both going.
- Dave Scanlan - Camperships - 2 approved, one more pending. Deadline was the 10th but we will still except additional applications until our budget is depleted.
- David Gazaway - Car Show is on track. One new platinum sponsor - Diamond Detailing. Also one new car show class has been added. Used to have just 90's and Newer but that put 25 years in one class so we have made 90's it's own class and added 2000's and newer this year.
Sergeant at Arms: Tanya Frost
Birthdays:
Matt Gatzke - good year, planing trips, hitting the gym and working on the house. Made his annual donation to the Foundation.
Tanya's Birthday is today! We sang (poorly). Good year. Donation to the Foundation.
Fines:
One Scooter (David G.)
Happy Bucks:
Dave Farr promotion not happening yet but his boss came through with some bonus money.
Chris Parkinson is joining Tony Gilmore and his wife on a vacation trip to Africa in September.
Peter Imse - Glad the town meeting behind him. All went really well, he really appreciates all of the volunteers. This was his 26th year as town moderator.
David Gazaway - Scooting, & Dylan has been accepted for the fall semester at UNH & Caleb has been accepted and will be going to a business school. (sorry couldn't catch the name.)
Program: Barb Griffin introduced our speakers Allen Aldenberg & Frank Swirko
Easterseals NH - Mission Fortify
Building a campus on the Merrimack County property in Boscawen/Franklin. Working on phase one 29 apartments under way. 14 spoken for. Includes a community room. Phase two will be a retreat center for help with different types of services. Also includes a number of hotel-stile rooms for short term stays or conference housing. Need to raise $22m for phase two. Recreation space and center. Conference space will hold up to 200. Money has been donated by a family to build a named equine facillity.
President Gerry closed the meeting with a toast to Rotary the world over.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Couch
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