Meeting Date: July 22, 2022
Presiding: President Michelle Fortin
Greeter: Matt Dodge
President Michelle opened the meeting at 07:30 and greeter Matt Dodge shared some inspiration.
Attendance:
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16
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Live
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14
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Zoom
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0
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Visiting
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0
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Guests
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0
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Guest Speakers
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30
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Total
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Announcements:
- Dave Scanlan reported that the concert was a success, about 80 people in attendance. Team included Steve DeStefano, Mike Gula and Tanya Labrie – Kudos to Tanya for doing an exceptional job at the raffle tickets. Eric reported that the temperature for this weekends concert will be 96 degrees. A few suggestions were made to have water stations under some EZ popup tents.
Sergeant at Arms: Bryant Stevener
Birthdays:
Fines:
- No late fines, logo fines or media fines were reported
Happy Bucks:
- Tamar Roberts was happy Husband came home on Wednesday after quadruple bypass surgery. She has had to do more around the house on one leg, as she has been limited due to her many surgeries for the last year.
- Peter Imse - surgery went well for his new knee- learning to walk on crutches and a walker, also thanked the club for the Get-Well card, and was happy the 2nd concert was a success.
- Paul Mercier – took a wellness day yesterday and went up Mt Washington on the cog railway. Top of the mountain was 61degrees and 45-mile visibility. Also, happy that they celebrated Sandra’s B-day.
- Dean Cascadden – Lives on lake and they have had a Loon chick born- Name of baby chick has been named after his granddaughter Matty; they have a healthy loon population on the lake. Also noted that there is a crisis looming in the education business - lack of applicants for new positions available which is going to have an impact.
- Dave Scanlan – has missed last 4 meetings, had his 42nd wedding anniversary, went to Seattle to visit his daughter, also went to Batton Rouge - they have us beat when it comes to hot weather, and lastly, he saw a black bear on his way to Rotary this morning.
- Karen Wadsworth: was happy she was having breakfast with 15 guys this morning
- Steve DeStefano – commented on successful concert on Sunday – also commented on Tanya’s ability with the raffle tickets – she even walked across the street and was able to get $20 from bystanders
- Eric Anderson – Spent last 5 days in VT – also went to dinner with son on Rt106 and someone paid forward $25 for his meal, so he donated that to the club.
- Dick Bean – He and his wife went to Bermuda – Coco Bay – had a great trip. There was an infiltration of Jelly Fish on beach – so they had to spend most of their time at the pool
- Matt Dodge – Auction Committee is meeting on Monday via zoom, also thanked Aron Labrie for switching greeter duties, and also is making progress with training for their new dog, who has separation anxiety.
- Ben Kiniry – is living the real-life experience of what his profession practices – Elder Care Law. His mother is 75 years old and has just recently identified that her toe has tuned black. Due to Ben’s training, his need to allow his mother wishes to be heard (which is no surgeries) and managing his siblings wants, as he is the family member who has the responsibility for her care. Come to find out that she has had some heart conditions that have led to the condition in the toe, and now he is dealing with the medical team to decide for the next action.
Program: CLUB ASSEMBLY
Secretary Report: Gerry Carrier reported that June was a 91.2 % attendance month. 38 active members with a total of 48. Most of the dues have been collected and the RI dues are due to be paid.
Treasurers Report: Paul Mercier said he had just written the check this morning for the Rotary International Dues - $2082.00. The Club ended June with $10,690.54 with a $1,872.00 carry forward for the breakfast dues. Otherwise, all bills have been paid and the club books are closed. On the Foundation side - have $34,668.32 in account - $5,000 for the Rotary Child Voice program and $20,000 for the Rotary Pavilion. Paul will be processing the tax returns.
Sergeant-at-Arms: Bryant Stevener reported that things are good so far. Last year ended up at $130 over budget, which was a good thing.
Club Admin and International: Bill Ames said that there was nothing to report – will address breakfast at end of meeting. He asked Ben Kiniry to report on global grant for Child Voice. Ben got wind of another grant that was being applied for with the same mission. They were told to modify their application to address the “enviroment” as the basis if the application. As a result, Ben has been modifying his application to follow the same context.
Club Service and Vocational: Michelle Olivier did a write in that there was nothing to report. Matt Gatzke did however thank Ben Kiniry, Gerry Carrier and Matt Dodge for offering their services to make sure the zoom system was kept up and running in his absence .
New Generations: Dick Swett said “No School-No Report”
Community Services: Bryant Stevener reported that we are planning on an online auction again this year, concert series is going good, Bob Couch is planning on ordering the X-mass trees, and the car show is in May next year.
Breakfast arrangements: Bill Ames presented a Power Point presentation regarding the background and the options going forward regarding the catering/food arrangements for the breakfast in the mornings. Bill laid out all the details and came down to 2 options. Option A included 2 meetings a month with services provided by Evelyn and the other meetings with the way we are doing it now , Option B’s details explained what we are currently doing for all the meetings of the month. The price difference was negligible. there were some comments made by the membership in favor of both options. A vote was taken, and the overwhelming vote was in favour of Option A. This will be executed for a quarter, where both the club and Evelyn will evaluate before continuing in this way for the rest of the year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jerry Kingwill
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