Meeting Date: July 12th, 2024
Presiding: President Matt Dodge
Greeter: President-Elect Gerry Carrier
Matt opened the meeting at 7:30am and greeter Gerry shared some good thoughts to try to live by.
Attendance:
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32
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Live
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6
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Zoom
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0
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Visiting Rotarians
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1
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Guests
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0
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Guest Speakers
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39
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Total
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Guest: Taylor Moon, wife of President Matt Dodge
Announcements:
- Please get your dues and breakfast fees into Bill. Please bring a check into a Friday meeting as we are no longer able to accept payment online.
- We have our first board meeting of the new year this Monday evening at 6:30pm on Zoom.
- The concert series had another well-attended event last night. The band even stayed later than required. The raffle generated over $300 in income and the raffle winner gave some of their winnings back to the club.
- The scholarship committee announced the names of the awardees. Thank you to the committee for your hard work!
- Bryant Stevener recognized the new District Governor Elect, Donna Deos!
- Chris Parkinson asked who was in charge of Programs this year (Cheryl and Barb) and offered that Diane Barclay, this year’s Foundation Chair would have an interest in coming and speaking to the club.
- Mike Gula announced the auction committee is getting together Monday, July 22nd at the Baker Free Library to start planning the year.
- Dick Swett asked the set-up committee to stick around after the meeting for five minutes to organize themselves for the year.
- Cheryl Lindner said she and Barb Griffin have started planning out their roles as program committee chairs, but please provide feedback as they figure out the role.
Sergeant at Arms: Tanya Frost
Birthdays:
Bob Couch, Cheryl Lindner, and Vanessa Palange all celebrated birthdays this past week. Happy birthday!
Fines:
Bill Ames paid a fine for forgetting to update the birthday list
Mike Ard paid to scoot
Happy Bucks:
Peter Imse gave a happy buck in recognition of the Concert Series.
Mike Griffin admitted to some “Rotary Withdrawal” and was glad to be back at a Friday meeting.
Chris Parkinson continued his tradition of bringing his daughters to a Red Sox game, but this time his two grandkids joined as well.
Gerry Carrier had a great time on vacation with family in Yellowstone, and even had bison come within two feet of his car.
Ben Kiniry owned up to missing his concert series assignment and will be signing up for a new shift.
Mike Gula had fun wakeboarding for the first time and is excited for an upcoming Alaskan cruise.
Linda Bliss had a good time visiting family in North Carolina, and was glad that her pickleball partner invited her back even after they lost their match.
Karen Wadsworth had a good time dogsitting for her periodontist, but is glad for a reprieve so she can recover from some busy days.
Program: Passing of the Gavel
President Matt recapped the successes of the year, which included adding seven new members, adopting the Hooksett Area Rotary Club as a Satellite Club, seeing continued momentum with the concert series, and successful fundraising via the auction and the car show. He called out some individual members who contributed in large ways to the success of the year and offered some personal thoughts on his experience as President.
Following those comments, President-Elect Gerry Carrier was promoted into the role as President. He offered some brief remarks in the time remaining and ended the meeting with a toast to Rotary the world over!
Respectfully Submitted,
Matt Dodge
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