Bow Rotary Club's
Weekly Bulletin
 
Meeting Date:   March 25th, 2022
Presiding:         President Ben
Greeter:            Michelle Olivier
President Ben opened the meeting at 07:30 and greeter Micelle greeted the members from Zoom shared an inspiration poem.
Guests: Aron Labrie & Tanya Frost
 
Attendance: 
22
Live
7
Zoom
0
Visiting 
2
Guests
0
Guest Speakers
31
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Announcements:
Board voted to let masks be optional for live attendees – however, still 4 to a table for now.
Rotary Park cleanup 4/16 at 0800 with the Garden Club
4-Way Test Speech contest went very well.  As always it was very inspiring.
New Members:  Aron Labrie & Tanya Frost were inducted into Bow Rotary today.
Welcome!!!

Sergeant at ArmsBryant Stevener
Birthdays: none – Chuck’s was on the 21st.  Memories welcome.
 
Fines:
Pins/badges
 
Happy Bucks:
Michelle Olivier – Logo fine, vacation to CA w/daughter to visit her sister for 10 days.
Her daughter got appendicitis a few days after getting home.  She’s much better now, still recovering but back in school.
Jon Ruggles – Their kitchen sink is now back working thanks to Bow Plumbing after a box old rice was deposited down the drain.  FYI – don’t ever do this!
Mike Griffin – his first live meeting.  Completed his annual CEP credits through online college.  His test was 2hrs long but in a facility not online.
Bryant Stevener – Told the story of attending a chiropractic convention at the Samoset in Maine.  He was also educated on how to sneak out of lectures to play golf by another Dr. who needed a 4th for their group.
Matt Gatzke - $5 – 4-Way Test speech contest came off great and a big thank you to Carole Niegisch for her great work as timekeeper again this year.
Aron Labrie – Had a flash back to her speech contest.  Also celebrating her daughter’s 4th birthday.
Ken Moulton – just back from AZ.  Remembers Chuck playing golf got hit with a sprinkler right in the crotch.  Rode with Ken home and it took Ken’s car seat 3 days to dry out.
Judy Goodnow – Had a nice weekend in Boothbay.  She took a course in pruning and she is now ready to tackle the tree in front of the OTH.
Chris Parkinson – Had to take his friend and neighbor Steve to Concord Hospital with medical emergency but all is well now.  Attending his granddaughter’s Frozen play.  She’s really into acting.
Peter Imse – He and Deb got to take care of their granddaughter this past weekend.  They loved it but agreed it was rather tiring.  He especially enjoyed coloring but she was better at staying inside the lines.
David Gazaway – had a memory of selling Christmas tree with Chuck and they had a fire going.  They talked about sports played growing up.  Chuck had never played hockey before but made the varsity team his senior year.
Dick Swett – There is a Interact event planned to be held at his place.
Matt Dodge - great ski year.  Went to Canon with his dad for a ski day.  He had a great last day of skiing for the year.
Linda Bliss – If you’re headed to Boston in the AM, leave way-way early these days otherwise you’ll be very late for any appointment.
Dick Bean – Shared a memory of he and chuck when they were members of the Passaconaway club.
Gerry Carrier – Paid a fine for miss-spelling Tanya’s name on her certificate.  Going to their granddaughter’s first pond skimming event at Pat’s this weekend.
Ben Kiniry – Enjoyed a two-man cello concert.

Program: 
New Member Induction performed by Ben.
Aron Labrie & Tanya Frost were inducted as new members with our traditional ceremony.
 
Club Assembly
Gerry Carrier – Secretaries Report: – reminded Tanya and Aron to bring their books to the next three meetings for members to greet them and sign their books.  On the 4th meeting, he will collect them and figure out who has not met them and will be paying a fine.
Attendance: 93.69% | Membership: Currently 43 members in total.  36 Active and 7 honorary
Paul Mercier: Treasure’s Report - $15K in bank (couldn’t hear well)
Foundation - $56,689.45 restricted for scholarships and camperships.
Bill Ames – Club Administration: PR has been very good thanks to Bob & Judy.  All program speakers through April were great.  International: Chris stated that Amigos planned trip Dates will be 2/4-2/12.  $8500 for school addition near Nicaragua border & 5k for a Pure Water project was recently sent to Honduras.
All four 4-Way Test Speech contestants will be here next week. (April 1st)  Our 1st place winner goes on to the District competition.
Dick Swett – Interact busy stuffing easter eggs for hunt, doing elections, he met with National Guard.  Will need help creating a new Interact club in one of the high schools in Cape Verde.
Matt Gatzke – Awards & Recognition: invitations going out to past members and special guests for our event on April 30th.
Peter Imse – EarlyAct: kids don’t plan no matter what! – They recently had a bake sale fundraiser and raised $400.  Deciding how to spend it.
Peter Imse – Summer Concert Committee – bandstand concerts will run from July 10th to mid-August number of groups already confirmed.  Still need sponsors.  There will be an Open mic night again this year.  Working on the US Army Band.  They have asked Men’s Club if they would like to do food.
Gerry Carrier – Car show is on track.
 
 
Respectfully Submitted,
Dean Cascadden
 
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