Bow Rotary Club's
Weekly Bulletin
 
Bulletin For January 22nd, 2021
Today’s Greeter:  Rick Minard welcomed members to Bow Rotary and offered some words of wisdom through our founding member Paul Harris
 
Attendance: (at time of pledge)
  • 38  Bow Rotarians
  • 0  Visiting Rotarians
  • 0  Guests
  • 0  Guest speaker
Total of 38
 
Announcements:
  • Matt Gatzke: 2 items to discuss:
    • 1). Board decided to streamline/right size BOD. Twelve member board to be reduced to ten with two avenues of service being reassigned. Still allows for bringing new blood onto the board.
    • 2). Ben Kiniry (incoming president) announced the proposed slate of upcoming Board members (effective July 1 if approved):
      • Club Executives:
        • Ben Kiniry - President
        • Michelle Fortin – President elect
        • Matt Dodge: Vice President
        • Gerry Carrier: Secretary
        • Paul Mercer: Treasurer
      • Michelle Olivier, Joya Dennehy, Jeanne Richards, Gerry Carrier continuing on as Club Directors
      • John McCauley: New incoming board member
         
      • Motion was made to move slate of names as presented: Motion passed unanimously
      • Motion taken to close administrative portion of the meeting: motion passed
  • 4 way speech contest (Rick Minard): March 2 contest to be held by zoom. Link/info coming soon
  • Judy Goodnow: Met w/ Heritage commission to pick out new wallpaper pattern for old town hall. Made in England, it should arrive within the next few weeks
  • Jeanne Richards: EarlyAct/Interact starting to think about fundraising options. Both clubs are active and are thinking of perhaps joining forces. Monies not spent last year were donated: $300 to pure water/$500 to St. Jude’s
  • Dick Swett: Interact update: Interact students joining the EarlyAct meetings
  • Mike Griffin: Scholarship committee met to begin outreach. Deadline for entries still a few months out: not until April 30
  • Matt Gatzke shared the updated Rotary Committees Excel file listing. Watch for a copy in email soon
Sergeant at Arms: Joya Dennehy
 
Happy Bucks:    
  • Dick Swett: happy $5; was at inauguration; shared his thoughts on the historic event plus the comparison to Ron Chernow’s “Alexander Hamilton”
  • Betsey Patten: happy $10 – now settled in new home – unfortunately had to put cat down – pleased to still be a part of Rotary.
  • Gerry Carrier: reminded club members of the existing club rule surrounding refrain from discussing politics.
  • Peter Imse: Son-in-law/daughter had an experience with a moving company that doubled as a  locksmith
  • Matt Gatzke: happy $5 for the Rotary related stories speckled throughout the January edition of the Bow Times (plus the pictures of members that appear in various ads – hint hint)
  • Ben Kiniry: happy $3 for advice/direction from 3 members regarding Ben’s upcoming duties
Program:   Club Assembly
During Club Assembly reports are given from the various Directors and Avenues of Service.
 
Paul Mercier (Treasurer report): second half dues paid; 17K+ in club account; foundation $51K+ balance with some restricted for camperships. Recent income: $5445 net raised from Christmas tree sales; $14122 net from fall auction.
 
Gerry Carrier (Secretary report): Club membership at 51 members/46 active; attendance over 90% last week; all dues have been paid.
 
Joya Dennehy (Sergeant At Arms report): Reminder to club members to pay outstanding happy buck balances
 
Avenues of service:
  • Joya Dennehy - Club Service; nothing this month
  • No vocational update
  • Matt Dodge - International; district hosting global grant fair postponed for now
  • Jeanne Richards - New Generations; update already provided during announcements
  • Gerry Carrier – Community Service; Christmas tree success + auction success. With donation from last year for the auction, the total for this year approaches $24K raised; car show tentatively scheduled for May – talks in progress on logistics should Covid still be a primary concern/issue
Matt Gatzke closed the meeting with a reminder of the 4-Way test:
  • Is it the truth?
  • Is it fair to all concerned?
  • Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
  • Will it be beneficial to all concerned?​​​​​​​
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Louf
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Member: If you have Program responsibilities for an upcoming meeting and are in need of a speaker,
the following people have acknowledged their interest in speaking to our club as of 2/3/18.
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Speakers
Jan 22, 2021
Jan 29, 2021
Promoting local businesses with fun thuings to do in NH
Feb 05, 2021
Programs and missions
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