President Bill Vermouth welcomed all to the August 23rd meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. (ED NOTE: President Bill still needs to work on his bell ringing skills since he still appears to be afraid to hit the bell.) He introduced members of the Membership Committee who welcomed everyone in perfect unison. (ED NOTE: actually, only one member, Carla Lineback, represented the committee). Betsy Gentile offered a meaningful invocation. This was followed by the pledge of allegiance. (ED NOTE: should the Sargent at Arms be fined since the flag was not visible within the hall for the second time?) Birthday greetings were extended to Rhonda Calhoun.
As a luncheon of roast beef, mac&cheese, potatoes, broccoli, salad, rolls, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
GUEST: Jerry Carbone (speaker)
TRIVIA QUESTION
In what year was Pure Water for the World born?
(Answer below.)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
For our Rotary joke, Marty Cohn told the following:
A man walks into a bar with a dog. The bartender says, "You can't bring that dog in here."
"You don't understand," says the man. "This is no regular dog, he can talk."
"Listen, pal," says the bartender. "If that dog can talk, I'll give you a hundred bucks."
The man puts the dog on a stool, and asks him, "What's on top of a house?"
"Roof!"
"Right. And what's on the outside of a tree?"
"Bark!"
"And who's the greatest baseball player of all time?"
"Ruth!"
"I guess you've heard enough," says the man. "I'll take the hundred in twenties."
The bartender is furious. "Listen, pal," he says, "get out of here before I belt you."
As soon as they're on the street, the dog turns to the man and says, "Do you think I should have said 'DiMaggio'?"
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary minute, Jeff Hagstrom told us about the Rotary’s six areas of focus: promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies. Jeff pointed out that Brattleboro Rotary Club is acknowledged as a founder of Pure Water for the World. To learn more about the areas of focus, click here.
At our August 30th meeting, Gary Goodemote will tell a joke or lead us in song and Jim Haine will offer a Rotary Minute.
NOTE: 2018-19 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
08/30 – William Edelglass, Brattleboro Word Project
09/06 – Scott Sharland, Groundworks, Empty Bowls
09/13 – Gateway Foundation Annual Meeting
09/20 – Donna Hawes, River Gallery School
NOTE: 2018-19 weekly assignments are posted on club website.
REMINDERS
Bottles and cans can be brought to Putney Road redemption center to benefit Pure Water for the World. Please see Mara Williams.
If you like this newsletter, brag at next Club meeting.
So far, only ONE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sophia Howlett read off the “walk of shame” list of members who have not yet introduced themselves to her. She read 18 names but only 4 were present.
If you are interested in helping with the Retreat Farm painting project on September 9 and 16, please contact Joe Little.
Gateway Foundation annual meeting will take place on 9/13 at club assembly.
President Bill auctioned a Rotary Flask. With a bid of $5, Ana Saavedra won with a stipulation that President Bill keeps the flask.
If you would like to advertise on the club's website, please contact Marty Cohn.
Ad that appears on the club bulletin only…$25/year
Ad that rotates on the homepage only …$40/year
Ad that appears on all secondary pages … $60/year
Ad that does it all — rotates on homepage, appears on all secondary pages, and appears on the club bulletin … $100/year
FINES
Dave Twombly was fined for offering a lousy excuse as to why he hadn’t signed Sophia’s book.
George Weir was fined for referring to Dave as Mr. Twombly.
Marty Cohn was fined for not sharing a sample of the “Pie It Forward” pumpkin pies. <ED NOTE: “Pie it Forward” will be a new club fundraiser in which we will sell pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving. To learn more, contact Roger Allbee. >
BRAGS
Roger Allbee – for Marty Cohn’s help in setting a new record at Vermont Food Bank of packing 4000 pounds of food for 600 people. <ED NOTE: Roger is looking for volunteers to join with him in beating the record on September 8>
Roger Allbee – for Marty Cohn approving the sample pie for the club’s “Pie It Forward” fundraiser.
Marty Cohn – for Ann Allbee’s recipe for the pumpkin pie that will be sold for the “Pie It Forward” fundraiser.
Ana Saavedra– for her daughter starting college.
Dave Twombly– for Gary Goodemote selling his son a new stove.
George Anthes – for all club members who embrace shared ideals.
Carla Lineback – for husband’s 50th birthday and her daughter’s rendition of Happy Birthday that is actually Yankee Doodle.
<ED NOTE: Ana Saavedra, Tami Purcell, and Carl Lynde bragged for the efforts to prevent elderly scamming. For more info, click here.>
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PROGRAM
Jim Haine presented Jerry Carbone who gave us a brief look at genealogy – resources, methods and DNA. To learn more, visit Jerry’s website by clicking here.
Rotary Cares - TV Show or Podcast
We are getting ready for season 2. To view season 1 shows, click here. To listen to the podcast, click here.
DISCLAIMER
Past President Martin Cohn who attempts to give a gist of the meeting respectfully submitted this bulletin. However, it is always better to attend. If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin...
