Prepared by Elena Morrison
 

The meeting was called to order at 6:00p by Fred Strader, President.

All cited the Pledge of Allegiance, then with prayer prepared by Daniel Whitney.

Introduction of Guests:

• Jack Merrill- former Rotarian, Framingham, MA 
• Kensley K.
• Mr. Holberg
• Mr. John Greenawold- prospective Rotary Club member 

Announcements and Club Business:

Hart’s Food Servers- Recognized for their consistent dedication and support, gifts were presented this evening to each individual 

Loon Center Shed Project - John Columbus- Major Projects Chair, presented a slideshow of the project recap of this significant project and recognized exceptional teamwork experience throughout this project. The presentation can be found in the Appendix of this bulletin.

• Ted Fodero
• Heidi Barrett-Kitchen
• Carl Johnson
• Richard Pendergast

 

Interact Club- Thank you

Gary Dehnel recognized Bill K. for his generous monetary donation. Due to Bill’s absence this evening, Gary presented his wife, Erin K., with a heartfelt card from members of the Interact Club. 

 

Happy Dollars

• Ted Fodero- Paul Harris recognition
• Bob Kennelly- happy the cove is frozen
• Mr. Whitehouse- happy with spending time with family
• Erin K.- reported her husband Bill was recently recognized as the mentor of the year with the Lego Robotics team
• Janine Neggers-excited to explore the first wedding venue for her daughter soon and excited to report her daughter’s practicum paper is going to be published
• Dean- Thoroughly enjoyed the Boston Symphony concert and Lakes Region Symphony and expressed several of his neighbors enjoyed the Senior Dinner 
• Bruce R.- Expressed he was invited to a local school and presented the fishing derby software to a class
• Jim McFarlin- expressed elation about his grandchild, Thomas James McFarlin
• Kevin Kelley- expressed congratulations to Jim and thanks to Fred Strader for a wonderful year as President
• Janna H.- Happy Birthday to her husband 
• John Moulton- donated $5 due to recent mishap 

 

Senior Dinner 

Erin and Wendy reported that this year’s event was a huge success and thanked all the Rotarians for their support. 

 

Meredith Rotary Club Thank You’s! 

Fred reported a couple of new expressions of gratitude were received. 

• Interlakes PTO for the Trunk or Treat event
• Lakes Region Food Pantry for donations 
   

Meredith Rotary Club Christmas Party 12/18

There are 46 people currently signed up to attend. Please notify Bonnie Ireland as soon as possible if you plan to attend or have questions about this upcoming event. The cost is $30 per person.

Annual Club Elections

Fred Strader, President, sent out a copy of the proposed elections of the list of officers and committee chairs for all club members to review. All electors proposed this evening were unanimously approved by the club. 

Meredith Rotary 2025-2026 Officers

                                          President - James McFarlin

     Vice President / President-Elect - Bonnie Ireland

               Immediate Past President - Fred Strader

 

                                          Secretary - Eric Patel

                          Assistant Secretary - Dan Whitney

                                  Club Treasurer - Richard Pendergast

                                 Public relations - Lexi Demetriou

                               Sargent-at-Arms - Bonnie Ireland

 

Meredith Rotary 2025-2026 Directors

                          Vice-President Elect - Bruce Reichlen

                                             Director - Julieanne Gilchrist

                                             Director - Lexi Demetriou

                                             Director - Chuck Thorndike

 

Fishing Derby 2025

Bruce presented an overview of the annual fishing derby process to the club this evening, highlighting volunteer opportunities throughout this event. The derby will be February 8th and 9th. 

• Ticket sales started in November. There are 462 tickets sold to date
• NEW changes this year! Trailer sales- there’s a new tool just for ticket sales. New rule: Limit two fish per species per day per ticket (recommended by previous judges and supported by NH Fish & Game)
• Wendy reported there will be volunteer sign-ups starting in January 
• Erin K. and Tim B. have graciously volunteered to facilitate the speakers/educational program/activities for the Kid’s Tent/Clinic this year

 

Memorial Service

There is an upcoming memorial service for Raymond Moritz on Saturday, December 14th, at St. Charles Church in Meredith. 

 

Membership Committee Meeting

Jim M. announced a membership committee meeting this evening following tonight’s club meeting. 

  

The meeting adjourned at 7:30p  with the 4-way Test.

 

Appendix -- The Loon Center Project Presentation