Rotary Bulletin February 26, 2020
President Craig led us in the pledge.  Rev. Eaton led us in prayer.
Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Brian Harris, Fitz, Nicole McKenzie
Announcements:  District Conference. Let Craig know if interested in registering.
BOD and Interact Meeting tonight.
Rick announces we will have the 4-Way test this year
Gary announces that Brian won the bobhouse from Interact and wanted to donate it back to Interact.  Sell it? Keep it for next year?  Where Keep it?  Kevin Kelly will be storing it in his community.  Vern will let them keep it on his trailer all year.  Still $2000 in Interact checking.
Thank you note from Camp Resilience for $1000 donation.  Fines and happy dollars go there.   Help to sponsor retreat for veterans.  Goal of 40 annual retreats by 2022.
Kevin’s joke got the thumbs down from Carl so Bill G. told us his pizza pope joke. 
Fines and Happy Dollars
Teresa happy for birthday cake last week for Feb. birthdays! Gary Camp Resilience and for those helping with bobhouse. Jim for Brian donating the bobhouse back to Interact.  Dean and Janet for a trip.  John E. thanking everyone for paying federal income tax so he could be in prosthetic study.   Dick for a good friend he lost last weekend.  Peter for U. Nebraska Medical Center testing first vaccine for coronavirus.  Ben for 8 days in St. John Virgin Islands 80 every day.  Rick hoping coronavirus will be contained.  Erin for State of library meeting at Com. Center Sat. Feb 29 at 11AM.  Kevin for his son choosing to be on BOD for IFA (Ivy Football Association.)  Bob K. for Waterville visit without rain. 
Erin introduced Nicole McKenzie from US Federal Census 2020
Goal is to count every person living in the US.  Important. Safe and easy.
Important because it drives 675 billion in annual distribution based on census data
Some folks don’t trust the government.  We can’t share the information with any other agencies.
Census workers take an oath to not share the information for life.  Fine 5 years in jail and up to $250,000 as federal crime.  Will not ask for SSN’s, donations, money, bank account numbers.
Online and telephone.  First mailing goes out March 12.  Not questionnaire. Invitation to respond online or call in.  Saves money on printing questionnaires.  Will send invite 2 to 3 times.  Fourth mailing will be the paper questionnaire.  After that, census takers will be sent to knock on your door.  Nine questions.
Code on postcard is tied to an address.  Once it’s been done, can’t be done again.
Census is from March 12 – end of summer.  Where you live as of April 1.  Report due December 31, 2020.
Recruiting 13,000 in NH.  18 or over.  No exp necessary.  $20.00 to start.  .57 per mile.  Very flexible.  Tell us when you can work. Which days and how many hours.  Get the word out.
Remember 9 questions coming in the mail shapes the future of funding.
Email Nicole with any questions or comments.  nicole.e.mckenzie@2020census.gov