Birthdays and Anniversaries
There were no Birthdays or Anniversaries this week.
Announcements
President Paul announced that Rebecca Hanley and Liz Marino will be switching years as President, therefor Liz is now the President Elect and Rebecca is the Vice President.
The meeting on August 21st will be a Buffet Breakfast. We will be joined by the RYLA crew.
The final meeting of the month (the 28th) we will be joined by our new District Governor, Kelly Drew.
Rebecca's Clubrunner Tutorial will be later in September.
Bill Cunningham asked for Bocce Captains and Jason Laroque and Neal Mackey volunteered or in Neil's situation, voluntold.
Geoff handed out information on Window Dressers including instructions on how to sign up. Go to Signup.com and Volunteer!
Mike Kellogg handed out brochures for the Rotary Auction and encouraged members to reach out to organizations and businesses who have donated items in the past. Online bidding begins on September 25, and he needs items well in advance in order to photograph them.
Sergeant at Arms
Fines
There were no Fines.
Happy Dollars
Alot of money was raised by Happy Members....
Presentation by Jean Terwiliger and Shannon Bryant of CEAC.
Spence introduced.
Shannon began by talking about the Navigator program, which is a new effort by CEAC (Climate Economy Action Center) to help homeowners navigate the world of climate action.
Funding omes from 1/3 Efficiency VT, 1/3 Federal Funds, 1/3 Grants
They are just starting to go into Residential Homes to help homeowners determine what efforts are needed to make their home more energy efficient.
Shannon is the only paid staff.
There are many ways to solve our Climate problems, Electric Vehicles, Weatherization, Heat Pumps, Solar etc. An Energy Audut which is $500 with a $150 credit will get you started in the right Direction.
Website = energynavigator.org
Raffle
No winner today.