Advised The Board had their meeting on Zoom and advised today was the dead line for CACO applications but Maureen had said they may extend this date.
April 1st is the Spring Assembly and the next level of the Speech Contest will be held then, the winner of Vergennes held speech contest from the Charlotte/Hinesburg will be representing our district.
Eric -
Eric spoke about the North East Pets conference he attended. Seven districts get together to train incoming Presidents. This Club had 4 members attend, himself, Spence, John and Jason. Both he and Spence said it was a great event that gave a good picture of what Rotary does around the world.
Classification Talk:
Liz M. -
Gave us a little insight on her life and background.
She was born in CT and came to VT a lot with her family growing up.
When she was 18 she attended Castleton College, then she moved to DC where she met her husband and convinced him to move back to VT. They had 3 daughters and she was able to stay home with them. She started volunteering with their schools. Then she went into Real Estate.
Her other volunteer work is with the Middlebury Actors workshops, Charter House and Habitat for Humanity. When she was asked to join Rotary she felt it was a good fit.
Fines and Happy Dollars
Fines:
Eric and Steve for being late
Happy Dollars:
Paul "happy" to be back from his trip to Florida
Eric, glad to discuss his new role with Rotary, End Polio Coordinator that has two zone, he has 18 districts.
Steven, "happy" to be at meeting
Buzz, still going on his "mystery" trip
Liz Marino, "happy" her talk is over
Guest Speakers- Julia Doucet, Outreach Nurse & Nurse Case Manager for the Open Door Clinic
Julia Ducet Outreach Nurse & Nurse Case Manager for the Open Door Clinic
Julia is fluent in Spanish and has lived and worked in Mexico and Central America, she now lives with her 3 daughters and husband in VT.
She spoke about the book "The Most Costly Journey" which she had helped develop as she felt this would help migrant farm workers by hearing other migrants stories. She had help from the Vermont Folk Life Center, Middlebury College and UVM to develop this book.
It is a non-fiction book of stories of survival and healing from migrant farmworkers in Vermont and is drawn by New England cartoonists. These inspiring stories grapple with the issues encountered by migrant workers everywhere including isolation, separation, depression, substance abuse even as they celebrate resilience, family, community, and the ability of each storyteller to direct their own healing experience.
She feels the book has been a success as it has helped the migrants hear from this stories that they are not the only one suffering from what they are, such as depression and hear how other's worked through it.
You can buy the book on Amazon, Vermont Folk Life Center and she thought it was still available at The Vermont Book Store.
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