August 14 2019

 

  7:15am Rosie's Restaurant

                

 SPEAKER:

 

RYLA presentation/ Lacrosse Nations students

    

  

MEETING SCHEDULE MONTH OF August

 

Aug.14 RYLA participants/Lacrosse Nations students

Aug.21 John Roberts/Vermont water quality and farming

Aug. 28 Gary Sarachan/Professionalism and excellence

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING  August 7, 2019

 

PRESIDING:

 

Betsy McCarthy

 

Presentation of Colors by members of American Legion Post 27

 

GUESTS:

 

Bonnie Adkins

Evie Fuller- Guest of her Dad, Ben

 

LIFE EVENTS:

 

Birthdays-Karl Neuse

Evie Fuller

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

Cari welcomed us to Eastview so we could join Ron for our meeting today

HAPPY DOLLARS:

Kathy- Thanks to Tim and Wendy for hosting BBQ last week

 

Max-Glad to have us here at Eastview. He didn’t have far to travel

 

Karl-Happy to celebrate another Birthday. Lighting struck a transformer next door twice in the past 2 weeks

 

Tim- Thanks to Scott, Marilyn, Geoff and Maureen and Kathy and Bill for their at BBQ

 

Scott-Happy to be with Ron today. Recalls Ron as a long time supporter of Friends of Middlebury Hockey

 

Ben-Evie’s 7th birthday was yesterday

 

Liz-Thanks to American Legion for todays’ presentation of Colors

 

Cari- Thanks to Rotary for coming to Ron today

 

Spence-Thanks to Fran for quickly transporting him to hospital during last weeks BBQ. He dislocated his finger attempting a handstand. 

 

Liam-Thought he was going to get through breakfast without adorning his shirt with breakfast but didn’t quite make it

 

Ulie-Thankful for the garden work on his flower beds by Rotary team from auction. 

 

Jason-Had a great vacation to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

 

“T”- Welcome to Bonnie Adkins and happy that she could join us.

RAFFLE:

 

No winner today

PROGRAM:

 

Betsy- Very pleased to be at Eastview today for a special occasion. The Middlebury Rotary Club today will honor Ronald Hadley with an Honorary Membership for his many years of Service Above Self in Rotary. Ron joined Rotary March 7,1973.

 

A number of speakers highlighted what Ron has meant to them, the club, his family, and his country.

 

Eric-Ron truly epitomizes Service Above Self. He has been a mentor and a friend. Ron reaches out to all and is always welcoming. Eric read a letter from District Governor Richard Fox thanking him for his continual support and his enthusiasm and commitment to Rotary.

 

“T”- Recalled history of his membership with Ron dating back 40 years. Among many programs Ron has been involved with was Group Study Exchange.

 

Liam-Highlighted Ron’s Navy connection and number of seaborne invasions during WWII including Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa

 

Karl-Reflected on getting to know Ron better during his time picking up Ron for our meetings.

 Enjoying their connection of the military and love of Country.

 

Kevin- Thanks to Ron for his friendship, service to the club, our Country and his family.

 

Liz-Expressed her friendship with Ron, his family values and his service to our community and our Country. Ron has been known to many as “Lucky Hadley” for his winning ways of raffles and drawings. We as the Club, have been the lucky ones.

 

Nancy-Thanked Ron for his fellowship, for welcoming women to the club and engaging all to be better members.Truly a member of the Greatest Generation.

 

Betsy ended by thanking Eastview for hosting us today. Middlebury Legion Post 27 for presenting the Colors and congratulated Ronald Hadley on becoming an Honorary Member.

Thanks to all who spoke and helped with the presentation today.

 

Assembled all for a group photo on the patio.

Minutes submitted by Jim Needham