MINUTES OF JANUARY 18th 2023 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rotary Anniversary:
Ben- 10 years
Birthdays:
Fran - Paid for the Birthday Serenade!
Group Updates:
Spence - Minutes
Please review minutes when you get the chance. Thank you, Sylvie!
If you need help with your clubrunner username - please email Sylvie
Spence - District Grant Possibilities
Trail Around Middlebury (TAM) - this could also be a smaller project too
Reach out to local non-profits and see what they need support with
The House or the Yellow House
1st Responders (equipment and support)
Marble Benches for the Green
New or smaller organizations that need support
Guidelines: Grant cannot be used for building/infrastructure and there needs to be involvement from the club and organization in this project.
Spence - Friends of International Students
Middlebury College is always looking for families to help international students to take them to places, have food, and explore. Spence can provide more information if you are interested. Also, Nancy and Heather are happy to talk about helping non-international students and how to engage.
Sargent in Arms - Ben
Fines:
Jason - Late
Fran - Late
Eric - Late
Happy Dollars:
Heather - passed the national portion of the realtor exam
Ellie - Happy to have the 1st Maple Broadband customer live
Maureen - Jason L come look at a ACHHH project and realize it is not doable - but thank you!
Spence - Excited for the snow to go skiing
Eric - Attended 4 Rotary Zoom meetings in a day and was excited to see fellow Middlebury Rotarians on them as well
John B - Happy to have Ben as Sargent in Arms for the entertainment
Nancy - Happy Heather passed the exam and mentioned how great of an experience it is to take in college students and help out (non-international students!)
Neil - NY Giants going to the play-offs
Kevin - Refurbished the podium (Thank you Kevin from the club!)
Guest Speakers- Len Schmidt - Hannaford Career Center
Len is the Cooperative Education Coordinator for the Hannaford Career Center (HCC). He has worked in construction for years and is helping to bring programs to the HCC. Len is also a member on the Brandon Area Rescue Squad.
Len discussed the 12 technical programs offered at the Hannaford Career Center. These include Engineering, Auto, Culinary, Construction Technology and several others. These programs are great resources for students and it brings in community members from trades to instruct courses regarding their passion/work!
There are a few Adult Education Programs connected to work needed in the community - such as the phlebotomy program.
How can Rotarians be involved:
Joining advisory committees
Classroom Speaker/Volunteer
Substitute Teacher
Student Recruitment
Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment
Transporting students to Co-ops and placements in the community
HCC has also participated in several service projects: MALT, Dead Creek Signage, Food Drives, Festival on the Green T-Shirts and Helping Build Tiny Homes!
There is an open house on February 2nd from 4:30-7 p.m. - Go check them out (Free Food from the Culinary Students!)
Q&A Session
These programs are promoted to the different area high-schools, but hard to incorporate with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program.
There used to be a Computer Science Program 3 years ago - there may be an opportunity to revive it and bring new classes. However, there is a process for getting new classes approved and started.
If you are interested in connecting with Len - please email him at lschmidt@pahcc.org
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