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Bulletin Editor
Sylvie Choiniere
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Executives & Directors
President
Spence Putnam
 
President Elect
John Barstow
 
Vice President
Paul Horn
 
Secretary
Sylvie Choiniere
 
Treasurer
Geoffrey Conrad
 
International Service
Jason Schnoor
 
Rotary Foundation (At Large)
Eric Denu
 
Membership Chair
John Barstow
 
Club Administration
Rebecca Hanley
 
Youth Service
Ben Fuller
 
Charitable Assessment
Maureen Conrad
 
BOD At Large
Gary Sarachan
 
BOD At Large
Shawn Oxford
 
Immediate Past President
Buzz Kernan
 
Marketing
John Barstow
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Ben Fuller
 
 
MEETING/EVENT SCHEDULE:
 
November 9th (Rosie's)  - Erica Webster
November 16th (Middlebury Inn) Paul Harris Dinner 
 
PRESIDING: Spence Putnam
 
MINUTES OF November 2nd meeting 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
                 
  • Spence -
    • Introduced Celeste Herbert, major gifts officer for Rotary Foundation. Celeste spoke briefly about her position.
  • Mike - Annual Auction
    • He thanked all who helped organizing and obtaining fits. The auction raised $10,368! 
  • Spence / Gary - Window Dressers
    • Gary gave an update. Geoff reported that many slots were still available to be filled to volunteer.
  • John B - Membership Committee
    • Suggested that members invite potential members to breakfast meetings, especially when they may be interested in hearing guest speakers.
  • Eric - November is Rotary Foundation Month
    • He circulated the sign-up sheet for the Paul Harris Dinner at the Middlebury Inn on November 16th. Guests are welcome. 
  • Nancy - Flags
    • Reminder to set up flags for Veteran's Day, November 11th (Friday)
  • Geoff - HOPE Project
    • Reported that the annual HOPE Packaging and delivery of food items for schools will take place on Thursday, November 17th. He needs 9-10 volunteers.
  • Jason - District Training
    • mentioned that the training for grants will take place at the District meeting in Lyndonville on November 12th. Geoff and Paul are planning to attend.
Sargent of Arms: 
Fines and Happy Dollars
 
Fines:
  • Gary - Forgot name tag
  • Fran - late to the meeting (again)
  • Spence - in the Addison Independent (photo and letter to the editor)
  • Steve - in the Addison Independent (UWAC)
  • Mike - changed the date of the auction
Happy Dollars:
  • Eric - Happy the Middlebury Tigers were in the football playoffs & was happy the Celeste Herbert could join us
  • Geoff - Happy that Mike ran a successful auction
  • David - Happy to see Marilynn and Ron Bedell & happy to see 3 operas in NYC
  • Spence - Happy to have explained his garden in the Addy Indy
 
Guest Speaker – Marilynn Bedell (Lebanon NH Rotary Club)
 
Eric introduced Marilynn Bedell from Lebanon NH Rotary Club. She has served as Past District Governor as well as in a variety of other Rotary leadership positions. Marilynn also had a 50 year nursing career at Dartmouth Hitchcock. 
 
Marilynn spoke on the Rotary focus area of "Peace". She stated that Peace is at the top of the Rotary wheel. She challenged us to think more positively about what peace is. She also discussed how our district has participated in a peace project in Rwanda. Marilynn described the Rotary Peace Fellows Society, highlighting the six centers for peace around the world. The intent is to educate students on making the world a better place mainly through providing service to organizations. There is a Master's Program for individuals to study up to 24 months as well as a Professional Development Certification Program for individuals in the workforce to be peace catalysts. Rotary fully finds these programs.
 
 
Thank you, Marilynn!
 
Cow Tag - # No winner
 
MINUTES taken by Paul Horn (thank you!) 
 
MINUTES submitted by Sylvie Choiniere