Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary - Newsletter

For her Rotary Moment, Linda chose an article from this month's Rotarian magazine, titled, "Great Catch," reporting that for the past 25 years the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh, NY has been raising funds with a three-day fishing classic tournament on Lake Champlain. Last year, Linda said, 564 anglers and 72 teams participated in the tournament, which is held every June. Funds raised go toward scholarships and other local causes.

Announcements

7/22 – the Board will meet at 7:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
7/28 – Joan Lenes will present a Legislative update
8/3 – Rotary volunteers will cook and serve breakfast to campers at Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
8/4 – Allan Jordan, of the VT Symphony Orchestra, will speak
8/4 – Judy Christensen will present a brief report of the activities of the Volunteers for Peace service project
8/13 – Rotary volunteers will serve dinner at the Charlotte Senior Center.

General Business and Discussion

Regarding Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, Judy Christensen said volunteers should be at the Camp by 7 a.m. Serving will begin at 8. Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon and hash brown potatoes. Judy will be able to obtain the food through Woodside, as well as pick it up and deliver it. A suggestion was made that people wishing to carpool to the Camp could meet at Trinity. The exact location and driving directions to the Camp will be provided by Judy to volunteers. Judy anticipates that all will be finished by 10. She said that Peg Meunier, who is cooking for the camp, is thrilled to have the help from the Rotary.

Ric Flood asked if anyone knew of the status of John Hancock, currently in hospital. Kris Engstrom said she'd check.

Russ Blodgett presented the Treasurer's Report. Copies of the balance sheet were made available. He said current cash balance is $25,000. Income for the past year was $103 more than budgeted; expenses were $8,900 less than expected. Ric Flood said there would be $4000 more in income from the Bowl-A-Thon, and there is still more coming in. He asked that those would like personalized thank-you notes to be sent out from Rotary contact Rhonda, who will generate and mail the letters.

John Dupee said there will be a Shelburne Town Concert and fireworks at Shelburne Farms on Wednesday, July 28. They could use parking volunteers. Anyone wishing to volunteer should contact Roz Graham; they will need to be there by 5:30.

Linda Gilbert announced that a donation was sent to Jake Agna for Kids On The Ball.

Linda also asked for a vote to donate to Shelburne Day. Shelburne Day was organized to provide attention and focus on Shelburne businesses which are less visible than those with storefronts, such as the municipal fire and police departments. It is a fun event with music and food. The vote was taken; it was unanimously agreed that $350 would be donated to this event.

Judy Christensen spoke about Volunteers for Peace (VFP), a non-profit organization based in Belmont, VT, which organizes one thousand work camps across the globe annually. Participants work for two to three weeks in diverse fields; including sustainable agriculture, work with the elderly, at camps located in 300 countries. Currently there is a group of eight participants working at the 'Shelburne Farms Market Garden, the Intervale, and the Shelburne Methodist Church. They are from Switzerland, South Korea, Morocco, Germany, France and Spain. Someone from VFP will be at the Rotary meeting either next week or the next to describe their organization and express their appreciation to Rotary for their generous donation to help offset the cost of participants' food.

A suggestion was made that when Rotary members help with parking at the Farms a donation bucket could be placed for attendees wishing to contribute to the Rotary. Linda Barker said there is already one there at the Harvest Festival. Judy Christensen said she wasn't too keen on the idea; that the Harvest Festival was not initially designed to be a "money maker," that the Rotary Club benefits in many ways from the Farms, especially use to the Coach Farm.

Steve Dates said he attended a Greater Chittenden County Area Rotary meeting in Essex, VT last year when the speaker was Ann Lee Hussey, who spoke about her experience as a polio victim. He said she mesmerized her audience, that she received a standing ovation and many donations were given that night; totaling $10,000. There is another such meeting coming this year, with the date yet to be determined. Steve said he felt it would be very worthwhile and enjoyable to attend.

Sergeant at Arms

Trafton Crandall took the place of Don Condon as SSA, apologizing for having no jokes, other than perhaps the fact that he was standing in Don's shoes was in itself a joke.

Scoot fines:

Kris Engstrom, Ric Flood

Happy fines:

Fritz Horton – has a new grandson – enjoyed the Mozart Festival
Bob Sanders – he and his wife, Martha, enjoyed attending the Mozart Festival with George and Linda Schiavone.
Judy Christensen – her youngest son, John, celebrates his 22nd birthday today; her oldest son, Tony's 43rd is coming up soon.
Roz Graham – Mozart Festival was truly an amazing event.– thanked everyone for the very nice "commercials" about the Farms.
Debbie Hanley – was happy to attend the Festival for her 16th wedding anniversary.
George Ewins – has been up in a tree for the past week, painting and repainting a tree house for his grandchildren, who kept changing their minds about their choice of color. He said he had to buy so much paint he didn't have much funds left for a happy fine, but managed to uncover a very nice contribution after all.
Howard Seaver – a visit from his first and only grandchild.
Jim Spadaccini – wouldn't be able to help with parking, inasmuch as forty years ago he and a certain young woman were involved in their own parking and are now celebrating their anniversary.
Steve Dates – has been compiling his family genealogy and has begun to write a book with one chapter devoted to each member of his family tree.
Pat Sokolowski – her high school reunion was recently held in her home.

Lucky draw: Howard Seaver had the winning number but the wrong card. A rollover.