Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary - Newsletter

Steve shared a Rotary Foundation Thought – Sponsoring Ambassadorial Scholars. As a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, Alissa Nicole Creamer got a close-up look at how people recover from the ravages of war. While studying documentary filmmaking in Spain, she participated in a project supported by 60 Spanish Rotary clubs to fund rehabilitation of child victims of land mine explosions. Nearly every day for three months, Creamer visited with two Angolan children at a local hospital. She got to know their life stories and now she is telling their story to the world through a documentary film she is directing.

New Funding Request

Charlie Nardozzi (NGA), speaker from last week’s meeting, requested a $200 donation for the Vermont Garden Park. Steve will pass this request to the finance committee.

Announcements

The District Conference will be held Thursday, May 14; Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16 at Basin Harbor.

Steve sent emails to area club presidents regarding the upcoming Bowling for the Community.

Upcoming events:

May 20 – Scholarship students (Alan Hathaway)
May 21 – Board meeting
May 23 – Shelburne Museum – plant flowers at new entrance sponsored by our club, 9am – 11am
May 27 – District Simplified Grants – Terrell Titus
May 29 – Bowling for the Community (6pm cocktails, 7pm dinner, 7:45pm bowling)
June 14 – Cambridge Charter Day

Bowling for the Community - Ric announced that Gary B sold all of the banners. Ric passed out posters to be posted around town. It’s not too late to turn in your letter list. Also, if you gave Ric a list of friends to solicit for the Bowl-a-Thon this morning, please contact Ric Flood. Your name was not on the list.

Sergeant at Arms

Don Condon substituted for Kris who is away.

Terrell was Don’s assistant.

Happy fines:

Scoot – Steve Dates
Howard – silent “hit” fine (imposed by Don C.)
Ric – silent “hit” fine
John D – silent “hit” fine
Jim S – leaving for OK for granddaughter’s graduation
Michelle – happy
Terry – happy to not be on “hit” list
Denny – happy
Bill R – 6 new puppies
Joyce – son, daughter-in-law, grandson in VT for mother’s day
Chuck – championship
Bob S – military discipline back in place
Steve – Elaine to Texas; Steve to Basin Harbor
Linda S – for guests
Trafton – peas are up in the garden

Drawing: Guest, Jeff Crowe picked ticket. Pat Sokolowski was the winner but drew the wrong card.

Presentation

Jeff Crowe & Terrell Titus

Steve Dates introduced the speaker, Jeff Crowe. Jeff has been the Chairman of the Board for Landstar since 1991. Landstar is one of the largest ‘non-asset’ based transportation providers in the U.S. (in ’06 revenues of $2.5 billion). It was also named one of “America’s Best Big Companies” by Forbes magazine for four consecutive years. Jeff has slowly stepped down from the COB over the last five years.

Jeff has also been the Chair of the National Defense Transportation Associate from 1993 to 2003 and member of the National Chamber of Commerce since 1998 and chair for two of years.

Jeff discussed ‘transportation’, infrastructure, and defense transportation – followed by questions from the club members.

What brought Jeff (from a rural PA upbringing) to Vermont? His wife is a native Vermonter from Barre. Time to move back to Vermont! Construction is being completed on their new house in Shelburne….which will soon be the home for Jeff, his wife, their daughter and her two young daughters, ages six and three.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30am by Terrell.