Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary - Newsletter

President John Beal welcomed the group and shared some thoughts on the history of volunteer organizations providing valuable services to their communities – and then challenged Charlotte Shelburne Rotary Club members to participate in the Rotary International Member Recognition and Development Program – a program that has established gold, silver and bronze awards for Rotarians who recruit new members.

A gold pin for 25 new members
A silver pin for 15 new members
A bronze pin for five new members.

Announcements

1/13 – John Lenes on the CVU Auditorium project
1/20 – Steve Taubman
1/21 – board meeting
1/27 – annual meeting

Thank you notes were received from Spectrum, Burlington Emergency Shelter, the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and Charlotte Emergency Food Shelf. Also an invoice from Shelburne Supermarket for $1,330 we spent for turkeys for the food shelves in Shelburne, Charlotte and Hinesburg.

John suggested that anyone who was interested should plan to attend the pre-PETS training being held on Jan. 30. He also reminded everyone that they should be thinking of at least 20 names who can be invited to sponsor bowlers in the annual Bowl-a-thon.

Sergeant at Arms

Don Condon welcomed back Chuck LaClair. Glad to see you, Chuck.

Happy fines:

Don Condon – happy to report that his daughter has almost recovered from the virus that had affected her and expects to have a complete recovery – also that 40 years ago as a new army recruit in training in Colorado he met Maureen who was an army nurse.
Jim Spadaccini – celebrating his birthday next week – their Argentine exchange student is so wonderful they are going to keep him for his entire US visit
Ric Flood – the decade is over and things can only get better
Kris Engstrom – they have the plans for their building renovation – now they need the permits
Tom Glaser – will be away next week – has a birthday the following week
Alan Hathaway – moving to their new condo in Shelburne
Trafton Crandall – his granddaughter came to visit
Fritz Horton – going to Florida
George Ewins – had a great time in South Hinesburg
Gary – happy Tod has joined Rotary
John Dupee – just happy
John Beal – happy for the Jets – skied at Sugarbush
Paul Bohne – for the kinder gentler Don Condon
Tod Whitaker – having a birthday – remember the winter Farmers Market on Saturday
Eric Hanley – thanks for the donation to VYOA – enjoyed two concerts by the VYOA during the holidays – going to the Winter Classic at Fenway
Denny Bowen – remember the regular meetings of the Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group.

Lucky draw: Adam Bartsch’s number was drawn but he didn’t choose the right card to get the $127 pot.

Guest Speaker

Anne MacLeod and John Beal

Anne MacLeod, Development and Community Outreach Coordinator for KidSafe Collaborative, an organization that engages community groups, individuals and agencies to work together to improve the lifes and wellbeing of children.

She said that in Chittenden County one child in 60 has suffered some kind of maltreatment. KidSafe helps coordinate efforts to provide housing, medical care, employment, treatment for substance abuse, transportation, and more. They coordinate three teams, each with representatives of the appropriate agencies and organizations:

Child Protection and Family Support Team
CHARM – a program for mothers recovering from addiction
Early Childhood Malnutrition Task Force

By bringing the various agencies and organizations together to focus on specific needs, they help to find gaps in the care services provided in the community.

They also encourage risk assessment to initiate action before the situation reaches the point of needing to be reported and investigated.

Because they have no vested interest in a particular service, they can be a cornerstone of collaboration. They served 400 adults and children in the past year.