Morrisville Rotary Club

Present: Mark Cattelona, Marcia Marble, Patti Coultas, Davis Koier, Becky Gonyea, Gary Nolan, Sharon Menard, Mel Patashnick, Marci Henderson, Jim Mahoney, Phil Chiaravalle, Mary Metcalf, Ted Lambert, Rich Furlong, and Linda Martin.

Guest: Barbara Murphy, President of Johnson State College and Dan Regan, Johnson State College Dean of Academic Affairs

Happy dollars from: Marcia, Marc, Becky, Gary, Mel, Ted, Patti, Marci ($3), Linda, Jim, Barbara Murphy ($2)

Davis opened the meeting and welcomed the guests.

Marc proposed a fine on Jim Mahoney for not attending Town Meeting and doing his civic duty. Marcia seconded the motion. Jim defended himself by saying for 5 years he was moderator and needed a break this year from it. The motion was defeated. Marc had to pay $1 for bringing it to the members.

Marci had an update about the international convention. She passed it around for everyone to see.

Davis welcomed Barbara Murphy again and invited her to talk to the members.

Barbara spoke mostly on the activities Johnson State College has connecting to the community. These include United Way fundraisers, food shelf work, and blood drives. Additionally, there are many individual class projects that provide community service. One project is an environmental science department wide project on the Lamoille Valley River shed.  She went on to list many other projects.  There are also activities that take JSC students outside this community, such as work in New Orleans and the Bronx.  Barbara invited us to a showcase of all the community events that they do on April 16^th at 10:30am in the gym.

Ted invited both Barbara Murphy and Dan Regan to join the Morrisville Rotary, and explained the change in meeting times.

Gary chose a new card to be the card we will be looking for in the lottery. It will be a 4 of diamonds. The ticket was then drawn, and Marci had the ticket but did not draw the 4 of diamonds.

Minutes submitted by Patti Coultas.