Morrisville Rotary Club

Happy Dollars

-          Peter Jones – though Polar Plunge went well;

-          Marcia – Glad the plunge went without a hitch;

-          Roy – Glad to see Rich make the plunge;

-          Dr. Phil – Thought the Plunge was a success;

-          Marci – Happy she didn’t Plunge in:

-          Chuck Hogan – Sad dollar for his father;

-          Gary – Thought the Plunge went well; and

-          Rich – Happy about the Plunge as well.

Fines

-          Chuck Hogan proposed a fine against Jason for not answering right away how his basketball team is doing.  The motion was seconded but failed upon vote.  Chuck paid a dollar upon spinning the wheel.

Mail

-          Received new banner from Cambridge;

-          Received thank you from Puffer Child Care Center;

-          Received information about he 2009 Conservation Camp at Buck Lake

o       It costs $200.00 per camper;

o       Might we sponser a camper in the future?

-          Central Vermont Education has put in a request – see Marcia for more details;

-          Received a thank you from Meals on Wheels for a recent donation;

-          Bill Gates, Jr. has given a significant gift to Polio Plus to help eradicate Polio;

-          Last call into the Rotarians to see if anyone would like to attend a training session next Saturday;

Guest Speaker – Theresa Snow

- Works for the Vermont Foodbank – largest hunger relief entity in the State.  The Vermont Foodbank serves other agencies throughout the State and is 24 years old.  Essentially, they get food from all the suppliers in the state and then distribute the produce where needed.  Theresa also heads the salvation farms movement.  She is trying to make Salvation Farms more like the Foodbank model.  There’s a sight in Wolcott that washes and distributes perishables for Salvation Farms.  They call this the cleaning process ‘gleaning’.  They are considering other Salvation Farm sights (gleaning sights) throughout the state.  Her outfit is looking to own a farm in Waitsfield that will produce it’s own food to be used by the Foodbank.  As of yet, Salvation Farms doesn’t have much student interaction.  However, they are looking to get more involved in the high school level.  Also, they are looking to involve the Dept. of Corrections in helping harvest, glean, and grow produce.