Morrisville Rotary Club

The 2011-2012 changeover luncheon was held at the Copley Country Club in Morrisville.

Rotarians present: Deanna Wood, Roy and Marcia Marble, Jason McArthur, Rudy Loyola, Phil Chiaravalle, Mark Sinow, Mary Metcalf, Marci Henderson, Gary Nolan, Tricia Follert, Geoffrey Blume, Sharon Menard, Phil Grant, Tim Sargent and Cindy Locke.

Guests present: Brian Irish with Peoples Bank, Nancy Sinow, Jeff Ciochetto with Union Bank, Chuck and Tricia Hogan, Ernie Menard, and Chuck and Pauline McArthur.

Acting Sargent of Arms Cindy collected Happy Dollars from: Tricia, Sharon, Geoffrey, Marci, Mary, Rudy-$2.00, Marcia, Deanna, Jason, Tim and Cindy.

Geoffrey is happy to be returning to Cambodia in September.

Sad Dollar from Tricia after last weekend’s boating trip with Cindy.

Fine: Chuck fined Tim for having no Rotary badges. 2^nd from Jason.  Tim lost and paid his fine.

DUCK RACE: Marcia shared that two ads in the Transcript and News and Citizen will cost $264.00. After discussion: motion by Tim to not put any ads in the papers this year. 2^nd by Roy. Vote: in favor.

Rudy would like to see the 2012 posters be 11”X17” in size rather than 8.5”x 14”.

CHANGEOVER: New co-President  Jason announced his goal of increasing membership to 25-30.

He will plan a meeting of the officers and past presidents soon for Strategic Planning.

Jason was recognized as the youngest Morrisville Rotary President at age 30!!

Program: Tim emceed a Rotary Trivia Contest which raised $19.00 for the Happy Dollar Fund.

District Chair for Youth Exchange Chuck Hogan spoke of the incoming Japanese girl coming to Morrisville Rotary.  Chuck, Sharon and Ted are working on up to three Host Families and for Mickie to attend Peoples Academy.  Chuck thanked Sharon for hosting Pablo since October.

Ken Harvey: Gary shared that Ken is home from the Burlington hospital.   All wish Ken well.

Motion by Mary to adjourn at 1:00 PM.

NEXT MEETINGS: June 29^th, Wednesday at 5:00 PM at Karen Lynch’s home, 377 Trombley Hill Road, Hyde Park.

Program: SORT DUCKS. Pizza provided by the club.  Call Tim to confirm your attendance

FOURTH OF JULY: Morrisville Parade: Gather to sell tickets before the parade and before

The drawing at 5:00 PM at Peoples Academy.   Sign up sheet to be emailed.

July 6: 12:05 PM at Stonegrill Restaurant/Pub in Morrisville. Committee Meeting

Minutes submitted by Marcia Marble

Meeting was held at the Stone Grill Pub in Morrisville.

Present were: Jason McArthur, Tim Sargent, Rudy Loyola, Sharon Menard, Marcia and Roy Marble, Tricia Follert, Mary Metcalf, Mark Sinow, Gary Nolan, Marci Henderson, , Cindy Locke, Ted Lambert, Becky Gonyea and Geoffrey Blume.

Guests: Renee Ross, Nancy Sinow and Bambi Patch-Lamoille Family Center intern.

Happy Dollars were collected by Cindy from: Mary, Roy, Marcia, Sharon, Rudy, Tim, Tricia, Gary, Ted, Cindy, and Becky.

Fine by Tim against Jason for not being available last Saturday to discuss the Changeover. Defense: Jason spoke that Tim did not have his cell phone on two weeks ago.  Vote: for Jason. Tim paid $1.00.

Fine by Cindy against Ted for last week’s email conversation/comment. Since Cindy is assistant Sargent at Arms she is unfineable. Ted paid $1.00.

Elaine Sklar’s request last week for funding her ‘Bullying Musical”. Tim made the motion to give her $100.00.  2^nd from Gary. Vote: all in favor.

July 2010 to June 30, 2011 DUES:  Please see Tim/Jason to confirm that you have paid the $110.00. Tim shared that the dues for 2011-2012 will remain at $110.00.  The club cost is $122-130/member to District and RI.  Club will pick up the difference.

DUCK RACE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE: Pick up at least 20 from Gary or Cindy.  If all members sell some, our club and our sponsored events will prosper.  River Arts, Morrisville Senior Center Bingo and Morrisville Fire Dept. are partnering with a 50/50 split for sold tickets.  Laraway School may help as well.

DUCK SORTING: Cindy to confirm with Karen Lynch that June 29^th at 5 pm is at her Hyde Park home.

Rudy to display his Duck Race signs with help from Roy.

CHANGEOVER LUNCHEON:  June 22^nd at noon at the Copley Country Club. Meal: “Make your own sandwich” Club to pay for this meal.  Family and prospective members are welcome.

MAIL: Stowe Wine and Food Classic is coming up and are seeking sponsor ads. See Tim for the details.

Past President Ken Harvey is at Fletcher Allen Hospital. Gary gave a status update.  A get well card  was signed by all and will be sent to him.  Our thoughts are with him and his family.

CLASSIFICATION SPEECH:  new member Tricia Follert shared that she grew up in Avon, CT before moving to Florida and then arriving in Vermont.  Her husband and his family had property here.  Her high school jobs included working at the Avon Boy’s Farm School and on a tobacco farm.  Her college education was In the import/export field.  Tricia is the Town of Morristown’s Community Development Coordinator and enjoys her position.

When first approached about joining Rotary, Tricia did not know anything about it other than the annual Duck Race. The Rotarian Magazine has shown her the wide breadth of Rotary’s activities.

Membership recruitment: Becky knows the Marvin family ( Butternut Mountain Farm) and will approach them.

High School Scholarships: Jason will announce the winners from Lamoille Union, Peoples Academy, Hazen Union and Craftsbury Academy next week.

Exchange Student:  Pablo will leave VT for Oregon on June 23^rd and will go home to Chile from there.

Incoming student: a Japanese girl is in need of three host families and is planned to attend PA.  See Ted if you know of a host family. Ted thanked Sharon and her family for hosting Pablo Martinez since last October.

Raffle: Jason held the winning ticket and pulled the 5 of Hearts-not the winner.

Motion at 12:50 PM  adjourn by Marcia.

Minutes respectively submitted by Marcia Marble.

Meeting was held at the Stone Grill Pub in Morrisville. Those members present: Ted Lambert, Cindy Locke, Geoffrey Blume, Phil Chiaravalle, Mark Sinow, Jason McArthur, Mary Metcalf, Marcia Marble, Tricia Follert, Rudy Loyola, Tim Sargent, Gary Nolan, and Sharon Menard.

Guests: Nancy Sinow, John Mandeville-prospective member and Executive Director for LIDC, and our speaker, Elaine Sklar.

Happy Dollars collected by Cindy:  Mary, Marcia, Sharon, Rudy, Tricia, Gary ($2.00).

Sad Dollar: Jason related how at last Friday’s Wack A Do Golf Fundraiser that Tim played foul.

Fine:  Cindy placed a fine against Tricia due to an incident at the Wack A Do. Cindy as Sargent at Arms prevailed and split the $2.00 fine with Tricia as this was her first fine.

Changeover: Tim asked for a motion to hold our Changeover at the Copley Country Club at Noon on June 22^nd for ease of scheduling.  Motion for the above by Cindy, 2^nd by Tricia. Vote: all in favor.  Tim will select the menu and notify all.  Guests and prospective members are welcomed to attend!

4^th of July: Rudy stated that he will be away in NY at a family gathering and he spoke of the various ways for those present to sell our Duck Race tickets in his absence.

Tickets: Gary shared that the tickets are being printed with the sponsors on the reverse side to be ready for distribution at our  JUNE  15^th meeting. Thank you to Gary, Cindy, and Tricia for collecting $1,700 in sponsorships. Please attend this meeting and help raise funds for our club.

LUHS Spanish Club will help sell tickets, Gary will speak with Phil Grant to offer tickets to the 2012 PA Project Graduation Chair. Tricia will ask the Laraway School to help. Bernie Quinlan to be asked along with the County 4-Hers,  Boy and Girl Scouts?

DUCK SORTING: is at Karen Lynch’s home on Trombley Hill Road in Hyde Park on June 29^th from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, pizza provided by the Club.   After the 4^th,the duck boxes will be stored at Menard Agway.

SPEAKER: “Bully be Gone”.  Elaine Davida Sklar has written a timely musical with creative animals set in an alternative universe to deal with this issue.   Elaine shared that 4400 American students are bullied in their schools on a daily basis and many of those will attempt and some will succeed in committing suicide due to the harassment that they have received.   160,000 American students will hesitate to  attend school on any given day due to the bullying that they are exposed to. Elaine knew Jim Henson before he started the now widely known ‘Muppet Show” and he helped lead her into the theater world where she has directed, produced and planned at least 25 productions.  Elaine’s educator background has also  guided her in creating this family musical to be presented at the Stowe Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center on September 16, 17,23 and 24, 2011.  Elaine has gifted area professionals on board with the music, costumes and the set creation and is now in need of the $168,000 to put this production on. Contributions and the advance purchase of tickets are greatly needed.  5,000 tickets are available with 2,000 tickets reserved at below cost for area students.  She envisions her program going national with toys and other products being created to pass along the message that bullying needs to stop now. Contact Elaine at Awesome42@aol.com

Raffle: Tricia had the winning ticket and pulled the King of Diamonds-not the winner.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:55 PM

Minutes respectively submitted by Marcia Marble

Present at the Stonegrill Pub at noon were: Geoffrey Blume, Cindy Locke, Gary Nolan, Ted Lambert, Mary Metcalf, Deanna Wood, Tricia Follert, Marcia Marble, Tim Sargent and Mark Sinow.

Guest: Nancy Sinow

Happy Dollars: Cindy collected from: Geoffrey, Gary ($2.00), Ted, Mary, Deanna ($2.00), Tricia, Marcia,Mark and Cindy.

Fine by Ted on Geoffrey for wearing a ‘dirty shirt’. Geoffrey’s defense is that the shirt has been washed. Fine was defeated.

Sad Dollar by Tim as he forgot to send out the Stonegrill Specials menu yesterday.

COMMITTEE DAY: Tim asked that Community discuss the upcoming Duck Race. Gary, Cindy and Tricia are contacting the past sponsors and Don Blake and Pyrofax Energy. Cindy has created differing levels of sponsorship depending upon amount paid. Sorting the ducks on June 29^th is at Karen Lynch’s home on Trombley Hill Road in Hyde Park with pizza for lunch.

Tim to ask Sharon Menard for use of her trailer to store the boxed ducks through July 4^th.

Members are needed to sell duck tickets on July 4^th before the Morrisville parade and from 3:30pm on until the ducks are drawn at 5:00PM. Sign up sheets for June 29^th and July 4^th will be available soon.

Administrative: Changeover is coming with Tim and Jason to be Co-Presidents (49% and 51% respectively). Tim will continue to focus on speakers and Jason will handle the Presidential process. Discussion to hold the changeover dinner at the Copley Country Club on June 22^nd, Wednesday, with a catered dinner or at the Plum & Main Restaurant in Johnson.

Food Shelf collection of $21.00 is going to the Hardwick Food Shelf.

Rotarian Magazine: those present acknowledged that they all receive the magazine.

Tim shared the Johnson State College recent alumni magazine with articles about local possible future Rotarians.

Discussion of new members: Davis Koier is coming back- Cindy or Marcia can give him a ride.

Please seek of a representative from Butternut Mountain Farm and Copley Hospital.

Bernie Quinlan is going to Haiti this summer and has asked for funds to purchase medical supplies. Motion by Ted to give her $100.00. 2^nd by Deanna.  Vote: all in favor.

Raffle: Gary had the winning number and pulled the joker-not the winner.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:55pm.

Minutes respectively submitted by Marcia Marble

Morrisville Rotarians traveled to Hardwick and learned from Andrew Meyer, Larry Hamel and Mary Gagnon of their joint efforts to bring vitality, business and new residents to down town Hardwick.

Andrew spoke of using his agricultural background and years in Washington DC. with Vermont Senator James Jeffords to start soybean based manufacturing businesses in and around Hardwick.  The collaboration of himself with Jasper Hill Cheese , High Moving Seeds, and others are producing high value foods and bringing reporters from the New York Times, Boston Globe and other media to share with their readers the products coming from Northeastern Vermont.

Larry and Lise Hamel have renovated two village landmarks and have one more building in the works! The Hardwick Selectboard, local bank loans and grants have enabled them to offer clean and bright retail and residential space that is nearly all leased.  Lunch today was from Connie’s Kitchen which is one of Larry’s tenants in the Hardwick Inn.

Mary and her husband support Andrew’s and Larry’s efforts and operate a video store-in this age of DVD’s and Netflix’s.  Hardwick is well on its way to being an agricultural business haven for its residents and the buying public.

Present at the Stonegrill Restaurant at Noon: Jason McArthur, Rudy Loyola, Gary Nolan, Marci Henderson, Becky Gonyea, Mary Metcalf, Mark Sinow, Ted Lambert, Marcia Marble, Phil Grant, and Roy Marble.

Guests: Nancy Sinow and our speaker, Eric Nuse.

Acting President today: Jason McArthur called the meeting to order.

Happy Dollars were collected by acting Sargent of Arms, Ted Lambert from: Roy, Phil: $2.00, Marcia, Rudy, Marci and Ted. Ted proposed a fine to all other members in attendance who have not given a Happy Dollars and he collected from: Gary, Mark, and Becky.

Duck Tickets: Gary reported that they will be printed as soon as he receives the Sponsors’  funding.

Gary will speak with the Morrisville 4th of July Committee to confirm our participation.

Mail: Jason shared a note from Bernie Quinlan asking for funding for her next trip to Haiti. Community Committee to take up at next meeting.

Phil invited all to attend the Peoples Academy Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 27^th at 10:00 AM.  In case of rain, the ceremony will be in the PA Auditorium.

NEXT WEEK’S meeting is at Claire’s Restaurant on Main Street in Hardwick.  The menu has been circulated by email.  A car pooling list will be circulated.  It is best to use the parking lot across the street from the restaurant.

Conservation Camp Scholarships: Marcia reported that all three from Rotary and the three from the Fish & Game Club have been awarded.  Roy spoke that scholarships are available from the Federation of Sportsmen Clubs.

College Scholarship requests have been shared with PA, Hazen and LUHS. Craftsbury Academy has asked Ted for confirmation which he sent onto Tim.   Morrisville Rotary awards one $500 scholarship to each school.

Speaker: Eric Nuse is a retired Vermont Game Warden.  Along with Megan Price, Terry Cook and Bob Lutz, they put together a book of game warden tales called ,’Vermont Wild’.  Eric shared about the writing and publishing process as well as his publicizing efforts.  He successfully sold the books that he brought with him!  Rudy shared a story about Game Warden Red Hooper. Eric is planning on another brook to include Red’s and other tales.   Eric to interview Rudy for some of these.  Eric has heard that Maine Game Wardens are planning a book of their stories as well.   One of Eric’s purposes is to encourage young people to enter the game warden profession.  He will see about speaking at the Conservation Camps.

Raffle: Tim donated the Rotary tote bag for this week’s raffle.  Marci won it and donated it back to the club.

Marcia presented two of the third grade dictionaries to Becky to share with the Lamoille Family Center.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:50PM.

Minutes respectively submitted by Marcia Marble

Present at Peoples Academy Art Room: Tim Sargent, Jason McArthur, Cindy Locke, Rudy Loyola, Marc Sinow, Phil Grant, Sharon Menard, Gary Nolan, Ted Lambert, Mary Metcalf, Marcia Marble, Deanna Wood, Geoffrey Blume and Tricia Follert.

Guest: Nancy Sinow

Happy Dollars were collected by Tim from: Sharon, Tricia, Gary, Cindy, Ted, Rudy, Deanna, Jason and Tim.

Jason presented President Tim with a Lamoille Union High School bumper sticker.

Fine: Phil fined Jason for bringing a LUHS bumper sticker into PA.  This was Phil’s first fine. Jason paid  $1.00.

Tim fined Ted for missing Rotary last week. Ted’s defense was that he saw the Stonegrill construction sign and thought that Rotary was not being held there. He then had a business lunch meeting at Stonegrill. 2^nd by Jason. Ted lost the voice vote and paid $1.00.

District Conference: Tim and Marcia shared with the group the highlights of the several speakers.

Discussion: Tim asked for volunteers to set up and maintain a Facebook page for our club. Cindy volunteered to add items once the page is created.

Dictionary Project: Marcia and Bruce delivered the dictionaries to the Eden Elementary 3^rd graders.

Four books are left. Marcia proposed that two be presented to the Lamoille Family Center and two to the Children’s Court Diversion Program.

Pablo: Discussion that he or his family should pay the Exchange Student Participation fee and not our club.

Green Up: Saturday May 7^th: Meet at the Oxbow Parking lot off Bridge Street near the former Station Restaurant at 9:00 AM to do the Rail Trail from that point east and west.  The Lamoille River is too high to do along the river. Tricia spoke that VAST is going ahead with their Act 250 permit and will be showing this area as part of that process and will appreciate Rotary doing Green Up here.  Tricia will obtain the green bags.

All thanked Principal Phil Grant for hosting our meeting.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:50 PM.

Rotarians present at the Stonegrill Restaurant Conference Room in Morrisville: Tim Sargent, Mark Cattelona, Phil Grant, Mary Metcalf, Tricia Follert, Becky Gonyea, Cindy Locke, Gary Nolan, Marcia Marble, Sharon Menard, Jason McArthur, Rudy Loyola, Bruce Shields, and Marci Henderson.

Guests: Vt. Auditor of Accounts, Tom Salmon and Julia Compagna.

Happy Dollars were collected by Sargent at Arms, Mark Cattelona from: Marcia, Gary, Tricia, Becky, Bruce, Phil-$2.00, Tom, Tim, Sharon, Rudy, and Mary.  Most were celebrating our great weather.

District Conference in Stowe: Tim and Marcia are attending Friday and Saturday sessions. Rudy is attending on Friday.

Mary is planning to attend on Saturday along with Pablo Martinez

Japan relief: Ted has collected $140.00. Motion by Jason for the club to donate $60.00 to make a total of $200.00

Tim will present it to the Littleton Club on Saturday in Stowe. Second by Cindy. Vote: all in favor.

Next week’s meeting: to be at Peoples Academy. Principal and Rotarian Phil Grant to confirm the details.

Mail: Tim received the Clarina Howard Nichols Center newsletter. Deb’s Place thanked Rotary for the $100.00 donation for the breakfasts that she provided while we met at the Tegu Building. Morristown Playground Group thanked us for  their $100.00 donation.

Green Up Day: Tim announced that we will do the Oxbow area in Morrisivlle. Meet at the Oxbow parking lot below Morrisville Lumber.  Sam Guy has asked Rotary to do the Rail Trail which will be discussed next week.

Visit at a Florida Rotary Club:  Cindy shared her make up meeting at the Eustis Florida Rotary Club recently.  She did exchange club banners and will bring it in next week.  Eustis is a similar sized club to Morrisville. They moved from a Friday time to Wednesday lunch and lost some members.  They have limited youth members.  They recite the 4 Way Test at each meeting.

Speaker: Tom Salmon opened his presentation with a reference to Paul Harris-keep the love of your fellow man in your heart.  Tom acknowledged our guest, Julia Compagna as she also grew up in Bellows Falls, VT.

The Auditor’s office has a staff of 14 with seven being CPA’s. They do performance audits of state agencies rather than financial audits that are now contracted out to private firms. One of their projects was to work with the Sheriff’s Depts to get them all onto the same financial process.  Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux was particularly helpful.

The change over process was planned to take 18 months and was accomplished in 14 months.

Mr. Salmon was in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and saw the lack of governmental accountability and financial management.  He knew then that State Government could be handled in a more professional manner.

Upon his return to Vermont, he was elected to the Rockingham Selectboard and worked on the above issues there.

The Vermont  Auditor’s Office functions independently of politics.

Tom is proud that the 2011 National Auditor’s Conference is coming to Burlington in August.

He was instrumental in the issue of Challenges for Change and the company that reported to the Vt. Legislature.

During the 2010 election,  Mr. Salmon was serving with the Navy Seabees in Iraq. He was a truck driver there and the Iraqis would just watch the US trucks drive thru the villages. At Halloween the drivers would thru candy to the kids who enjoyed it!   The Seabees built housing and steel military buildings during his tour. The State Auditor’s Office created a professional Standards Policy during 2010.

Vermonters need to work together to improve the Vermont economy.  1% annual private sector income growth is not acceptable.  Rotarian question: The Vermont Legislature should have a performance based audit.

Raffle: Bruce the winning ticket and drew the King of Clubs-not the winner.

Meeting was adjourned by 1:00 PM.

Minutes respectively submitted by Marcia Marble

Rotarians present at the Stonegrill Restaurant Conference Room in Morrisville: Tim Sargent, Mark Cattelona, Mary Metcalf, Tricia Follert, Mark Sinow, Becky Gonyea, Cindy Locke, Gary Nolan, Jim Heath, Marci Henderson, Marcia Marble, Sharon Menard, Jason McArthur, Geoffrey Blume, Ted Lambert and Deanna Wood.

Guests: Nancy Sinow, Tom Younkman and Diane Cattelona.

Happy Dollars were collected by Sargent at Arms, Mark Cattelona from: Ted, Marci, Marcia, Gary, Cindy, Tricia, and Mary.

Sad Dollar came from Sharon for the family sugarhouse that burned.

Fine: Marci fined Cindy and lost.

Food Shelf : Tim asked for donations to the Bradley Food Shelf.   $33.00 was collected.  Marcia shared that the Bradley Food Shelf needs to relocate out of the Demar Building.

Mail: Stephanie Spaulding from Morrisville asked for funding for her upcoming Italy Trip with the Global Volunteer Network.  She is set to leave on June 9^th and needs at least $2,395 by May 1^st. Group consensus is to say no due to not meeting our funding criteria.  Tricia volunteered to write the letter  with the thought that she could apply for a Rotary exchange program.  Marcia to email Tricia with past form.

GSE: Tim asked all to think of eligible folks who could go to South Africa in September. Expenses are paid by the Rotary District. Non Rotarians are eligible.

–Turkish GSE will be visiting in our District in May. Tim will let us know when they are to come to Morrisville.

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Project: Ted spoke that his office has raised $140 by wearing Jeans to work and paying $5.00/day.  Information has been shared to the Lamoille Area thru the weekly Chamber of Commerce newsletter.  All donations are due to Ted by next Wednesday, April  27^th.

Discussion that our Club will participate to send a total of $200 to the District Conference on April 29^th.

Duck storage: Mark C. will ask Demars Properties and Sharon will see if Menard Agway has space to store the boxes. Discussion that rather than pay for the storage, the business will receive a free ad worth $100.00 as a Duck Race sponsor and/or 2012 Polar Splash sponsorship on the tee shirts.

Tickets: Gary will solicit the sponsors and see that the tickets are printed soon.

Morristown Elementary School Playground Committee: Motion by Jason to give the Committee $100.00. 2^nd by Deanna. Discussion: will there be a plaque for sponsors?  Vote was in favor for the $100.00 donation.

Speaker: Tom Younkman is the Lamoille area representative from the VT. Center for Independent Living and the VT. Extension Service with their VT.  Agr Ability Project  and  is working with disabled farmers.  His goal is to promote success in agriculture for people with disabilities and their families so that the farmer can stay in business.  Merton Pike from Stowe has had his equipment modified so that he can continue to do most of his farm’s field work. Tom also works to match up newly disabled folks with peers for support whether they are farmers or not with physical and brain injuries.

Tom recently located a Morrisville office that he is sharing with United Way in the TD Bank building.  25 folks in the Lamoille County area are in Tom’s program.   Tom has worked with the VCIL for the past two years.  The USDA funding may end this April. VCIL is working to continue this needed program.

Marcia announced that a District Public Relations Citation will be awarded to Morrisville Rotary at the upcoming District Conference in Stowe on April 29 and 30.

District Literacy Citation: Tim thanked Deanna for coordinating our several activities and sending the application onto the District.

Raffle: Mark Sinow had the winning ticket and drew the 7 of Clubs-not the winner.

Meeting was adjourned by 1:00 PM.

Minutes respectively submitted by Marcia Marble