1 – If you are on Facebook post this ad or if you have a long list of local friends who like pancakes on your email contact list, send them this ad:

 

The Rotary Club of Hanover NH’s

The Jeryl “Jerry” Frankenfield 

Pancake Breakfast

Hanover NH Fire Station

48 Lyme Road

 

2 – If you have access to your local listserv, post this: 

 

Hello Friends,

I thought that since the many area Rotary Clubs in the Upper Valley serve many of us in various ways you’d want to know that our neighboring Rotary Club of Hanover is holding its annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 6, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Fire Station on Lyme Road (Route 10) just north of Hanover.

Enjoy pancakes, sausage, maple syrup, juice, coffee, friendship. Cost is $5.00 for adults, $3 for children 5 - 16, and under are free. Parking is across the street and is also free… AND the Fire Department will have equipment on display. Funds go to supporting the Club’s many community projects.

Rotary is both an international and local organization which has helped rid the world of polio and which continues to work on clean water projects, scholarships, and supporting many and various local community projects.  Locally, one Hanover High School student receives a $10,000 scholarship and many local non-profits have benefitted from grants provided by the Hanover Rotary Club. .

Hope to see you at the Breakfast.

For Rotary,

INSERT YOUR NAME
INSERT YOUR TOWN

 

3 – Grab a poster this week and post it prominently somewhere at your workplace or in your community where it will capture the attention of hungry citizens. 

 

 

How has Twin Pines benefitted from being an Auction Partner? Their Executive Director Andrew Winter will provide us with an answer at today’s meeting. His talk will serve as a reminder that our fundraising is paying dividends in the community as we seek out hungry citizens! 

 

 

Nan Carroll made three important announcements. First, she officially announced that Ruby Nash would be heading up the 2019 Auction. Second, she announced the Auction Partner for 2019: Positive Tracks. And third, she announced the date for the auction: November 7. Mary your calendars now. 

 

Tom Csatari announced that the Philanthropy Committee received 26 grant requests totaling $62,000 and reported that the Committee decided to put the large grant requests on hold pending the development of clear process for evaluating the submissions. He also announced that sign-up sheets for the Pancake breakfast were on each table and reminded members that the Lebanon Rotary Club is sponsoring a golf tournament on May 23 at a cost of $125 per team, offering details to anyone interested. He also confirmed that the Spring Social originally scheduled for April 3 would be hosted by Emily Bristol on May 1 at the Brick and Barn Realty in Quechee. 

 

Wayne Gersen offered Pancake Breakfast posters to Rotarians to post in their places of business and in their communities. 

 

Terri Minelli introduced Rob Schultz, the head of Leadership Upper Valley, an assignment he took on as part of his role as Vital Community’s Development Director. Rob explained the benefits of participating in the program, indicating that the cost to enroll was $1425.

 

Dick Podolec announced the Rotary Friendship Exchange in New Zealand in February 2020, reminding club members that February is warm and sunny in the Southern Hemisphere. He would be providing details to any interested club members in the future. 

 

Dave Allen put in a plug for contributing to the Rotary Foundation, expressing his hope that every club member would make one donation. 

 

Denise Dahlberg offered a Happy Dollar in appreciation for the heartening experience she just had visiting Jerusalem and Palestine… and 

 

Denise Dahlbergalso won the raffle, which was a $50 dollar gift certificate!

 

 

Ruby Simon provided context for Rachel Donegan’s talk by describing the need for libraries to help teach patrons of all ages how to make use of technology, which is referred to as “digital literacy.” Rubi also described the emerging need for “Maker Spaces” and described the efforts underway to site a Community Maker Space at Hanover High School. Rubi also explained how library applied for and got a grant through the Brissette Fund to provide the seed money needed to hire digital literacy librarian. 
 

Rachel Donegan described how her 15-years of experience at the Montshire Museum prepared her to assume a leadership role with digital technology. She urged club members to view Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk on education to gain an understanding of why the development of creativity is imperative (NOTE: This talk has over 56,000,000 views!). She explained how Maker Spaces provide way for people to use their creativity and provided examples of laser cutter projects on each table. She concluded her talk with a short video on digital literacy and shared a long list of initiatives she’s helped launch in recent months at the Howe library. Rachel emphasized that the goal of digital literacy is to have technology users be content makers in addition to being content consumers.

 

 

April 10- Carol Olwert will introduce Dr. Sally Kraft from DHMC who will speak on population and health. 

 

April 17 We have an opening! Here’s your opportunity to invite someone with an interesting story to tell us. 

 

April 24 - the Director of the Lebanon Opera House, Joe Clifford, will share upcoming events at his venue.

 

May 1 will be our quarterly social, which will be hosted by the Emily Bristol at the Brick and Barn Realty in Quechee. 

 

May 8 - Rubi Simon introduces Tom Badowski, the district’s coordinator for Exchange Programs and our current exchange student. 

 

May 15 – Julie Stevenson will introduce a quartet from the Hanover High Jazz band

 

May 22 – We’ll hear from Dartmouth’sDaniel Chamberlain, the Associate Librarian for Digital Libraries

 

Wayne Gersen