Todd Allen and his wife will host a socially distanced social gathering at his sheep farm on Jericho Road in Hartford. Details were sent out in an email a few days ago. .  

 

 

None! We’ll actually get to see each other! 

 

 

Jed Williamson offered a Happy Dollar in appreciation for the members who have signed up for the Hanover Rotary as a team for the Walk to End Alzheimers that will take place on October 10. There is still a chance for those who want to join the team and help him reach the $2,000 by using this link: 

 

 

Dick Podolec announced that the planning for Roteract is going forward at Dartmouth and expressed thanks to Heather Drinan and Casey Aldrich for their help. 

 

Carol Olwert won the coveted raffle prize: $10.00 off the price of a meal at Jesse’s when social distancing ends…. 

 

 

REMINDER: Here’s the link to make your donation in lieu of paying for meals at Jesse’s AND the place to donate your Happy Dollars!  https://hanovernhrotary.ejoinme.org/COVID-19

 

 

Todd Allen introduced Peter Gregory of the Twin Rivers Outaquechee Regional Commission (TRORC), one of 11 regional planning agencies in the state. Peter explained how the 10-12 staff members in the Commission provide help to the towns they serve by offering expertise in “traditional” areas such as planning, economic development, permitting, transit planning, grant management and zoning issues as well as newer issues like emergency management, energy conservation and sustainability, and public health consultation. The Commission employees have a wide range of skill sets with backgrounds in forestry, public administration, and economics. He noted that in addition to securing government funds to help with its operation, TRORC) has created a Foundation which enables it to apply for grants that would not be available to a governmental entity. 

 

Peter highlighted future directions the TRORC plans to take, which will include more focus on energy issues, dealing with hazard mitigation, public health planning, and affordable housing.

 

 

October 14 – Todd Allen will introduce Rory Gawler of the Dartmouth Outing Club

 

October 21 – I will introduce Osher President Bill Sullivan who will tell us about how Osher has adapted to Zoom and may share some insights on  

 

October 28 – Todd Allen introduces George Abetti who will talk about Geo-Barns. 

 

November 4 – Todd Allen will introduce two guest speakers, Meegan Daigler and Ari Sopher whose topic is Rela-treating pelvic organ prolapse. There is a possibility some members may want to log on early that day for a post-mortem of the election… assuming the results are in. 

 

November 11 – Todd Allen will introduce Beth Wallace, who will talk about mentoring in a pandemic. 

 

Thanks to Todd Allen we are booked through Christmas with the exception of November 25… and Dick Podolec has some great speakers set for late January! 

 

Do YOU have any ideas for speakers to fill in the blanks? We’d love to hear them! 

 

Wayne Gersen