THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM
Todd Allen will introduce Arnon Mishkin of Fox News Surveys who will, Todd assures us, provide a non-partisan analysis of where things stand in terms of the 2020 election. With the passing of RBG added to the mix of volatile campaign issues it will be interesting to see how a professional pollster sees things shaping up in the coming weeks.
THE ZOOM LINK FOR THE MEETING
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88229582283?pwd=aS9Hd3o1cS9ZK0hQL0ZhUHZXSEdxQT09
Meeting ID: 882 2958 2283
Password: 254494
The Zoom Room opens at 11:45 AM. After our opening Pledge of Allegiance and opening Password Todd will then introduce our speaker.
AN IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION REGARDING NEXT WEEK: Beginning next week we will be compelled to use Zoom’s “waiting room” feature. This means that as Zoom host I will be serving as gatekeeper for your entry. When you log on you will get a message to that effect. I will do my best to make certain I am available at 11:45 to welcome you… but if I am late, please be patient. THANKS!
LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Todd Allen announced that he received 150 reusable masks to be distributed. He asked Rotarians with ideas on how these might be distributed to email him before the forthcoming Board meeting when the ultimate decision on distribution of these masks would be made.
Todd Allen also wanted members to know that our FaceBook page had been hacked and some odd posts appeared as a result. He assured members that the source had been identified and the problem had been addressed.
And here’s an announcement from Jed Williamson that I left out last week’s bulletin:
Fellow Rotarians, I have signed up Hanover Rotary as a team for the Walk to End Alzheimers that will take place on October 10. Join the team and help me reach the goal I sent: $2,000.
Gert Assmus won the raffle, $10.00 off the price of a meal at Jesse’s when social distancing ends.
DONATIONS IN LIEU OF MEALS
LAST WEEK’S PROGRAM
Todd Allen introduced Jon Helminiak, who described the Tunison Foundation’s flights to commemorate the 75thanniversary of D-Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift by retracing their flights. Operating out of Land o’ Lakes Air Base in Wisconsin, the Tunison Foundation restores “old school” military planes and flies them to various venues where they serve as reminders of the sacrifices required to maintain our freedoms.
Jon’s presentation recounted the trip he took in the Placid Lassie--- a two-engine propeller plane-- from Wisconsin to Oxford, CT to Reykjavik, Iceland to Prestwick RAFB in Scotland, to Duxford, UK, and then across the English Channel flying over Normandy Beach before landing in Germany. He described the perils involved in flying for extended periods of time over the open seas and the training required to fly in formation. After the reenactment of the flight over Normandy, he and his colleagues re-enacted the Berlin Airlift, the largest humanitarian airdrop in history.
Jon emphasized the purpose of these reenactments, which is to keep the spirit of the D-Day veterans alive and to make sure that future generations gain an appreciation for the fact that there is a price to be paid for freedom. One point that was driven home with one of his concluding slides was that those who flew these missions were by and large in their 20s, a group we might today deem as far too young to undertake such a challenge!
Coming Attractions:
September 30 – Todd Allen will introduce Peter Gregory of the Twin Rivers Outaquechee Regional Commission
October 7 – Todd Allen will introduce Rory Gawler of the Dartmouth Outing Club
October 14 – Todd Allen and his wife will host a socially distanced social gathering at his sheep farm on Jericho Road in Hartford on October 14. Details will be forthcoming.
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
Do YOU have any ideas for speakers? We’d love to hear them... and we have some blanks to fill in after October 21. Thanks to Dick Podolec for lining up two excellent speakers for January: Dartmouth President Hanlon on January 20 and Dartmouth Economic Professor Danny Blanchflower on January 27.
