THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM
Todd Allen brings Noel Pauili, a Senior Scientist at Adimab to tell us about his firm’s efforts to “…turn good molecules into best in class molecules”. It will be worth Zooming in to find out what it takes for a molecule to be rated “best in class”.
THE ZOOM LINK FOR THE MEETING
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88229582283?pwd=aS9Hd3o1cS9ZK0hQL0ZhUHZXSEdxQT09
Meeting ID: 882 2958 2283
Password: 254494
The Zoom Room opens at 11:45 AM. After the Pledge of Allegiance and opening Password Todd will introduce our speaker.
NOTE THAT OUR SPEAKERS ARE RECORDED FOR REBROADCAST ON CATV.
They are recorded in “speaker view” which means if you do ask questions during the Q and A session you will appear on screen unless you disable the camera.
LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Allen announced a need for volunteers for the Stuff a Truck Fundraiser for COVER… an announcement he followed up with an email.
Tom Csatari appealed for members to make their annual contributions to the Rotary Foundation, a follow-up to an email he sent earlier to each of us.
Dick Podolec reminded Board members he was seeking volunteers to connect with Roterac members who were seeking mentors.
Todd Allen welcomed three new members to the club: Rob Williams, Gary Miller, and Charlie McCrudden.
Club treasurer Kevin Wenger reported that we had received $1300 dollars-in-lieu-of-lunch donations for Willing Hands thus far.
Todd Allen offered a Happy Dollar in appreciation of the 180 pounds of wool he and his wife got from shearing their sheep.
The Raffle Management Team (RMT) awarded a $10 in-kind donation to Willing Hands to Kathy Geraghty for successfully answering a multiple choice question that had only one answer.
DONATIONS IN LIEU OF MEALS
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! In the coming weeks the funds we raise will be earmarked for Willing Hands.
https://hanovernhrotary.ejoinme.org/COVID-19.
LAST WEEK’S PROGRAM
Todd Allen introduced Michelle Kennedy who shared a wealth of information on the Easter Seals campaign in New Hampshire. Among the tidbits that I learned from the presentation:
- Easter Seals was started by two Rotarians: Paul Harris and Edgar Allen whose fundraising resulted in the construction of the first hospital for crippled children.
- Easter Seals was not associated with any religion. Rather, it was named “Easter Seals” because it was intended to provide those who were crippled with the opportunity for resurrection. It was conceived as providing a helping hand as opposed to providing a handout, a conception that is sustained to this day.
- Easter Seals NH is 85 years old while Easter Seals VT is 40.
- Easter Seals funds are used to provide a wide array of service for both adults and children. Veterans, foster families, and homeless individuals are all beneficiaries of Easter Seals funds.
- The funding for Easter Seals comes from the Government, fees for services offered by providers, and grants.
- One of the primary services Easter Seals provides is case management so that those in need can readily access the services available to them through the federal, statre and local governments and many non-profits.
The 12 Easter Seals sites in NH and 11 sites in VT serve hundreds of individuals and continued providing those services in the face of the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Future Speakers:
April 7 – Adair Mulligan, Executive Director of the Hanover Conservancy, will be introduced by Todd Allen
April 14 – David Allen introduces
Adnan Sultan who is an attorney with the
Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to freeing those wrongly convicted of crimes.
April 21 – Todd Allen will introduce Lou’s owner Jarrett Berke
April 28 – Heather Drinan introduces Steve Thiel, President of Southern New Hampshire University.
We’re now booked through all but the last week in June and halfway through July... But we can never sign up speakers too early! Your ideas are welcome!
