Chris rang the bell and greeted everyone with his cheery self.
Susan shared some opening words:
A Prayer for Unity
In this century and in any century
Our deepest hope, our most tender prayer, is that we learn to listen
May we listen to one another in hope and mercy
May we listen to plants and animals in wonder and respect
May we listen to our own hearts in love and forgiveness
May we listen to God in quietness and awe
And in this listening, which is boundless in its beauty
May we find the wisdom to cooperate
With a healing spirit and a divine spirit who beckons us into peace and community and creativity
We do not ask for a perfect world, but we do ask for a better world
We ask for deep listening.
November 4, 2020
Bob Sanders, Carrie Fenn, Linda Gilbert, Sam Feitelberg, Linda Barker, Susan Grimes, John Hammer, Chris Davis, Dan York, Denis Barton, Richard Fox, Ric Flood, Charlie Kofman, Howard Seaver, Erik Kolomaznik, Jessica Brumstead, Jonathan Lowell, Bill Deming
Chris rang the bell and greeted everyone with his cheery self.
Susan shared some opening words:
A Prayer for Unity
In this century and in any century
Our deepest hope, our most tender prayer, is that we learn to listen
May we listen to one another in hope and mercy
May we listen to plants and animals in wonder and respect
May we listen to our own hearts in love and forgiveness
May we listen to God in quietness and awe
And in this listening, which is boundless in its beauty
May we find the wisdom to cooperate
With a healing spirit and a divine spirit who beckons us into peace and community and creativity
We do not ask for a perfect world, but we do ask for a better world
We ask for deep listening.
Next week is Veterans Day and the Veterans Memorial Committee will join us next week. Jason Galipeau will speak to the Rotary about his experiences as an officer in the Vermont Air Guard. There will be a very small tribute at the Memorial in Shelburne at 11 am.
Coat drive signs have disappeared but folks are trying to find them. Richard’s office is overflowing with coats. We’ll continue to collect coats until November 30.
Chris has the list from the food shelf and he needs to get the lists from the school counselors. We then need to get them cleaned and ready for distribution.
Who can help out with the race on Sunday?
Susan can help set up, Nancy, Denis, France will be there
Bike Station update:
Bike station has been delivered and we have permission to do the install in the spring.
Ric Flood filled us in on the car raffle- we typically net $10,000. To date we’ve received over $4000 in donations from 11 ticket holders.
Target date for the mailing is November 15. We’ve got 12 days to go. Come on people!! SEND IN YOUR LISTS!!! We’re shooting for 90% participation.
People in the community really see us as service partners and know the good things we do. People want to support us but they need to be asked. Chris is wondering if printing the letter with all of our names printed with it and submitted to local papers would generate some donations.
The friends of Rotary list is also beneficial in that it increases our outreach when we send out newsletters to let people know what is happening and the things we are doing.
Thursday mornings have worked well for Board meetings. Board meetings will be the third Thursday of the month at 7:30.
In election day news, Bill Deming and Denis Barton were voted in as Justice of the Peace, and Jessica was reelected to the Vermont House.
Food shelves have their turkey orders in for Thanksgiving and Chris and Susan will follow up to figure out invoicing and see what amount the supermarkets will donate.
Jessica filled us in on the cyberattack on the UVM Medical Center. Every time they think they have a handle on it the pathway changes and they can’t fix it. Homeland Security, FBI, Health and Human Services are all helping to figure it out. This attack is rolling out all over the country. Elective surgeries, chemo, all sorts of systems are involved. IT takes out the human error factor and losing the technology piece has created incredible complications and is costing millions of dollars. Hackers get in and encrypt a system then get in through security updates not being updated and move through the network. Paying the ransom doesn’t always work so the FBI counsels against it.
John Hammer has our closing words:
Pessimists see the difficulties in every opportunity
Optimists see the opportunities in every difficulty.
Jessica Brumstead will offer the closing words next week.
Have a great week!
Carrie Fenn