Meeting Notes - August 1, 2012
Posted by Jay Pompar
on Aug 01, 2012
Charlotte Shelburne Rotary Club
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church Community Room
Welcome
President Adam Bartsch opened the meeting by leading the Pledge and Kris Engstrom gave the devotional.
A special guest was introduced and welcomed: Maria Bortillo from Tela, Honduras, visiting as a guest of Megan Hanley. The girls met when Megan was volunteering with Hands to Honduras.
Coming Events
John Dupee reported that 40 of the 3,000 tickets have been sold. The Club is counting on everyone to sell tickets and share any ideas for reaching our goal.
Projects
Camp Ta-Kum-Ta – Kris Engstrom reported that the preparation and serving of breakfast at Camp T-Kum-Ta was a beautiful, energizing project, one of the best things we do. “It feeds our souls,” she said.
Everyone who participated is asked to return their apron after cleaning it.
We received a request to pay for the food for the camp breakfast, something we have always done in the past according to Terrell Titus. It was suggested that since Sarah Rouse had asked that a $1,000 donation made to CSR by her employer in her name should be used for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, that the food costs be covered by that donation. John Beal recommended that the balance of her donation also be given to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Treasurer Russ Blodgett said that would not be a problem for the budget and bookkeeping. Finance Chair Carol Obuchowski said the committee would be happy to recommend that distribution of the donation. Approved.
Harvest Festival Parking – Bill Root reminded the club that our annual day of volunteering to manage the parking at the Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival is approaching. Sign up sheets will be circulated.
Sergeant at Arms
In honor of the Olympics, Richard Fox did a Gold Medal Round of Happy Fine Collection setting a new world record and bettering his previous personal best performance.
Happy fines:
Guest Speaker
Catherine Collins of Middlebury College shared an idea they have developed for fund raising, a concept they tested on the club and sought feedback on its efficacy. The idea was to turn “in kind” donations to the club into cash, but holding a quick and lively auction in which everyone who wished to participate dropped chips worth $5 into a bucket as it was passed around the auction circle. Anyone in the circle could drop out at any time, and the last one in won the item. Then everyone paid an amount equal to how many of their $5 chips were in the bucket.
Nine players participated in the auction for two bottles of wine, one Proseco and one Cabernet Sauvignon. The auction raised $810 for the club and Ric Flood won the wine.
Everyone who had participated (or not) completed a survey valuating the concept and discussed how they felt about the auction. The good news: regardless of whether we thought the “Pass the bucket speedy auction” concept was a good one, the proceeds of the experiment were donated to the club.
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church Community Room
Welcome
President Adam Bartsch opened the meeting by leading the Pledge and Kris Engstrom gave the devotional.
A special guest was introduced and welcomed: Maria Bortillo from Tela, Honduras, visiting as a guest of Megan Hanley. The girls met when Megan was volunteering with Hands to Honduras.
Coming Events
- 8/8 – Richard Fox Classification talk
- 8/15 – Club Assembly
- 8/18 – Shelburne Day -- Helpers needed to staff the Hands to Honduras/Rotary booth.
- 8/22 – David Coates speaker.
- 8/24 – the senior Bar-b-que at the Charlotte Senior Center. Sign-up sheet circulating
- 9/15 – Golf Ball Drop
John Dupee reported that 40 of the 3,000 tickets have been sold. The Club is counting on everyone to sell tickets and share any ideas for reaching our goal.
Projects
Camp Ta-Kum-Ta – Kris Engstrom reported that the preparation and serving of breakfast at Camp T-Kum-Ta was a beautiful, energizing project, one of the best things we do. “It feeds our souls,” she said.
Everyone who participated is asked to return their apron after cleaning it.
We received a request to pay for the food for the camp breakfast, something we have always done in the past according to Terrell Titus. It was suggested that since Sarah Rouse had asked that a $1,000 donation made to CSR by her employer in her name should be used for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, that the food costs be covered by that donation. John Beal recommended that the balance of her donation also be given to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Treasurer Russ Blodgett said that would not be a problem for the budget and bookkeeping. Finance Chair Carol Obuchowski said the committee would be happy to recommend that distribution of the donation. Approved.
Harvest Festival Parking – Bill Root reminded the club that our annual day of volunteering to manage the parking at the Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival is approaching. Sign up sheets will be circulated.
Sergeant at Arms
In honor of the Olympics, Richard Fox did a Gold Medal Round of Happy Fine Collection setting a new world record and bettering his previous personal best performance.
Happy fines:
- Debby Hanley – Her first child is 16 today – happy to have Maria visiting from Honduras.
- Joan Lenes – happy
- Eric Hanley – happy to have Maria visiting and Maria and Megan attending the meeting.
- Kris Engstrom – happy to have been at the Camp Ta-Kum-Ta breakfast
- Jim Spadaccini – his granddaughter’s wedding
- Tom Glaser – his son’s wedding
- Ric Flood – a great game of golf
- Elaine Dates – a Rotary Foundation reminder – if we donate $1,000, the club gets it back
- Tod Whitaker -- leaving on vacation
- Fritz Horton – enjoying the summer Olympics
- Terry Kennaugh – good friends visiting
- Bob Sanders – good golf game
- George Schiavone – happy birthday
Guest Speaker
Catherine Collins of Middlebury College shared an idea they have developed for fund raising, a concept they tested on the club and sought feedback on its efficacy. The idea was to turn “in kind” donations to the club into cash, but holding a quick and lively auction in which everyone who wished to participate dropped chips worth $5 into a bucket as it was passed around the auction circle. Anyone in the circle could drop out at any time, and the last one in won the item. Then everyone paid an amount equal to how many of their $5 chips were in the bucket.
Nine players participated in the auction for two bottles of wine, one Proseco and one Cabernet Sauvignon. The auction raised $810 for the club and Ric Flood won the wine.
Everyone who had participated (or not) completed a survey valuating the concept and discussed how they felt about the auction. The good news: regardless of whether we thought the “Pass the bucket speedy auction” concept was a good one, the proceeds of the experiment were donated to the club.