Welcome to June, MRV Rotarians! An exciting time of year as we prepare for the annual Changeover Dinner, the date when our President, Mike Curtin passes the gavel to incoming President, Susan Klein. Wednesday, June 18, is the date for this annual dinner event this year to be held at the Pitcher Inn.Thank you, Mike, for your professionalism and commitment to this amazing organization! Thank you, as well, to Jane Macan, for arranging this extra special event. Members should have received an email invitation for this event. Please sign up as soon as possible. Reservations required.
Grants Approved
$1,000 to Mad River Chorale covering the cost of performances.
$500 to Moretown Elementary PTO covering cost of food for summer backpack program.
$4,000 Matching Grant for Good Samaritan. This will be doubled by the District thereby funding $8,000 to the good work that Good
Samaritan engages in! Thank you, Roger Porter for administering this generous grant!
Thank you, Doug Stoehr and Shawn Sullivan for your time and commitment to work on grants.
Upcoming Rotary meetings:
6/11, 7 a.m. Wednesday breakfast meetingat Toast and Eggs.
6/18, 5:30 p.m. Changeover Dinner at Pitcher Inn, Warren.
6/25, 7 a.m., Wednesday breakfast meeting at Toast and Eggs.
A reminder to please sign up for breakfast meetings whether or not you will be eating.
Upcoming Dinner meetings:
Please include these in your calendars.
Wednesday, July 16 at Rumbles Bistro at Sugarbush
Thursday. August 21 at American Flatbread
Wednesday, September 17 at Nelly's at Night
October - TBD
Wednesday, November, 19, at Rumbles Bistro at Sugarbush
Meet Your Fellow Rotarians section has moved to "Stories".
I am really looking forward to continuing this new section of the Newsletter as it will hopefully provide an opportunity for each of us to connect even a bit more with each other. If you receive an email from me asking for info for the section, please know that you are welcome to share whatever you wish.
Volunteer opportunities
The annual Warren 4th of July Parade is coming up! There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer and be a part of the sure-to-be quirky festivities. From selling specially designed T-shirts, to selling Buddy Badges, to installing signage and more, please either contact Mike Curtin or Ben Olds to offer your services.
In addition, you can always sign up to help with Community Pantry deliveries, thank you Doug Stoehr, or if you would like to be a Greeter, click on the following link https://mrvrotary.org/1451/Page/Show?ClassCode=Page&Slug=members-only. Being a greeter is a fabulous way to say hello to folks you have not seen in a while and if you are new to MRV Rotary, a wonderful way to get acquainted. So many ways to get involved!
A new Publicity Campaign has launched with the leadership of Kira Bacon. For those of you who use social media, Instagram or Facebook, I suggest you be sure to follow MRV Rotary and check it out. Each week will highlight Rotarians or beneficiaries of Rotary grants doing what they love to do. We know we all give of our time to Rotary but what else do we do? Be sure to follow this Campaign!
I grew up outside of Philadelphia, attended Denson University and married George Barnes from Syracuse, NY in 1962.
We lived for 30 years on a small farm in Chester County, PA and raised three children there.
In those years, I earned a MA in English and Classical Literature at Villanova and an MS in Education and Psychology from UPenn.
During that time, I also trained at Child Guidance in Philadelphia, was a family therapist, a psychologist at Benchmark School and started an educational consulting firm.
June already? Time flies! It seems like last week I was writing my first ever President’s Letter and now I am writing my last.
As my term as president comes to a close, I want to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks to each of you for the support, energy, and fellowship you’ve shared over the past year.
"Meet your Fellow Rotarian", Bonnie Barnes has been a committed MRV Rotary member for 5 years. Read all about Bonnie in the story above.
George Dorsey, owner of the Pitcher Inn, was our presenter at a recent breakfast meeting held there. He presented information about the joys and challenges of Inn ownership in today's world. After the meeting he offered tours of some of the Inn's spectacular guest rooms and yours truly could not resist. All I can say is WOW!
Thank you again for each and every effort you all make. A recent email I received from the Rotary District closed with these words, "As we transition from this Rotary year to the next, let's focus on the opportunity to balance continuity and change. Together, let's move our organization forward as we share the Magic of Rotary and Unite for Good."
