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Board of Directors Meeting - December 7

Zoom Membership Meetings
December 7 - PDG/DRFC Venu Rao - Rotary Foundation - how it works and how it helps.
December 21 - Club Holiday Assembly via Zoom. Have your beverage of choice available. Mandy promises little to no formal business!?

Due to COVID-19 measures in Vermont we are currently meeting on Zoom only. If you are interested in attending a meeting contact us here

 ​Other Events

​Physical Meeting Location:
United Methodist Church
108 Main Street, Poultney

Everyone Eats to provide free restaurant-prepared meals in Rutland County

            Poultney Rotary to Assist in
       Distribution of Meals in Poultney

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 DISTRIBUTION: WEDNESDAY
Drive~through starts @ 5 pm

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                      Location: 206 Furnace Street
Young at Heart Senior Center Parking Lot

​ROTARY DISTRICT 7870 
Steve Puderbaugh- District Governor ​​ 2020 -21

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See the District Newsletter for full comments. Highlights include:
Modifying fundraising activities/goals,
Covid-19 Global Grant, Oct. 6 Million Dollar Mask Challenge comes to District,
New residents to  a community due to Covid-19, could be a new source of membership.

W. R. Junction Function
PRC President Mandy and Rotarian Bob M. pick up 2000 masks for Young at Heart Senior Center

​About the Rotary Million Mask Challenge Tour
In the early morning hours of October 1, 2020, a cargo ship carrying 800,000 face masks will arrive at the Port of Boston as part of a Million Mask Challenge. Over the course of the next 14 days, those masks will be delivered to first responders, healthcare providers, and frontline workers in cities, towns, and villages from Boston to Maine, from Massachusetts to Connecticut. This effort is a story of service and leadership. It’s a story about answering the call, working together, and saving lives. It is the story of Rotary. A tractor-trailer, emblazoned with the Rotary Million Mask Challenge Tour story, will distribute face masks to Rotary clubs throughout New England and nine major city center distribution points in six states for those in need in their communities.

Club Supported Event
ARC Barn Picnic and Dance 
First Group Outing in months
The Duffy's barn

See more images here

Grand Opening

Reclaimed Makerspace
Grand Opening Held
Poultney Rotary welcomed the new business venture to Poultney on Saturday, September 26 with a ribbon cutting ceremony lead by President Mandy Mitnik.

Bust of Rotary founder unveiled on Rutland Sculpture Trail

The bust of Paul Harris was added to the series of downtown carvings and placed in front of the Opera House on Merchants Row. 
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Paul Harris sculpture in Rutland, Vermont, honors founder of Rotary International.(Olivia Lyons)

International Presidential theme
​2020-21: Rotary Opens Opportunities

RI President Holger Knaack’s theme for 2020-21, Rotary Opens Opportunities, asks Rotarians to create opportunities that strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into action, and improve the lives of those in need.

Changing for the future Knaack also urged members to embrace change so Rotary can expand and thrive. Rather than setting a specific target for increasing the number of members, Knaack said he’s asking clubs and districts to think about how to grow in a sustainable and organic way. He wants clubs to focus on keeping current members engaged and adding new members who are the right fit for their club.

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NEW THEME ADDED BY
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment.
More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding has been allocated to environment-related projects over the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to support the environment will give Rotary members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact.
Supporting the environment becomes Rotary's seventh area of focus, which are categories of service activities supported by global grants. It joins peacebuilding and conflict prevention; disease prevention and treatment; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and community economic development.
Grant applications for projects will be accepted beginning on 1 July 2021. Gifts and commitments from Rotarians and others will be sought to provide global grant support for the new area of focus.
More information about this new cause will be announced soon.
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New video promotes our networking and fellowship opportunities

​click here for this
​Rotary International video