Rotary Foundation

​​Giving Tuesday is over, but your gift of Rotary will make a difference for a lifetime. During this season of giving consider making a special gift to The Rotary Foundation and together we can continue Doing Good in the World.

  Happenings:                     

Meeting location, unless noted, is at the Poultney Senior Center - Young at Heart, 206 Furnace Street, Poultney. A Zoom link is also available for those interested. 5:00pm

Board of Directors Meeting   
Thursday,12/1, 5:30 pm at President Ellen's home

​SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING MEETING DATES:
​Monday, December 5 - Club Holiday Gathering, 5 -7 pm
​Stone Valley Arts 

International President - Jennifer Jones

Imagine Positive Change
Rotary International President Jennifer Jones imagines a Rotary where members act to make their dreams a reality. She’s encouraging all of us to ensure that Rotary is welcoming and inclusive, that our club experience is enjoyable for all members, that girls have the opportunity to develop self-confidence and make their voices heard, and that we continue to expand Rotary’s reach. Learn more about these presidential initiatives.

​ROTARY DISTRICT 7870 
Randell Barclay- ​District Governor ​​
2022 -2023

PicturePoultney Rotary wishes Randell Barclay (Wallingford Rotary), DG as of July 1, 2022, all the best in the coming Rotary Year.
Dianne and I will have completed 52 official club visits (out of 60 club) when the October newsletter is issued.

Our focus is now shifting to the Killington District Conference on Sunday, November 6th, 2022.

Summary
Our special district governor speaker was DG Alex Falk from Marblehead Massachusetts. Alex explained his experience with using the Kiva platform for doing good in the world through microcredit lending. Alex’s district had created an Interact-Kiva district grant program to encourage both engagement between Interact clubs and their host clubs while at the same time allowing Interact students to learn about finance and the scope of need in other parts of the world.
Our International guest speaker was Menno de Wet from the Blouberg South Africa club who discussed how to get the most out of your Rotary membership. The District’s Four-Way Speech
Contest winner Mei Dasgupta gave us a reprise of her talk about whether Social Media met the 4-Way test.
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Immediate Past District Governor John Bob Siemienowicz talked about looking to the future and thanked club award recipients for their contributions to their clubs and the district.

We had 13 speakers who shared their clubs’ service projects and fundraisers.
(See the District Newsletter for the entire DG message.)

POULTNEY ROTARY CLUB 
Ellen Sisco-President ​​
2022 -2023

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We welcome visitors and those interested in Rotary at our meetings. Thank you to all in the greater community that supported our fundraising efforts in 2022 and being a part of our efforts to serve.