Happenings:

 Board of Directors Meeting - 7:30 am
The Meeting House
348 Bentley Ave.
Monday, March 4

Thursday Morning Meetings - 7:00 am
The Meeting House
348 Bentley Ave. 
​February 21 -MEETING TO BE HELD AT WITHEY DINING HALL AT 7:30 AM.  Randell Barclay, Assistant DG (Area 10) will be visiting and provide us with some updates.
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February 28 -

March 7 - Dr. Karen M. Scolforo, President, Castleton University.

March 14 - Tia Poalino, Rutland County Free Clinic.

March 21 - MEETING TO BE HELD AT POULTNEY HIGH, Celebration of Interact Charter.

March 28 - Keith Harrington and students representing History Day Team.
Other Events:
March 23 - Maplefest, Rotary/SVA Sap Bucket Canvas Challenge, Noon ~ 3 pm, American Legion Post #39, Granville Rd. Poultney.​​

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!
more information here
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Fair Haven Rotary
Club's  Great Benson Fishing Derby
​Feb. 23/24 ​

The Concept of Vocational Service
The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians. The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourage and foster”:
• High ethical standards in business and professions
• The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
• The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society

As a Rotarian, how can you put these ideals into action? Consider these suggestions:
• Talk about your vocation in your club, and take time to learn about fellow members’ vocations.
• Use your professional skills to serve a community.
• Practice your profession with integrity, and inspire others to behave ethically through your own words and actions.
• Help a young person achieve his or her career aspirations.
• Guide and encourage others in their professional development.

If you do any of these things, you are performing vocational service. And if vocational service motivates and energizes you, then you’re in the right place, because vocational service is the very essence of Rotary. It is what sets Rotary apart from other service organizations. 

taken from an Introduction to Vocational Service

DISTRICT 7870 CONVENTION May 3~5 2019
More information and registration here.

Celebrate Rotary's anniversary

On 23 February, Rotary will celebrate its 114th anniversary. 

For more than 110 years, Rotary members have been addressing challenges around the world.  Grassroots at the core, Rotary links 1.2 million members to form an organization of international scope. It started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of its members.
"Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves." 
Paul Harris 
Rotary founder
from:  https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/history
Rotarians ~ Consider making a special birthday gift to The Rotary Foundation today. When you give to the Annual Fund, you empower Rotarians like you to improve communities close to home and around the globe.
from:
Giving & Grants — Happy Birthday, Rotary ~ email 02/01/19

Want To Volunteer?
Check this out!

Slate Valley Trails
​Young at Heart Senior Center
(Unlimited) Volunteering for weekly events such as card making, bingo, fitness on T/W/TH/F.
Stone Valley Arts 
(Unlimited) Volunteers have several options that include; staffing their facility at Fox Hill , development , membership communications/media management , programming , and service.
Boys and Girls Club Fair Haven - After School Program 
(Unlimited) Volunteering with kids ages 5-12 y.o
Mon-Fri. 3:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m. (schools in session) and 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (during school vacation)
 " Serving others is  good for the soul" ~ Anonymous ​
from the 
Community Engagement Newsletter 
November 16, 2018