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Board of Directors Meeting   
Monday, October 18, 4:30 pm, Brookside Pub

​SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING MEETING DATES:
Monday, October 18, 5:00 pm, BROOKSIDE PUB,
James Johnson from Analog Cycles

WORLD POLIO DAY, OCTOBER 24



​Monday, November 1
Monday, November 15
Monday, December 6

Winners
31st Annual Chili Cook Off
1️⃣ST Place by the Judges: NewStory Center
2️⃣ND Place by the Judges: Brookside Pub

Best Themed Booth by the Judges: Keith Farrell

1️⃣ST Place Popular Vote: Keith Farrell

Congratulations to all our winners and many thanks to each of our cookers for participating and making this one of our best years yet!


​ROTARY DISTRICT 7870 
 John Siemienowicz-
​District Governor ​​
2021 -2022

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DG John Bob made his club visitation to Poultney Rotary on Monday, October 4.
He is a member of the Milford (NH) Rotary Club and became a member when his wife was club president. He join to aid in meeting a membership goal the club had set, but since then Rotary has meant much more to him on a personal level. The successful work of Rotary in District 7870 is based upon personal interactions and establishing friendships within your club and community (town, County, and District). Work on Global/District grants, Polio Plus, and interactions between Rotarians, Roteract, and Interact members is a success because of personal connections which take work and understanding of where each is coming from. See more on DG John Bob's visitation.

Poultney Rotary members were glad to share news on our fundraising and community efforts which included:
- a highly successful Chili Cook Off,
- plans to further explore and develop a new plan to implement  community Holiday Lights on Main Street with other community groups.

We were pleased to welcome other visitors along with DG John Bob. District Treasurer Randell Barclay and Dave Ballou both representing the Wallingford Rotary Club were in attendance.
​We also wish to thank our host(s), on the GMC campus, for providing beverages and snacks for our meeting.
 
Please remember to have fun and “Each One Bring One”!

Save the Date ~ Please save the date for our 20-21 District Conference celebration November 12-14.
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PHOTO LINK:
RUTLAND ARC
Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta is urging members to become more involved in service projects. Caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes other people's lives and our own. 

Presidential initiatives: 
  • Each One, Bring One: Each time you attend a Rotary event or meeting, bring a family member or someone interested in Rotary. This initiative is aimed at increasing awareness of Rotary and growing membership. 
  • Empowering Girls: Girls and women have the right to be safe, educated, and healthy. Learn how you can support and empower girls with a toolkit that was launched 1 July. 
  • Presidential conferences: You can attend a presidential conference. The 2021-22 presidential conference series will highlight the humanitarian work that clubs and districts pioneer locally and support globally.
  • Rotary Days of Service: Every club can plan one of these service events, which needs to be organized by two or more Rotary or Rotaract clubs to provide meaningful, hands-on volunteer opportunities that attract participants from outside Rotary.

LEARN MORE

October Highlight
Economic and Community Development Month

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Rotary supports investments in people to create measurable and enduring economic improvement in their lives and communities.
 
The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarians to invest in people by creating sustainable, measurable and long term economic improvements in their communities and livelihoods by :
 
1. Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, community leaders, local organizations, and community networks to support economic development in impoverished communities;
2. Developing opportunities for productive work;
3. Reducing poverty in under-served communities;
4. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to economic and community development.