Happenings:
Board of Directors Meeting 
​November 04 - Following regular membership meeting.

​Monday Morning Meeting- 7:00 am
Journal Press/Small Business Center
(Meeting to be held at Bob Mitnick's space on the ground floor level.)
​November 04
November 11 - No Meeting (Veterans Day)
November 25 - No Meeting (Thanksgiving Week)
Evening Meetings
Foundation  Dinner ~ District 7870 (Southern Vermont)
​registration required
 Tuesday, November 12,
5:30pm to 8:30pm
American Legion Post 67, 635 VT Route 103, Chester, VT.

Saturday, November 16 ( replaces 11/18 Monday Meeting)
Club Social ~ Membership Development
4 pm, 60 College St. N
(The Mitnik's Home)

Rotary Foundation Update

The Rotary Foundation has changed the names of three areas of focus (marked with asterisks) to better reflect the types of projects that Rotary members carry out. The six areas of focus are:
  • Peacebuilding and conflict prevention*
  • Disease prevention and treatment
  • Water, sanitation, and hygiene*
  • Maternal and child health
  • Basic education and literacy
  • Community economic development*
Some of the areas of focus goals have also changed. You’ll find new activities related to the environment in the updated Areas of Focus Policy Statements.

How will you connect the world?
Our Rotary service connects us to people who share our values and want to take action for a better world. It connects us to people we might never otherwise meet, people who are more like us than we imagined. And it connects us to people who need our help, allowing us to change lives in communities around the world.

Rotary is implementing a new strategic plan, but the real work of shaping Rotary’s future lies with you as we adapt and grow for the future. RI President Mark Daniel Maloney challenges you to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World by building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through service.

November is... 

 ROTARY DISTRICT 7870 
Nancy Russell - District Governor ​

         District Governor Visitation
Set for Monday, December 9 Membership Meeting

​2019 ROTARY FOUNDATION DINNER

The Vermont region Rotary Foundation Dinner is Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the American Legion Post 67, 635 VT-103 S, Chester, VT.
​The Rotary Foundation Dinner will take place from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.   
 The Foundation Dinner will have food stations and there will also be a cash bar. During the Foundation Dinner, Rotarians and Non – Rotarians will be encouraged to network with each other, view the displays, and presentations. The Rotary Foundation Dinner will showcase many of the Rotary Foundation Projects that our District is engaged in. It is also an opportunity to learn about Rotary and the Foundation, as well as, using this event as a means of encouraging non-Rotarians to consider becoming members. 
 There will be a formal program at this event with featured speakers on Foundation activities. The dinner time will be 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The formal program will begin at 7:30pm . There will also be several presentations by Rotary Clubs from our District that are sponsoring Foundation Projects and would be interested in other Clubs participate in their projects.
 The cost is $37.50 per person for Rotarians and their Spouses.  Every Rotarian is encouraged to bring a friend, who could be a Prospective New Member, for free.  Tickets will be pre-sold to provide an indication of the anticipated attendance.  Please purchase your tickets on the District Website using credit or debit card.  You may make a check payable “Rotary International District 7870” and mail a check to :  Randell Barclay, Treasurer, 9171 Cold River Road, Shrewsbury, VT 05738
 As the ticket pricing indicates, we would encourage you to invite a non-Rotarian to the Foundation Dinner so that they may consider becoming a new member, as it will be a great way to introduce them to Rotary. 
 Each Event Ticket will include one raffle ticket and the chance to win some excellent raffle prizes.  Additional tickets will be available for purchase for $5 each or 3 for $10. 

Poultney Rotary and Youth Program

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Poultney Rotary sponsors an Interact Club at Poultney High which is getting geared up as the new school year starts. 

Students in the District in need of school supplies are now getting some of those items in backpacks. This effort is a continuation of a previous effort between the Club, Interact advisors and Interact members.
This and other service projects helps to reinforce the importance of community.