UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 safety issues and restrictions Club meetings are following social distancing guidelines and/or meeting by Zoom. For further information please contact us.
Poultney Rotary continues to provide opportunities for members to provide voluntary service to community based activities and areas of need to men and women from diverse professional backgrounds and experiences. Since the time of our last report to the community, several items should be highlighted.
During 2019, the Club changed the day and location for membership meetings. Fellowship among members is now (most ) Mondays, 7 am, at the Small Business Center/Journal Press Building (13 Depot Street), ground floor level. Evening meetings and membership socials are also held to increase options for attendance and develop new membership interest in Rotary Service. Activities that foster opportunities in service are key to a successful club and attending meetings helps to foster a working organization, but is not always the highest criterion. Becoming a member can be a way to give back to the community.
Creative thinking, teamwork, and planning by members help to support functions of the Club’s effort and the fundraising that provide the funds distributed to areas of need. In 2019 the members came together to put on the 30th Annual Chili Cook - Off Event. With great community support and sponsorship assistance, the day was a great success. As the major fundraising activity each year, the event supports our budget for community/recreation scholarships, and donations within the community to organizations and nonprofits that count on local support. Please save the date of the last Saturday in September for the 31st Chili Cook - Off Event. The day is full of activities and the chili competition is the best in the State of Vermont. (Cook-Off Event has been cancelled for 2020, see comment here)
Last year’s report included reporting on efforts and funding that came through the Rotary International Foundation and the local Rotary District 7870 Matching Grant program. While the funding opportunities were known in March 2019, it was not until later in the year that the efforts actual came together in more tangible form. The lending library, a part of the LittleFreeLibrary.org program, was constructed and put into place by August. Our unit is located outside the East Poultney General Store, owned and operated by Rotarian Carol and was constructed by Rotarian Steve of Carpentry With Heart. Their participation helped to make this project a success. We also thank Elizabeth Donaldson for the inspiration and we hope folks will check out the lending library she designed that is in place at the town office property. The Global Grant project for safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education in Trojes, Honduras was finalized in December and allows for the continuation of efforts directed by Pure Water for the World and supporting Rotary Clubs, Poultney included. It should be noted that this project for Poultney Rotary was membership driven and funded, along with donations from others. This was a high priority area but could not be supported within our budget. A second Global Grant, supported with some Club funding, was approved in 2019 and will support future efforts to provide medical equipment and training in South Africa
Please consider joining us for a meeting or please speak to any member of the club regarding membership. Visit our club website or Facebook page for additional information and activities.
www.facebook.com/PoultneyRotaryClub1927/
The Club may also be reached by mail at:
Post Office Box 143, Poultney, Vermont 05764, or by email at poultneyvtrotary@gmail.com
During 2019, the Club changed the day and location for membership meetings. Fellowship among members is now (most ) Mondays, 7 am, at the Small Business Center/Journal Press Building (13 Depot Street), ground floor level. Evening meetings and membership socials are also held to increase options for attendance and develop new membership interest in Rotary Service. Activities that foster opportunities in service are key to a successful club and attending meetings helps to foster a working organization, but is not always the highest criterion. Becoming a member can be a way to give back to the community.
Creative thinking, teamwork, and planning by members help to support functions of the Club’s effort and the fundraising that provide the funds distributed to areas of need. In 2019 the members came together to put on the 30th Annual Chili Cook - Off Event. With great community support and sponsorship assistance, the day was a great success. As the major fundraising activity each year, the event supports our budget for community/recreation scholarships, and donations within the community to organizations and nonprofits that count on local support. Please save the date of the last Saturday in September for the 31st Chili Cook - Off Event. The day is full of activities and the chili competition is the best in the State of Vermont. (Cook-Off Event has been cancelled for 2020, see comment here)
Last year’s report included reporting on efforts and funding that came through the Rotary International Foundation and the local Rotary District 7870 Matching Grant program. While the funding opportunities were known in March 2019, it was not until later in the year that the efforts actual came together in more tangible form. The lending library, a part of the LittleFreeLibrary.org program, was constructed and put into place by August. Our unit is located outside the East Poultney General Store, owned and operated by Rotarian Carol and was constructed by Rotarian Steve of Carpentry With Heart. Their participation helped to make this project a success. We also thank Elizabeth Donaldson for the inspiration and we hope folks will check out the lending library she designed that is in place at the town office property. The Global Grant project for safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education in Trojes, Honduras was finalized in December and allows for the continuation of efforts directed by Pure Water for the World and supporting Rotary Clubs, Poultney included. It should be noted that this project for Poultney Rotary was membership driven and funded, along with donations from others. This was a high priority area but could not be supported within our budget. A second Global Grant, supported with some Club funding, was approved in 2019 and will support future efforts to provide medical equipment and training in South Africa
Please consider joining us for a meeting or please speak to any member of the club regarding membership. Visit our club website or Facebook page for additional information and activities.
www.facebook.com/PoultneyRotaryClub1927/
The Club may also be reached by mail at:
Post Office Box 143, Poultney, Vermont 05764, or by email at poultneyvtrotary@gmail.com
Check presented to Shelterbox Ambassadors Dennie and Bill Dyer by John Van Hoesen.
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Josh the Otter, part of a Rotary water safety/literacy program, has photo taken with students.
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