The South Burlington (Vermont) Rotary Club presneted Judy Kearns with its annual Frederick Tuttle Award on Tuesday evening, December 13, 2011, at the DoubleTree in South Burlington.  This annual award is given to a community member who has done exemplary work in their vocation and enhanced the South Burlington Community. 

Judy Kearns has worked at the “Other Paper” since 1999 when the former publisher, George Chamberlin, asked her if she could help part-time with the compilation of a service directory.  That work turned into managing the advertising for the paper and when the Other Paper moved into its offices her position became full-time.  She became progressively involved with the paper and when Mr. Chamberlin retired in 2009, Judy bought the paper and became the publisher.

During that time, members of the South Burlington Rotary have had the occasion to work with Judy, and to see how she excelled in service to the readers, advertisers and community of South Burlington.  She has been a pleasure to work with, often anticipating needs before they were expressed.  We have also had the pleasure to continue to see the paper grow under her guidance.  While maintaining a friendly focus on the “friends and neighbors,” Judy, her staff and columnists have helped connect the people, schools, government and businesses of the community.  We also respect and honor their efforts through considerate and open reporting to “foster more engaged citizenship.”

Like Fred Tuttle, Judy Kerns exemplifies how a person’s day-to-day work, their vocation, can enrich the community.

Please join us in congratulating Judy!  

For the third  year in a row, South Burlington Rotary is partnering with Nightmare Vermont for an exciting interactive haunted event this October. To learn more and to buy your tickets, visit the Nightmare website for details.

www.nightmarevermont.org  

Sara Quayle has been inducted into South Burlington Rotary. Sara is a native Vermonter. Dr. Quayle graduated from Middlebury College in 1979 and the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1983. This was followed by a pediatric residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. She has practiced at Timber Lane Pediatrics since 1987. She enjoys the continuity of general pediatrics, and has a special interest in adolescent medicine and developmental-behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Quayle and her husband live in Williston with their two teenage children.

 Welcomoe Sara! 

Congratulations to

Peyton Coel

Aster O'Leary 

and 

Kelly Jean Bevins 

with special mention going out to the winners of the Judges' Awards

Mike Bowler

Ryley MacKay

Donald Dalton.

You can order pictures from the event by going to this link. 

http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/002086553109/southburlington

Thanks to all of our contestants and to all of the community for making this a successful event.! 

On behalf of the Rotary Club of South Burlington, I would like to thank all of the participants in the Talent Show Auditions.

 Unfortunately the popularity of the show has grown over the years and this year we needed to have auditions. you will find those of you who have been chosen to participate in the Sunday Show by clicking in the Tab above labeled Talent Show Contestants.

Your times are posted and we ask that you be at the Band Shell at least 15 minutes prior to your designated appearance time. This year we will also have a professional photographer present who will be taking pictures of each act off stage. We look to give you access to these pictures a few days following the show. We also hope to use them  in The Other Paper as well as in future promotions.

Remember the show begins at 5 pm at the Rotary Band Shell in Dorset Park. In case of rain the show will be moved into the auditorium at the S. Burlington High School. Signs will be posted at the park if there is a change.

 Jay Pasackow - Event Chairman

Join us

Sunday June 26th

at

The Rotary Bandshell at Dorset Park

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  

Pre-Show Entertainment with Marko the Magician

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   

   Talent Show

Three Categories: Youth, Junior, Adult

Hosted by Jamie Polli of University Mall

Celebrity Judges include

Dr. Lewis First - Vermont Children's Hospital

Sharon Meyer of WCAX-TV

George Mallet of WPTZ 

Join us for Community Fun and Entertainment! 

Recreation Path Project

This project has come to a successful conclusion to its first phase. In a relatively short period of time we raised funds to purchase 21 new benches and 5 new signs for the South Burlington recreation path. These will be located in various locations along the path. Donations came from individuals, neighborhoods and businesses. Everyone one who donated had high compliments for the Rotary undertaking this project. The next step is to order the benches and signs. We look to have them in place by the end of June. On each bench and sign there will be a plaque recognizing the donor along with the Rotary Club of So. Burlington. So this summer, take a walk and enjoy the new path additions.

The South Burlington Rotary Club received special recognition this week and received a District 7850 Literacy Award. 

Literacy is one our passions and we make sure to focus on a variety of projects each year. We participated in the following projects this year just to name a few:

• Sponsored the South Burlington Bookmobile
• Provided Weekly Donations of Books to the Childrens' Library
• Provided Dictionaries to every 4th grader in South Burlington
• Supported The Shine Program in South Africa to help provide glasses to Children in Need.
• Conducted a Speech Contest. 
• Promoted Literacy Month in March 2010 and had several Literacy speakers 

We are committed to helping to support literacy programs in our local community and worldwide. Please contact us if you wish to become involved in our efforts! 

The South Burlington Rotary Club has received a District Simplified Grant to help bring fresh water to people in Haiti 

Our Club received $600 from our Rotary District for the Bio Sand Water Project for Duchity Haiti.  Rotarian Donna Thomas visited Haiti in early March and was able to purchase 3 bio sand filters with the funds from our grant and transport them to Duchity Haiti.  Our Club’s goal is to provide 3 bio-sand water filters for a new vocational school in Duchity, Haiti.  Donna was able to get one filter installed while there. Our club partnered with the Vermont Haiti Project (under the guidance of Jean Despagne Felix and Donna Thomas), and the Duchity Organization for Vocational Education (under the guidance of Jean Despagne Felix).

Our Club already has a history with the Vermont Haiti Project.  In January 2009 the Club provided $250 for Despagne Felix to attend a water filtration class.  In 2009, the Club also donated school supplies to fill backpacks for distribution to needy Haitian school children and in April 2010 our Club used a District Simplified Grant of $1,000 to purchase books for local Haitian merchants for a school that had no books whatsoever.

It is time to think GOLF.

The Golf Committee is ramping up efforts to contact area organizations to sponsor our 2011 golf tournament. We hope everyone will jump in again to make these contacts to ensure 2011 is another successful year.

New to the website is the "Golf Tournament " drop down menu where you can find the tournament poster, sponsorship opportunities, the registration form, and the list of sponsor contacts.

We will continue with some old favorites like the silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and Mulligan sales on the day of the tournament. We will run a "free 4-some" raffle this year. Ticket sales be voluntary to keep things light and fun. If you would like tickets to buy or sell, please let me know or pick some up at the check in table at our weekly meetings.

The golf committee will provide more information as we get closer to our event.