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Next BOD - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 

The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Shattuck's at 7:20 a.m.

Invocation responsibility:  Ben Wheeler

Meeting:  Club Assembly

June 27, 2013 Meeting

Invocation responsibility:  Sadie Jackson

Speaker responsibility:  Richard Feldman

Guest speaker:  Sam LaFortune will discuss the ARK coming to Jaffrey

GAVEL NIGHT

On behalf of Bruce Edwards I am extending the following invitation:

Date:  Friday, June 28, 2013

Time:  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location:  56 Twin Coves Drive, Rindge (Contoocook Lake)

Parking attendant:  Jim Noel

Water taxi - see Jed Brummer or Joe Manning

Caterer: Caroline from Sunflowers

BYOB

Please RSVP to bruceedwards43@gmail.com or 532-7054

If you wish to bring an appetizer or dessert, it should require no utensils, be ready to serve and require no oven time.  Please indicate such when you RSVP.

In order to know how many guests to plan for, Bruce would appreciate it if you could RSVP sooner than later.

Thanks and I hope you can join us.

Jim

June 13, 2013

Introduction of Marcia Passos Duffy

In my former life as an independent consultant and SCORE counselor I advised big, international and small companies.  It became very clear to me that business people could be divided into two very distinct groups—those who get it and those who don’t.  Marsha clearly gets it.

Marcia Passos Duffy was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and this has special significance to this club as we sponsored a high school student from Brazil this past school year.   As a youngster moved to metropolitan New York City, then to Keene in 1995.

She is:

• owner of Backporch Publishing and is a freelance journalist, business writer/editor and publicity consultant for more than 25 years.  
  
  She was an award-winning business reporter during her five years at The Keene Sentinel and has written extensively about entrepreneurship and small business for a variety of local, regional and national publications – including Yahoo Finance, Fox Business News, The New
  York Times, Lifewire, the National Federation of Independent Business and Smart Business Magazine, among others.
  
  

            She lives with her husband and children (15 and 21) in Keene, N.H.

• publisher and editor for The Heart of New England an online travel and lifestyle magazine about northern New England.

• Co-publisher & Editorial Director of Monadnock Table the guide to our region’s food, farms and community that was the winner of a 2012 APEX Award for Publication Excellence. 
  
  Perhaps you’ve seen and read the free issues available in many local businesses

Today Marcia will talk with us about her newest venture, Monadnock Small Business Journal—The region’s voice of small business and entrepreneurship. 

 Text by Randy Morse

Good afternoon,

 The next regularly scheduled breakfast meeting is Thursday, June 13th at Shattuck's.

Invocation responsibility:  Kevin Hampsey

Speaker responsibility:  Preston Clark

Speaker introduction:  Randy Morse

Guest speaker:  Marcia Passos Duffy, owner of Backport Publishing regarding new publication: Monadnock Small Business Journal

June 20, 2013

Club Assembly

Invocation responsibility:  Ben Wheeler

June 18, 2013 Next BOD meeting

See you tomorrow.

Regards,

Jim

Student of the Month

June 6, 2013

  Student:     Stephanie Johnson
 
School:       Conant High School
                  
                  

Reasons Stephanie was chosen for this honor:

 

Stephanie was a National Merit Finalist .   As a Junior she was awarded the Dartmouth Book award, and throughout her years at Conant she has earned academic excellence awards in Biology, Chemistry, English , Geometry, Algebra II, Pre- Calculus, Ancient Medieval History and AP US History.   She has been an award winning member of our Destination Imagination Team, along with competing on the Swim Team and Field Hockey Team.

 

Stephanie is a kind and caring young woman who is a role model for all students.   She has been accepted to Wheaton College, St. Lawrence University, and the University of New Hampshire.

 

 
 

Good morning,

Next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Shattuck's

Invocation responsibility - William Gilson

Speaker responsibility - Joe Manning

Guest speaker - Marcelle Manning - topic US First Ladies

SOM:  CHS student Stephanie Johnson

June 13, 2013

Invocation responsibility - Kevin Hampsey

Speaker responsibility - Preston Clark

Speaker introduction - Randy Morse

Guest speaker - Marcia Passos Duffy, owner of Backporch Publishing - topic launch of a new publication - Monadnock Small Business Journal.

Looking forward to seeing you at tomorrow's meeting.

Regards

Jim

Dr. Marc Winiecki, the president of the Jaffrey Rindge Memorial Ambulance, accepted a donation.

Rindge Boy Scout Troop 308

Linda Bussiere 

Linda Bussiere, a member of the Rindge History Committee, accepts a check on behalf of the Rindge Veterans Association.The request for money was to help with hiring the 6^th NH Volunteers for Memorial Day Parade and Events.  The History Committee/RVA will also be placing a stone marker in memory of Ella Gibson, first female military chaplain in the US and who served along with her husband in the Civil War.

Jim Nute Executive Director of Camp Mayhew receives a donation from the JRRC.

Terry Reeves is the Education Director for the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough. The Mariposa is a multi-culturalMuseum, it is a 501 (C) (3) organization.

Terry spoke about the use of and colors of flowers usedacross the cultures of the world. She spoke about themeaning of flowers and flower colors as it relates to the different celebrations of religious and cultural events.

Hello,

 The Board of Directions are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 21st at the Jaffrey Chamber Office.  Bruce Edwards will be chairing the meeting in my absence.

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Invocation responsibility:  Bruce Edwards

Speaker responsibility:  John McCarthy

Guest speaker:  Isadora, exchange student, who will speak about her life in Brazil.

***************No meeting on Thursday, May 30th because of Memorial Day Holiday**************

Have a great weekend.  I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 23rd at Shattucks.

Regards

Jim

Hello,

Please note that the next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, May 16th at Shattuck's.  Bruce Edwards will be chairing the meeting in my absence.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 meeting:

Invocation responsibility:  William Driscoll

The May 16th meeting will be a  club assembly with the focus being on committees.  Therefore, each committee should be expecting to provide and present an update or progress report on their committee's activities or status.

Tuesday, May 21st Board of Director's meeting. Location TBD.  Bruce Edwards will be filling in for me since I unfortunately have a scheduling conflict.  Bill will confirm time and place when you meet on Thursday.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 meeting:

Invocation responsibility:  Bruce Edwards

Speaker responsibility:  John McCarthy

Guest speaker:  Isadora, exchange student, will speak about her life in Brazil.

No meeting on May 30th because of Memorial Day holiday.

 Regards,

Jim

Party Pictures Posted follow the link

http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/Journals/JournalDetails.aspx?accountid=2932&jid=53304

Players and fans alike are thrilled with the new scoreboard at the American Legion field donated by the Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary Club.

Photo by Beckey Newton JCC.

Lorna Letourneau, Principal recently accepted a donation from the Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary Club on behalf of Victory High School’s “Victory” scholarship fund. 

Victory High School’s mission is to provide an alternative school for students who find it difficult to function effectively in a traditional school setting.  The school seeks to provide the learning environment for developing accountability, reliability, and respect for authority at home, and within the community.

The donation will enable a student in the Jaffrey-Rindge area, with limited financial means, to attend Victory High School.

Good morning,

Please note that  beginning at 5:30 PM (CDT) on 10 May 2013 through Sunday evening, 12 May 2013 all Rotary International network systems and applications will be shut down for system maintenance.  The affected systems and applications that will not be accessible will include Member Access, Rotary Club Central, Rotary Showcase, and Rotary Grants.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 9th at FPU.

Invocation responsibility:  Tom Davis

CHS Student of the Month

Speaker responsibility: Bill Anders

Guest Speaker:  Terry Reeves, Education Director of the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough

May 16, 2013 meeting will be a club assembly at Shattuck.  Please note change in location.

Invocation responsibility:  William Driscoll

Enjoy the beautiful sunshine that is forecasted for today and tomorrow.  See you on Thursday.

Regards,

Jim

Good morning,

Our next regularly scheduled breakfast meeting is at FPU on Thursday, May 2, 2013

Invocation responsibility:  Jim Noel

Speaker responsibility: Gail Therriault

Guest Speaker: Isadora Martins Amaral Castro   Isadora will speak to us about her native country, Brazil and Minas Gerais, her home province.

May 9th, 2013

SOM - CHS

Invocation responsibility:  Tom Davis

Speaker responsibility:  Bill Anders

Guest Speaker:  Terry Reeves, Education Director of the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough

Have a great May Day and see you tomorrow at the meeting at FPU.

Regards,

Jim

Rotary Student of the Month

Student Name:                    Sari Somero

School Name:                     Heritage Christian School

Grade:                             8th

Parents Names:                  Paul and Jayne Somero

Brief Description of Student’s Accomplishments:

We asked the teachers to pick the student that they thought was most deserving of this honor.  Sari Somero was chosen because of her excellence in her academics as well as, her outstanding character.  Sari is always putting her best foot forward as a role model to her peers and is a blessing to her teacher.

Recommended by:           Mrs. Bethany Dean – 7^th and 8^th grade teacher

                                       Mrs. Beth LeMieur – 5^th and 6^th grade teacher

                                       Diane Slyman – 1^st and 2^nd grade teacher as well

as, interm administrator

Good morning,

Our next regularly scheduled breakfast meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th at  FPU.

Invocation responsibility:  Allen Clapp

Speaker responsibility:  Jim Noel

Guest speaker:  Dwight Schenck, Director of Monadnock at Home

Donation to be presented to Destination Imagination Team

May 2, 2013

Invocation responsibility:  Jim Noel

Speaker responsibility:  Gail Therriault

I look forward to seeing you at tomorrow's meeting.

 Regards,

Jim

Sixteen Rotarians joined in Saturday morning to make this a successful project.

Good morning,

Our next regularly scheduled meeting is a Club Assembly on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at FPU.

Invocation responsibility:  Tony Cassady

April 25, 2013

Invocation responsibility:  Allen Clapp

Speaker responsibility:  Jim Noel

Members of the Jaffrey-Rindge Destination Imagination Team will be joining us at our April 25th meeting.

 I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, April 18th.

 Regards,

Jim