Meeting of December 14, 2016
Welcome newly inducted member. Marsette Oekert, a Licensed Nurse Assistant
Welcome Marsette
Upcoming dates:
12/21 - Holiday party and service project. Bring items from wish list or create packages for new mothers.
12/28 - No meeting
Jan 4- Guest Jason Levinthal will talk about starting a ski company.
Football Pool from Alan - 5 way tie. Stew and Jane are the big winners!
Meals on Wheels from Joan - They are doing well and have the necessary drivers.
Library from Lara - We have collected 61 video testimonials from the community, so stop by and create one! Also, join me tomorrow night at Essex Cinema for Star Wars!
Food Shelf update - We have plenty of canned food stuff. We need money to buy produce, so please contribute cash.
Foundation Donation - If you made a donation online, please forward it to Carol to be tallied.
Sargent at Arms:
Lara - Star Wars week, Xmas party, 61 videos for the library
Bill - Happy to be here today
David - Happy for Bill’s sarcasm and sense of humor
Michael - Here’s a dollar to avoid Bill’s wrath
Marsett Ackert - Happy to be at the meeting, and happy for her new job
Hanley - Happy for the Hockey for Hope event
Ric - Happy for Will Paten. His daughter has been found cancer free. Having an open house party.
Sam - Happy to be here.
Bill - Happy for the Back Home Cafe founder down in Rutland
Kris - Notoriety fine. Happy about the service project next week.
Linda - Happy that her son is graduating from Global Ethics class.
Jon - Hearing aids coming in for the trip to Honduras.
Adam - Happy that the days will start to get longer.
Bob - Happy that Bill has a truck
Howard - Happy that James Delaney hasn’t changed.
Joan - Happy that the food shelf is doing well
Carol - Happy to be here
Alan - Happy for the good ski season
George - Ditto for Alan’s ski season
Gary - I don’t know why
Will drew the winning ticket that belonged to Linda Schiavone. It was a rollover.
Speaker Will Patten: Leader of Vermont Business for Social Responsibility and board member of Vermont Economic Development Authority. A Vermont business man that has operated 8 companies since 1970. Speaking today on economic growth:
Today’s growth services tomorrow’s debt.
4 issues and barriers against economic growth
- Supply and Demand: Baby Boomers and Millenials are not big consumers.
- Resource restrictions: Preserving natural resources is a sign of changing times.
- Wealth created by technology and globalization has not reached middle class pockets.
- Technology is often replacing middle class jobs.
4 areas of common good that can help encourage growth:
- The continuum of exploration and education from 2 years of age until 70 years. Don’t seek to complete an education, but rather to continue to learn...
