Meeting of Sept 26, 2015

Rotary Meeting – 7:30 am

Community Party Historic Society Event

October 7^th – 4:00 – 7:00 pm

With an Amazing Silent Auction

Update on Food shelf 

• Formulating new by-laws
• It's now incorporated

Bill Root wo this week's football pool

Steve Dates – Liaison with other clubs

Zone Director – Rotary Car Raffle

Julia ?? and Louisa Tripp will be attending

Gifts received over $500.00 becomes taxable

Nigeria has had no polio cases

Afghanistan and Pakistan have between 35 and 40 cases of polio

Club Assembly – Ideas for New Fund Raisers

Rick is a big force raising money between Bowlathon and Car Raffle

Halloween Party brings visibility.

Ideas for Fund Raisers and Visibility

• Talent Night
• Touch Truck/ Tractor
• Dunkin President of Club
• Lobster Bake (Vt. Guards do it)
• Vt. Beer
• Dinner/Dance in winter months at Old Lantern
• Vt. Food – cheese, maple syrup
• Scavenger Hunt
• Midnight Bike Ride
• Flea Market in Breeding Barn
• Night Golf
• Road Rally
• Bike Race
• After sledding (Hot Chocolate)
• Every cup of coffee – proceeds go to Rotary

      Vendors give proceeds to Rotary

• Drone Events
• Antique Boat Show
• Ice Boating
• Gutter Cleaning Service
• Rent a Rotarian for a day to do odd jobs
• UVM, St. Mike, Norwich, Plattsburgh Hockey Game at Gutterson Field House
• It would bring people in for event – good visibility for Rotary if we host it
• Raffle to predict when ice goes out on Shelburne Bay
• Ice fishing tournament

    This is to replace Bowlathon – proceeds are $17,000.00 from this event

    We want to raise over $30,000.00 each year.

    Fundraising is like farming; we must prepare the soil or prepare the people in this case.

    Clean Water - We could have an event that goes with Clean Water.

    Event must publicize what Rotary does.

    Lobster Bake at Shelburne Beach with exhibits of what Rotary does.

    Honduras – clean water