Newsletter for the meeting of January 14th

Charlotte Shelburne Rotary Club meeting of

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Trinity Episcopal Church Community Room

 

President Richard Fox led the pledge and Kris Engstrom gave the devotional.

 

Richard introduced the visitors and Guests David Gladstone from the Burlington Rotary Club,  Bent Omen from the Tupper Lake Rotary Club, LouAnn Beninati, our guest speaker, Coordinator of Vermont’s STEP Ahead Recognition System (STARS)

 

Upcoming events:

January 21- Club Assembly

January 28 - Katie Langrock –Talk on small business – Commando Underwear

February 4^th.- Speech Contest

February 11 – Committee Meeting

 

Announcements:

David Gladstone – Burlington Rotary Club – Invited our club members to a fund raiser called A Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration with Eileen Ivers – “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin”- The event will tale place Friday march 13 at 8 PM on MainStage at Flynn Theater – Tickets are $75 – The Rotary has an arrangement for preferred seats.

 

Lara Keenan announced the Shelburne Library is offering ‘Tech’ answers – so when you need help with electronics stop by and see them at the library.

 

Lara Keenan and Gail Feitelberg are co-sponsors for Veteran’s Legacy Program – The task is to interview Shelburne Veterans and then digitize the personal stories for a Legacy Book and library archives.

 

Evan Webster- Fine for anyone with car trouble today as the sub zero temperatures tend to cause problems

 

Lara Keenan - thanks for a great battery

Kris Engstrom – Warm Heart

Linda Gilbert – Check Engine Lights

Phil Denu – Low mercury

Bent Omen – Happy

Dave Rice – Happy

George Schiavone – Car ok but Garage Door Stuck

Carol Obuchoski – Car Windows Stuck

Linda Barker – Patriots

Terry Kennaugh – Automaster fixed his heater

Jim Donovan – Good to be Back

Sam Feitelberg – Battery Turned he did Not

John DuPee – Check Driver Light

Trafton Crandall – New Battery – Good Skiing – Off the Colorado Skiing next week

Mike Clapp – Missed meeting because he Slept

Russ Blodgett – Missed Meeting

Richard Fox – His Car Started his Wife’s Did Not

John Hammer – Bicycle did not Start

Harold Seaver – Happy for the -5 today

 

Lucky draw –There is $78.50 in the Pot, Denny Bowen’s number was picked but he drew the 4 of Hearts – Roll Over

 

Guest speaker:

Lara Keenan introduced LouAnn Beninati who has over 35 years of experience in the field of Early Care and Education in Vermont, most recently as Coordinator of Vermont’s STEP Ahead Recognition Systems (STARS).

 

LouAnn focuses on advocacy, consulting and teaching with a goal towards workforce development for the child care profession.

 

*Basic needs have not changed

*Kids today experience a different structure than kids of the past.

*Best Memory Then and Now

*Un-structured versus structured

Then – Risk Taking, Outside, few Adults involved

Now – Structure – sports, clubs, Video, Inside, Adults involved

*72% of Vermont’s children have all parents in the workplace

* Basics Health, Food, Sleep, Exercise

*Good Stress versus Toxic Stress

 

LouAnn went on to talk about kids and percentages in the criminal system, why the needs of young children are so important, how working to lower cost of education, the need for social skills, the need for math skills

 

‘Let’s Grow Kids Campaign’ a three year statewide campaign to raise the knowledge base with a goal of changing Public Policy for young childhood programs

 

Visit www.letsgrowkids.org

 

LouAnn went on to answer numerous questions from club members.

 

Richard thanked Louann with the donation of a book in her name to our local library.

Apropos the book’s title Little Humans.

 

Photo caption:

 

Richard presenting Little Humans to be donated in her name to the local library

 

Meeting Adjorned 8:25