Weekly Club Newsletter 2015 05 13

 

       Greetings Rotarians! Today’s speaker was Jason Van Driesche from Local Motion.  This non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting people-powered modes of transportation and recreation.  Local Motion strives to assist communities in developing plans to build new sidewalks, safe streets and bike lanes.  Some of their initiatives have included the implementation of the bike ferry on Lake Champlain and the rebuilding the bike lane on the causeway in Colchester.  At present, Local Motion is trying to work with officials in the Town and the Village to make Route 15 safer for bicyclists.  Jason shared some of the more recent proposals and plans for accomplishing this goal and the difficulties they are facing in implementing these plans.  For more information about Local Motion, please visit its website at http://www.localmotion.org/about

 

 

            By now you all should have received your invoices for membership dues.  It is important that you please pay these promptly as the Club needs to provide complete membership figures to the District and Rotary International by the start of the new fiscal Rotary year. Non-payment of dues may result in termination of your membership.  If you do not intend to renew your Rotary membership for the upcoming year, we ask that you please notify President Phil as soon as possible.

 

 

            Sharon Dettenrieder is looking for volunteers to assist at the Heavenly Pantry Foodshelf on the fourth Thursday of each month from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.  The dates for which volunteers are needed are May 28^th, June 25^th, July 23^rd and August 27^th. Please contact Sharon if you are able to help out.

 

 

            The drive for another successful Golf Tournament is now officially on!  Every Rotarian is asked to do his or her part in securing cart and hole sponsors for this event.  As we are inching closer to this event, members need to kick the drive for more sponsors into high gear! This is our Club’s biggest fundraiser, so it is important that everyone helps out with this effort!

 

 

Upcoming Meeting Schedule:  Wednesday, May 20, 2015 – We will be hosting our annual Essex Rotary Scholarship Luncheon in recognition of this year’s scholarship recipients.

 

For the complete list of upcoming speakers and general information about the Club, please go to our website at www.essexrotary.org   Be sure to also visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/EssexVermontRotary

 

       Yours in Rotary,

 

Jason Ruwet