January 14, 2026 Breakfast Meeting Notes
Mike won the 50/50 and he donated it to Tom.
For the 3rd week in a row, Tony got the chance to play the card game, and sadly he chose the 3 of spades. The card count is down to 19 now so the odds of winning are improving!
Rotary weekly highlights: The decorations on the Common came down without a hitch this past Saturday, although the snow made it a little more challenging. Fortunately it was sunny and dry. The decorations are all stored and we will go through them in the future. Bill and Phil will still need to remove the decorations on the bridge as it was too icy to remove them safely on Saturday.
Styrofoam was not picked up last week; Ken picked up 2 bags from Camnton-Thornton and 4 from Holderness in his own truck. Going forward we will be picking up foam twice a month, rather than every week. We will need to figure out future transportation for the foam.
Erica is enjoying her work in Maine; she will be back here March 21. Raisa has been away from meetings because of multiple trips to PA to visit family.
Next week MIT will be taking over the Common Man Inn. We should decide if we want to do a virtual meeting or try another space.
There will be a board meeting this Friday.
Super Bowl squares: Ben proposes a division of 20% for the first 3 quarters, leaving 40% for the 4th quarter winner and the winner of any overtime. If there is no overtime, the winner of th 4th quarter will get 40%. Sharon suggested that Moe and Peggy might be interested in buying squares as well.
Sharon read a thank you from Evelyn Sidor, thanking us for the scholarship funds.
Sharon spoke today with a tutorial on the various platforms we use. We have two websites, the club and the foundation sites. Anyone can go to the public page for the club (plymouthrotarynh.org) which is run by ClubRunner. At the top of the page is a series of tabs. For example, you can go to the speaker tab and find out when your speaker assignment is. There is a membership tab, including a general outline and the application form for membership.
There is also a tab for documents. Documents included a request for funding that non-profits can fill out. There are also reimbursement forms.
The top of the home page has a tab for membership. To log in, use your member name (first name.lastname.1444) and your password. If you don’t know your password, just click reset to choose a new ID or password.
Once you get into the ClubRunner page, you can select membership to get useful information like phone numbers and addresses of other club members. You can upload a photo, update your personal information, find out your member number, etc.
The front page of our website includes a link to PlymouthRotaryFoundation.org, as well as a link to the Common Man for Ukraine page. The front page of the Foundation site has a link to donate, as well as a list of sponsors for the Hometown Holiday Celebration and the Penny Sale to thank them for donating. Across the top of this page are tabs describing what we do and photos of various events. The Hometown Holiday Celebration page also includes a link to register for the parade.
Rotary International has its own website. It is the largest civic organization in the world. In order to register for this site, you need to look up your member number, which is on the mailing label for the magazine, as well as on the ClubRunner website. There is a lot of data on the Rotary International website, including demographics of membership. When you log into MyRotary, you can go to Brand Center to get information, such as downloads of various images. The site allows you to connect to Rotarians around the world that share similar interests through the Rotary Fellowships. There are lots of different fellowship groups, including motorcycling, winemaking, bicycling, HAM radios, and many, many more. There is also a Rotary Friendship exchange, where you can stay at each other’s homes.
Other ways to get Rotary information: on the App Store, you can get an app for ClubRunner. Log in using the same info that you would use on the web site. There is also a separate Club Locator app so that you can find a club in an area that you are visiting. If you visit a club, it is suggested that you bring our club flag as a gift. These are stored…in a closet…somewhere. Sharon was not entirely sure where…perhaps at the Common Man Inn or maybe in the basement at Meredith Village Savings Bank. If you plan to travel and visit another club, you should probably look for a banner ahead of time and not wait until the last minute.
Marybeth reports we had 23 students show up for the first Interact meeting this past Monday. They will meet every 2 weeks and at the next meeting, they will identify projects that they want to do. There is an account at the high school to fund Interact that dates back many years (Dan Rosner may be the one who handles this). If there is no money left in that account, Marybeth can ask the board for another infusion of cash. Bill Clark used to run Interact so Marybeth will reach out to him.
Happy dollars were shared by Denise and Phil.
The District Conference will be doing the final round of the speech contest at a resort in Quebec. It is held at a beautiful venue and is dog friendly. Denise, Ben and Mike will attend the Northeast President Elect Learning Session, where they will present the information on the Common Man for Ukraine and will hold two breakout sessions. The incoming Rotary International president will be there and he will be going to Zakopane with the Common Man this year, so that will be excellent publicity for our efforts.
Respectfully submitted,
Lora Miller, secretary