October 22, 2025 Breakfast Meeting Notes
Cari won the 50/50.
Russ got the chance to draw for the ace of spades but selected the 6 of clubs.
Thanks to all who helped with the Penny Sale setup.
Steve celebrated his birthday last week.
Street sales were productive last week. We sold $542 in tickets, $310 at Chase and the rest at Irving. Steve reported that we have taken in about $1000 in ticket sales via Give Butter.
Foundation financials: We have taken in several Penny Sale donations. We are going to receive a Global Grant for $160,000 for the Common Man for Ukraine and the trauma counseling centers. This will fund roughly 4 of our monthly retreats. A lot of the money is coming from our District as District-designated funds.
Club financials: We have just under $2000 in the club account and all bills are paid. Next dues invoices will go out in December for January through June.
Admin committee: We met a couple of weeks ago. We spent a lot of time discussing options for refocusing on an anniversary project. We talked about several possibilities, including a dog park. One possible location for the park would be just over the river in Holderness. Greg also noted that we could develop a spot on the river as a more established recreation center, with a beach spot, that would allow folks to use the river on hot summer days. Note that any riverside development would be subject to flooding.
Steve also mentioned the possibility of creating an electronic newsletter, which would be great for promoting us and attracting membership. If anyone is interested in taking on this task, let Steve know. We are building a mailing list through GiveButter, so we just need someone to work on the content!
Public image: Alicia has been working on new Rotary apparel. The clothing will say “Service above Self” above the Rotary wheel. Evergreen Embroidery and Tana’s Tees are both in the running to produce the new swag. Alicia will develop an order sheet, probably after the Hometown Holiday Celebration. Mike also asked if you see a Penny Sale sign in the community that has tilted or come down, please stop and put it back!
Service projects: Soul Track Brewing reached out to us. They are hosting a Friendsgiving on November 15, with either a raffle or an auction. They are looking for a charity to donate the proceeds to and asked if Rotary was interested in being a part of this event. Our only responsibility would be to get people there. We could then have a say in where the money was donated. In addition, we may ask the owners if they want to support our scholarship program, as the owners of Soul Track are all graduates of Plymouth Regional High School. We have no projects planned after the Hometown Holiday Celebration. We will do caroling at the Pemi Youth Center but they have two new co-directors who are a bit behind in their planning. We will donate $1000 to their holiday events for their kids.
Denise also noted that she was able to attend the District Training this past weekend. She will have pre-PALS information soon. Note that October is Polio Plus month, with World Polio Day on October 24th. She noted that the Candyland board game was created in 1947 to raise money for efforts to combat polio.
Membership committee: Russ reports that Mike Son is officially a member of the club. Congratulations!
Ben noted that SNAP benefits will be suspended in November, depriving 75,000 people in New Hampshire of their benefits, because of the government shutdown. We may need to jump in to help with this; monitor the situation and step in to help with food pantries or just helping your neighbors.
Happy dollars were shared by Lora, Sharon, Denise, and Mike.
Respectfully submitted,
Lora Miller, secretary