Welcome
President Caroline led fifteen Rotarians and two guests in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Four Way Test and then she introduced today’s guests: Ernie Drown and Amy Perry, our speaker.
Since Last We Met
No birthdays or anniversaries.
On this day in history: In 1888 Eugene O’Neill, Nobel Prize-winning playwright (A Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Iceman Cometh) was born.
Announcements
President Caroline announced that we will be observing World Polio Day with an event on Thursday, October 24 with a presence on Main Street. She distributed color sheets of paper with letters on them to members sitting around the tables. They spelled END POLIO NOW. This visual will be displayed by volunteers in front of Aldrich to bring awareness to the cause. Additionally, volunteers will be on the street asking for a dollar donation and offering to paint pinkies purple, originally the way that children who had been vaccinated were identified. Volunteers are still needed and so please consider showing up between 4-6 p.m. to help out.
Reminders: Carving for Kay service project at next week's noon meeting and Willhem Lange reading of A Tell Tale Heart at our meeting on October 30.
Karl has arranged for a field on November 6 to the One Zero Five Stay AirBnB. We will eat at Tasty Bites and then proceed to the tour.
Eddie,Ted and Tony met to discuss staffing of the concession stand. The commitment would be the boys and girls hockey games and possibly other public events.
A Drop of Sadness in a Sea of Happiness
Ted started off with a Sad Dollar because Karl has to take his son’s dog, Bernie, back to Manhattan.
Tony offered a Happy Dollar as he told us of his judging an apple bake off at Wilkins Harley-Davidson. There were 32 entries and so he was “appled-out.” He mentioned that Jan placed in the competition and asked her to describe her entry. Jan described her recipe for pulled pork which included using apples to marinate the pork and to make the apple infused sauce.
He also had a Happy Dollar in bringing attention to a reference in Granite Chips regarding the Pope and Bob Pope.
Bob rose to the occasion and gave a Happy Dollar as he admitted that he might have given George covid or on second thought he mused, 
“Maybe George gave it to me.” He also gave a dollar and kudos to Campo di Vino for today’s meal. Up next, President Caroline with a plethora of Happy Dollars $$$$: Tony for his meals effort; hats off to our nonprofit executive directors-Karl, Dan, Nicole, Zach and guest speaker Amy Perry; and celebrating her daughter Lydia’s 24th birthday together.
Nicole gave an IOY Happy Dollar as she made a request for well wishes and prayers for safe travels with her sixteen year old.
Dan threw a buck in the basket, happy that he had hired an office manager.
Eddie weighed in with a Happy Dollar for attending Parents Weekend at Marist College and another in celebration of his and Sandy’s anniversary on October 7 and one more because he was named the Time Argus Financial Advisor of the Year.
Living Well Group
President Caroline introduced our guest speaker for today, Amy Perry, Director of Development & Communications with the Living Well Group.
Living Well is a small Vermont nonprofit organization that operates two Level III residential care homes in Vermont, Heaton Woods Residence in Montpelier and Ethan Allen Residence in Burlington. Living Well works to raise more awareness in local communities about what services it provides to vulnerable older adults who may be finding it increasingly difficult to remain at home safely.
Amy began her presentation with a brief history of Heaton Woods. Heaton Hospital was founded in 1898 by Homer W. Heaton and located on West Street in Montpelier. The original building underwent several changes and after several years the hospital was relocated to Heaton Street where it remains today. In 1963 Heaton Hospital merged with Barre City Hospital to become the Central Vermont Medical Center.
Amy presented an overview of the physical plant and then continued with a listing of medical activities, active living activities and other 
services. Heaton Woods Residence consists of a dining hall, libraries, lounges, activity area, double and single rooms with private bathrooms and outdoor space with a porch. Medical services offered include: nursing oversight; 24-hour care giving supervision; medication management; and transportation to doctor appointments. Among the active living activities offered are: chair yoga and tai chi; music therapy; art movement activities; and gardening and outdoor activities. Other services include: housekeeping; laundry services; hair salon; spa days; and healthy meals and snacks daily. In concluding her talk, Amy suggested some ways to stay connected: visit us; volunteer; share a special talent with us; invite our residents to visit you; and spread the word.
Amy’s presentation was nicely illustrated with photos, high quality slides and engaging anecdotes. Rotarians showed their appreciation with a warm round of applause and a Rotary coin presented by President Caroline.
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