A Fistful of Dollars

While twelve Rotarians and a guest were enjoying salad and stew in a bread bowl, Caroline was up with a Happy Dollar, reporting that our District has published a position on  Covid-19 vaccination reflecting a civic and humanitarian viewpoint.  Eddie then introduced his guest, Jason Decoteau. Doug was up next with a Happy Dollar rejoicing that Eddie saved a 1955 Life magazine which featured Christianity and gave it to him. He also gave a Sad Dollar because a family trip to Hawaii was canceled due to Covid-19. President Tony dropped off our letter regarding the Wheellock House lease. It will be considered at the January 18th Barre City Council meeting. President Tony announced that Tom has taken up the mantle as Program Chair. Tom asked us to recommend speakers for future presentations.  President Tony interjected and paid a dollar for mentioning New England Cooks and Pizza Day in February. Tom asked him to pass the gavel and proposed a fine of one-and-nine on him for usurping Tom’s floor time. Without much of a defense, the fine passed. Karl tried to dun Eddie with a dollar fine for mentioning National Life, but Eddie pointed out that it was part of the introduction of his guest. It was ruled out of order. 

A Constitutional Moment 

Caroline quizzed us on important dates. Here are some of the most notable ones. October 1781: Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown; May 1787: The Constitutional Convenvention opens; June 1788 The Constitution becomes effective for the ratifying states when New Hampshire is the ninth state to ratify it; June 1789: James Madison introduces proposed Bill of Rights in the House of Representatives; September 1789: Congress approves 12 amendments and sends them to the states for ratification; December 1791: Virginia ratifies the Bill of Rights, and 10 of the 12 proposed amendments become part of the Constitution. 

Announcement

Reminder: When members register for the noon meeting, be sure to sign up for lunch if you want one. It isn’t hard to do and if you want you can charge it on a credit card. The lunch is $15 plus a cc fee of $.50 for $15.50. You can pay with a credit card or cash at the door.  A raffle ticket is a dollar more. We need to give Tim Bolton an accurate count for him to deliver.

Meet Cindy Locke

President Tony introduced Cindy Locke, our speaker and our newest member.

Cindy Locke has lived in Vermont since 1978 when she moved here at the age of fifteen to go to school. Prior to that she grew up all over the United States. Her father worked for a few large corporations that moved them from coast to coast. She learned a lot of skills as a child to blend in and have compassion for all types of people because of her immersion into different cultures and lifestyles.

Cindy is the youngest of three children. All of her immediate family live outside of Vermont. Her parents are in Fl and brother and sister, and their respective families, are in MA and CT. Cindy recently moved to Plainfield VT and Washington County from Lamoille County. She was a member of the Morrisville Rotary for twelve years prior to moving and transferring to our club.

Cindy went to college full time as an adult while working full time and received a BA from Vermont College of Norwich University in 1999. Cindy is also a graduate of Leadership Champlain.

Cindy’s career has, in the past thirty year primarily focused on association management. She worked for three different chambers of commerce (Stowe Are Association, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce). Since May of 2014 Cindy has been the Executive Director for the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) which runs the snowmobile recreation industry in Vermont and is one of the largest associations in the Green Mountains. VAST has six full time staff and a four-million-dollar annual budget.

Cindy is a proud member of Rotary. As a past president, she understands how to be the boots on the ground and how to be the leader, as well as how important Rotary is for a community. She is absolutely passionate about the work Rotary does and what we stand for.

Welcome Cindy