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Charlotte Shelburne Rotary Club Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Trinity Episcopal Church Community Room Welcome President Steve Dates welcomed guests Emily Morrow, Jay Stewart and Janet Miller to the meeting. Announcements Thank you notes received from Everyone Wins, Scholarship winner Josh Parker, Debbie Lamden and the VNA were circulated. The five committees established to involve members in the running of the club, and to distribute the work load more evenly, will begin having monthly meetings in a cycle that will alternate club assemblies with committee meetings – one month the last meeting of the month will be club assembly and the alternate month the committees will meet. Steve gave a brief Rotary Foundation historical fact, telling the club about Arch Plumpf, the founder of the Foundation who used the $26 left over from an annual meeting to start the foundation. Paul Harris Fellows who received their honors at the Changing of the Guard Party were congratulated: Terrell Titus who received her second Paul Harris, Dave Rice and John Dupee. Chuck LaClair had also received his certificate – a year after the fellowship was actually made to him. Upcoming Programs July 9 – Stefan Jost of Shelburne Museum; July 16 – Committee meetings, July 23 – Brian Cosgrove of Vermont Yankee, July 30 – Dr. Murray Stanley on breast cancer. Group Study Exchange The GSE team that will go to Taiwan in 2009 needs a team leader, and will be seeking people interested in being part of the team – these are typically young business and community leaders, non-Rotary members. Anyone interested should contact Elaine Dates, chair of the Rotary Foundation Committee for the club. Finance Committee Report The Finance Committee recommended and the Club approved, grants as follows:  $500 for Jeanetta Franck’s Grenada scholarship  $500 for Shelburne Parks and Recreation Wednesday Night Concert Series  $500 for Spectrum Youth and Family Services Sergeant at Arms Kris Engstrom assessed anniversary fines to Katie Camardo, and Eric and Deb Hanley, as well as a late fine to Julie Won. Happy fines:  Kris – for Britta’s speedy recovery from injuries incurred in a recent accident  John Hancock – for his grandchild’s graduation from CVU  Robert Maynes – for his 24th anniversary  Don Condon – for finding lots of Rotary stuff in a recent closet cleaning foray – but not the aprons.  John Hammer – for the graduation of his daughter from medical school and for the arrival of a new granddaughter and the continued progress of his recently born grandson  Alan Hathaway – just happy  Judy Christensen – for RYLA’s success  Jimmy Fayette – his son is visiting from Alaska  Rosalyn Graham – her sister Janet Miller is visiting from Hawaii, with her daughter and twin granddaughters  George Ewens – his son his coming for the weekend with his wife  Jim Spadacinni – for John Hammer and the Vermont Mozart Festival (Jim quoted Mel Kaplan as saying that without John there wouldn’t be a Mozart Festival); for the Youth Exchange which will bring 12 young people here next year. He is still looking for a home for a Mexican boy  Ric Flood – his wife has returned from a trip and he survived  Linda Gilbert – for Emily Morrow coming as a visitor to the club – and considering joining  Colleen Haag – for Rotary and SCHIP’s contributions to the Burlington Emergency Shelter that will allow them to have a much-needed new furnace  Terry Kennaugh – for the wonderful Changing of the Guard Party – a gift to the club from Past President Anne Pardee – a generous gift that prompted Terry to make a donation to Rotary in lieu of paying for the party Lucky draw: Janet Miller drew Colleen’s ticket – and Colleen drew the right card to take home the jackpot of $479. Congratulations Colleen! Program

President Steve Dates presenting Rotary coffee mugs (for decaffeinated coffee) to Evelyn Sikorski and Tom Clavelle. Health in the Workplace Evelyn Sikorski and Tom Clavelle of the Governor’s Council on Fitness spoke about workplace fitness programs, their benefits to workers and employers, and encouraged businesses to apply for work site wellness awards presented annually by the Council. Last year 50 businesses participated in the award competition. The council supports work site wellness programs from tobacco cessation programs, health screenings, brownbag lunch lecture series and healthy lifestyle promotions. Their work is based on the belief that the combination of individual commitment and community/business support will effect lifestyle change in adopting healthy practices. They also sponsor programs for children to fight obesity and encourage outdoor activity. Tom Clavelle of Engleberth Construction described his company’s programs to encourage wellness among their employees. They have had programs for six years and have spent more than $100,000 on wellness. “It’s the right thing to do for our business and our employees,” he said. He said that a construction business like Engleberth, that typically involves hard physical work, is motivated to improve the general healthy of the employees, especially as they self-insure and want to reduce risk. Among the lessons they have learned about wellness programs is that it takes time to become the culture of the company, that there will be successes and bombs, and that there is no silver bullet. He shared stories of the successes of organizing participatory and fun exercise encouraging programs like a “walk around the country” that includes information about the far- away places they are reaching with their daily walking, biking and running miles. They have a nurse and physical therapist who visit worksites, giving individual assessments and assessing risk. He said they have also seen a ripple effect that reaches the homes of their employees as they become aware of better eating habits and exercise.