Members (10): Bob F., Deb, Ed, Jeff, Karen, Marty, Patricia, Rod, Sue Dowdell, Taylor
Guests: Chester Rotarian Ed Grossman, Bill Dakin, and Hudsen Hagland, Alan Englander, Michelle Chamberlain, Bill Neukomm (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• "Rotary Reads" will take place at Union School on Feb. 16. For more info, contact Jeff.
• Anyone interested in helping with the Diaper Drive in April should contact President Emma.
• A list of speaker assignments has been emailed to members. It is also available on club website.
• Informational meeting on Cheshire Bridge closure will be on 2/12
• "Meet the Selectboard Candidates" will take place on 2/15 at Library.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The fifth bench has been assembled and is still waiting to be picked up by Springfield On The Move for the bus stop on Main Street. We have collected 461 pounds of plastic film towards the 1000 pounds needed for our sixth bench. So far, 3,591 pounds of plastic film has been removed from the waste stream, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket, and heading to Trex Company for recycling. <NOTE: 2000 pounds = 1 TON>. We desperately need volunteers to help sort at the Library, please contact Sue Dowdell.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
February 13
Rick Pembroke
Springfield School Budget
February 20
Sue Triplett
Friends of Veterans
February 27
No regular club meeting
February 28
Club social
Fullerton Inn @ 5PM
The next board meeting will be Thurs, Mar. 7, 2024, @ Noon @ Senior Solutions Conference Room. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
President-elect Deb welcomed all to the February 6, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant.
BOWL OF LIFE: (members put three things about themselves on paper and place into a bowl and then we try to identify the member)
Michelle: Glad to see how nice the storefronts on Main Street are looking
Bob: Fond memories of last time bridge was closed.
Taylor: Successful Chamber Annual Dinner
Deb: Hired a new employee.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $3 was won by Jeff. The big pot grew to $6.
PROGRAM:
Bill Neukomm, former executive director of COVER Home Repair, gave an overview of the organization. COVER Home Repair, headquartered in White River Junction, is a volunteer-driven community organization, that strives to make homes safer, warmer, drier, and more energy-efficient, for those who otherwise could not afford to do so in the Upper Valley area.
Founded in 1998, COVER’s mission is to foster hope and build community by bringing together homeowners and volunteers to make urgently needed home repairs. COVER’s target population is low-income homeowners, many of whom are elderly and/or disabled.
Examples of the type of work COVER does are roof repair and construction, accessibility ramps, replacing stairs, floor repair, widening doorways, and installing grab bars and handrails. COVER’s weatherization program focuses on air sealing homes to increase energy efficiency and lower heating bills.
COVER also runs a store, The COVER Store, which sells donated quality furniture, tools, appliances, building materials and more. Sale proceeds help to fund COVER home repair projects.
The Store accepts gently used furniture, cabinets, appliances, tools, windows, doors, lighting fixtures and resells these items at unbeatable prices. The Store also runs a voucher program that helps qualifying recipients furnish their homes for little or no cost. In recent years, COVER’s book department has gained popularity with a reputation of having a quality selection of books marked at just two dollars apiece!
For more information and to see current volunteer opportunities, please visit COVER’s website www.coverhomerepair.org or follow them on Facebook. To donate items to the COVER store, please visit the website for donation guidelines or email store@coverhomerepair.org.
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