Good Morning Rotarians.
 
Please note that there is no meeting tomorrow September 4th because of the Labor Day Holiday.
 
Jim Fearnside gave the opening words.
 
John Goodhue gave the Hat Story about how his career in ocean transportation after he stopped World War II by enlisting in the military.
 
Announcements:
 
Jim Fearnside will investigate the fund raising potential at windowdressing.org by attending a workshop in Portland Maine September 20th.  Any members wishing to participate in the workshop are welcome to attend.  Please discuss with Jim.
 
Bob Meissner will continue to work on the Opioid Run to next Spring.
 
Other smaller effort fund-raising activities are still being considered.
 
October 2nd meeting will be an assembly.
 
Venu Rao, Rotary District Governor will be our guest on September 25th.
 
Speaker:
 
The speakers last Tuesday Shane and Tammy Long who are the owners of The Alworth Manor in Harrisville.  We were give a short history of the Manor, which was purchased by the Long family in 2014. The are completely renovating the property as an event venue for weddings and other functions.  A complete history can be found at their website www.thealdworthmanor.com.
Our next meeting on September 11th.
 
Opening words: Kevin McElhinney.
 
Hat Story : Dale Gabel
 
Ms. Mary Drew, Founder & CEO of Reality Check in Jaffrey will be the speaker.
 
Have a great Labor Day, and see you Tuesday September 11th.