Dear Rotarians,
Every day when I got off the bus to walk to the build site, I had this movie quote in my head... that said "do good things today."
I guess that's enough to ask, and the very minimum that I should expect of myself. And last week, I made it.
K. Catherine (Casey) Roney
The Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary Club will meet Thursday morning, October 1st, at 7:15am, at Franklin Pierce University. Mark Hower has the Invocations for Thursday's meeting.
Our guest speaker this week will be Claudia Stewart, a Rindge resident and Cheshire County Commissioner. She will share how organizations such as the Rotary can benefit and apply for Grants. We will also congratulate our student of the month, Weston Saari, an 8th grader at Heritage Christian School.
Last week we had an interesting speaker, Matt Simon, from GraniteLeaf Cannabis (formerly Prime ATC). The organization has been serving patients in New Hampshire since 2016. They changed their name in 2024 to reflect their ongoing commitment to the Granite State. They are currently organized as a not-for-profit corporation, as required by the state’s therapeutic cannabis law. Their dispensary locations are in Chichester and Merrimack. Their production facility is located in Peterborough.
The Jaffrey Fall Fest is Saturday afternoon, October 10th, from 12:00 to 4:00pm. We are still looking for a few more volunteers to help from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The first "shift," 12 Noon to 2:00pm, is covered.
We are still collecting donations for Nepal. You can write your check out to Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary Club and bring it to our next meeting or mail it to PO Box 752 Jaffrey, NH 03452 (Please put Nepal Relief in the Memo). The Board of Directors voted to match donations by our Rotarians up to a total of $1000.
Our next Community Supper is October 22nd, at the United Church of Jaffrey. Dinner is served at 5:30. I will consult with Sheila to determine our volunteer needs and placement.
REMINDER: Please return the "Welcome Back" school signs ASAP. If you placed them in either town, you are asked to retrieve them.
Our next meeting on October 8th will again be at the University at 7:15am. Our speaker will be Engagement Manager Laura Brusseau from the Mayhew Program: Empowering Youth through Leadership and Education.
Yours in Service,
Donna
Matt Simon, GraniteLeaf Cannabis, Guest Speaker, September 24th
In his presentation to the Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary Club, Matt Simon, GraniteLeaf Cannabis, shared that the organizations provides medical marijuana to over 18,000 citizens who have the proper medical credentials. Matt fielded questions from Rotarians and cleared up possible misconceptions about any possibilities of misuse. GraniteLeaf Cannabis is actively involved in New Hampshire and has, for several years, supported the Parkinson's Foundation, local Food Drives, Suicide Prevention, Community Outreach, and many other programs.
