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In Person and Virtual Meeting

 Our next in person meeting will be September 10, 2021 @ 12:00pm
At the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Join Zoom Meeting
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/93072299120

Meeting ID: 930 7229 9120
By phone: 1-646-876-9923
 
 Our Guest speaker will be Bruce Stebbins
 
 
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Commissioner Bruce Stebbins most recently served as a Commissioner for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the agency responsible for implementing and overseeing the expanded gaming law. Commissioner Stebbins assisted with drafting regulations, operationalizing the agency, and awarding the first casino licenses. He focused on community mitigation and effectuating the Expanded Gaming Act, focusing on workforce development, employment, diversity goals, and small business opportunities.
Before joining the Gaming Commission, Commissioner Stebbins was the Business Development Administrator for the City of Springfield and served two terms on the Springfield City Council from 2006 through 2009. He also served as Senior Regional Manager for the National Association of Manufacturers in the New England region from 1999 through 2010.
Bruce served in two Massachusetts administrations as a regional director, deputy director, and then head of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development. His government experience also includes work in the Office of Political Affairs at the White House.
Commissioner Stebbins holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The George Washington University.
 
No Rotary meeting on Friday, September 17, 2021
Upcoming Meetings and Guest Speakers
No Rotary meeting on Friday, September 17, 2021
Paul Harris Dinner
The Rotary Club of Springfield will hold our Paul Harris and Community Grant Celebration
on September 21, 2021 At 5:30pm 
Twin Hills Country Club
(700 Wolf Swamp Road Longmeadow, MA 01106)
 
    A total of $10,000 in grants will be awarded to 5 local charities for capital improvement projects. 
The 2021 recipients are Community Music School, Forest Park Zoo, Jewish Family Services, Viviendo Sin Lamites and Tapestry. 
In addition, Springfield Health Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris will receive the Paul Harris Award, Rotary’s highest recognition, for her work during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City of Springfield. 
 
The event will feature a full dinner buffet with dessert. 
A cash bar will be available.  
The ticket cost is $40 per person.  
 
To purchase tickets please visit the Rotary Club of Springfield website www.springfieldmarotary.org.
Click on 2021 Paul Harris Dinner link to purchase tickets as well as advertisements in our event program book.
 
 Direct link to the sign-up is below:
If you have any questions or need assistance please reach out
Things to do in and around Springfield
Looking for something to do this weekend in or around Springfield?
 
Click on the link below for upcoming events and weekend activities
 
WEEKLY REFLECTION
 
 
Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
WHAT IS A ROTARY FOUNDATION SUSTAINING MEMBER?

A Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member is an individual who personally contributes $100 or more each Rotary year to the Annual Fund. These contributions also count toward Paul Harris Fellow, Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society, EREY, Major Donor, and club recognition.

Use the Club Foundation Banner Report to see your club’s Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members. 
This report also shows TRF Giving, Every Rotarian Every Year, Paul Harris Society Eligible and Rotary Direct members.
For $10 a month, you too can be a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member and help provide life-changing opportunities for those in need on a yearly basis!
 
We’re Rotary There’s No Limit To What We Can Do https://vimeo.com/175857712
 
Thank you all for your continued support of The Rotary Foundation!
Slate of Officers 2021-2022
2021/2022
 
Slate of Officers and Directors
 
President - Maurice Powe
 
Vice-President - Samalid Hogan
 
Past President - John Perez
 
Secretary - Keri Davidson-Bravman 
 
Assistant Secretary - Valerie Dulude
 
Treasurer - Vacant 
 
Assistant Treasurer - Bernard Spirito
 
Foundation Chair - Jack Toner
 
              Membership Chair - Sue Mastroianni
 
 
Directors
 
Michael Kelly
 
Paul Lambert

Support Rotary Foundation

 
Three ways to support our Rotary Foundation
 
Every November, we celebrate The Rotary Foundation. Your support and generous gifts to the Foundation make it possible for us to be people of action and engage in life-changing projects worldwide. Here are three ways you can help maximize the effectiveness of our year-end giving campaigns and increase the amount of good we can do:
  1. Encourage your members to make a gift to the Foundation on Giving Tuesday, which is 1 December. Share our video message
  2. Give the gift of Rotary this holiday season. Share our digital flyer with members and potential donors.
  3. Learn more about our new peer-to-peer fundraising tool, Raise for Rotary, where you can create fundraising pages that are easy to share with family and friends through social media and email.
 
 

WANT TO REACH ROTARIANS? 

 
Do you have some news or information that might be of interest to fellow Rotarians?*
 
If so, please email keri.davidson@mass.gov 
Our biweekly bulletin goes out to more than 50 local leaders every other week and is a wonderful way to spread your message.
 
*All submissions are subject to approval. 

ROTARY MAGAZINE

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Did you know you can easily reach the Rotarian Magazine, Rotary International, the District website and our own club website right from this bulletin?
Well, you can! Just check out the links under "ROTARY ONLINE" on your left.
 
 

Club Information
Rotary Club of Springfield - Meeting Fridays-12:30 PM
Springfield Rotary
Service Above Self
Fridays at 12:00 PM
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1150 West Columbus Ave.,
MassMutual Room
Springfield, MA 01105
United States of America
We are back to meeting in person for fully vaccinated members and guests the Hall of Fame. Zoom meeting login info is viewable to Rotarians within our District. For other access, please contact President Maurice Powe at: moepowe@gmail.com.
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District Site
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Venue Map
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Adam Baldwin
September 12
 
Rowland Hawthorne
September 21
 
Join Date
Alan Popp
September 5, 2008
13 years
 
John Perez
September 12, 2016
5 years
 
President's Message
Maurice Powe

President’s Message

Children are returning to school. The sound children, bikes and school busses are a welcome sign as we strive for normalcy. Be careful as you drive, the excitement and anxiousness of the little ones can be very distracting this time of year.
 
We celebrate Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah this week. Labor Day allows us to celebrate the contributions and achievements of the American workers. Rosh Hashanah is a time of rejoicing and of serious introspection, a time to celebrate the completion of another year while also taking stock of one’s life. Happy New Year to all our brothers and sisters.
 
As Rotarians now is a good time to reflect on why we do what we do and rededicate our selves to a life of service above self. Please join us as we celebrate our dedication to service at our Paul Harris Dinner on September 21, 2021, 5:30 P.M. at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow.  
Happy New Year!!
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Adam Baldwin
September 12
 
Rowland Hawthorne
September 21
 
Join Date
Alan Popp
September 5, 2008
13 years
 
John Perez
September 12, 2016
5 years
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
Immediate Past President
 
Russell Hampton
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Bulletin Editor
Keri Davidson-Bravman