It‘s hard to believe we are deep into November already and the Service Above Self lunch is barely a week away! I hope you will be able to join us in honoring our honorees, Jeb Balise and John Calipari and our very own Jim Russell with a Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award!
This past Friday we welcomed MaryAnne Herron back from Cambodia. MaryAnne had a great trip and will share more of her experiences in the weeks to come. Due to the time difference and jet lag, MaryAnne thought we were still celebrating Halloween and wore her black & orange! Fortunately, we still had plenty of treats to give her!
Ben Quick, Executive Director of Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club (PVRC) was our speaker and gave an interesting and informational talk on the who, what and where of the Riverfront Club. Those members who paid attention received some free swag, courtesy of Ben. Thanks Ben!
The deadline for purchasing reduced priced tickets for the “Service Above Self” luncheon has passed but individual tickets are still available.We are close to being sold out this year! Congratulations to Paul Lambert and his committee for all their hard work.
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Erika Kaftan, Education Director (aka Principal) at Willie Ross School for the Deaf will be our speaker this week. Her topic will be: Introduction to Deaf Culture. Erika focuses on the daily operations of the school and solving challenges that face Deaf children. She has two Masters of Education degrees, one from Endicott College in Organizational Management, and the other from Boston University in Deaf Education. Prior to this job, she was a teacher of the Deaf for 10 years, primarily at the high school level. A lifelong Deaf person and mother of Deaf children, she has faced different challenges and enjoys sharing them with others in an effort to educate and prevent others from having the same experiences.
Thank you to those members who showed up to serve dinner at Friends of The Homeless last Thursday 11/2. Those who have participated know what a rewarding experience it is. The next time we serve dinner at FOH will be Thursday, December 6, 2018, from 4:15-530PM. They are located at 755 Worthington St in Springfield.
Samalid Hogan is part of The Power of Women, the latest book authored and edited by Wayne E. Phaneuf, executive editor of The Republican, and historian Joseph Carvalho III, highlights influential women from the 1600s until present day. "This book was written mostly by women, for women and to women," Phaneuf said, adding that 1,000 women are featured in the book. "This book celebrates what was a long and trying struggle (for equality) that lasted way too long." Congratulations to Samalid for being a part of this historic book. Samalid will be donating 1 copy of The Power of Women, which we will raffle off this Friday, 11/9.
SAVE THE DATE! Service Above Self luncheon will be THUR Nov 15, 2018! National honoree is John Calipari and local honoree is Jeb Balise. Special Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented to Jim Russell!!!This event is close to a sell-out.Ticket price is $75. Download the 2018 Sponsorship info, or tickets may be purchased on our Rotary website by clicking the event logo here: or by emailing Paul Lambert at plambert@hoophall.com or by giving Richard Fulkerson a check made out to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Thank you to Seth Tenenbaum for arranging Ben Quick, Executive Director of Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club (PVRC) to come and speak to our club. Ben gave an interesting and informative talk on the who, what and where of the Riverfront Club. Those members who paid attention received some free swag, courtesy of Ben. Thanks Ben!
We are celebrating the following birthday’s in November - Bernie Spirito, Nov 14; John Perez, Nov 28; Michael Kelley, Nov 30. Rotary Anniversary - Bert Carter, Nov 15th, 5 years! Congratulations to all!
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Club Information
Rotary Club of Springfield - Meeting Fridays-12:15 PM
Service Above Self
We meet Fridays at 12:15 PM
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1150 West Columbus Ave.,
MassMutual Room
Springfield,
MA 01105 United States
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