Thank you to everyone who got their raffle tickets in before the first drawing. We will be drawing 7 more prizes this coming Friday. We are working on totals and I should be able to report these to you later this week. We have two prizes to award within the club. The high salesperson will receive a gift certificate from Cal’s. We will also draw a name from the bin for a second gift certificate. Hopefully you put your name in the sold by line on the tickets you sold. These will be awarded at the March 27 meeting.
We had a good turnout for the meeting this past Friday. It’s great to see so many of you for fellowship. I hope this is a trend and we can count on more regular attendance. We have had some excellent speakers lately (thanks John) and of course the excitement of the raffle. I will be out of town this Friday, Sue will be chairing the meeting for me (thanks Sue). Come on down and see the raffle drawing, listen to an interesting presentation, have a good lunch and enjoy some fellowship with a great group of folks.
L-R President Bert Carter, Robin Vidito, Annual Giving Manager; Don Senecal, Chief Financial Officer and Rotarian Paul Lambert of the Basketball Hall of Fame
We had an exciting meeting this past Friday. Our speakers Don Senecal and Robin Vidito gave us an interesting talk about the new 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin. It was a long process (5 years!) as they had to get every member of Congress to sign on to the bill and then have President Trump sign it. Coins will be available the beginning of April and come in Gold, Silver and clad. We also learned that it’s not easy to say the word NUMISMATIST!!!
Suzanne Parker, Executive Director of Girls Inc. of the Valley will be our speaker this Friday, March 13th. Girls, Inc of the Valley inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. They were founded in 1981 and provide school-age, youth development and mentoring programs that give girls the opportunity to develop and achieve their full potential.
In January, Girls Inc., the leading nonprofit that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, released Stronger, Smarter, Bolder: Girls Take the Lead, a report of studied insights into what is needed to ensure girls are prepared to succeed in leadership roles in business, politics, and their communities. Stronger, Smarter, Bolder: Girls Take the Lead present both a wide-ranging analysis of the latest research on the primary factors shaping girls’ lives today, and recommendations for the most crucial supports communities should focus on for girls. Suzanne will provide highlights from the report as well as an overview of where and how they are serving girls in the greater Springfield area.
Suzanne Parker is a native of western Massachusetts, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Juris Doctor Degree from Western New England University School of Law where she served as a note editor for the Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. Currently Ms. Parker serves locally on the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees and nationally on the Girls Inc. Board of Directors. She is married and has a 14 year old daughter. Girls Inc. of the Valley, founded in 1981, provides school-age, youth development and mentoring programs that give girls the opportunity to develop and achieve their full potential. Recently Suzanne was recently recognized as one of Business West’s 2019 Women of Impact.
Sue Mastroianni would like to let our club know that The Gray House is having their 29th Annual Spaghetti Supper on Thur March 26th, from 5-7PM at the Greek Cultural Center in Springfield. This years’s raffles include a 4 some to The Ranch Golf Club. 100% of proceeds go toward supporting our neighbors in need through food, adult education and youth programming! This year, The Gray House will be honoring Rosalie Walsh, the late Judge William T. Walsh (2019) and the entire Walsh Family at this year’s event.
They are a family that truly embodies the values of The Gray House and has dedicated so much of their time, talent and treasure to helping them fulfill their mission. Can’t attend? See Sue for Ticket and raffle information.
We are excited to share that Chalk It Up 2020 registration is now open. The cost is $5 per participant. Each participant is given chalk, a designated square of sidewalk and a t-shirt. As we solicit sponsorships, Steve and Jack would like to be able to share with potential sponsors that we have children already signed up to participate several months prior to the event. Please share the link below with your families and friends and encourage them to participate. Thank you to Rick Lee who set up the online registration.
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