Last Friday, we had a wonderful meeting with our Member Spotlights on Jack Toner, Dene Kimball and Ellen Freyman. We learned that Jack lived and worked in China for 4 months; Ellen is a longtime Bruce Springstein fan (groupie?) and Dene carves wood whenever he can. Thank you to all three for sharing more about yourselves with us.
Jack and Steve Jablonski gave us a presentation on the 2019 “Chalk It Up” event, scheduled for May 18, 2019. Jack walked us through the website and showed us how easy it is to sign up sponsors. Chalk It Up brochures are available and were handed out. And if that wasn’t enough for one meeting, we also picked the next seven prizewinners for our raffle, which is always exciting.
This Friday, we’re taking our meeting on the road to the Irish Cultural Center (ICC) located at 429 Morgan Road in West Springfield. So wear a little bit of green as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a wee bit early!
We’ll also pick the next seven raffle prizewinners.
You don’t have to be present to win, but it’s certainly exciting if you are!
Have a great day and hope to see you at the ICC!
Slainte’
President Sue Mastroianni
"May the leprechauns be near you to spread luck along your way." Irish Blessing
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March 15th is National Shoe the World Day! Each day, over 500 million children, teens and adults around the world do not have a pair of shoes to wear, and despite the terrain and the climate, they have to walk barefoot everywhere. It is a struggle each day that we cannot begin to imagine. Having to live a daily life without protection on your feet can lead to a lifetime of problems including pain, injury, cuts, sores, infections, parasites. Visit Soles4Souls to donate shoes. National Shoe The World Day is a day created to bring awareness, to everyone across the nation, of the incredible need to help those people around the world that do not have shoes to wear and then to take action in helping. Use #NationalShoeTheWorldDay to post on social media.
This past Friday we picked prize winners 8 through 14 (week 2) for our great raffle!
Prize winners 1-7 (Week 1) Mike Rzepka (sold by Mike R) 4 tickets to Springfield Museums Nina Sotini (Maurice Powe) $100 Max’s Tavern Rosemary Sandlin (Jack Toner) $25 Hot Table John Perdrizet (Rick Lee) Case of White Lion beer Jackie Guzie (Laurie Rosner) Fred Astaire dance lessons Sagrano Caceves (Maurice Powe) $25 Nadim’s Downtown Steven Holstrom (Sue M) $50 Cash – Steve has kindly donated his winnings back to our club! Thanks Steve!
Prize winners 8-14 (Week 2) Bob Agnoli (sold by Bob A) WMAS Gift Basket Fatima Mohamed (Maurice Powe) Samsung Blue-Ray Dic/DVD player Allen Grosnick (Allen G) 2 bottles of wine Angela Clement (Bob Russell) $25 Panera Bread gift card Nina Sotini (Maurice Powe) $50 Chef Wayne’s Big Mamou Marie Angelides (Marie A) Fred Astaire Dance lessons Gerry FitzGerald (Sue M) $50 Delaney House Gift card
This Friday we pick Winners 15 through 21. You won’t want to miss it!
Last Friday, we had a Member Spotlight on Jack Toner, Ellen Freyman and Dene Kimball. We learned that Jack worked and taught in China for 4 months after college. Ellen has been a Bruce Springsteen fan since 1971 and has worked as a Census taker, Avon lady and dog walker prior to becoming a lawyer. Dene has a love of wood working and recently carved a Native American “Talking Stick” which he brought with him (see photo). We thank Jack, Ellen and Dene for sharing some of their life experiences with us.
This Friday, we will have a very casual and Irish themed meeting at the Irish Cultural Center located at 429 Morgan Road in West Springfield. We’ll order off the menu and the bar will be open so come and enjoy St. Patrick’s Day a wee bit early! Wear a little bit of green and get in the spirit of the holiday!
Pictured from L-R Thank you so much to the members who served dinner last week at FOH: Bob Russell, Mike Rzepka, Jennifer Kirby, Sue Mastroianni, Bob Dambrov and Bernie Spirito. Thanks also to Tracy Woods for showing up after the photo was taken. The next time we serve dinner at FOH will be Thursday April 4th. Please contact Mike Rzepka at mrzepka@dowd.com if you’d like to sign up.
Photo L-R Paul Lambert, Sue Mastroianni, Annette Davis-Harris, founder of The Visionary Club (VC), Cherilyn Spencer, VC supporter and Nathan Skrocki, Regional Director for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind. Members of The Visionary Club of Greater Springfield, Inc joined us last week as guests of Paul Lambert. Annette Davis-Harris, founder of The Visionary Club lost her sight at age 46 and started The Visionary Support Club to offer social support for those who were blind or visually impaired. For more information about The Visionary Club please visit their website at www.thevisionaryclubofgreaterspringfieldinc.org
You are invited to a Rotary Membership Rally! Judith Green, District 7890 Membership Chair, will be leading the meeting and will discuss membership strategies.
WHO: Rotary D7890 Area 4 Presidents, PE's, Membership Chairs/Committee members and ALL club members
WHAT: Rotary Membership Rally
WHERE: Tucker's Restaurant, 625 College Highway, Southwick, MA
WHEN: Wednesday, March 27, 5:30-7:30 PM
WHY: To learn strategies to create a more vibrant and relevant club that will lead to growth in membership and retention…and we promise it will be great fun!!!
COST: Only $20 per person, and dinner will be provided. A guest count is required. Please RSVP by messaging Jennifer at jennifergruszka45@gmail.com.
Dene Kimball could use a little help with displaying our Rotary flags at meetings. Dene is planning some extended vacation time soon and would like a few Rotarians to volunteer and put up the flags while he’s away (or give him a break now and then). The flags are stored at Max’s and only take a few minutes to put up or take down. Please talk to Dene about helping out. And thank you for your participation in helping to display our flags!
March Birthday’s:Jack Toner 3/7; Brian Sears 3/12; Ed Sunter 3/ 17 March Anniversary’s-Seth Tenenbaum 1 yr 3/218; Mike Healy 10 yrs 3/609; Laurie Rosner 5 yrs 3/714; Kevin Sears 15 yrs 3/12/14 and Mike Rzepka 28 yrs 3/15/91
A special message from DG Kate Sims: “The District Conference this year is May 3rd & 4th in Danvers, MA. Registration is live and there is an early bird special for $150. This is for a Luncheon, Dinner Dance and Saturday Brunch!! The Hotel is separate and you must call the hotel for reservations. I look forward to seeing you all there!! Below is a link to the registration and thanks for supporting this and sharing this with your club members!!” ~Kate
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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-12:15 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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