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Rotary Club December Meetings
 
If toy is wrapped please include a note if it’s for a boy or a girl and what age. 
THANK  YOU
Rotary Survey
Keep an eye out for a Rotary Survey that will be coming out shortly!
This will determine where our January meeting location is along with other important information the Club would like feedback on!
WEEKLY REFLECTION
 
 
COVID-19 & THE HOLIDAYS
How to stay safe during the Holiday Season!
Holiday Tips from the CDC

Safer Ways to Celebrate Holidays

Holiday traditions are important for families and children. There are several ways to enjoy holiday traditions and protect your health. Because many generations tend to gather to celebrate holidays, the best way to minimize COVID-19 risk and keep your family and friends safer is to get vaccinated if you’re eligible.

How to Protect Yourself

Important Ways to Slow the Spread of COVID-19

Here are safer ways to celebrate the holidays:

Generally:

    • Protect those not yet eligible for vaccination such as young children by getting yourself and other eligible people around them vaccinated.
    • Wear well-fitting masks over your nose and mouth if you are in public indoor settings and you are not fully vaccinated.
      • Even those who are fully vaccinated should wear a mask in public indoor settings in communities with substantial to high transmission.
      • Outdoors is safer than indoors.
      • Avoid crowded, poorly ventilated spaces.
      • If you are sick or have symptoms, don’t host or attend a gathering.
      • Testing can give you information about your risk of spreading COVID-19.
      • Consider using a self-test before joining indoor gatherings with others who are not in your household.
      • A positive self-test result means that you have an infection and should avoid indoor gatherings to reduce the risk of spreading disease to someone else.
      • A negative self-test result means that you may not have an infection. Repeating the test with at least 24 hours between tests will increase the confidence that you are not infected.
      • Ask your healthcare provider if you need help interpreting your test results.

If you are considering traveling for a holiday or event, visit CDC’s Travel page to help you decide what is best for you and your family. CDC still recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated.

Special considerations:

  • People who have a condition or are taking medications that weaken their immune system may not be fully protected even if they are fully vaccinated and have received an additional dose. They should continue to take all precautions recommended for unvaccinated people, including wearing a well-fitted mask, until advised otherwise by their healthcare provider.
  • You might choose to wear a mask regardless of the level of transmission if a member of your household has a weakened immune system, is at increased risk for severe disease, or is unvaccinated.
  • If you are gathering with a group of people from multiple households and potentially from different parts of the country, you could consider additional precautions (e.g., avoiding crowded indoor spaces before travel, taking a test) in advance of gathering to further reduce risk.
  • Do NOT put a mask on children younger than 2 years old.

By working together, we can enjoy safer holidays, travel, and protect our own health as well as the health of our family and friends.

 
 
2021 Service Above Self Luncheon

 The11th Annual Basketball Hall of Fame Rotary Club of Springfield Service Above Self Award Luncheon was a sold out event on November 18th 

A wonderful article was printed in The Republican- please click on the link below to read
 
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
 
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
Alicia Sierra
December 5
 
Oscar Mena De Leon
December 10
 
Paul Lambert
December 19
 
Allen Grosnick
December 29
 
Join Date
Paul Sears
December 1, 1967
54 years
 
Marie Angelides
December 3, 2010
11 years
 
Nathan Skrocki
December 6, 2019
2 years
 
Alicia Sierra
December 19, 2014
7 years
 
Rowland Hawthorne
December 19, 2014
7 years
 
Allen Grosnick
December 21, 2007
14 years
 
President's Message
Maurice Powe

President’s Message

 

Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Alicia Sierra
December 5
 
Oscar Mena De Leon
December 10
 
Paul Lambert
December 19
 
Allen Grosnick
December 29
 
Join Date
Paul Sears
December 1, 1967
54 years
 
Marie Angelides
December 3, 2010
11 years
 
Nathan Skrocki
December 6, 2019
2 years
 
Alicia Sierra
December 19, 2014
7 years
 
Rowland Hawthorne
December 19, 2014
7 years
 
Allen Grosnick
December 21, 2007
14 years
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
Immediate Past President
 
Russell Hampton
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Bulletin Editor
Keri Davidson-Bravman