Rotary Club of Springfield Mar. 29 ~ Happy Spring! (Mar 29, 2019)

Sue Mastroianni

March 22, 2019

Dear Fellow Rotarians, 💐🌼

Last Friday, we had a great meeting with Dr. Jay Burton, a Baystate physician and cancer survivor. Dr. Burton created the non-profit, Survivor Journeys, a community-based support network that provides cancer support to survivors and their caregivers. Please see the bulletin for more information on how to access this important organization.

This Friday, we will have a couple of special guests joining us. John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame and Frank Colaccino, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Governor; CEO of the Colvest Group and Committee Chair of the 2018 Service Above Self Luncheon Committee. John and Frank will make a contribution to our club from the proceeds of the 9^th Annual Service Above Self luncheon held at the Basketball Hall of Fame last November. Thank you John and Frank!

We will also have our District Governor; Kate Sims give us an update on our district’s newly formed opioid task force. Kate has been a Rotarian of the Manchester Rotary Club in Manchester, CT for 9 years and was President of the club in FY 13 /14.

Our March calendar raffle is winding down (along with the month) and we will pick the final three raffle prizewinners. Check the bulletin for a complete listing of all winners to date. You don’t have to be present to win, but it’s certainly exciting if you are!

Invite a guest to join you at Rotary this week and experience all we have to offer.

Be well.

President Sue Mastroianni

Mar 29, 2019

Kate Sims, District Governor

Opiod Crisis

Apr 05, 2019

Dave Soja

Apr 19, 2019

Good Friday

No Meeting

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President

Sue Mastroianni

1st Vice President

Bert Carter

2nd Vice President

John Perez

Treasurer

Richard Fulkerson

Secretary

Gillian Palmer

Rotary Foundation

Jack Toner

Sergeant-at-Arms

Michael Kelley

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MARCH SPONSOR: WILLIE ROSS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

We at Willie Ross School for the Deaf believe in a world in which all people who are deaf and hard of hearing have every opportunity to experience full and productive lives.

Our school provides deaf and hard of hearing students access to comprehensive, evidence-based education and support services in the classroom and in the greater community. We strive for excellence and innovation. We work to maximize each individual’s intellectual, social, and emotional growth. For more information, please visit https://www.wrsdeaf.org/

Also join WRSD on Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m. for the Groundbreaking Ceremony for their new addition at 32 Norway St, Longmeadow, MA. Lite refreshments will be served. RSVP to VMiller@wrsdeaf.org or 413-567-0374

TODAY IS...

March 29th is National Vietnam War Veterans Day! On this day it is appropriate to thank a Vietnam veteran for their service. Many veterans felt as if they didn't receive a proper homecoming, and it may mean much to them to let them know you appreciate the sacrifice they made to serve their country. It is also appropriate to fly the American flag on this day.

MARCH CALENDAR FUNDRAISER

The March Calendar Raffle Winners!

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

Prize winners 15-21 (Week 3)
Richard Fulkerson (sold by Richard) Spencer Brewery Beer
Julie Rolfe (Valerie Dulude) DeLonghi Coffee maker
Judy Falcetti (Rick Lee) $50 ICC certificate
Harley Dulude (Valerie Dulude) $25 Hot Table
Doug Feed (Peter Pappas) WRSD Sign Language Class
Mark Brown (Peter Pappas) Sony Blue-Ray Disc/DVD Player
Chris Vyce (Emma/WMAS FM) $25 Yankee Candle card + Candle

Prize winners 22 -28 (Week 4)

Giselle Vizcarrondo (sold by Giselle) 4 Tickets to the Big E

Valerie Dulude (sold by Valerie) $100 Max’s Tavern gift card

Christine Burns (sold by Valerie Dulude) $25 Naismith’s Pub & Pretzel certificate

John Carty (sold by Peter Pappas) Homedics Massage Pillow ($65 value)

Rich Tkacz (sold by Jack Toner) $50 Chef Wayne’s Big Mamou certificate

Paul Sears (sold by Paul) $50 Red Rose gift card

J. Sierra (sold by Alicia Garcia) $65 Skin Catering Salon certificate

This week we pick the final 3 winners 29 through 31. You won’t want to miss it!

LAST WEEK & THIS WEEK

Pictured L to R: Jay Presser, President Sue Mastroianni and Guest Speaker Dr. Jay Burton

Last Friday we had a great meeting with Dr. Jay Burton, a Baystate physician and cancer survivor will be our speaker. Dr. Burton created the non-profit, Survivor Journeys, a community-based support network that provides cancer support to survivors and their caregivers. Its origins began during the year-long medical quarantine Dr Jay Burton lived through after his stem cell transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia which ended in late October 2011. Dr Burton’s emotional and social support experiences prompted speaking engagements about cancer survivorship. The community interest generated from these talks, as well as the lack of emotional and support services for cancer survivors in our region, led to the creation of Survivor Journeys. https://www.survivorjourneys.org

This Friday, join us as we welcome District Governor Kate Sims as our speaker. Kate will talk about the succession of our district and the district’s newly formed opioid task force. Kate has been a Rotarian of the Manchester Rotary Club in Manchester CT for 9 years and was President of the club in FY 13 /14. On the District Level she is the past Chair of Rotaract, past AG for Area 5 and DG for District 7890 year 2108/2019. Also joining us this Friday will be special guests John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame and Frank Colaccino, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Governor; CEO of the Colvest Group and Committee Chair of the 2018 Service Above Self Luncheon Committee. John and Frank will make a contribution to our club from the proceeds of the 9^th Annual Service Above Self luncheon held at the Basketball Hall of Fame last November. Thank you John and Frank!

CHALK IT UP!

Chalk It Up has picked up a ton of speed in the last ten days. Thank you to Rick Lee for working fine tune our promotional video. Kudos to Rick! Maurice Power and Terry Powe for arranging visits in early May to Brookings, Rebecca Johnson and DeBerry Elementary Schools to encourage the students to join us on May 18^th at the Springfield Museums. Also, thank you to Marie Angelides for her purchase of a Silver Sponsorship and Sumner & Toner for increasing from Bronze to a Silver Sponsorship for this year’s event. We have Shriner’s Hospital returning as a Bronze Sponsor and Alisa Granazha’s Pub and Pretzel participating for the first time as a Bronze Sponsor. Thank you to you both. Let’s keep the momentum, May 18^th will be here before we know it!

FRIENDS OF THE HOMELESS

Please join us on Thursday, April 7 in serving dinner at Friends of the Homeless. To sign up, please contact Mike Rzepka at mrzepka@dowd.com.

ROTARY BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

We love to celebrate our fellow Rotarians!

Last Friday, we will celebrated February and March birthday’s in our club. Only one lucky person will won a $25 Frigo’s gift card and that was Marie Angelides! Congratulations Marie!

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

Congratulations to All!

WE NEED YOUR HELP

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!

ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2019

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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