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President's Message
Sue Mastroianni
February 1, 2019
 
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
 
We had a great meeting last Friday with Sina Holloman, Owner/CEO of HomeCare Hands, a 24/7 Care at Home agency, serving the Pioneer Valley. The enthusiasm Sina displayed for her clients was contagious and we hope she’ll come back and visit us again soon.
 
Our March “Calendar raffle” is here and will be given out this week.  I want to sincerely thank all our members who donated or solicited a raffle prize. We have over $1,900 in prizes!!!!  These raffles should be easy to sell at $10 each with all these wonderful prizes!  Awards for top seller and team!  See bulletin for more details!
 
This Friday we will be honoring Al Gay for 50 years in Rotary with perfect attendance!  Please come and join us in honoring Al.
 
Looking forward to seeing you!
 
President Sue Mastroianni
 
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
 
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LAST WEEK'S SPEAKER
We had a great meeting last Friday with Sina Holloman, Owner/CEO of HomeCare Hands, a 24/7 Care at Home agency, serving the Pioneer Valley. The enthusiasm Sina displayed for her clients was contagious and we hope she’ll come back and visit us again soon. Sina made us realize that home care is not just for elders. But for anyone who needs temporary help at home after an injury or illness.
(Pictured from Left to Right: Sina Holloman & Seth Tenenbaum)
 
 
SHHHHHH IT'S A SECRET!! 
This Friday, Feb 1st, our club will honor fellow Rotarian Al Gay for 50 Years in our club with PERFECT ATTENDANCE!!!  Please come and honor Al and give him your best wishes.  We’re all very fortunate to have Al in our club.  He’s a sweet and generous man of his time and treasure to Rotary. Al’s actual induction date was Feb 7th, 1969 and while he won’t be with us that day we know he will have done a make-up meeting to keep his streak going!  Congratulations Al!
FRIENDS OF THE HOMELESS
We are serving dinner at Friends of the Homeless on Thursday February 7, 2019 from 4:15-5:30 P.M. They are located at 755 Worthington Street in Springfield, MA. Those who have participated know what a rewarding experience it is. Anyone interested in helping to serve dinner that day should email President Sue at samastro@comcast.net    Your help and service is greatly appreciated.
ROTARY NIGHT WITH THE SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS
Our very own Rotarian, Michael Cooley, has put together the 2nd annual Springfield Rotary Night with the Thunderbirds for Sat February 16th at 7:05PM Tickets are $20. Contact T-Birds Rep Charles Venezia at 413-417-2311 or cvenezia@springfieldthunderbirds.com to purchase tickets. For additional information, see the flyer below. 
MARCH CALENDAR FUNDRAISER

Our March “Calendar raffle” is ready and will be handed out this Friday!  A big “thank you” to PIP Printing for the wonderful (and quick) job they did. All members are being “encouraged” to sell or buy a minimum of 10 raffles at $10 each. We have over $1,900 in prizes and these raffles should be easy to sell with all these wonderful prizes! All monies raised will go to our Service Fund and given out to area non-profits as grants this Spring.
A sincere thank you to all our members who donated or solicited a raffle prize: John Perez, Rick Lee, Alan Popp, Bert Carter, Maurice Powe, Samalid Hogan, Bernie Spirito, Paul Lambert, Mary Anne Herron, Jack Toner, Lamont Clemons, Laurie Rosner, Rowland Hawthorne, Gillian Palmer, Lucie Lewis, Alisa Garanzha, Bob Dambrov, Steve Jablonski, Michael Cooley and Nancy Delson (friend of Rotary).
We’re going to have a little friendly competition to see who and which “team” can sell the most raffles! Members will be randomly divided into 3 teams – Team Sue, Team Bert and Team John.  Prizes and bragging rights for the team (and person) that sells the most raffles! All monies raised will go to our Service Fund and given out to area non-profits as grants this Spring.  Now go SELL!!!
ROTARY BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
We love to celebrate our fellow Rotarians!
 
February Birthday’sGlenn Rosenberg, Feb 15; Marie Angelides, Feb 16; Alisa Garanzha, Feb 19

Rotary Anniversary’s Alan Baldwin 25 yrs 2/1/94; Peter Pappas 37 yrs 2/5/82; Al Gay 50 yrs 2/7/69; Rick Lee 22 yrs 2/7/97; Paul Lambert, Jay Leib and Bob Russell  11 yrs 2/29/08;  Congratulations to All!

Dene Kimball won the Birthday raffle last week of a $25 gift card to Frigo’s. Congratulations Dene!

John Perez’s lucky number was chosen for the 50/50 raffle but he DID NOT WIN. Sorry John! The pot is now over $200!! 
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