Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers. As we celebrate and honor mothers, my mind turns to service. How can we serve others? What can I do to make a difference in our community? My mother has shown me that it does not take a huge budget or a a lot of people to impact a community. It only takes a willingness to serve. Her willingness to feed families in need and to serve her church with small acts of kindness continues to change lives in real ways. Following this example Jack Toner and I served at the Friends of the Homeless on May 2, 2022. I hope others will join us on June 6, 2022, as we strive to Serve to Change Lives.
I want to make a special plea to all our members to contribute to the Rotary Foundation. We have almost 75% participation so far.
If you have not contributed, please contact Jack to make your donation.
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Denise M. Gloekler, PT, DPT, PCS, cNDT, Director of Rehabilitation, Motion Analysis and Sports Health and Medicine at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield, MA will be our speaker this Friday, June 5, 2020. Denise’s topic will be Shriner’s Motion Analysis Lab.
The Motional Analysis Lab can determine how or why a child has a problem walking. The patient has small magnets placed on their body and a camera picks up each movement. The cameras then transfer this into an “avatar” type figure which allows the doctors to assess the patient’s needs. By looking at the “avatar”, the doctors are able to diagnosis the next best step for the child. Rehab or surgery, which they try to avoid.
Denise received her Bachelor of Science degree, distinction in physical therapy, from the University of Connecticut in 1979 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Franklin Pierce University in 2010. She is board certified in pediatrics through the American Physical Therapy Association and certified in the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach. She has devoted her career to pediatrics, working in hospitals and in public school and private settings. During her career, she was an adjunct professor at Franklin Pierce University and an associate professor at Hesser College.
Rotary Club of Springfield - Meeting Fridays-12:00 PM
Service Above Self
Fridays at 12:00 PM
Nathan Bills Bar & Restaurant
110 Island Pond Rd
Springfield, MA 01118 United States of America
We are back to meeting in person for fully vaccinated members and guests. Zoom meeting login info is viewable to Rotarians within our District. For other access, please contact President Maurice Powe at: moepowe@gmail.com.
