THIS FRIDAY
This Friday YWCA Executive Director Elizabeth Dineen to speak at Springfield Rotary March 23rd. Elizabeth Dineen J.D. Executive Director of the Springfield YWCA since 2016 will address the Springfield Rotary Club's luncheon meeting this Friday, March 23, 2018. Dineen will talk to us about the history and services offered to women and children at the YWCA in our community. The Springfield YWCA is the 10th largest YWCA in the United States.
For nearly 150 years, the YWCA has served our region, guided by its founding principle: to provide shelter, support services, and tools for self-sufficiency for women and girls in our community.
Today, the YWCA provides safe places for women and children in crisis. It offers women counseling, job training, child-care, and health and fitness. The YWCA also offers job training to people ages 16-21 who are out of school. Attorney Dineen is a graduate of Western New England College School of Law.
Throughout her 27-year as a prosecutor, Dineen was known as a strong advocate for women and children, focusing primarily on sexual assaults and crime against children. After leaving the district attorney's office, she served as chairwoman of the Department of Criminal Justice at Bay Path University in Longmeadow.
Wine Tasting & Bus Trip to Foxwoods
Come enjoy a fun filled evening with the Kensington- Berlin Rotary Club on March, 24, 4:00-6:00! The evening will start at 4pm at Turnpike Liquors, 1943 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin for Wine Tasting. At 5pm we will board the bus for a short ride to Foxwoods where you will be able to enjoy some gambling, dining and shopping at fantastic outlets. Cost is $30 which includes the Wine Tasting, $10 Food Voucher and $10 Casino Voucher. Proceeds to benefit Rotary Scholarships, Amber Alert Program & Soup Kitchen.. All are welcome but seats are limited. To reserve a seat, contact Elaine Pavasaris 860-463-9193 elaine @homesweethomect.com
MARTIN LUTHER KING SERVICE
Martin Luther King Family Services is hosting its second annual Social Justice Awards event on April 4. Tickets are $60 a piece. Martin Luther King Family Services has been a part of the community since 1977. (
http://www.mlkjrfamilyservices.org/) Their mission is to fulfill the legacy of Dr. King. The funds raised will be used to support their food bank program that now supports 500 people per week to ensure that they have access to healthy food and their after school program where they promote literacy, citizenship and social justice.
Rotary International Convention
Save the Date! The 2019 Rotary International Convention will take place June 1-5, 2019, in Hamburg, Germany. This is sure to be an excellent opportunity to enjoy fellowship and learn more about Rotary.
Our incoming District Governor, Kate Sims, will be attending a planning convention in San Diego very shortly. Kate wishes to obtain a rough count of those who are interested in attending the 2019 Rotary International Convention to discuss with other Governors.
If you are potentially interested, please reply to
jennifergruszka45@gmail.com. Spouses are certainly welcome. Costs are not determined at this time, but Rotarians are responsible for flights, accommodations and Convention fees.
Historically, 20-80 members of District 7890 have attended the International Conventions. You can learn more about past and future Conventions
here.
2018 Semester RLI NEA Sessions
Now is the time to sign up for Spring 2018 Semester RLI NEA Sessions in a District near you. All levels (I, II, III and Graduate will be held at each site as long as at least eight people have signed up for a session (six for Graduate Course) by ten business days before it is scheduled.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 (D 7910, 7930, 7950). Boxborough Regency Hotel, Boxborough (instead of Holiday Inn)
Saturday, March 3, 2018, D 7410, Scranton, PA Lackawanna College
Saturday, March 10, 2018, D 7170, Owego, NY, Treadway Inn and Suites
Saturday, March 17, 2018, D 7430, 7450, Radisson, Valley Forge (instead of Media on April 7.)
Saturday, March 24, 2018, D 7780, Wells, ME, York County Community College
Saturday, March 31, 2018, D 7950, 7910, 7930), Lincoln, RI, Amica Mutual Insurance
Saturday, April 21, 2018, D 7470, 7510), West Orange High School, West Orange, NJ
Saturday, April 28, 2018, Wakefield, MA, Four Points Sheraton (instead of Peabody
