Rotary Bulletin Sept 21, 2018 (Sep 19, 2018)

Sue Mastroianni

Sept 21, 2018

Dear Fellow Rotarians, this week is NAVY WEEK in Springfield and we are excited to have 2 representatives from the US Navy join us on Friday. LT John Stevens | Navy Week Program Manager, Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) and Captain Robert M Gaucher, Chief Of Staff, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, will be our speakers.

Navy weeks are hosted across the U.S. and designed to give people the opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people, and its importance. Captain Gaucher’s topic will be “The Navy the Nation Needs”, along with a focus on submarines. Sounds like a meeting you won’t want to miss!

Last Friday we also had a great speaker thanks to Seth. Katrina Spicer-Lindquist of H & R Block gave us some tax tips and information regarding the new tax code.

Alan Popp wants to thank everyone for donating books for the Mason Wright bookshelves. They are still in need of children’s books and books written by minority authors. The collection is ongoing.

The Gray House also wants to thank everyone who has contributed to their 4^th Annual “Fill the Plate, Feed a Family” challenge. Thank you to everyone who has already participated. The “challenge” will culminate with an International Tasting held at the Munich Haus in Chicopee on Wed, 9/26.

I look forward to seeing you at the Hall!

Yours Truly,

President Sue Mastroianni

“May you be proud of the work you do, the person you are and the difference you make.” - author unknown

Upcoming Speakers

9/14 Katrina Spicer-Lindquist – Manager at H&R Block. Never too early to talk about tax prep savings, W-4 planning for new employees and more

9/21 Navy Week in Spfld! LT John Stevens and Capt. Gaucher of the US Navy will join us as well as members from the Agawam and W. Springfield Rotary clubs

9/28 Ronn Johnson-Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services (recent Rotary grant recipient)

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President

Sue Mastroianni

2nd Vice President

John Perez

Treasurer

Richard Fulkerson

Secretary

Gillian Palmer

Rotary Foundation

Jack Toner

Vice President

Bert Carter

Sergeant-at-Arms

Michael Kelley

Our September Sponsor: THE BIG E!

Eastern States Exposition, Home of The Big E, celebrating 102 years of fun! Join us for the largest fair in New England from September 14 – 30, 2018 for energizing entertainment, fantastic food, sensational shopping and so much more! For more information, visit our website at http://www.TheBigE.com.

THIS FRIDAY'S SPEAKER

This Fri, 9/21 we have 2 very special speakers from the U.S. Navy coming to our club. LT John Stevens | Navy Week Program Manager Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) | Event Planning Department and Captain Robert M Gaucher, Chief Of Staff, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Captain Gaucher’s topic will be “The Navy the Nation Needs”, along with a focus on submarines. Sounds like a meeting you won’t want to miss!

HELP THE GRAY HOUSE “FILL THE PLATE”

UPDATE: Attractive new premium for donors to The Gray House “Fill the Plate, Feed a Family Challenge,” which runs from now through Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. The first 100 donors of $25 or more will be entered to win two tickets the Sept 30 3:05 PM Red Sox/Yankees game at Fenway Park!

5th Bryan Sunter Memorial Golf Event

Last week Ed Sunter told the Club of plans for the 5th annual golf event in memory of his son Bryan, to benefit scholarships at East Longmeadow High School. To download a copy of the event brochure click on: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/6932/Documents/en-ca/1d909c95-24ca-43b8-a194-ab2f1ecb6e44/1/

If you can't play, donations to this local scholarship event are also most welcome.

Mason Wright Thanks

Alan Popp wants to thank everyone who has donated books for the Mason Wright Library. (They are still looking for more books written by minority authors.)

ROTARY BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

During September, we are celebrating Lamont Clemon's Birthday Sept 12th and Rowland Hawthorne’s Birthday on Sept 21st! If you have a birthday in September, please check to see if it is listed on your Clubrunner profile or ask Sue to input your birthday for you. And don’t worry, only the month and day is needed. We know we’re all “forever young”!

MEMBERS ANNIVERSARIES
Congratulations to Alan Popp Sept 5th, 10 years! Gillian Palmer Sept 12th, 2 years! John Perez Sept 12th, 2 years!

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