Service Projects 2022
April 9th Service Project with the Greater Springfield Habitat For Humanity
June 25th Service Project with the Greater Springfield Habitat For Humanity
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2022 Annual Changing of the GuardThank you all who attended our Annual Changing of the Guard this year. Below are photos from the event.     |
July 8th SpeakerOur Next Club Meeting is on July 8, 2022Time & Location: 12:00pm- 1pm at Nathan Bills Bar & Grill, 110 Island Pond Road, Springfield MAFeatured Speaker: Dene Kimball, Rotarian since 1966AGENDA 12pm - Networking 12:15pm - Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, Club Announcements 12:30pm - Speaker 12:50pm - Preparing for the Strategic Plan Process 1:00pm - Adjourn
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June 2022 Meetings and Events  |
2022 Installation DinnerDistrict 7890 Installation 2022Congrats to all incoming Rotary Club Leaders!Special recognition to Samalid Hogan, incoming Rotary President, and Maurice Powe, incoming Assistant Governor.Enjoy photos from the event below.Date: Saturday, June 18th, 2022 Time: 6:00-9:00pm Location: Torrington Country Club, Goshen CT     |
June 2022 Service ProjectJune 25, 2022 Service Project with the Greater Springfield Habitat for HumanityOn Saturday, June 25th, the Springfield Rotary Club Members will volunteer to help complete another home for a local family in Holyoke. This service project is made possible thanks to the Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity. The home address is 117 Jackson Street in Holyoke, MA. Parking will be available on Chestnut Street and the entrance to the site is off of a side street, so you will have to walk around the gated site. Also, please bring a water bottle to stay hydrated, a non-refrigerable lunch, and snacks to get you through the day. Dress appropriately for a working site: closed-toe shoes are required (no sandals, crocs, or flip flops). It is also highly recommended to bring a baseball cap and sunscreen to protect yourself from the elements as we will be working outside. CLICK HERE to download and print a Volunteer Agreement & Release form. |
A Time for Response and Community Support: GRANTS FOR NON-PROFITS The Rotary Club of Springfield, Massachusetts, will make grants available to Springfield-based non-profit organizations that benefit the Greater Springfield Community. The 2022-2023 grant cycle will award recipients up to a $2,000 grant. Non-profits with a 501c3 status are eligible to apply using the below application. Organizations may use the grant for any capital improvement project related to one of the causes of Rotary International. Please visit for more information: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes The timeline for the grant application is as follows: Monday, August 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Grant applications after August 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. will be disqualified. For application questions, you may email Marie Angelides at marie.angelides@gmail.com. >>>> CLICK HERE TO APPLY <<<< |
CONGRATULATIONSJoin us in congratulating Keri Davidson and her family on the birth of Cole!"We welcomed another boy- Cole Norman on Easter morning (April 17th). He was 6 weeks early and spent a little time in [the hospital] but is healthy and home with us now. Below is a picture of Charlie with his new best friend." ~ Keri  |
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March 18th Guest Speaker Our next meeting on March 18th will be hosted by Willie Ross School for the Deaf and our guest speaker will be Bert Carter, President &EO of Willie Ross School for the Deaf and former Rotary Club of Springfield past president. Use this link to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhC6irWhA1FogbpNWo7vXm0Ox8-3tNCPqUdE1iR6zKQFIUuw/viewform The cost is $15 and includes a buffet lunch Hope to see you there!
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March 4th Speaker
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Survey ResultsThe Results Are In! Thank you to all who participated in our recent surveys! The new location for our Rotary meetings will Nathan Bills Bar & Restaurant located at 110 Island Pond Road, Springfield, MA. We will officially announce the date of the first meeting at this new location soon. All members will have the option of ordering lunch from the menu at their cost. There is ample free parking in front of the restaurant.
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Rotary SurveyTHANK YOU ALL FOR COMPLETING OUR ROTARY SURVEY. Thank you all for your feedback and comments. We have shared them all with the Board of Directors and will keep them in mind. The results are in and the majority of members have voted for changing our meeting location but keeping the meetings at the same time on Fridays at 12noon.  |
Rotary Club January MeetingsOur next meeting will be Friday, January 7th at 12:00pm. The guest speaker will be Ira Helfand. Ira Helfand, MD is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon, ICAN, the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, and Immediate Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the founding partner of ICAN and itself the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also co-Founder and Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility, IPPNW’s US affiliate. He represented ICAN at the Oslo and Nayarit Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear War, and in September of 2015 he addressed a special session of the United Nations General Assembly. In May of 2016 he chaired the session on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear war at the United Nations Open Ended Working Group meeting in Geneva that led to the successful negotiation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the summer of 2017, and on September 20 of 2017 he represented IPPNW at the signing ceremony for the Treaty. He has published studies on the medical consequences of nuclear war in the world’s leading medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the British Medical Journal, the Lancet and the World Medical Journal, and has lectured widely in the United States, and in India, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Israel, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, and throughout Europe on the health effects of nuclear weapons. He represented PSR and IPPNW at the Nobel ceremonies in Oslo in December 2009, honoring President Obama, and presented their report, Nuclear Famine: One Billion People at Risk, at the Nobel Peace Laureates Summit in Chicago in April of 2012. A second edition was released in December of 2013. Dr. Helfand was educated at Harvard College and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is a former chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and President of the Medical Staff at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, and practiced as an internist and urgent care physician at Family Care Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts until his retirement this past February. He is the recipient of the 1997-1998 Will L. Judy Award, the 2003 O’Dwyer Award, the 2003 John Phillips Award, the 2016 Verdoorn Prize, the 2017 Distinguished Peace Leadership Award, and the 2017 Edward Barsky Award of the American Public Health Association. He lives with his wife, Deborah Smith, a medical oncologist, in Leeds, Massachusetts. Please join us virtually Join Zoom Meeting https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81249386755?pwd=WnBwOU5oZjVuNTlOdkkxWUhlTGVDZz09__;!!CUhgQOZqV7M!0wj3DJD7Qy2STAOXdxJa7BG-Y9g8aXyrEDitb1jPmhqBBEM-aJnCoEOMdi77apoTykodsg$ Meeting ID: 812 4938 6755 Passcode: 527918 Phone: 1-929-205-6099 |
Rotary Foundation Sustaining MemberWHAT IS A ROTARY FOUNDATION SUSTAINING MEMBER? A Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member is an individual who personally contributes $100 or more each Rotary year to the Annual Fund. These contributions also count toward Paul Harris Fellow, Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society, EREY, Major Donor, and club recognition. Use the Club Foundation Banner Report to see your club’s Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members. This report also shows TRF Giving, Every Rotarian Every Year, Paul Harris Society Eligible and Rotary Direct members. For $10 a month, you too can be a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member and help provide life-changing opportunities for those in need on a yearly basis! We’re Rotary There’s No Limit To What We Can Do https://vimeo.com/175857712 Thank you all for your continued support of The Rotary Foundation! |
Holiday Toy DeliveryBelow is a photo from the Rotary toy drop off to The Gray House, Inc, Springfield.  |
COVID-19 & THE HOLIDAYSHow to stay safe during the Holiday Season! Holiday Tips from the CDC  Safer Ways to Celebrate HolidaysHoliday traditions are important for families and children. There are several ways to enjoy holiday traditions and protect your health. Because many generations tend to gather to celebrate holidays, the best way to minimize COVID-19 risk and keep your family and friends safer is to get vaccinated if you’re eligible. How to Protect Yourself Important Ways to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Here are safer ways to celebrate the holidays: Generally:
If you are considering traveling for a holiday or event, visit CDC’s Travel page to help you decide what is best for you and your family. CDC still recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated.
Special considerations:
By working together, we can enjoy safer holidays, travel, and protect our own health as well as the health of our family and friends. |
2021 Service Above Self LuncheonThe11th Annual Basketball Hall of Fame Rotary Club of Springfield Service Above Self Award Luncheon was a sold out event on November 18thA wonderful article was printed in The Republican- please click on the link below to read  |
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Thanksgiving 2021 FundraisersTHANK YOU for GIVING!Thank you to all Rotarians, family members, and friends who donated food and money for this year's Thanksgiving fundraisers for the Gray House and Christina's House in Springfield. Thanks to your generosity, over $350 were donated to the Gray House in addition to food donations, and $900 were donated to the families at Christina's House in Springfield. Each family will receive a $45 Visa Gift card to purchase Thanksgiving dinner! In the photo below, Maurice Powe, Rotary President, is personally delivering one of the checks and food items to the Gray House.  In the photo below, Maurice Powe, Rotary President, and Samalid Hogan, Rotary VP, personally deliver the gift cards to Christina's House.  |
Giving this ThanksgivingGIVING this Thanksgiving!  YOU can HELP families, women, and children at Christina's House and the Gray HouseAny donation will help! A $50 donation for example, will help purchase a full Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 4 at Christina's House. You can make your donation online via PayPal OR bring a check to our next Rotary meeting. Our VP, Samalid Hogan, has volunteer to purchase Stop & Shop Grocery Gift cards and personally deliver them to Christina's House. About Christina's House: Many women and their children in the Springfield area go without housing on a daily basis. They have no place to call home and no place to feel safe. The lives of these mothers and their little ones are forever changed by their circumstances; their nutrition suffers putting them at risk for health concerns and their psychological health is often damaged. The voices of these families called out to us for help. We are also doing a FOOD DRIVE for the Gray House and collecting Thanksgiving food items such as: Frozen turkeys, Gravy, Cranberry sauce, Stuffing or rice, Pink, red, or black beans, Cake mix & frosting, Pie crust & pie filling, and Grocery gift cards. Our Rotary President, Maurice Powe, has volunteered to bring your donations to the Gray House after the Rotary meetings. *** BRING YOUR FOOD DONATIONS TO A ROTARY MEETING *** About the Gray House: The Gray House helps its neighbors meet their immediate needs and addresses the root causes of poverty by operating a food assistance program, adult education programs and after school and summer youth programming. Over 7,000 unique individuals are helped by these programs each year. |
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Rotary Donates More Masks to Frontline WorkersOn Thursday, January 28, 2021, The Rotary Club of Springfield distributed 6,000 disposable personal protective masks to the City of Springfield. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris and John D. Perez, President of The Rotary Club of Springfield at the front steps of City Hall for the PPE distribution. Rotarians Paul Lambert, Maurice Powe and Stephen Jablonski also represented our Club at the presentation.  In total, 20,000 masks were donated to organizations serving Springfield’s residents, including The Gray House, Shriner’s Hospital, Open Pantry Community Services, MLK Community Center, The New North Citizens Council, Square One, and the Gandara Mental Services of Springfield. John D. Perez, President, The Rotary Club of Springfield MA said “I am proud that our club has the ability to distribute 20,000 disposable masks among our City's Municipal institutions and non-profit organizations assisting our residents. We are proud to serve our residents by procuring and providing these masks to the City of Springfield as well as hospitals, animal shelters, food pantries, homeless shelters, and many others with these donations. This is the second donation of 20,000 disposable masks we procured and provided to our City's municipal government and non-profit organizations. Views news coverage by clicking on the links below:   The Rotary motto is "Service Above Self" and reflects our desire to contribute and work together through the challenging times that we are living through today.” The Springfield Rotary Club is currently meeting virtually biweekly on Fridays from 1230-130 p.m. and is a proud member of Rotary International. Anyone who is interested in attending a virtual meeting or would like more information on the Rotary Club of Springfield, please contact John D. Perez, President at rotaryclubofspringfield@outlook.com or visit their Web site at http://www.springfieldmarotary.org
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In MemoriumJearl Kelley, 69, father of our Club Member Michael Kelley, passed away at Baystate Medical Center on January 15, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Springfield and employed for 43 years as a truck driver, 30 of them as a long-distance driver. Michael tells us his Dad died of complications of COVID-19 and that his death was very sudden. He had been ill a few days, was admitted to the hospital, and died shortly thereafter. Mr. Kelley was a lung cancer survivor. He leaves his children, Annette Kelley of West Springfield, MA, and Michael J. Kelley and his wife Candida of Ludlow, MA; his brother William Kelley of Springfield and his grandchildren Michael B. Kelley and Alexander J. Kelley; and his ex-wife Jannette Kelley of Springfield. Condolences may be sent to Michael and his wife Candida, and sons Michael Jr and Alexander at their home at 58 Duke St, Ludlow, MA 01056.
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Slate of Officers 2021-20222021/2022 Slate of Officers and Directors President - Maurice Powe Vice-President - Samalid Hogan Past President - John Perez Secretary - Vacant Assistant Secretary - Vacant Treasurer - Vacant Assistant Treasurer - Bernard Spirito Foundation Chair - Jack Toner Membership Chair - Sue Mastroianni Directors Michael Kelly Paul Lambert |
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FRIEND OF THE HOMELESSMark your Calendar for the First Thursday's of the Month!  If you can help out, please email Mike Rzepka at mrzepka@dowd.com or by text at 413-531-4104. Thank you! |
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