Members (8): Alan, Deb, Ed G., Ed M.,Jeff, John, Marty, Ron
Guest: Theresa Burton (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Food Drive on May 17 from 9:30-1:30 in front of Shaw's.
• Changing of the Gavel will take place on 6/24 at Vermont Vines. Check your email for invitation. For more info, contact Emma.
• Springfield Rotary is sponsoring the Chester Summer Music Series. To learn more, click here.
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
The Springfield Rotary Club met our goal of 1000 pounds of plastic film for the twelfth recycled bench that will be given to the Springfield Conservation Committee and installed near the pollinator habitat hillside at Springfield Hospital. To date, 10,146 pounds of plastic film (>5 tons!) have been removed from the waste stream since we started this project in February of 2023, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket, and heading to Trex Company for recycling. We have collected 13 pounds of plastic film towards our goal of 1000 pounds for our 13th bench to be given to Springfield Parks & Recreation. NOTE: We need volunteers to help sort the plastic at the Library. For more info, contact Alan.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
May 20
Mike Schmitt
May 27
No Regular Club Meeting
June 03
Roger Osinchuk
Cross Border Equine
June 10
Jeff Mobus
June 17
Local Scholarship Recipients
June 24
Changing of the Gavel
Vermont Vines @ 5:30 PM
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be Thurs., June 5, 2025 in the conference room of Senior Solutions. Minutes of the board meetings can be found on the club website. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
President Deb welcomed all to the May 13, 2025 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote attributed to Brooke Hampton: “Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.”
BOWL OF LIFE: (members put three things about themselves on paper and place into a bowl and then we try to identify the member)
This member's clue was: "I tried out to be a Pacemate for the Pacers" — no one fessed up
HAPPY EVENTS:
Alan: Good time with his family this past weekend
Ron: Received thank you cards from the kids at Kurn Hattin for the Christmas Project
Jeff: Seeing Ron at the meeting
Ed G: Celebrating his middle son's birthday
Ed G: Looking forward to being with his oldest son this weekend
Deb: Mothers Day
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $4 was won by Ron who donated it to the Springfield Garden Club. The big raffle grows to $48.
PROGRAM:
Theresa Burton, immediate past president of the Springfield Garden Club talked about her organization mission which is to provide a social framework for education and community service in the areas of gardening, beautification and conservation and to coordinate the activities of the club with those of the Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont. The club was established over 100 years ago and has 61 members. It is getting ready to beautify Springfield’s downtown. Among its many civic activities is to make flower arrangements for home bound recipients of the Meals on Wheels program. To learn more about the Garden Club, click here.
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