Members (15): Buddy, Deb, Ed, Emma, Frank, Jeff, Jessica, Jim, Karen, Liz, Marty, Patricia, Rod, Sue Dowling, Taylor.
Guests: Visiting Waterbury Rotarian Jeff Smith; Chester Rotarians John Holme, Ed Grossman, Lyza Gardner, Ron Theissen, Alan Farrar, Bill Dakin, and Hudsen Hagland.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Rotary District Grant: We have been approved for a $1000 District Grant, with a $1000 match by the club, towards the new football bleacher project.
• 2023-24 Dues: Invoices have been emailed. If you have not received an invoice, contact Marty.
• Storm Recovery: BRAT is organizing clean up projects. First Congregation Church needs help unloading buckets. For more info, contact Emma.
• Butterfly Project: We will be selling butterflies at Friday Concerts on the Comtu. Forms are now available. For more info, contact Karen
• Birthday Greetings: Liz Carey & Cas Krupinsky
•Club Website: Please review your profile on the website. If you need help, contact Marty.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The third bench is being installed in the Union Park Neighborhood. We collected 317 pounds of plastic film towards our goal of another 500 pounds of plastic film. To date, 1,933 pounds of plastic film have been removed from the waste stream, delivered to Shaw's, and heading to Trex for recycling. Volunteers are needed to help sort the plastic film at the library. If you can volunteer some time, contact Sue Dowdell.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
TBA
The next board meeting will be Thurs, August 3, 2023, @ Noon @ Senior Solutions Conference Room. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
President Emma welcomed all to the August 1, 2023 club meeting held at the Crown Point Country Club.
For our inspirational moment, Sue Dowdell offered this quote from John Lubbock: “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”
Bill: delighted to be here to talk about Chester Rotary
RAFFLE:
Bill won $5 AND the big pot of $29.
PROGRAM:
Bill Dakin, Ed Grossman, and Ron Theissen talked about some accomplishments of the Chester Rotary Club and what they see as the future of the club. Membership has declined post Covid but the 4-7 members continue to meet on Thursdays at 7:30 AM at the Fullerton Inn. During the coming year, members will be attending meetings with the Springfield Rotary Club.
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