Members (11): Michelle, Marty, Deb, Alan, Robert, Jim, Ed G, Ed M., Jeff, Sue, John
Guests: Bellow Falls Rotarian Carrie Mobus, Marcia Fontaine, Tim Anderson, Karen Kilyk, Gay Mobus, and Lisa Mobus, Ph.D. (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Butterfly Project: 105 out of 150 butterflies have been sold. Butterflies will be released on Aug 22. For more info, contact President Sue.
• Last week of successful Backpack Food Project.
• Penny Sale is set for October 25. For more info, contact Jeff.
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
The thirteenth recycled bench that has been given to Springfield Parks & Recreation. To date, over5.5tons of plastic film 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 for recycling. Please continue to bring your plastic film to the Springfield Town Library. We will begin collecting towards the 14th bench which will honor Lori Muse and be placed at Springfield Hospital. NOTE: We need volunteers to help sort the plastic at the Library. For more info, contact Alan.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
August 19
George Thompson
Ludlow Rotary
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be at noon on Thurs., Sept. 4th, 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 Sue welcomed all to the August 12, 2025 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote attributed to Ben Franklin:“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
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 was born in Alaska" — no one fessed up
HAPPY EVENTS:
Sue: Her son's girlfriend is now a board certified behavior analyst.
Sue: Guest attending today.
Sue: Went on a hike.
Alan: Rescued someone who needed a welfare check
John: His Biben's store is leading the pool noodle competition.
Jim: Springfield Rotary Club scholarship recipient Tim attending today.
Jim: One of his students is now a pilot.
Jim: Went on a White Mountain vacation.
Deb: Amber is now a paraprofessional.
Deb: Gavin & Corben like their teachers.
Deb: Gavin learned how to swim.
Ed G: Granddaughters going on vacation before school.
Marty: Page three of today's Springfield Reporter has an article about last week's speaker, Samantha Bell, the club's Butterfly Project, and the donation of bench 13 all on page three.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $6 was won by Ed M who donated it back to the club. The big raffle grows to $95.
PROGRAM:
Dr. Lisa Mobus shared insights from her Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program grant in Colombia, where she worked from February to July 2025. Her research explored how recent educational reforms have expanded access and improved outcomes for diverse student populations through flexible learning pathways.
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