Members (8): Deb, Ed G., Ed M., Jeff, John, Karen, Marty, Michelle
Guest: Chip Longo (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The club's diaper drive for the Diaper Bank is continuing through April. Thrive Thrift Shop & Community Resource Center in Ascutney had been added to collection locations.
• Thanks to John, the eagle has been repaired and looks great on the flagpole.
• The Rotary District 7870 newsletter has been posted. There are articles about our club in it.
• We will be conducting a Food Drive on May 17 from 8-1 in front of Shaw's.
• April 19th is the birthday of Rotary's founder Paul Harris.
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
We have collected 508 pounds of plastic film towards 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, 9,724 pounds of plastic film (> 4.75 tons!) have been removed from the waste stream since we started this project in February of 2023, delivered to Shaw's and heading to Trex Company for recycling. NOTE: We are in need of volunteers to help sort the plastic at the Library. For more info, contact Alan.
Here's a breakdown of where the plastic has been collected:
Springfield Town Library 5806 60%
Springfield Food Coop 1084 11
Casey CDJR of Springfield 734 08
Bibens Ace Hardware 694 07
Magee Office Products 559 06
Springfield GMC 352 04
Misc 495 06
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
April 22
Tabbi Daly and Jackie Lindamood,
VT Dept of Health
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be Thurs., May 1, 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 Apr. 15, 2025 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote attributed to Rabbi Harold Kushner: “Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.”
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 started my first bank account at age 7" — No one fessed up.
HAPPY EVENTS:
Deb: Taking grandkids to the Boston aquarium
Deb: Looking forward to the Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Precision Valley Baptist Church 6/18-22
Karen: Chip as speaker
Karen: Had a fun weekend with Jackson
John: Looking forward to the grand reopening of Bibens next weekend.
Jeff: Good visit with his wife in Bogata
Jeff: Seeing Chip
Ed G.: Had a successful forum on future of education in Vermont in Chester.
Marty: Kudos to Jeff for coordinating another successful "Rotary Reads" at Union Street School
Jeff: "Rotary Reads"
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $5 was won by Marty who gave it to Meals on Wheels. The big raffle grows to $31.
PROGRAM:
Chip Longo, a volunteer and board member, talked about Springfield’s Meals and Wheels organization. MOW delivers nutritional meals to the homes of eligible seniors and disabled adults in Springfield and the surrounding communities. MOW collaborates with Senior Solutions and is currently serving 112 folks. MOW needs more drivers to help deliver meals. Not only do the drivers deliver the meals but they also offer a smile and a safety check. While most of the funding comes from the towns, MOW conducts fundraisers. The next one is a chicken bbq ($15/plate) on May 3 from 1-4 pm at the Springfield Moose Lodge. To learn more, visit its Facebook page by clicking here.
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