Members (10): Alan, Christian, Deb, Ed G., Ed M., John, Marty, Michelle, Rod, Sue, Taylor
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• SAVE THE DATE: Changing of the Gavel will take place on June 24 at Vermont Vines. Details to follow.
• The club will be collecting diapers for the Diaper Bank during the month of April. For more info, contact Immediate Past President Emma.
• The club's annual "Rotary Reads" project will take place on April 11 at Union Elementary School.
• The Rotary District 7870 Assembly will take place on April 26. Anyone interested in carpooling should contact President-elect Sue.
• Longtime Springfield Rotarian Lori Muse passed away on March 12. A service will be held April 26 at 2:30 p.m.; the service will be at the North Springfield Baptist Church. A time of sharing memories will take place at The Crown Point Country Club from 4-6 p.m.
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
The eleventh recycled bench was given to the Springfield Community Players. We have collected 219 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, 9,363 pounds of plastic film (> 4.5 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.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
April 8
Lori Johnson
Springfield Senior Center
April 15
Chip Longo
Meals on Wheels
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., Apr. 10, 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. 1, 2025 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson: “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."
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: "Grew up in Ludlow" — Ed McQuaide
HAPPY EVENTS:
Deb: 15th Anniversary of Primerica going public
Deb: Successful Governor's Luncheon with 14 Rotarians among the 45 in attendance
Deb: Service Above Self demonstrated by all the Rotarians who helped out at the Governor's Luncheon.
Ed G: Governor's Luncheon
Ed M: Governor's Luncheon
Alan: Governor's Luncheon
John: Governor's Luncheon; despite spilling water on Bob F.
Christian: Marty encouraging him to attend today's club meeting
Sue: Jeff Mobus was acknowledged as a major donor at PETS training
Sue: For April Fools Day, Senior Solutions staff dressed as their boss.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $4 was won by Christian. The big raffle grows to $22.
PROGRAM:
Springfield Rotary Club President Deb Cox, a financial advisor with Primerica, talked about why now is a great time to invest. She recommended that you should invest with your head and not the headlines.
This bulletin attempts to give a gist of the meeting. However, it is always better to attend. If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin...
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