Members (9): Bob F., Deb, Ed, Emma, Jeff, Karen, Patricia, Sue Dana, Taylor
Guests: Chester Rotarian Alan Farrar, Bill Dakin, Ron Theissen, Jill Lawrence, Bill Bridgeford, Trisha Paradis (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The Diaper Drive went well: 2396 diapers, 1500 wipes, and $800 donated
• Spring Food Drive will take place on May 11. To sign up, contact President Emma.
• SAVE THE DATE: Changing of the Gavel, 6/25 @Weathersfield Inn
• Thank you notes received from Apple Blossom and Union Street.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
We have already collected 663 pounds towards our seventh bench which will go to the library. To date, 4,796 pounds of plastic film (over 2 tons!) have been removed from the waste stream, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket, and heading to Trex Company for recycling. Please continue to bring your plastic wrap to the Springfield Town Library. We need more volunteers to help sort at the Library, please contact Sue Dowdell.
The next board meeting will be Thur, May 9, 2024, @ Noon @ Senior Solutions Conference Room. 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 Emma welcomed all to the May 7, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant. For the thought of the day, Emma offered this quote by Laverne Cox: “When you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected.”
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: "Celebrated 21st Birthday with Gov. Mike Dukakis" — Marty
HAPPY EVENTS:
Emma: Diaper Drive was a success.
Emma: Attended cousin's baby shower for a little boy due in July.
Emma: Loved seeing all the Rotarians out for Green Up Day
Deb: Finished electrical work
Deb: Enjoyed talking to Bill Bridgeford
Karen: Happy to have Trish here presenting
Karen: Survived onboarding for ServiceNow
Sue: Her son Paul accepted an engineering job with Vermont State Colleges
Sue: Successful round trip to Pittsburg
Bill: Happy to be in attendance, especially because he gets to miss a staff meeting
Bill: Just finished 10 weeks of travel, happy to be back home in Springfield
Alan: Happy with all the new prospective members
Bob: Happy to be back at Maebellines after water damage
Jeff: Carrie graduated with her Masters and will be teaching in Bellows Falls in the fall
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $5 was won by Jeff. The big pot grew to $45.
PROGRAM:
Trisha Paradis, executive director of the Springfield Family Center, talked about the center's focus on lifestyle medicine, food as medicine, and their usual food shelf activities. The center is also working to reduce the stigma and expand their reach to those who need it in town who feel ashamed to come to the new location. The center continued the Everyone Eats program by working with JCs Market to supply hot meals for Adult Day and Meals on Wheels. The center serves 80-100 meals a day and is always in need of food and funding. Any contributions are greatly appreciated. For more info, click here.
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...
Thank you Taylor Drinker for taking meeting notes today.
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