Members (11): Karen, Marty, Deb, Christian, Buddy, Jerry, Robert F, Ed G., Ed M., Jeff, Sue
Guests: Debron Ambari, Taylor Drinker
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• We need volunteers to help direct parking at the 10/11 Apple Festival. For more info, contact President Sue.
• District Governor is coming on October 14th.
• Food Drive will be either 11/2 or 11/22
• Bellows Falls Rotary Club will collaborate with our club with the Kurn Hattin Christmas Project
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
We have collected 742 pounds of plastic film towards our goal of 1000 pounds for the fourteenth bench which will honor Lori Muse Gurney and the club’s 95th anniversary. To date, 12,089 pounds of plastic film (over 6 tons!) 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 Company for recycling. Please continue to bring your plastic film to the Springfield Town Library. NOTE: We need volunteers to help sort the plastic at the Library. For more info, contact Alan.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
October 14
Rotary 7870 District Governor
Donna Deos
October 21
TBA
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be at noon on Thurs., Nov. 13, 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 October 7, 2025 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote attributed to William James:“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
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 watched Hershel Walker teach ballet in person." — It was Ed Grossman.
Marty - had a pleasant experience at Springfield DMV getting club trailer registered
Taylor - support by club over the past 4 years at Chamber
Taylor - Apple Festival
Ed - Birthdays
Jerry - Fully staffed after 1.5 years
Christian - Rotary District Golf Tournament
RAFFLE
The weekly prize of $4 was won by Marty who gave it back to the Club. The big raffle grows to $122.
PROGRAM:
Jeff reviewed plans for the Penny Sale. Ed has ordered the sign which will be posted after Apple Festival. Still looking for group to manage food. Deadline for prizes is 10/16. Prizes will be listed at 6:30. To date we have about 150. We got some really nice big prizes but need smaller one. Chairs will arrived on 10/24. On 10/25 in the morning, prizes will be transported at 8 AM. Bob F, Peter, Christian and Deb sill announce. Tom and Emma will sell grand prizes raffles. Need volunteers to sell inside tickets and record numbers. Jeff will be sending out email with reminders.
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