Members (11): Deb, Ed G., Ed M., Jill, John, Marty, Michelle, Patti., Rod, Sue Dana, Taylor, Guests: Andrea Murray and Marissa Bentley (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Thanksgiving Food Drive will take place on 11/16. Volunteers are needed. Contact President Deb for more info.
• Holiday Party is scheduled for 12/7 at CPCC. Invitations will be coming out shortly. For more info, contact Patti.
• Kurn Hattin Christmas Project is scheduled for 12/12. Details to follow.
• Penny Sale was successful; net profit is around $17K.
• A get well card will be sent to Jeanice.
• Thank you notes were received from Chester Andover Elementary School for the club's donation of books and Black River Community Coalition for the club's donation.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The ninth bench has been delivered to Green on Main. The Springfield Rotary Club collected 182 pounds of plastic film towards our goal of 1000 pounds of plastic film for the tenth recycled bench that will be given to Elm Hill School. To date, 7,326 pounds of plastic film (over 3.5 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.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
November 19
Lisa Mobus
Camino Walk
November 26
No Regular Club Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be Thurs., Dec. 5, 2024, @ noon 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 Nov. 12, 2024 club meeting held at our new location, Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote by E. Joseph Crossman: "Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eye off his goal."
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 got a job from a Rotary happy event before I was a Rotarian— No one fessed up so we will have to set this up another time.
HAPPY EVENTS:
Deb: Visited her mom in FL
Deb: Attended business meeting in GA
Andrea: Participated in the election process
Ed M: Housesat, pet sat, and grandkid sat
Ed G: Daughter-in-law's birthday celebration featured a fruit roll up contest.
Jill: Having Marissa here.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $2 was won by Ed G who returned his winnings to the club. The big pot now grows to $45.
PROGRAM:
Marissa Bentley, executive director of Springfield Humane Society gave a presentation about her organization. SHS now offers cat and dog clinics, vaccinations, pet food shelf, and end of life care. SHS helped 693 animals last year. On Dec. 12, SHS will be holding its annual "Photos with Santa" fundraiser. You can learn more by clicking here.
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