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Weekly Club Bulletin

MEETING ATTENDEES

Members (14): Bob F.,Buddy, Christian, Deb, Ed, Emma, Jeanice, Jeff, Jim, Joe, Karen,  Marty, Rod, Sue Dana, Taylor, Tom
Guests: Chester Rotarians Ed Grossman and John Holme; Waterbury Rotarian Jeff Smith, and  Amanda Sidler (speaker)
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS

• 69th Annual Penny Sale: You can bring collected prizes to the 10/10 club meeting. Right now we need another 200 prizes. For more info about prizes, contact Pres. Emma. We will be selling raffle tickets in front of Shaws 10/7 and 14 from 9-12;  10/17 from 3-6. If you can help, contact Pres. Emma. Bring your raffle tickets and money to the 10/10 meeting. For more info, contact Jeff. We will be composing the prize list on 10/11 at 7PM at Young's Propane. For more info, contact Christian.
• If you can help with parking at this weekend's Apple Festival, contact President Emma.
 
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
 
We have collected 319 pounds of plastic film towards the 1000 pounds needed for our fifth bench. The fourth bench for the Black River Action Team has been delivered and will be placed soon. So far,  2,447 pounds of plastic film has been removed from the waste stream, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket, and heading to Trex Company for recycling. <NOTE: 2000 pounds  = 1 TON>. If you can volunteer some time, contact Sue Dowdell.
 
Aside from Marty picking up each week at the LibraryCheyenne is picking up from Springfield Food Coop and Ed is picking up from GMC Springfield, McGee CDJR, and Springfield Hospital.
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
 
October 10
Club Assembly
Penny Sale Update
October 17
Tristan Johnson
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
 
October 24
No Club Meeting
 
October 31
No Club Meeting
 
November 1
Club Social
Location TBA
 

The next board meeting will be Thurs, Oct. 5, 2023, @ Noon @ Senior Solutions Conference Room. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!

 
SERVICE ABOVE SELF

President Emma welcomed all to the September 19, 2023 club meeting held at the Crown Point Country Club.

While there was no inspirational moment today,  I offer this quote from Reba McEntire: "To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.” 

HAPPY EVENTS: 

  • Emma: Attended a family wedding

  • Emma: Appreciates help from Buddy with Penny Sale prizes

  • Jeff: Yankees' season is over.

  • Jeff: Seeing Jeanice at the meeting

  • Jeanice: Having a visit from her sister for her birthday.

RAFFLE:

John won $9 that he donated to the club. The big pot grew to $71.

PROGRAM:

 
Amanda Sidler, WCC Coordinator/Business Navigator for Springfield Regional Development Corporation, gave an update on the Springfield Area Working Communities Challenge Grant. The goal of the project is to increase workforce participation in the Springfield region by creating a sustainable, collaborative workforce development pipeline to focus on recruitment and retention. More specifically, the team aims to address systemic barriers associated with transportation, childcare, housing, education, and recovery. One of the team’s successes is the creation of the Free Laptop/Device Distribution program. This program allows those seeking employment to receive a free refurbished laptop or Chromebook from the River Valley Tech Center.  The program is being expanded to include a seminar of digital technology.You can learn more by visiting  https://www.springfielddevelopment.org/springfield-area-working-communities-challenge/
 
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