Members (10): Bob F., Carol, Deb, Ed, Jeff, Karen, Marty, Patricia, Rod, Sue Dana
Guests: Chester Rotarian Ed Grossman, Alan Englander, Michelle Chamberlain, Tim Rumrill, Kayla Bapp (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• "Rotary Reads" will take place at Union School on Feb. 16. For more info, contact Jeff.
• Anyone interested in helping with the Diaper Drive in April should contact President Emma.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The fifth bench has been assembled and is waiting to be picked up by Springfield On The Move for the bus stop on Main Street. We have collected 304 pounds of plastic film towards the 1000 pounds needed for our sixth bench. So far, 3,434 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>. We desperately need volunteers to help sort at the Library, please contact Sue Dowdell.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
January 30
No regular club meeting
January 31
Club social
Fullerton Inn @ 5 PM
February 6
Bill Neukomm
COVER Home Repair
February 13
TBA
February 20
Sue Triplett
Friends of Veterans
February 27
No regular club meeting
February 28
Club social
Fullerton Inn @ 5PM
The next board meeting will be Thurs, Feb. 1, 2024, @ Noon @ Senior Solutions Conference Room. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
President-elect Deb welcomed all to the January 23, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant. Marty offered an inspirational quote from Mark Twain:"Politicians and diapers must be changed often and for the same reasons."
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 was born & raised at the bottom of Camel's Hump.. Michelle
HAPPY EVENTS:
Karen: Glad to be back.
Jeff: Tim attending today.
Carol: Christmas in Kentucky
Alan: Glad to be here.
Deb: Glad to see Karen & Carol.
Deb: Potential new members.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $3 was won by Sue Dana. The big pot grew to $3.
PROGRAM:
Kayla Bapp informed the Club about the Springfield Area Parent Child Center (SAPCC) Diaper Bank. The state provides funding to the 15 legislatively mandated parent-child centers throughout Vermont. The centers also receive funding from municipalities, in addition to private donations and other fundraising efforts. However, the appropriation by the Legislature was drastically cut this year. Bapp, who oversees the diaper bank at the SAPCC, which serves 20 towns in southern Windsor and northern Windham counties, estimates that close to 15,000 diapers were distributed last year. That means that each family received 25 diapers per child per week and only one package of wipes. SAPCC is always accepting donations of diapers and wipes. For more information about the Diaper Bank, click here.
NOTE: Springfield VT Rotary is planning to host a diaper drive in April.
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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