Members (11): Bob A., Bob F., Deb, Emma, Jeff, Marty, Patricia, Rod, Sue Dana, Sue Dowdell, Taylor
Guests: Chester Rotarians Ed Grossman & Bill Dakin; Waterbury Rotarian Jeff Smith, Jill Lawrence, Michelle Chamberlain, and Alan Englander
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• President Emma displayed a program from the 1/1/27 Bellows Falls Club.
• We are have meeting speakers for January and February. President Emma will be distributing member assignments for April through June.
• Windsor Rotary Club will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on 1/17.
• Annual Governor's Lunch has not been scheduled yet but it looks like sometime in March.
• Jeff Mobus was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow +8 Pin demonstrating his commitment to Rotary.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The fifth bench is scheduled to be assembled on Thursday and will be donated to Springfield On The Move for the bus stop on Main Street. We have collected 182 pounds of plastic film towards the 1000 pounds needed for our sixth bench. So far, 3,312 pounds of plastic film has been removed from the waste stream, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket, and heading to TREX for recycling. <NOTE: 2000 pounds = 1 TON>. If you can volunteer some time to help sort at the Library, contact Sue Dowdell.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
January 16
Lee Trapeni
Homelessness Awareness
January 23
Kayla Bapp
SAPCC Diaper Bank
January 30
No regular club meeting
January 31
Club social
Fullerton Inn
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
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 Emma welcomed all to the January 9, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant. President Emma offered an inspirational quote from Kahlil Gibran"Kindness is like snow — it beautifies everything it covers."
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 went to Oklahoma City to watch college softball championships..... EMMA
HAPPY EVENTS:
Emma: Evelyn ripped wrapping paper from her Christmas presents.
Deb: Attended her mom's 90th birthday in Florida with a good number of her relatives.
Deb: Had a good massage from Kim.
Jeff: Mom is recovering nicely. This will be first birthday without Dad.
Alan: Tremendous commitment demonstrated by Jeff and his Paul Harris +8 pin.
Sue Dana: Emma is home for the holidays.
RAFFLE:
No raffle today. The big pot remains at $118.
PROGRAM:
Jeff Mobus presented the highlights of the 2024-2025 proposed town budget. He reported that money going to be used for town marketing and property valuation. The Town is going to enter into a one year MOU with Edgar May for use of the pool while the town's pool is closed. Overall, the budget will only increase by 3.87%.
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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