Members (11): Michelle, Marty, Deb, Alan, Robert F, Emma, Ed M., Jeff, Sue, Michael, John
Guests: Waterbury Rotarian Jeff Smith, Christine Edwins (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Chester Music Series continues on July 24. For more info, click here.
• Club's Food Distribution Project needs some individual peanut butter cups, cereal cups, and fruit cups. For more info, contact Karen.
• Butterfly Project will commence shortly. Butterflies will be sold during COMTU Park Friday concerts (August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29). Butterflies will be released at last concert. Members are encouraged to buy at least 10 butterflies. Volunteers are needed to sell at concerts. For more info, contact President Sue.
• Program assignments have been posted to the club website. To learn your assignment, click here.
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
We have collected 957 pounds of plastic film towards our goal of 1000 pounds of plastic film for the thirteenth recycled bench that will be given to Springfield Parks & Recreation. To date, 11,103 pounds of plastic film (over 5-1/4 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 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
July 29
No Regular Club Meeting
August 5
Samantha Ball
Valley Health Connections
August 12
Lisa Mobus
Life in Bogata
August 19
George Thompson
Ludlow Rotary
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be at noon on Thurs., Aug. 7, 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
Immediate Past President Deb welcomed all to the July 22, 2025 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote attributed to Albert Einstein, “The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
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 learned to drive with a five sped car on the German Autoban" — no one fessed up
HAPPY EVENTS:
Ed: Week of family gathering on Lake Amherst.
Alan: Daycation in Portland, ME.
John: Jeff's point of order which stopped Marty
Jeff S: A dry Rotary July 4th parade in Waterbury
Jeff M: Our speaker Christine
Jeff M: Upcoming family reunion in Rockford, IL
Jeff M: Living in a great neighborhood
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $4 was won by Jeff S. The big raffle grows to $86.
PROGRAM:
Christine Edwins, the newly appointed Director of the Springfield Town Library, shared her vision for the future of the library. She highlighted plans to expand community outreach, modernize library services, and strengthen partnerships with local organizations. She talked about her ideas for making the library a more inclusive and dynamic space for all ages. Her enthusiasm and commitment to fostering lifelong learning in Springfield were warmly received. To learn more about all the services offered at the Springfield Town Library, click here.
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Christine Edwins, the newly appointed Director of the Springfield Town Library, shared her vision for the future of the library. She highlighted plans to expand community outreach, modernize library services, and strengthen partnerships with local organizations. She talked about her ideas for making the library a more inclusive and dynamic space for all ages. Her enthusiasm and commitment to fostering lifelong learning in Springfield were warmly received. To learn more about all the services offered at the Springfield Town Library, click 