Members (10): Bob F., Deb, Ed, Emma, Jeff, Marty, Rod, Sue Dana, Sue Dowdell, Taylor
Guests: Chester Rotarians Ed Grossman, Jill Lawrence, Alan Englander & Lee Trapeni, Tara Chase, Courtney Campbell (speakers)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• $2,000 District Grant check for the new football bleacher project was presented to Springfield Booster Club.
• We have pledged $1,000 to a Rotary Breast Milk Collection Station in Brazil.
• 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 246 pounds of plastic film towards the 1000 pounds needed for our sixth bench. So far, 3,376 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 to help sort at the Library, contact Sue Dowdell.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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 16, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant. Sue Dowdell offered an inspirational quote from Will Smith"If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better. Never under-estimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling."
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 watched a Red Sox game from the the Green Monster..... JEFF
HAPPY EVENTS:
Deb: Day 8 of her plant based diet.
Deb: New employee will be starting on Friday.
Jeff: The town budget is set.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $3 was won by Marty. The big pot of $121 was won by Marty. NOTE: Marty added a $1 and donated the $125 to Springfield Supported Housing Program.
PROGRAM:
PHOTO (l-r) Courtney Campbell, Lee Trapeni, Tara Chase
Lee Trapeni, executive director of Springfield Supported Housing Program (SSHP), Tara Chase, SSHP Operational Director, and Courtney Campbell, Americorps Vista gave an overview of their organization. SSHP is a private, non-profit agency that helps families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness or potential homelessness locate and secure safe, affordable housing. SSHP then provides program participants with case management to address any issues that led to the housing crisis and to pursue positive life goals. To learn more about SSHP, click here.
2024 Homelessness Awareness Day: A Day of Action will take place on January 18. To learn more, click here.
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