Members (10): Bob A., Bob F., Carol, Deb, Ed, Emma, Jeff, Marty, Patricia, Rod
Guests: Chester Rotarian Ed Grossman, Alan Englander, Sandy Peplau (speaker)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The Diaper Drive continues. We have collected 150 diapers in the first two weeks. Collections are taking place at several business locations. Please share social media posts. For more info, click here.
• Green Up Day is May 4. If you can help, contact Taylor.
• Spring Food Drive will take place on May 11. To sign up, contact President Emma.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The sixth recycled bench has been delivered to the Town and, along with the fifth, will be installed in the bus stop in front of Springfield Food Coop. To date, 4,428 pounds of plastic film (over 2 tons!) have been removed from the waste stream and are being recycled. We have 295 pounds towards our seventh bench. You can bring your plastic to the Springfield Town Library. We need more volunteers to help sort at the Library, please contact Sue Dowdell.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
April 23
No Regular Club Meeting
April 24
Club Social at Fullerton Inn, Chester
April 30
Liza Eager
Chronic Disease Prevention
May 7
TBA
May 14
Heather Frahm
Springfield802.com
May 21
Sarah Duprey
Lincoln Street
The next board meeting will be Thur, May 9, 2024, @ Noon @ Senior Solutions Conference Room. 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
President Emma welcomed all to the April 16, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant. For the thought of the day, Emma offered this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson : “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
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 grew up in a haunted house"- Patti Putnam who grew up in a haunted house in New York until she was 11.
HAPPY EVENTS:
Emma: Her sister is getting married and her grandma is celebrating her 84th birthday
Jeff: Traded in his 2013 Subaru for a 2022 Subaru. Lisa is a semi-finalist for a Fulbright Scholarship.
Deb: had a nice date at the Fullerton Inn AND she's going on another!
Alan: Happy to be part of Rotary.
Patricia: Enjoying her 1-month old grandson.
Marty: Attended the opening of his daughter's art exhibit in Indianapolis.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $3 was won by Jeff. The big pot grew to $35.
PROGRAM:
Sandy Peplau, Project Manager, Marketing and Development, at Springfield Hospital told us about the Apple Blossom Cotillion taking place this year on May 3 and 4.Started in 1957, the Apple Blossom Cotillion raises funds to support the Dr. E. Sherburne Lovell Health Career Award for graduating seniors seeking to pursue higher education in the health care field, along with providing services for Springfield Hospital. You can learn more by clicking here. [NOTE: The Club donated $250 to this worthwhile event.]
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