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As a reward for Springfield residents collecting more than 500 pounds of thin film plastics within a ten-week period during the Trex Thin Film Plastics Challenge, the Trex Company (Trex) provided the Springfield Rotary Club with an outdoor bench that was placed at the Park Street School overlooking the Kingsbury House by the Union Park Neighborhood Association and the Springfield Park and Recreation Department.

The Springfield Vermont Rotary Club has donated the 4 flower boxes that are hanging on the Desert Storm Veterans Bridge near the Senior Center.

Five new members recently joined the Springfield Vermont Rotary Club and were inducted by Club President Karen Longo at ceremonies during the weekly club meeting held on Tuesday, March 7^th at the Nolan Murray Center.

Springfield Town Library is collaborating with Springfield Rotary Club's project to remove plastic film from the waste stream. "This project empowers residents to elevate their knowledge of the volume of plastic the world generates and helps solve the plastic waste issue."

 

Trex, a company that makes outdoor items from recycled materials, first rolled out its recycling challenge to schools and communities in 2006. The initiative gives communities a six-month period to collect 500 pounds (or more) of plastic bags and film — also known as polyethylene films or plastic that can be stretched — and if that goal is met, the community receives an earth-friendly Trex bench, according to the company.

 

Springfield Rotarians have until the end of June to secure their free bench made from recycled materials.

Do you know who your local Rotarians are and what they do? Springfield Rotarians work to “Serve to Change Lives” of those less fortunate in our community and in the world.

 

The Springfield Rotary Club held a very successful "Stuff a Truck" event on November 19, 2022 in the Springfield Plaza to benefit the Springfield Family Center. The event raised more than 2200 pounds of non-perishable food, frozen turkeys and hams, and personal care items.  In addition, donors provided $1800 in cash which the Family Center will use to purchase items through the Vermont Food Bank.

 

The 68^th Annual Springfield Vermont Rotary Club Penny Sale was held on Saturday, October 22^nd at Riverside Middle School in Springfield with over 400 people in attendance.  385 prizes with values from $15 to $500 were distributed.

   

Photo left: "Gnome Place Like a Library" with Karl Riotte and Jeff Mobus

Photo right: Steampunked-theme Library with Karen Longo, Mike Schmidt, and Chip Longo

 

 

One of the six little libraries auctioned by the Friends of Springfield Town Library has been erected at 51 Pearl Street in Springfield. The little library was built by Springfield Vermont Rotarian Rod Arnold, designed by Springfield local artist Corey Mitchell, and purchased by Pearl Street Creative Studio founder Casimir Krupinsky.

The 68^th Annual Springfield Vermont Rotary Club Penny Sale returns this year on Saturday, October 22^nd at Riverside Middle School in Springfield. The popular annual event could not be held the past two years because of the pandemic but will come back this fall bigger and better than ever.  As always, there will be over 300 prizes donated by area businesses and individuals to be won. And as always, each chance at a prize cost only a penny.

The Rotary Club of Springfield Vermont has established a Weekend Backpack Program to help fight child hunger in Springfield.

 

According to Springfield Rotary Club President Karen Longo, 1 in 7 children are considered food insecure in Vermont. The most at-risk children for food insecurity are also the ones who are most affected by the achievement gap, and poor academic and athletic outcomes that can have lifelong effects.

Friends of the Springfield Town Library (FOSTL) is auctioning six wonderfully decorated little libraries that are currently on display at the Springfield Town Library. Auction proceeds will be used to purchase equipment to better host in-person and online programs in the library. You can participate in the auction by visiting https://www.32auctions.com/FOSTL2022. Springfield Rotary Club created this “Little Free..brary” project as a way of supporting FOSTL and furthering its goal of increasing literacy in the community.