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The Spokesman - Archive

Oct 1, 2008

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PO Box 1033, Springfield, MA 01101
Telephone and Fax: 413-733-5097
E-Mail: SpringfieldMARotary@verizon.net

Rotary International 2008-2009 Theme

2008-2009 Officers and Directors:
Jim Russell, President Steve Jablonski, 1st Vice President Mark Neiderprum, 2nd Vice President Carol A. Armour, Past President Bernie Spirito, Treasurer , Assistant Treasurer Carol Harris, Secretary	Gary Fishlock, Assistant Secretary Ed Sunter, Sergeant-At-Arms Susan Mastroianni, Director (1 year term) Stan Strzempek, Director (1 year term) Rick Lee, Director (2 year term) Bill Massida, Director (2 year term)
Weekly Meeting: Friday 12:15 @ The Basketball Hall of Fame

SPEAKERS:

October 3rd - Springfield Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet will address "Police Deployment and Technology." Fitchet is a US Marine Corp Vietnam Veteran and was appointed to the Springfield Police Department in April, 1973. He has worked his way up the ranks from Sergeant in 1979 to becoming the permanent Police Commissioner in April, 2008.

October 10th - Dr. Marylou Buyse, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans and Mr. William B. Vernon, State Director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) will address Club. Their topic will be "Health Care Reform and the Commonwealth". Dr. Buyse is board certified in medical genetics, pediatrics and medical management. She currently has a faculty appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine and teaches at the Boston University School of Public Health. Mr.Vernon has been the State Director at NFIB since May, 1999 and served 9 years in the MA House of Representatives for the First Bristol District.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS:

October 13 - Ray Serrenho

October 19 - Don Wesson

ADDITIONAL CLUB NEWS:

SPRINGFIELD ACADEMY ELEMETARY SCHOOL - Here is our chance for the Rotary Club to help the Springfield Schools especially Springfield Academy Elemetary. So look around your house, your work or grab a few items next time you go shopping.

Watches, Binders, Footballs, Basketballs, Baseball Gloves, Fishing poles,

Tee shirts with sports logos, Baseball caps, Drawing books, CD players,

Movie tickets, Small squishy balls, Small Lego sets, Youn children's books,

Stickers of all kinds, Action figures, Board games, Small battery operatied radios

Fellow Rotarian Doug MacMillian will be collecting these over the next two weeks (10/3 and 10/10). If we all kick in we can make this another success for the kids and for Rotary.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10/17 Meeting - Club Assembly

10/24 Meeting - Jim Kaplan re: Baseball

10/31 Meeting - Sy Becker re: A Look at the Movies