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Sep 1, 2009

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

2008-2009 Officers and Directors:

Steve Jablonski, President
Mark Neiderprum, 1st Vice President
Ed Sunter, 2nd Vice President
Jim Russell, Past President
Bernie Spirito, Treasurer
Dee Keurzel, Assistant Treasurer
Carol Harris, Secretary

Sue Mastroianni, Assistant Secretary
Jay Leib, Sergeant-At-Arms
Rick Lee, Director (1 year term)
Bill Massida, Director (1 year term)
Bob Dambrov, Director (2 year term)
Jennifer Schimmel, Director (2 year term)

Weekly Meeting: Friday 12:15 @ The Basketball Hall of Fame

(SUMMER MEETINGS - Thursday 12:15)

SPOKESMAN SPONSOR: THE BIG E (Eastern States Expo) from Sept 18 - Oct 4

SPEAKERS:

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3rd - No Meeting

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10th - Joe Deburro, of Springfield, Assistant Managing Editor for Sports and Production for The Republican. His topic will be "The Current State of Sports Today." Deburro, 48, is a Springfield native who got his start in daily newspaper journalism at the Springfield Daily News in 1980 answering telephones and covering sandlot baseball. He has been Sports Editor since 1996. Deburro's "Tennis Talk" column appears in the Sunday Republican during the spring and summer. Deburro is a graduate of the former Classical High School in Springfield and attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he majored in English. He lives in Springfield with his wife, Kristen, a copy editor and page designer at The Republican, and Harry, their 4-year-old long-haired German Shepherd.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Sept. 3 - Don Walker

Sept. 4 - Bob Koss

Sept. 15 - Tom Burton
Sept. 20 - Clare Keefe

PAUL HARRIS AWARD DINNER AND AUCTION UPDATE:

HONORING THE FOLLOWING RECIPIENTS:

Jim Russell for Marion Russell

David Dambrov
Jay Leib

MaryAnne Herron

The Davis Foundation

SILENT AUCTION - We need your help! The Paul Harris Banquet & Silent Auction is quickly approaching and we desperately need items for the auction. We can't do this alone. Auction items are needed today. Your support will allow us the opportunity to raise the much needed funds to support local programs. Thank you for your continued help and support. Please contact Valerie Delude with Auction Items at duludes1@aol.com or (413) 733-2129.

ADVERTISING IN DINNER AND AUCTION PROGRAM - Our dinner and program are made possible through advertising in the dinner and auction program. Advertisements available in our event program are:

___ $100 FULL PAGE ___ $50 HALF PAGE

___ $25 LISTING UNDER FRIENDS OF ROTARY

Please note a full page ad is 5 x 8 inches and half page 5 x 4 inches. Please send any graphics or artwork to Brian Sears at bsears@searsre.com. For further information, please call Brian at (413) 237-9399.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Friday September 18th - FFA Hannah Crossen

Friday September 25th - Kilamanjaro Team

Thursday October 1st - PAUL HARRIS AWARD DINNER AND AUCTION

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

From the January 3, 1947 Spokesman: " All Rotarians present were deluded by Joseph A. Karson with his feats of magic. Entertainment was certainly a part of his program as his quick wit and many stories produced more chuckles and laughter than those in attendance had experienced in some time."