The Spokesman - Archive  Oct 1, 2009

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Bill Massida   Back by Popular Demand   What Columbus Day Means to Italian Americans    Friday October 16th

SPEAKERS:

OCTOBER 2nd - Aron Goldman, Director of the Springfield Institute - His topic will be Big ideas + regular residents = urban transformation. According to Goldman "the dissolution of the control board, ward representation, and an election season make this a critical moment for Springfield. Will this be a return to pothole politics, parochialism, or worse? Or will the city seize this historic opportunity to increase democratic participation, draw traditionally underrepresented groups into public life, and hold leadership accountable in ways the city has not seen before?" Goldman has helped local, national, and international organizations to become more effective and engaged in the public policy issues that affect them. He has also taught social welfare policy and political economy at UMass Amherst and Springfield College. Goldman holds a Masters from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs.

OCTOBER 9th - No Meeting - Have a Wonderful Columbus Day Weekend

BIRTHDAYS:

Oct. 13 - Ray Serrenho Oct. 19 - Don Wesson

MEMBERSHIP CHANGES:

The membership database on the website has been updated to reflect our newest members.  We ask each member to review their on-line profile for accuracy.  You can sign on to the on-line service by click the For members ... link on the website (http://www.springfieldmarotary.org/).

ADDITIONAL CLUB NEWS:

PAUL HARRIS DINNER - Jennifer Schimmel, Paul Harris Dinner Chair, and Steve Jablonski would like to thank everyone that helped, attended, and supported this year's Paul Harris Award Dinner and Auction.  The final tally is yet to be completed, but this year's dinner and auction was a huge success and we were able to raise some wonderful funds for the Welcome Baby Basket program (The Davis Foundation), Shriner's Hospital, and the Springfield Rotary's Service Fund.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

October 16th - What Columbus Day Means to Italian Americans (Bill Massida)

October 23rd - Dana Henry, Robotics

October 30th - Getting to Know You

FROM THE ARCHIVES: 

From the Spokesman dated May 11, 1951. Ted Shawn, the world famous exponent of the "dance" spoke and disclosed the information that the "dance" had a therapeutic value in his own recovery from illness, as well as the fact that, as a result of his research "dance" was, truly, man's form of spiritual expression. His speach was enlightening and was totally appreciated by all.