Dear Fellow Rotarians, it's finally a FRIDAY!!!! After a couple of Thursday meetings and a week off due to the Labor Day holiday, we are back to our regular meeting day. Who says Rotarians aren’t flexible? Don’t get too settled in though. In a few weeks, we’re going on the road to meet for breakfast at Shriner’s Hospital. Details in upcoming bulletins.
In the meantime, for the rest of September, we can enjoy the Hall of Fame location, Max’s food and great service from Jordan, our lunch server. Jordan is always quick with a smile and never turns down a request. Please extend your thanks to him and the rest of Max’s staff.
Also during the month of September, The Gray House is continuing their 4th Annual “Fill the Plate, Feed a Family” challenge. See the Bulletin for a photo from last week and more details with your chance to help out.
We also have The BIG E, which starts this Friday and that means that Fall has really arrived! (no matter what the temperature is!) So please join us this Friday and reconnect with all your rotary friends to catch up on what everyone has been doing and what the club plans are moving forward.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Hall!
Yours Truly,
President Sue Mastroianni
“May you be proud of the work you do, the person you are and the difference you make.” - author unknown
Upcoming Speakers
9/14 Katrina Spicer-Lindquist – Manager at H&R Block. Never too early to talk about tax prep savings, W-4 planning for new employees and more
9/21 Navy Week in Spfld! LT John Stevens and Capt. Gaucher of the US Navy will join us as well as members from the Agawam and W. Springfield Rotary clubs
9/28 Ronn Johnson-Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services (recent Rotary grant recipient)
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Eastern States Exposition, Home of The Big E, celebrating 102 years of fun! Join us for the largest fair in New England from September 14 – 30, 2018 for energizing entertainment, fantastic food, sensational shopping and so much more! For more information, visit our website at http://www.TheBigE.com.
Katrina Spicer-Lindquist of H & R Block will speak to our Club this Friday. Katrina manages and does the marketing for the North and Southampton offices of H&R Block. She also works with businesses and non-profits in the district to help them maximize their benefit offerings for their employees to include tax prep savings and W-4 planning for new employees and much more.
The Gray House, a nonprofit organization in the North End of Springfield, is holding their fourth annual “Fill the Plate, Feed a Family Challenge,” an online fundraising initiative which runs from now through Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
Make a donation through razoo.com/FTP. Post a Facebook photo of yourself with an empty plate as your fellow Springfield Rotarians did last Friday:
Tag @The Gray House, Inc and any friends you want to encourage to donate! Thanks for helping!
At last Friday's lunch, Ed Sunter told the Club of plans for the 5th annual golf event in memory of his son Bryan, to benefit scholarships at East Longmeadow High School. "We have already awarded $16,000. from all the generous support so far in the first 4 outings, this being the 5th annual," Ed told us. Bryan was an outstanding cross-country runner while a student at ELHS.
Next week is Navy week in Springfield and our speakers will be LT John Stevens and Capt. Robert Gaucher, CHIEF OF STAFF, SUBMARINE FORCE, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET Agawam and W.Springfield Rotarians will also be attending!
During the month of September, we will be celebrating Rowland Hawthorne’s Birthday on Sept 21st! If you have a birthday in September, please check to see if it is listed on your Clubrunner profile or ask Sue to input your birthday for you. And don’t worry, only the month and day is needed. We know we’re all “forever young”!
MEMBERS ANNIVERSARY'S The following members are celebrating a Rotary Anniversary this month! Congratulations to Alan Popp Sept 5th, 10 years! Gillian Palmer Sept 12th, 2 years! John Perez Sept 12th,2 years!
Have some news or information that might be of interest to fellow Rotarians? Send it to President Sue at samastro@comcast.net . Our weekly Bulletin goes out to more than 70 local leaders every week.
Club Information
Rotary Club of Springfield - Meeting Fridays-12:15 PM
Service Above Self
We meet Fridays at 12:15 PM
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1150 West Columbus Ave.,
MassMutual Room
Springfield,
MA 01105 United States
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