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Weekly Club Bulletin

MEETING ATTENDEES

Members (9): Deb, Ed G., Emma,  Jeff, Marty, Mary, Rod, Sue B, Sue P
Guests:  Logan Garrow
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 
• Karen visited the Beacon Falls Rotary Club and brought home a banner. 
• Raffle tickets and posters for the 2026 Penny Sale are available. For more info, contact Jeff.
• Butterfly Release was successful.
•We will be having a joint social meeting with the Charlestown Club in the evening on Thursday, October 1 at Fort #4 in Charlestown.  
•Club will be funding a foursome at the District Golf Tournament. For more info, contact Rod.
• Board voted to donate $250  to purchase software and
equipment to improved treatment and vision restoration for visually impaired children at a school in Poltava.
 
TREX PLASTIC CHALLENGE UPDATE
 
Bench #16 has been donated to the Springfield Lions Club Dog Park. Bench #17 has been ordered and will be given to Springfield VFW. Bench #18 is earmarked for Elm Hill School. In the month of August, 315 pounds of plastic film were collected. To date, 16,060 pounds of plastic film (over 8 tons or the equivalent of 12 dairy cows) have been removed from the waste stream since this project started in February of 2023, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket, and heading to Trex Company for recycling. Please continue to bring your plastic film to the Springfield Town Library.
 
NOTE: We need volunteers to help sort the plastic at the Library. For more info, contact Alan.
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
 
September 8
John Bob Siemienowicz and Charlene Lovell Latest Rotary project for Ukraine
 
September 15
Travis Dennison
Vermont National Guard
 
September 22
TBD
 
September 29
No regular club meeting
 
October 1
Evening Social with Charlestown Club
Fort #4
 
October 6
 Jon Megas-Russell
Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
 
October 13
TBD
 
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
 
The next board meeting will be at 11 AM on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center. Minutes of the board meetings can be found on the club website. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!
 

 

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

President Jeff welcomed all to the September 1, 2026 club meeting held at the Springfield Area Parent Child Training Center.  For the thought of the day, he offered this quote attributed to Henri Norwen,"Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission."

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: 

Emma McGuirk (9/11)
 

HAPPY EVENTS: 

  • Jeff M: Logan attending today's meeting
  • Jeff: Sue and Karen for successful Butterfly Sales
  • Sue P: Butterfly Sales
  • Sue P: Emma starting 4th years at Carnegie Mellon
  • Sue B: Attended lecture in Cambridge
  • Sue B: Helped son move to New Mexico
  • Sue B: Puppy off to boot camp for 5 weeks
  • Ed: Postive reports on first day of school from grandkids
  • Mary: Happy to be here
  • Mary: Perkinsville home almost done
  • Marty: Announcement about his book, "That's One for the History Books, Volume 3" appeared in Springfield Reporter, Vermont Journal, and Brattleboro Reformer. [Note, sales have not yet reached a point for him to buy a cup of coffee.]

RAFFLE

The weekly prize of $7 was won by Sue P. The big raffle grows to $315 and only 2 cards left.

PROGRAM:

 
 
President Jeff reviewed the timeline and responsibilities for the Penny Sale. Tickets and prizes should be turned in by Oct. 5. Advertising is appearing in Springfield Reporter and Springfield Cinema.
 

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