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87 Edgell Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
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The activity is called "Duck Pluck," and it's geared for young children, he explained.
"But I think adults like it just as much — a little fishing rod, and they pluck for ducks and win a prize,” he said.
Although he's Jewish, Zide has played the role of Santa Claus at Christmas for young children enrolled in the Head Start program. It’s a task he took on with great enthusiasm — and a resounding greeting of “Oy vey, oy vey, ho, ho, ho,” he said.
He’s also on the Rotary’s education committee, which this year awarded $4,000 scholarships to 15 students from Framingham and surrounding towns. He also helped organize building a playhouse for a veteran's family, which was co-sponsored by ERA Key Realty Services.
“He can work well and get along with all types of people, and I think that’s important, too, for the Rotary, because you’re working with a club of all different ages, different people,” Joanie Zide said. “He’s able to get along with everyone.”
Zide has been a Rotary member for about two decades — although initially he had to wait to join.
“Back then, they only allowed one person in one type of job and they already had a Realtor,” Zide said. But he jumped at the opportunity when that Realtor retired because “I really felt it was something that was worthwhile for me to do.”
There are no longer business-specific restrictions for membership. The Rotary Club of Framingham meets at 12:15 p.m. on Mondays at the Plymouth Church Parish Hall, 87 Edgell Road. Zide said all are welcome to join.