Rotary Rocket - May 3rd, 2016
We had a great meeting on Thursday. This was a club meeting where we took the opportunity to review the year as well as Visioning. We seem to be doing well meeting and / or working on our goals. Barbara talked about the upcoming Celebrate Community Fundraiser and Tom Valentine showed club members how to donate, sponsor, bid and sign up for our fundraiser using BidPal on the club website.
We had two guests, Peter Caruso, Partner at CHK Group with Patrick English and Kimberly Goulette, Executive Director of the Red Cross. (She has submitted a membership application). Frank Doherty presented a check to the American Red Cross for disaster relief from the Service Fund in the amount of $1,500.00.
RYLA: We had a guest RYLA student that Dave introduced to the club, Shadrack Kihara from St. Peter Marion High school. If you would like to volunteer to help with the program June 24-26 at Fitchburg State, contact Dave atdavemfraz@yahoo.com to join in a great experience. Incoming Co-Governors Pat & Skip Doyle will be installed as Governors on the last day of RYLA.
Slate of Officers for 2016 – 2017: Dave Frazier announced the slate of officers. Attached is the notice for the slate of officers for 2016 – 2017 for the Rotary Club of Worcester. Dave will conduct the election in 4 weeks. (now 3 weeks)
PRESIDENT: Barbara Guthrie
PRESIDENT ELECT: Ron Fraser
VICE PRESIDENT: Chris Gates
SECRETARY: Krista Piazza
TREASURER: Matteo Gentile
Immediate Past President: Robert Mangan
DIRECTORS:
Don Deprez
David Frazier
Ken Harling
Satya Mitra
Tom Valentine
Celebrate Community! We are 6 weeks away….. Time is getting short and we need your commitment for this year’s annual fundraiser Celebrate Community at the DCU Center Saturday June 4th. Please go to our website to register. If you plan on paying by check you may do so by printing or taking a form and filling it out. You can pay by credit card on our website or make a donation. You can also bid from our website as well. At some point we can do a live demonstration. We are in need of the following: Sponsors, Attendees, Auction items and in-kind donations. Remember, this is your fundraiser for your club. We need you to make it a success! If you are willing to help please see Barbara Guthrie.
Barbara and I recorded a show with Dr. Matilde Castiel on Soap Box WCCA TV Channel 194 Worcester. This will help bring awareness to our fundraiser and why we are raising the money. Below are the times:
Your show will air on WCCA TV Ch 194 in Worcester
and stream live online at wccatv.com :
Wed ., May 4 at 8:30pm
Thur., May 5 at 1pm
Sat., May 7 at 10:30pm
Sun., May 8 at 6:30pm
The District Conference is May 20 – 22 in Plymouth MA. Please go to the District Website to Register. Our club will have a Hospitality Suite!
Kids Café: On Tuesday April 26 we served over 300 children. Please contact Amy Berry if you are interested in volunteering for our next Kids Café in May. If you have not experienced this, I encourage you to do so. This is a wonderful program and for a short amount of your time, you make a big difference in the lives of these kids.
The Service Fund Committee meeting will be held prior to our regular club meeting Thursday 4/28.
Celebrate Community Fundraising Committee meets this week following our regular club meeting.
Our 50/50 raffle still has not been won… so that brings our total to $830.00 if a club member should win! If a guest or visiting Rotarian wins they receive ½ of the days take and we roll the pot forward, the joker is worth $10.00.
Our guest speaker this week is Lauren Falco of the American Cancer Society.
Please make every effort to attend.
Remember, it’s not what we do, it’s who we are. We are Worcester Rotary! Together we make a difference!
Thank you for all you do to serve the community, here and around the world! You make a difference in the world in which we live!
Thank you,
Bob Mangan, President 2015 – 2016
We had a very busy but good meeting on Thursday. Our guest speaker was Lauren Falco from the American Cancer Society. Lauren talked about one of their fundraisers, Relay for Life. She discussed how the program works and how to sponsor or participate in the program. She also talked about where the raised funds go and how they help people suffering with cancer.
New Member Induction: We inducted new member Capt. Dan Brunelle to the Rotary Club of Worcester! Dan came up to the podium with his sponsor Bob Johnson and Membership committee chair Ron Fraser. Please join me in welcoming Dan to the club!
RYLA: Dave talked about RYLA as we need volunteers from the club to help out. If you would like to volunteer to help with the program June 24-26 at Fitchburg State, contact Dave at davemfraz@yahoo.com to join in a great experience. Incoming Co-Governors Pat & Skip Doyle will be installed as Governors on the last day of RYLA. I have attached the weekend schedule so pick a time!
Celebrate Community! Barbara and Ken talked about the upcoming Celebrate Community Fundraiser. You can donate, sponsor, bid and sign up for our fundraiser using BidPal on the club website. Or if you prefer we still accept checks as well. We are 4 weeks away….. Time is getting short and we need your commitment for this year’s annual fundraiser Celebrate Community at the DCU Center Saturday June 4th. Please go to our website to register. If you plan on paying by check you may do so by printing or taking a form and filling it out. You can pay by credit card on our website or make a donation. You can also bid from our website as well. At some point we can do a live demonstration. We are in need of the following: Sponsors, Attendees, Auction items and in-kind donations. This is open to everyone so please spread the word! Remember, this is your fundraiser for your club. We need you to make it a success! If you are willing to help please see Barbara Guthrie.
The District Conference is May 20 – 22 in Plymouth MA. Please go to the District Website to Register. Our club will have a Hospitality Suite!
Kids Café: Tuesday May 24th will be our next and last Kids Café until September. Please contact Amy Berry if you are interested in volunteering. If you have not experienced this, I encourage you to do so. This is a wonderful program and for a short amount of your time, you make a big difference in the lives of these kids.
Our 50/50 raffle Ron Fraser had the lucky ticket this week and he had Lauren Falco pick the card…It was the 2 of Diamonds… so that brings our total to $873.00 if a club member should win! If a guest or visiting Rotarian wins they receive ½ of the days take and we roll the pot forward, the joker is worth $10.00. You must come to a meeting to join in on the fun.