Rotary Rocket - May 9th, 2016
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I hope all the mothers in the club had a wonderful Mother’s Day! We had our last meeting at Leo’s this past Thursday. There was a good crowd on hand. It’s always good to see members we haven’t seen in a while. Our guest speaker was Ray Pfau. Ray is a member of the Nashoba Valley Club and he talked about an ongoing community service project his club does three times a year. The project is called “The Repair Café”. A few times a year members of the Nashoba Valley Club get together and offer their services and talents to fix anything from a transistor radio to a computer. This service is great for people that can’t afford to replace an item or just don’t want to part with something special. Another thing, it’s also good for the wallet as there is no charge for the service unless parts have to be purchased. Ray talked about the various things they fixed and challenges on items they couldn’t. All in all they have a lot of fun while they work together repairing the broken items.
New Meeting Location: Beginning this week we will be meeting at the Grill on the Hill at Green Hill Golf Course. The address for your GPS is 1929 Skyline Drive Worcester. It is off Belmont Street and neat the Technical High School. This choice was made due to the results of the survey conducted last month.
Celebrate Community! Barbara 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 3 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 coming up fast 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 There were no winners in the raffle so that brings our total to $923.00 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.
I have attached the agenda for next week’s meeting. Our speaker will be Richard Moore. Richard is a victim of the civil war in Ireland in the 70s, he made peace with his shooter, met the Dali Lama and is helping children in war-torn regions of Africa.
Please make every effort to attend.
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
Rotary Club of Worcester
Please support the Worcester Rotary Club 'Celebrate Community' event on Saturday, June 4th.