June 20, 2018
Today’s Speaker: Joan Ricci, retiring 
club member and Literacy Center director.
club member and Literacy Center director.PROGRAM: Joan spoke of her upbringing and how that led to her wanting to explore different cultures and people. Starting with an Italian family and neighborhood, then marrying her Italian husband, having children and then embarking on a varying career. The last stop in her working days was 16 years with the Attleboro Literacy Center.
SURPRISE! - After Joan's talk, Joan Pilkington-Smyth presented a Paul Harris Fellow award to Joan Ricci in recognition of her service to the community and the Attleboro Rotary Club. Congratulations Joan.
Roto: To our server - Karen 
Guests: Scott Jones with Patrick Sullivan
Don Smyth with Joan Pilkinton-Smyth
Amanda Blount (new director of the Literacy Center) and
Dominic Ricci with Joan Ricci
Visiting Rotarians: None
*UPCOMING COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS*: Bill Kelly and Matt Flanagan are Co-Chairs of the Community Service Committee. Please let Bill and/or Matt now if you have any community service events that you would like to share with the Club.
HAPPY BUCKS: Julie Hall - for the excellent community meeting held last night on the Highland CC question
Jann Alden - for wrapping up her Rotary year as President - Thanks Jann
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cheryl Nimiroski, wife of former member Andy, passed away this week. Our condolences to her family.
Kathy Hague announced the recent retirement of Dr. Bruce Auerbach, who has led Sturdy Hospital for the last four years.
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CLUB NEWS:
Remember - no meeting at Bliss Dairy for the next 2 weeks. Next meeting at the Dairy will be July 11.
A get well and speedy recovery to two members - George Spatcher and Paul Ladouceur.
A Rotary community service planting project will take place on Saturday, July 7 at 8:00 am at the YMCA's Camp Finberg in Norton. Kevin Cryan will be spearheading the event and is looking for volunteers. An email will be going out. Please respond to the email so we can be sure there will be proper participation.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Wednesday, June 27 - Installation Night at the Attleboro Arts Museum
Saturday, July 7 - planting project at Camp Finberg
CLUB ANNIVERSARIES for June:
Patrick Sullivan - 1 year
Roy Corso - 30 years
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES for June:
Jennifer and Neil Faria - 8 years
Dale and John Hayden - 39 years
Paul and Sharon Oliveira - 42 years
Bill and Meredith Adair - 54 years
BIRTHDAYS for June:
Jann Alden - June 12th
Dave Bliss - June 12th
Peter Shnore - June 24th
Cyndee Goodinson-Lindsey - June 27th
PROGRAMS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKS:
- June 27 - No noon meeting - Installation of officers at the Attleboro Arts Museum in the evening
- July 4 - No noon meeting - "Million Dollar Meal" week - Happy 4th