TODAY'S SPEAKER (11/15/23): Bill Kelly, Executive Director of BETA Community Partnerships, Inc. - Not-for-profit corporation providing support to individuals with disabilities living in the Greater Attleboro, Taunton, and Brockton Communities.
Since 1973 Beta has worked with the Greater Attleboro, Taunton, and Brockton communities to enhance the lives of the people we serve. Currently, we assist adults ranging in age from 22 to 80 who live in Southeastern Massachusetts. Funding is provided through contracts with the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, the United Way and through donations. Services can vary from a few hours to 24 hours of support, based on an individual's level of independence.
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: Bill Kelly - but he drew the ace of hearts. We go on another week!
GUESTS:
1. Victoria Antonucci from the Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, guest of George Howarth.
2. Eric Priestley from Rust-Oleum, guest of Amanda Adams
3. Keri Greenstein from North Easton Savings Bank, guest of Tom Kelly
VISITING ROTARIANS: None
HAPPY BUCKS:
1. Don Pierce - he is very happy that his daughter is coming home from college for the holidays!
2. Keri-Ann Kreyssig - her daughter has worked very hard in school and is now a member of the National Honor Society.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. The annual Thanksgiving food drive has begun and the donation forms have been handed out. You can donate either by filling out the form and being billed, or bring a check. All proceeds will be matched by the club, up to $3,000. All monies will be donated to four area food pantries.
2. Christmas is for Kids has begun. We have 15 kids. Please help by taking a child. All presents are due by Saturday 12/2 and can be dropped off on the first floor of the Emerald Square Mall at the location where Sears was.
Upcoming Events:
12/2 - Holiday Happenings Parade - It's free to attend, just pay for what you eat and drink. The parade starts at Brennan Middle School at 10:00am and ends at Highland Park, where all of the festivities will happen. Face painting, games, hay rides, and more.
12/13 - Rotary Holiday Party at the Sweet House. Invitations will go out Monday November 27th.
Fun Fact - about Thanksgiving:
In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims - early settlers of Plymouth Colony- held a 3-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest. Many regard this event as the nation's first Thanksgiving. The legacy of thanks and the feast have survived the centuries, with the event becoming a national holiday as of October 3, 1863. It was then that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that Thanksgiving Day should always be celebrated on the fourth (not last) Thursday of the month to encourage earlier holiday shopping. Sometimes the last Thursday of the November is the fifth Thursday.
There are four places in the United States named after the holiday's traditional main course:
Turkey Creek, Louisiana (population 403)
Turkey, Texas (population 324)
Turkey, North Carolina (population 212)
Turkey Creek, Arizona (population 549)
Which states were forecasted to raise the most turkey's in 2023?
1. Minnesota - 39 million
2. North Carolina - 29 million
3. Arkansas - 27.5 million
4. Indiana - 20 million
5. Missouri - 18 million
6. Virginia - 15.4 million
**The six largest turkey producing states account for 68% of all turkeys produced in the United States.
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