TODAY'S SPEAKER (Wednesday 10/11/23): Kelly Fox, Past President & current Board Member of the Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children and liaison/chair for Christmas is for Kids.
Christmas is for Kids is an all-volunteer program that provides new gifts for children in the communities of Attleboro, North Attleboro, Plainville, Norton, Seekonk, and Rehoboth who would otherwise go without on Christmas Day. All monetary donations are used to support the Christmas is for Kids program. They provide new toys and clothes to approximately 1000 local children each year, thanks to the generosity of the community. The annual Gala is being held on Friday October 27th from 6pm - 11pm at the Lake Pearl Grand Ballroom. There will be live and silent auctions, dinner, music. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased on-line at www.councilforchildren.org/2023-gala.
The Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children began in 1972 and was originally funded by the State Office for Children. The mission is simple - fill children's needs in our community. State funding dried up in 1991, and the Council decided to "go it alone" and incorporate as a non-profit and ran all of its programs with volunteers. Nearly 50 years since the founding, and through the miraculous work of so many good people across the community, the important work and mission upon which the organization was conceived continues. The good news and the bad news is that the Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children is serving more children and families than ever before. There are currently 43 homeless children in Attleboro with two more families about to be evicted by their landlords. The need is simply that great!
ROTO 
: Ryan Sherman........but he drew the 9 of diamonds.
GUESTS: Christine LaChance, HR at MS Company & Director of the Attleboro Area School to Career Partnership.
VISITING ROTARIANS: None
HAPPY BUCKS:
Christine LaChance - Gave $1 for the collaboration between Rotary and the School to Career Partnership
Joan Ricci - Gave $1 because she took her grandchildren to the "Rotary Park" in Westerly, RI. The Rotary Park was dedicated on May 23rd, 2004 and is located on Airport Road in Westerly, RI. The Westerly Rotary Club raised more than $130,000 to fund this project, which is a recreation facility which includes playground equipment for use by infants through high school age, tennis and volleyball courts for use by all ages, walking paths, garden, parking, lighting and restrooms. It was the joint effort of the Westerly Rotary Club, the Westerly Town Council, the Westerly Recreation Department, the Westerly Public Works Department, the Olean Center, and local/state legislators and officials.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. The club will have it's weekly lunch at Briggs Corner Pizza (10/18)
2. Apparel order is in - please see Amanda Adams
Upcoming Events:
10/21 - Just for the Health of It @ Capron Park Zoo 9am - 1pm (Postponed)
10/21 - City of Attleboro Trick or Treat Event 2pm - 5pm (Postponed to 10/22)
10/25 - BETA's 50th Anniversary Reception at the Attleboro Art's Museum
10/26 - Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Wine Tasting at Lake View Pavillion
10/26 - JAF Gala
10/27 - Attleboro Council for Children Gala 6pm - 11pm at Lake Pearl
11/4 - Attleboro Art Museum Auction
11/18 - Sisters at Heart Hoe Down at Plainridge
Fun Fact:
Have you ever been in a group of 23 people (or more) and discovered that two people share the same birthday? This mind-boggling phenomenon is known as the Birthday Paradox. Surprisingly, with just 23 people, there's a 50% chance that two of them will have the same birthday. It's a statistical surprise that keeps mathematicians scratching their heads! With 23 individuals, there are 23x22/2 = 253 pairs to consider, far more than half the number of days in a year. The Birthday Paradox is generally attributed to Harold Davenport in 1927. He did not publish it however because he couldn't believe that it had not been stated earlier. The first actual publication of a version of the paradox was in 1939 by Richard von Mises.
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