Club Meeting: December 3, 2019
Opening and Welcome: President Gayle Demko opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the recitation of the Rotary Four-Way Test. Vice President Scott Seabury provided the invocation and led the club singing of “God Bless America.”
Members Present: Dale Baker, Gayle Demko, Jed Dery, Greg DeSantis, Frank DiGennaro, Jack Muska, Ken Pascoe, Don Rawling, Scott Seabury, Gordon Stagg and Cat Thomas (11/34 = 32%)
Guests: Anna Blakely, our December Student of the Month, and her parents John and Christine Blakely and teacher Kelly Blais and Cheryl Armata, guest of Gayle Demko.
Announcements:
Gayle Demko welcomed members and guests to tonight’s meeting.
Gayle Demko invited Liz Sansom of Suffield by the River to the front of the room to receive a special thank you from members for the generous offering of pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving.
Sand and Salt: Ken Pascoe reported that there were about 30 seniors signed up to receive sand and salt. We have the five gallon buckets and three pickup trucks ready to volunteer on Saturday, December 7. Clark and Karen Mason will deliver to West Suffield locations. Ken Pascoe and Don Miner will deliver to central and eastern Suffield locations. If you would like to help out, stop by the Town Garage at 9:00AM.
Holiday Party: Gayle Demko remarked that our Holiday Party will be held at Crestview Country Club (281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam) on Tuesday, December 10 starting at 5:30PM.
Holiday Tree Gala: Gayle Demko reported that Suffield Rotary is contributing a decorated tree to the Holiday Tree Gala in the barn at Phelps-Hatheway House. There is free admission to the barn to see the decorated trees from 1:00PM to 4:00PM on Saturday, December 7, Sunday, December 8, Wednesday, December 11, Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15. Trees will be sold to support the Suffield 350th Anniversary Celebration.
Bell Ringing: Suffield Rotary is scheduled to ring the bell for Salvation Army and Suffield Community Aid on Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22 at Dunkin Donuts and Highland Park Market. There are several openings that need to be filled. A signup sheet was passed around.
Cornhole Tournament: On Tuesday, January 28, Suffield Rotary and Knights of Columbus will compete in a cornhole tournament at Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall. There are about 20 members signed up to play. The event will be “bring your own beverage.” There will be pizza, water, soda and coffee provided. Several Rotarians have volunteered to bring desserts. Please let Jon Kozloski or Greg Heineman know if you have any questions.
Sunrise Park: Jack Muska provided an update on the new playground at Sunrise Park. More than half of the fence has been installed with more scheduled for next week. However, the snow may delay final installation. Photos were passed around showing the playscape installed, and it looked great.
Foundation Donations: Tuesday, December 3 is Giving Tuesday. An email was sent from Suffield Rotary Foundation soliciting donations. Please make a contribution in any amount if you can, as foundation funds generate interest/dividend returns which help support grants in our area.
Program:
Gayle Demko introduced our December Student of the Month, Anna Blakely, her parents John and Christine Blakely and teacher Kelly Blais. John Blakely works for Snap-On Tools and is proud of his daughters, Anna, Grace and Nora. Christine Blakeley grew up in Enfield, her father owned Caronna’s Market and she at the U.S. Postal Service facility at Bradley International Airport. Teacher Kelly Blais noted that she was once Student of the Month when she was a student at Suffield High School several years ago. She noted that Anna Blakely is an excellent student, always prepared, a great friend and active in many organizations and school activities.
Anna Blakely is a senior at Suffield High School, working to start a Suffield enterprise website, where they can sell thermoplast water bottles to raise some funds. Anna is a member of the Interact Club. Anna currently works at the Saunders Marina at Congamond. Anna applied to Westfield State University for business. She likes Westfield because it is local and has a good campus. Anna attended a girl’s manufacturing workshop at Sacred Heart University and is interested in manufacturing industry.
Blue Ticket Winners: Blue ticket winner was Greg DeSantis with side winners Dale Baker and Jack Muska.
Queen of Hearts: Ken Pascoe had the winning ticket and did not pull the Queen of Hearts. Total winning pot now stands at ~$1,481.
Birthdays and Anniversaries: Birthdays for Gordon Stagg (12/13), Jackie Hemond (12/14), Clark Mason (12/14), Don Miner (12/14) and Paul Muska (12/14) were celebrated.
Adjournment: Scott Seabury closed the meeting with a group signing of “My Country Tis of Thee.”
Next week’s meeting: Our Holiday Party will be at Crestview Country Club on December 10, and our next meeting will be December 17 at Suffield by the River.
Club Meeting: December 3, 2019
Opening and Welcome: President Gayle Demko opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the recitation of the Rotary Four-Way Test. Vice President Scott Seabury provided the invocation and led the club singing of “God Bless America.”
Members Present: Dale Baker, Gayle Demko, Jed Dery, Greg DeSantis, Frank DiGennaro, Jack Muska, Ken Pascoe, Don Rawling, Scott Seabury, Gordon Stagg and Cat Thomas (11/34 = 32%)
Guests: Anna Blakely, our December Student of the Month, and her parents John and Christine Blakely and teacher Kelly Blais and Cheryl Armata, guest of Gayle Demko.
Announcements:
Gayle Demko welcomed members and guests to tonight’s meeting.
Gayle Demko invited Liz Sansom of Suffield by the River to the front of the room to receive a special thank you from members for the generous offering of pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving.
Sand and Salt: Ken Pascoe reported that there were about 30 seniors signed up to receive sand and salt. We have the five gallon buckets and three pickup trucks ready to volunteer on Saturday, December 7. Clark and Karen Mason will deliver to West Suffield locations. Ken Pascoe and Don Miner will deliver to central and eastern Suffield locations. If you would like to help out, stop by the Town Garage at 9:00AM.
Holiday Party: Gayle Demko remarked that our Holiday Party will be held at Crestview Country Club (281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam) on Tuesday, December 10 starting at 5:30PM.
Holiday Tree Gala: Gayle Demko reported that Suffield Rotary is contributing a decorated tree to the Holiday Tree Gala in the barn at Phelps-Hatheway House. There is free admission to the barn to see the decorated trees from 1:00PM to 4:00PM on Saturday, December 7, Sunday, December 8, Wednesday, December 11, Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15. Trees will be sold to support the Suffield 350th Anniversary Celebration.
Bell Ringing: Suffield Rotary is scheduled to ring the bell for Salvation Army and Suffield Community Aid on Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22 at Dunkin Donuts and Highland Park Market. There are several openings that need to be filled. A signup sheet was passed around.
Cornhole Tournament: On Tuesday, January 28, Suffield Rotary and Knights of Columbus will compete in a cornhole tournament at Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall. There are about 20 members signed up to play. The event will be “bring your own beverage.” There will be pizza, water, soda and coffee provided. Several Rotarians have volunteered to bring desserts. Please let Jon Kozloski or Greg Heineman know if you have any questions.
Sunrise Park: Jack Muska provided an update on the new playground at Sunrise Park. More than half of the fence has been installed with more scheduled for next week. However, the snow may delay final installation. Photos were passed around showing the playscape installed, and it looked great.
Foundation Donations: Tuesday, December 3 is Giving Tuesday. An email was sent from Suffield Rotary Foundation soliciting donations. Please make a contribution in any amount if you can, as foundation funds generate interest/dividend returns which help support grants in our area.
Program:
Gayle Demko introduced our December Student of the Month, Anna Blakely, her parents John and Christine Blakely and teacher Kelly Blais. John Blakely works for Snap-On Tools and is proud of his daughters, Anna, Grace and Nora. Christine Blakeley grew up in Enfield, her father owned Caronna’s Market and she at the U.S. Postal Service facility at Bradley International Airport. Teacher Kelly Blais noted that she was once Student of the Month when she was a student at Suffield High School several years ago. She noted that Anna Blakely is an excellent student, always prepared, a great friend and active in many organizations and school activities.
Anna Blakely is a senior at Suffield High School, working to start a Suffield enterprise website, where they can sell thermoplast water bottles to raise some funds. Anna is a member of the Interact Club. Anna currently works at the Saunders Marina at Congamond. Anna applied to Westfield State University for business. She likes Westfield because it is local and has a good campus. Anna attended a girl’s manufacturing workshop at Sacred Heart University and is interested in manufacturing industry.
Blue Ticket Winners: Blue ticket winner was Greg DeSantis with side winners Dale Baker and Jack Muska.
Queen of Hearts: Ken Pascoe had the winning ticket and did not pull the Queen of Hearts. Total winning pot now stands at ~$1,481.
Birthdays and Anniversaries: Birthdays for Gordon Stagg (12/13), Jackie Hemond (12/14), Clark Mason (12/14), Don Miner (12/14) and Paul Muska (12/14) were celebrated.
Adjournment: Scott Seabury closed the meeting with a group signing of “My Country Tis of Thee.”
Next week’s meeting: Our Holiday Party will be at Crestview Country Club on December 10, and our next meeting will be December 17 at Suffield by the River