Sparks March 31, 2022 (Mar 28, 2022)

Apr 21, 2022

Carlo Zaffanella

VP/GM Maritime & Strategic Systems, GD

Apr 28, 2022

Jeff Hassett

PolioPlus - World Immunization Week

May 05, 2022

Club Assembly: Strategic Planning

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Paul Harris Dinner
Country Club of Pittsfield
May 14, 2022

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Butler Award 2022

The Butler award, named in honor of the late Don Butler was established in 1983 to honor a very special Pittsfield Rotarian. This award is presented annually as near as possible to March 27, which was Don's birthday. The recipient is the Rotarian who best represents those ideals of service to Rotary and the community, which were exemplified by Don in his lifetime.

President Murphy announced this years awardee Joan Di Martino. Joan, as always exemplifies service to others. Joan recently celebrated her 48th year working at General Dynamics and serves on the board at the Brigham Center among many other community and family involvements.

Highlights of her Rotary Club of Pittsfield service include: Board member, Club past president, Foundation board member and past president, student guest coordinator, various committee memberships, event lead, weekly luncheon coordinator, Club secretary, and as always helping serve lunch at every meeting. Deservingly so, this was the third time Joan has won the Butler award.

Joining us to celebrate Joan were Don Butler's daughter Jean, Joan's husband Tony, her sister Dawn and mother Josie.

RSVP or Zoom

Important: Please RSVP your intent to Joan DiMartino (joan.dimartino@gd-ms.com) by 12:00 noon Tuesday so she may give Mazzeo's a head count. If unable to attend, our luncheon meetings are also available live on Zoom. If you cannot be there in person, consider streaming the event via the following link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82492414654?pwd=ODJaSUdkY0pPS3pNbHRsdFhqWjh0QT09 (Meeting ID: 824 9241 4654 and Passcode: 514940). Sometimes it takes a few moments to set up Zoom, so please be patient........ and please, if you've committed to attending, please don't neglect to attend unless there's a crisis.

Funding Options Supporting Ukraine

Options to donate agencies supported by RI who are on the ground helping Ukraine:

CARE.ORG: With families at risk fleeing Ukraine violence, CARE provides humanitarian aid, with food, water and hygiene kits to the most vulnerable in Ukraine.
AMERICARES.ORG: Through their Ukraine Crisis Fund, AMERICARES will help deliver medicine, medical supplies and emergency funding to support families and people affected by the Ukrainian crisis.
UNICEFUSA.ORG: On the ground helping Ukraine's children.

Rotary Day of Service 4/9 Update

Rotary Club of Pittsfield will be doing a first responder appreciation as part of the District 7890 Day of Service challenge this Saturday - April 09.

We will be distributing coffee, doughnuts, or other treats for local police (headquarters), fire (five locations) and ambulance services (two locations).

Joan DiMartino and Jeff Whitehouse are seeking volunteers to assist in distribution to these eight locations.

2022 Auction Update

It's time! The Auction is this Saturday, April 2nd, at Berkshire Hills Country Club. Please gather up your items and get them to Molari's so they may be entered into the database in preparation for our best auction ever! Robert Harrison announced the Auction Committee has garnered about $80,000 worth of items for this years Auction! As of last week, the committee was still awaiting about $16,000 in pledged items. Please please get the items to the committee ASAP.

Please note, proof of vaccination is no longer required.

Notes & Asides

Erik Ungewitter sent an email letting us know that he is trying to put a group of 6 or so club members together to help with the United Way meal packing event on April 23rd. Please let him know if you can help out that day and he will try to coordinate a group time that works for everyone interested.

Our fearless acting President Alex will will be heading to Serbia May 5th through 10th and would welcome suggestions for gifts to be given to the Rotary Clubs he will visit. I believe he is still welcoming anyone who decides they want to join him.

Our April student from Taconic, Jenna Gustafson, introduced herself. She is an aspiring large animal surgeon hoping to attend Tufts.

Invocation Duties

Vin Marinaro 4/14

Jay Marion 4/21

Kelly Marion 4/28

Phil Massery 05/05

Joe McGovern 05/12

Birthdays & Anniversaries

No birthdays this week and for Club anniversaries this week:

Ellsworth Sammet 50 years as of Apr 13 1972

Theodore Potter 33 years as of Apr 14 1989

Congrats to all!

Club Lottery

With no winner at our last meeting, the pot is now at $1,246 with only 5 cards remaining in the deck!

Unbelievable!