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Speakers
Mar 27, 2025
BCC and BMC joint programming
Apr 03, 2025
Food Pantry Check Distribution
Apr 10, 2025
Berkshire Grown
May 01, 2025
'Sports Medicine-Recovery and Rehab
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Upcoming Events
Sculling & Crossbones Auction
Apr. 05, 2025
 
Rotary District Conference
May 03, 2025
 
Rotary Epic Day of Service
May 03, 2025
 
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Stories
Rotary Auction April 5
Rotary's Sculling and Crossbones auction is less than two weeks away. The catalog should be ready by this week's meeting. A sign-up sheet for auction volunteers will be passed around this week. Please make sure you help make the auction a success by adding your name to the sign-up sheet...... and bringing your friends.
 
District Conference in Pittsfield
The District 7890 Conference this year will take place on May 2-4 at the Holiday Inn in Pittsfield. Activities will include a nationally acclaimed trivia night on Friday, and Saturday will be packed with a wide variety of programs and opportunities to learn or just relax and socialize. Rotarians will be able to join a community-wide "Meals for Good" food packing as well as a choice of many workshops and activities on Saturday Afternoon. (see the registration page on the district 7890 website). Saturday evening will celebrate the running of the Kentucky Derby followed by a gala dinner featuring keynote speaker, Pittsfield native Jeff Cadorette, who served on the Rotary International board of directors from 2018 to 2020. Jeff's dad was a past president of the Rotary Club of Pittsfield so it is an honor for our District to bring him home to share insights on Rotary International and his long career of service. For many years the District conference has visited eastern Massachusetts venues. This year we are bringing our conference home and we are hoping to have an outstanding turnout. Please make our Club and District Governor Vin proud with our turnout for this important event, where we will be "Strengthening Bonds and Celebrating Rotary Fellowship".
2025 Dictionary Delivery
According to Literacy Coordinator Alex Reczkowski, the 3rd grade dictionaries are in hand and processed with bookplates. He is contacting schools to coordinate delivery. Stay tuned for scheduling updates.
Rotary Support for Ukraine
Michael Mezheritskiy from the Avon Rotary Club is spreading the word to all Rotarians in District 7890 regarding a zoom meeting with Rostyslav, a Rotarian from the Ukraine who will be joining the Avon club meeting on May 16th via Zoom. He will start speaking around 7:45-7:50 a.m. Rotarians from around the district are encouraged to attend—either virtually or in person. Rostyslav will be sharing updates on several impactful projects where Clubs and others can get involved to directly support Ukraine. It’s a meaningful opportunity to show solidarity and make a difference. The in person breakfast meeting will take place at 160 Country Club Road in Avon, CT 06001.
The credentials for the virtual meeting:
A Fine Day
At our last meeting, the Club worked to financially support the Riello family, whose 13-year-old, AJ, is in need of a heart transplant.  As you would imagine, the situation has created a financial burden for the family. The Board agreed to match all fines gathered last week and Robert Harrison pledged up to $1,000 in matching funds for each $100 donation. The great news for the family is the room raised $2,076 - the Board matched that sum, and the room donations triggered the full $1,000 match! The Club will be sending $5,152 to the Riellos.

Invocation Duties

Jeff Hassett 3/27
Stacy Hebb 4/03
Shaun Heimann  4/10
April 3rd Thursday 4/17
John Hudnall 4/24
Randy Johnson 5/1
Nick Kirchner 5/8
May 3rd Thursday 5/15
 
Please make sure if you are to be absent from your assigned invocation date that you secure a replacement or let President Tom know of your absence.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Since our last meeting on March 13, we celebrate three member birthdays: Eric Schaffer (3/18), Ron Latham (3/25) and Fred Dery (3/25); and two Club anniversaries: John O'Brien (33 years a/o 3/22/1992) and Jay Marion (30 years a/o 3/22/1995).
Club Lottery
The unclaimed pot now exceeds $250, with the two of diamonds still hidden in the slowly disappearing deck!