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Annual Rotary Food Drive Update
We have an update from Jay Bailly and Shuan Heimann on our food drive:
On Saturday November 1st, at Stop and Shop we collected $314.46 and 550 lbs of food. Many thanks to our volunteers that day.
 
On Saturday November 8th, we hit it out of the park on Saturday at WalMart! We collected $1,451.00 and 2,130 lbs. of Food! We had a total of 9 people covering the two shifts and ended up with a total of 15 carts of groceries.  It was a phenomenal day thanks to all that were there to help!
Wine Pairing
 
Wine Cheese Pairing Clipart | Gourmet Wine and Cheese Clipart Bundle ...
 
Many thanks to Amy and Jayson for organizing another wonderful fundraising event for our foundation!
Headlines
Member Minute: Ben Wax updated us on things in his orbit: Ben is the VP of finance for 180 Degrees - he's been with the human services firm for about 4 years. Ben is married to wife Farrah, the couple celebrated 24 years of matrimony this year. Their oldest daughter attends UMass where she is a sophomore and the youngest is a senior at PHS.  When we last spoke with Ben, he was dashing out to deal with a broken water pipe at his office, hopefully things have calmed!
 
Guests of Honor: Last week, we were joined by AJ Enchill + Tony Wimperis in bold, because they become official members today - Congratulations to our newest Rotarians! We were further honored by the presence of this month's students: Aubree Bryant + Brendan Bayles.
 
Rotary on the Road: Please be on the lookout for an email toward the end of the month, informing you of our meeting location for the January 8th luncheon. We return to our usual schedule as we meet at Mazzeo's again on January 22nd, we'll let you know the plans for the January 15th 3rd Thursday soiree.
 
Auction Reminders: Please be working as you can on obtaining the items (same or similar) that you have gathered in the past and kindly look through your contacts as we seek additional items, especially experiential items (event / theatrical / musical / sporting tickets, trips, other types of tickets i.e. museum or other cultural experiences, etc.) - March 28th will come quick! 
 
Host Families Needed: As reported by Alex Reczkowski, there will likely be a student or two looking to travel to the Berkshires, would you or someone you know be interested in becoming a host family?
Mazzeo's Italian Market & Deli
Pittsfield Rotarians were honored to be the first customers of Mazzeo's Italian Market & Deli even before the official opening!
 

Invocation Duties

Invocation Duties
 
First Lady Erin Carlotto - 3/5
Gwen Davis- 3/12
3rd Thursday - 3/19 * Evening event
Adrienne DeBlieux Speed - 03/26
 
 
Please make sure if you are to be absent from your assigned invocation date that you secure a replacement or let President Eric know of your absence.

Club Birthdays & Anniversaries

No b-days nor anniversaries this week! 
 
But we are expecting some during the month of March:
 
 
Club Lottery
Who will be our next lucky winner! Jack of Clubs is your ticket to Rotary riches!  The pot is currently $185.