Trunk-or-Treat was a huge success, according to Gabriela Keator, the event coordinator. Twenty-three cars were entered, ranging from exciting winter themed cars to ambulance and police vehicles. The three winners of the night were Performance Automotive with a race car, three teachers from Conte with a “Tunnel Car” and a Graveyard car submitted by the Tyler Street Business Group. Morningside turned out to be the perfect location, providing an excellent venue for a fun family night out for the estimated 500 people who attended, many of whom were able to walk to the school. Special thanks are extended to the Pittsfield Police, the Sheriff’s Department, Dr. Jake McCandless, the high school volunteers, and all of the sponsors; and to the Rotarian volunteers: John O’Brien, Gail Molari, Kelly Marion, Luke Marion, Robert Harrison, Carol Leibinger-Healy (with Lauren and Jessica Healey), Vin Marinaro, Jodi Rathbun-Briggs, Jay Marion and Shaun Heimann. Gabriela Keator, her parents Frederick and Renee Keator, as well as Gabriela’s classmates did a great job organizing this event and helping to decorate and clean up the night of the event. While final numbers are not yet available, it appears the event raised approximately $3,000.
Tom Hamel announced that the painting detail at the home of past Club member Paul Bowlby was a great event; quick in, out and done. Special thanks to Carr Hardware for donating the paint, the crew of painting volunteers (Jay Marion, Jeff Whitehouse, John McLaughlin, Mark McKenna, Ed O’Brien, Jayson Tanzman, Ron Latham and Ton Hamel), and Kelly Marion and Gail Molari who provided an excellent lunch.
No movement in the amount collected in the last two weeks. Time is short - please solicit as much as possible in the short time left before December 1st. So far around 20k has been donated towards the auction trying to get to 100k in donations. Please confirm with the auction committee your donations, please turn in your auction sheets to confirm if you can give the same as last year or changes need to be made.
The first week of the food drive netted $615 and 500 lbs of food. The second week netted $748 and 800 lbs of food. Week three netted $330 and 600 lbs of food.
A native of Cheshire, Butler is a 2000 graduate of Hoosac Valley High School and holds a bachelor’s in history from Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire and is currently a candidate for master’s degrees in public administration and political science at Suffolk University, his first professional job was with the state executive office of economic development. He also served as the legislative and policy director for state Sen. Benjamin B. Downing, D-Pittsfield, before coming to Adams as the town administrator. With the seemingly constant migration of twenty- and thirty-something professionals from the Berkshires, a priority to retain young professionals is at the forefront of his mission. We need to do a better job at promoting what we have in the Berkshires for a younger generation. With the loss of big industry in the Berkshires the future looks to align smaller businesses to keep a stable community and look to a creative economy of artists.
We said good bye to our October students and wish them well in their future
Caroline Fairweather from Taconic is involved with many theater companies including the Berkshire Theater Group, Barrington Stage, as well as the schools drama program and annula Shakespeare production. She is a member of student council. Aside form being a "lefty" with decent handwriting her proudest accomplishment was receiving the Willams book award this past spring. Caroline will be applying to Syracuse, Ithaca, Williams, and Wagner colleges to pursue Bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre.
Edouard Tremblay from St Joe is an accomplished piano player and is involved with the school band as a singer and bass guitar player. He has also earned his black belt in Uechi-Ryu Karate after 11 years of dedication. He hopes to attend RPI in the fall to study engineering
Shelia Atiemo from Pittsfield High has excelled in music and math and is very involved with her school including playing alto saxophone in the school band, member of the capital gains club, captain of the girls track and field , volleyball team and head of the tutoring for National Honor Society. A strong Ghanaian culture and continuous support and encouragement from her family is what she believes has helped her become a strong leader. She is applying to Harvard, Bentley, BU, NYU, MCLA, and UMASS to pursue accounting.
The annual RCPF Wine Pairing Dinner has been scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2016. Please get it onto your calendar now so that you don't schedule in conflicts.
District 7890 will be hosting the annual RI Foundation dinner in Agawam on November 5. Sign up online through the District website, or speak with President Kelly for details.
12/17 Christine Singer
01/07 Sally Umlauf
01/14 Charles Whetherell
01/21 Ryan Ayelsworth
Please remember to use a non-denominational prayer - be respectful of others' beliefs. If you will not be at the meeting, please notify Joel Scussel (joel.scussel@mountainone.com) who your replacement will be in advance.
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday we have lots of birthdays to celebrate: Donna Halton (11/17), Charlie Wetherell (11/22), Jeff Whitehouse (who prematurely celebrated at our last meeting, 11/22), Randy Kinnas (11/23), Conrad Bernier (12/1), Greg Knight (12/1) and Brooks Sherman (12/1). Club Anniversaries celebrated these last two weeks include Carolyn Pierce (27 years a/o 12/1/88), Donna Halton (1 year a/o 12/5/14), and John Murphy (29 years a/o 12/4/86).
