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Feb 03, 2022
Feb 10, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
Rotary Club of Pittsfield Foundation Update
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Feeding Funds
Representatives of local food banks and meal programs joined us last week for grant presentations. Each organization received $1,000 in support of their work in the community.
 
Jay Bailly introduced and presented the awards to each group.
 
Organizations receiving support from Rotary were: Berkshire Dream Center – Joseph Rhoades, First Baptist Church – Nancy & John Ostresh, First United Methodist Church –Alice Rose and Ann Mottley, Saint Agnes’s Church Food Pantry – Rick & Henry Trudell, Saint Mark’s Food Pantry- Father Chris, Saint Stephen’s Table – Nicole & Chris Plankey, Salvation Army – Captain Justin Barter.
Representatives from the following organizations could not attend the luncheon and will have their checks delivered:  Christian Assembly Church, The Christian Center, South Congregational Church.
Family in Need
Joan DiMartino brought news of a family in need. Eight year old Carter LaCasse, a local resident, has been diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
 
In response, Mazzeo's is hosting a fundraiser. The winner will receive dinner for two at Mazzeo's for six months! (2 entrées / month).
ALL funds raised will be presented to the LaCasse family.
 
Tickets are $20 each and will be available from Joan DiMartino or via the Venmo link nearby. The winner will be selected on February 10th. 
RSVP or Zoom
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/84791340270?pwd=bm1zNkJPemF0MGJoLzZncW5KS3Judz09.  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. 

2022 Auction Update

Please note important update: The latest from our Auction Committee: Thank you for your continued support of the Rotary Auction! This year's theme matches our Rotary year theme: “Serve to Change Lives.” Donation forms have been distributed to the membership, so it's time to start collecting items. The Auction is now scheduled for Saturday April 2nd at Berkshire Hills Country Club. A blank donation form that you may use to collect even more great items for the auction was sent to members in a separate email. The form is also downloaded onto the Club’s website (“Home Page Downloaded Forms”). We'd love to be able to include as many local partners as possible. If you want to check to make sure that another member hasn't solicited an item already, you can view the updated item solicitation spreadsheet online [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BCO96dhdXVnOL2yacSZUH0YW_UoVG6u9lyTBkVNn8FU/edit?usp=sharing]. Questions about items or the spreadsheet can go to Alex Reczkowski. 
Notes & Asides
VP Alex Reczkowki opened the meeting with 77 seconds of silence in memory and recognition of the Holocaust.; The PHS Rotaract raised $500 in a recent raffle event. The students donated $250 each to Soldier On and TG's Clubhouse; We have received several thank you notes from schools that received dictionaries and food bank grant recipients.
 
Guests of Honor: Dave Hall welcomed Roger Gibonni (visiting Rotarian from North Adams) and Gail Molari was joined by Pam Knisley (Rotary emeritus); we bid farewell to students Nick Lopenzina and Anthony Telladira.
 
Sommelier Training: Joan DiMartino announced the Wine Pairing Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, March 19th at Mazzeo's. Tickets are $100 per person. 100% of the profits from this fundraiser will be going to the Dr. John Reynolds Scholarship. Stay tuned for more information and reminders.
 
Palace Coup d'état? Rumors were bandied about the dining room concerning a potential power grab of the highest order. Sparks is happy to announce this unsubstantiated scuttlebutt was indeed fake news. Speaking of scuttlebutt, did you hear Tom Brady is retiring? 

Invocation Duties

Jeff Hassett 02/03
Shaun Heimann 02/10
John Hundall 02/17
Randy Johnson 02/24
Greg Knight 03/03
Don Kuczarski 03/10

Birthdays & Anniversaries

No birthdays to celebrate this week, one Club anniversary: Dave Cianflone (36 Years!) 01.30.86
Club Lottery
Getting serious now! No winner at our last meeting, the pot is now at $853, with 14 cards remaining in the deck. Let's go!