Next meeting: April 18, 2019 (Apr 12, 2019)

From the President

President-Elect Carol Sullivan ran last week's meeting and was pleased to announce that our Rotary Club won the 15th Annual TASC Spelling Bee held at THS on Wednesday evening, April 10th. Our victorious Rotary club team consisted of Jody Fiore, Joe Mitchell, and Bob Rezendes. The date for the Duck Boat Victory Parade has not yet been announced. Club secretary Dan LeBrun brought the trophy (see photo) for all to see and Past President Joe Mitchell passed around the official TASC plaque commemorating our victory. Dan informed the membership that this year's spelling bee looks to net $14,000.00 Congratulations to all!

Kiwanis Club member Carol Doherty asked President-Elect Carol Sullivan to invite the members of our Club to participate in their Annual 'Men of Taste' fundraiser to be held on May 4, 2019, at the Elks Hall in the Myles Standish Industrial Park. You may prepare your favorite dish or attend the festivities. The Menu: Food, Fun, Entertainment, Music, and Dancing. Come one come all.

Club secretary and TASC director Dan LeBrun cordially invited everyone to participate in the Taunton Alternative High School Career Fair on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the Taunton Alternative High School, 120 Cohannet Street, Taunton, MA.

RotaryPancake and Family Fun Day is 61 days away!

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**If anyone has a lawn sign please bring them to a meeting, or drop of at FB Insure with Rich. We need to collect and get the new date on them ASAP**

Upcoming calendar items:

April 25 is the Pro-Home "Splash of Spring" event. There is no lunch meeting that day. Instead, Rotarians receive one ticket to the event at Quality Beverage. There are extra tickets available for sale if you know of someone who may like to attend.
On May 2 we will have our meeting at P.R.I.D.E. This meeting will start at 11 am with group activities (sign up if you have special skills to share) followed by lunch.
May 3rd - 4th is our District Conference 2019 at The Doubletree Hotel in Danvers Mass. We can get you more info if you are interested in attending
Joe's installation as AG will be June 17.

A reminder:
A Memorial Service will be held for Rev. Dr. Fred Elder at Pilgrim Church, located at 45 Broadway in Taunton, on Monday, May 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. followed by a collation/reception in Fellowship Hall after the service. Please RSVP to (508) 822-1472 or pilgrimchurch02780@gmail.com

Guests

You can bring a guest to a Rotary meeting!
This week we welcomed:

Morton Hospital Corporate Members:
Crystal Hilton - Melissa Brailsford - Patty Pfeiffer
Guests of Rotarian Dr. Charles Thayer

Last Week's Speaker

At our most recent meeting, we welcomed Rotarian Dr. Charles Thayer and Morton Hospital Staff and department heads who gave our membership an update on some of the wonderful things that are happening at Morton Hospital. Dr. Thayer mentioned that he has been speaking at Rotary meetings since he was 16 years old.

Dr. Thayer gave us a brief overview of Morton Hospital's 130-year history of quality caring for the greater Taunton area community. He spoke of the new state of the art Emergency Room facility that contains all private rooms. Dr. Thayer further addressed how Morton is hiring new nurses, starting internship programs, training CNAs, and partnering with local high schools, giving back to the Taunton community through outreach programs, and the hiring of new doctors along with a new President. Morton's new president is a Taunton native and has served as a CFO of numerous hospitals and medical facilities.

Dr. Thayer gave the program over to Morton Department heads Crystal Hilton, Melissa Brailsford and Patty Pfeiffer who explained the scope and responsibilities of their departments. The Quality and Risk department was highlighted.

Thanks are in order to Dr. Charles Thayer, MD and his department heads for a very informative program.

Happy Bucks

Did you know that your happy and sad bucks help the club make a donation to the Rotary Foundation?

•   Kerrie Babin had a bittersweet buck to announce that she will be leaving the TACC to accept a position with the Bank of America. Kerrie hopes to stay in touch with our Club.
•   Julie Ochs was very happy to be involved with TASC's Spelling Bee. Julie was pleased to see that one of her Facebook friends is also a Rotarian.
•   David Tipping had a Happy Buck in honor of our Rotary club's spelling bee team and Kudos to Dan LeBrun running the event.
•   Joe Mitchell contributed some Happy Bucks because he had a great time at TASC's Spelling Bee.
•   Dan LeBrun tossed in some Happy Bucks to Thank our Club and all the members who participated in TASC's 15th Annual Spelling Bee.

News From Rotary International

Recent news from the Rotary Foundation:

"I look at my own country — climate change is almost personal.
My country is going to be gone if we do nothing.” -Rotary President Rassin
https://on.rotary.org/2VwI8yi