NEXT MEETING: August 15, 2024
12:o0 p.m. at Stoneforge
Club News & Announcements
Our most recent meeting was held on Thursday, August 8th at 12 Noon at Stoneforge. We welcomed Kim Lavigne, guest of Carol Sullivan and our speaker for the day, Eileen Kelleher. Past President Joe Mitchell filled in for President George Mendros.
The Taunton Rotary Board of Directors meeting will be held on August 13, 2024, at 5:15 PM via ZOOM. All board members are expected to attend and all Club members are welcome to join the meeting.
RSVP Zulmira zallcock@ahsinc.org
President Joe spoke briefly about the Rotary Foundation and then asked Carol Sullivan to give an update on our Club's Annual Backpack project. Carol reported that she and Mike Tabak completed the project on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Carol and Mike began the day by stopping by Morton Hospital to pick up several boxes of donated school supplies. From Morton, they proceeded to the Raynham Flea Market to meet Rotarian Christine Kelley and crew to unload the supplies and begin stuffing 85 backpacks. Once all the backpacks were stuffed with all kinds of donated school supplies Carol and Mike delivered them to Triumph-Headstart, the Boys & Girls Club Metro South, Girls, Inc., and the Taunton YMCA. Carol thanked the many individuals, companies, and Club members who contributed cash donations and supplies to make our Club's Annual Back Pack project a huge success.
Next Past President Joe asked Zulmira to give the Club an update on Dan LeBrun. Zulmira informed the club that Dan was leaving Massachusetts General Hospital to a rehab facility in Brockton. Dan continues to improve and he thanks everyone for their prayers, visits, and well wishes.
Reminders:
Our Cognac raffle is live. Zulmira is handling selling tickets, so please reach out to her. The raffle will run until all 50 tickets are sold, and then we will pull a winner.
...0ur speaker for the day was Eileen Kelleher who has been the project manager for the Downtown Taunton Foundation for over nine years. Eileen is a graduate of Wheelock College and Bridgewater State University with degrees in Psychology relating to Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her volunteer experiences are numerous and include being a troop leader for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, the Treasurer for the Bennett School Parent Teachers Organization, and the team manager for the Taunton Girls Softball, Inc. In her talk she explained what the Taunton Downtown Foundation's goals and objectives are and how they work for the improvement of the community. Following her extensive talk Eileen entertained a Q & A session with Club members. After her presentation Past President Joe Mitchell thanked her on behalf of the Taunton Rotary Club and presented her with a Taunton Rotary mug.
Carol Sullivan donated some Happy Bucks because she was pleased to have as her guest Kim Lavigne. Further, she was happy about the success of the backpack project and to all the generous donors who made it happen.
Zulmira contributed a few Happy Bucks: for Dan Lebrun's continued progress on the health front and for family successes. Zulmira will also be going on vacation soon.
Kim Lavigne tossed in some Happy Bucks because she was glad to be at Rotary and a guest of Carol Sullivan.
Dave Correia donated some Happy Bucks for several items: Dan LeBrun's improved health, Carol Sullivan and the success of the backpack project, and his son's sports successes.
Joe Mitchell had some Happy Bucks too for Dan LeBrun's continued progress and for the success of the Backpack project.
Ed Fowler had quite a few Happy Bucks: for Dan LeBrun's improved health situation and getting relocated from MGH to a rehab facility in Brockton and for the super successful exploits of his Seekonk granddaughter's softball ongoing success.
Delayed Happy Venmo Buck from Katie for Mike Tabak for taking notes this week while she was away!
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Congrats to this week's scratch ticket winner.
The 50/50 raffle remains.
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Our Club
We'd love for you to join us for lunch! Email at tauntonrotary@gmail.com to learn more.
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Stoneforge Public House
90 Paramount Drive
Raynham, MA 02767 United States of America
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