Hope to see you next week at The New Parkside Cafe - 224 N Main St, Bristol - back/side room
In honor of Mothers Day Angelique found a fitting poem:
97 flowers were sold (note: next year if we sell 180 - Kurtz will deliver) - we made $600 for the fundraiser
Our friend Al Pinkowish passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2022, at the age of 98. (age obtained from google search)
Services will be held at DuPont Funeral Home, 25 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, to ST. Joseph Church for mass.
Dates and time to come - most likely Monday / Tuesday of next week (May 16,17)
Pinky joined the Rotary Club on September 9, 1988
Get to know your members:
Dave Rackliffe - representing The Men + Boys Fund of the Main Street Community Foundation + Chris Amorosino shared about their upcoming fundraiser breakfast + explained how the fund came to be and shared a few ways the fund has impacted the community. Learn more by visiting their website: https://www.mainstreetfoundation.org/men-boys-fund#AdvisoryBoard
The Men + Boys fund will also have a table at the Fathers Day Blues Game
Spring Fair - Set UP Friday, May 20th: Patti, Dave R., Lee, Claudette
May 21st:
(9-12) Lee, Claudette, Olcott, Andrew, Laura
(12-3) Les, Laura, John C
I may have missed a few names but if interested in helping contact Patti at patti.philippon@gmail.com or 860-878-7172
Farmers Market Update - Jim joined via ZOOM
20-25 vendors + non Profits + food vendors will join the market this year City providing 5k check to help with advertisements + other materials needed to run the market
The market will run from 10-1 each Saturday from June 18 - October 29, 2022
Our club will have a table set up / hand out brochures. SNAP will have a table - to help with ebt cards
Scholarship Celebration Update
10 Karl J. Swartz + 1 Reiche Award will be distributed
Family Members along with ALL Bristol Rotarians and a guest are invited to the Celebration.
PLEASE contact/respond back to Jim Albert regarding your attendance at the scholarship award dinner
Interact Advisors Kelly + Valerie will attend
Happy / Sad Bucks
Dale, thank Judi - mother loved flowers, Claudette donated blood - The Sun is out! Judi, thankful for the speakers + happy the flower sale went well John, thank you for the flowers, happy to have attended the WOW event with Sarah - the speaker was a tap dancer, happy from the bread fairy Dave R. - thank you for listening to Men + Boys fund presentation, flowers, an amazing organization Charlie- nice to be in CT Whit - thankful for the speakers, hoping this will be the last session..retiring in January Patti - Thankful for speakers, daughter turned 14! Angelique. Happy to be here, sad buck for the loss of Pinky - he was grandfather's friend, happy for the guest speaker, co-workers loved flowers Les - thank you for Judi Ann's leadership with flowers, and thank you to those that participate in Ukraine shirt fundraiser George, happy to be back doing things
Upcoming events/meetings
May 13, 2022 - Board Meeting
May 14, 2022 - District assembly for incoming president + officers - Double Tree Windsor Locks
Board Meeting Date TBD
May 20, 2022, Set Up for Spring Fair - Barnes Nature Center
May 21, 2022, Barnes Nature Center Spring Fair - 10:00 AM
May 31, 2022 - 6:00 PM - Salvation Army Entertainment - Art + Music - "star search" - flyer attached below
PLEASE contact/respond back to Jim Albert regarding your attendance at the scholarship award dinner
- The Sun is out!
