Reminder that today's (Monday, February 28) meeting time has changed from lunch to a 5:30 pm dinner meeting.  Come meet Reading's new Town Manager, Fidel Maltez.

Long time Rotarian Diana Kaine passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on February 22, 2022.  Diana was a 57-year resident of Reading.  Diana was one of the very first women to join Reading Rotary and was a very active volunteer in Town.  Diana was the longtime owner and Realtor of Kaine & Wentworth Real Estate. 

 

In addition to Rotary, Diana was a longtime member the Red Hat Society and Town Meeting.  She was an avid gardener and loved to cook.  Diana was the beloved wife of the late Edwin J. Kaine.  Devoted mother of Steven J. Kaine and his wife Leslie and Julie K. Porter all of Reading.  Loving grandmother of Emily Kaine and her husband Greg Sutherland of Vancouver, WA, Jonathan Kaine and his wife Tara of Portsmouth RI, and David Locke Porter of Somerville.  Loving great grandmother of Edwin J. Kaine. 

 

Funeral services and burial (handled by Douglass, Edgerly and Bessom) are private and there are no visiting hours.  

New Town Manager Fidel Maltez will be the Speaker at our meeting on Monday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 pm at Fusilli's.  Please note the meeting time change from lunch to dinner.

 

Fidel has just begun his tenure in Reading in February.  His previous experience is with the City of Chelsea where he headed the public works department.

 

Please make every effort to attend.  Guests and the public are welcome.  Contact John Douglass with any questions.

Our District Polar Plunge is on April 2.  All members, friends and other brave souls who are willing to plunge into the icy Atlantic to raise money for Polio Eradication please contact President John.

 

Please mark your calendar and plan to come and support the Plungers on April 2.  We have reserved a motel room at the motel on Long Beach.