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Meeting Schedule. (Check Calendar for specific dates.)
1st Monday: Residence at Pearl 12:15 pm. 
3rd Monday:  RCTV at 6 pm. 
4th Monday:  Board Meeting. 
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Happy Thanksgiving from Reading Rotary
As we observe Thanksgiving this year, may we stay focused on the objectives we have for the world: Peace. Tranquility. A true Family of Humanity.  Freedom from hunger, from oppression, from sickness.  The freedom to choose our own destinies. 
 
We reaffirm our commitment to our simple Rotary Four Way Test for all we do and support: Is it the truth?  Is it fair to all concerned?  Will it build good will and better friendships?  Will it be beneficial to all concerned?  We reaffirm our commitment to high ethics in all we do. And we give thanks for this gathering of our community and for all the blessings, opportunities and responsibilities that befall us as Rotarians.  We continue in this new millennium with optimism, renewed energy, and a commitment to service to each other and to all our fellow men and women.
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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All Rotarians are respectfully invited to log into our website and update the information on your Membership Profile to make sure your information is up to date.  Extra Bonus Points if you add a photo to your profile.  If you have trouble logging in, you can contact Tim
 
ClubRunner is our website and our membership database.  There are a lot of utilities available there.  For instance, if you are ever looking to contact another member, you can contact them directly through the website and find their phone numbers, address, etc.
 
Also check out the ClubRunner mobile app for your mobile device.  With the ClubRunner app on your mobile device, your fellow Rotarians' contact info is at your fingertips.
 
You are also able to check your dues account balance and pay your bill through ClubRunner.
 
Sync our Club Calendar with your phone.  Do you want the Rotary events to appear magically on your calendar?  You can subscribe to the website Calendar so that our club calendar automatically syncs with your phone.  Follow the instructions there to subscribe to the Calendar.
 
Next meeting is December 4 at the Residence at Pearl.  Our Speaker will be Simone Payment from the Food Pantry.
 
RMHS Interact Winter Donation Drive
The Reading High Interact Club is organizing a drive to benefit homeless families.  See the items they need in the attached photo.  While doing your holiday shopping, consider picking up items on the list.
 
Items will be collected through December 15.  
Adopt-a-Family:  Thanksgiving Edition
Tuesday, November 21 was a busy day for Rotary.  Sasha DiPietro organized Rotary's participation in Adopt-a-Family distribution day at the DPW garage.  Reading Rotary works with ReadingCares and the Town to coordinate the Adopt-a-Family program.  Donors are paired with families in need.  During the early morning drop off session, donors deliver fixings for Thanksgiving dinner for an anonymous family.  Along with Sasha, John, Lacy and Sean Douglass were representing Rotary during this shift.
 
During the later morning pick up shift, recipient families pick up the donations.  In addition to Sasha were Rotarians Peter Majane, Amy Walsh and Tim Kelley.
 
ReadingCares is an organization out of the Congregational Church.  Many volunteers from ReadingCares were on hand all morning as were Town of Reading volunteers.
 
Shout out to all the families and organizations who donated to this great community program.
 
If you could not help for Thanksgiving, please consider volunteering for the Christmas distribution day.  Sasha will be sending out a sign up for that one soon.
 
Special thanks to Sasha for heading up this project!
Joint Thanksgiving Meeting
Stoneham Rotary hosted the traditional Joint Thanksgiving Luncheon at Bear Hill Golf Club this Tuesday.  In attendance were Rotarians from Stoneham, Town and school officials and the captains and coaches from the football and cheer teams of both high schools.
 
As is the custom, the athletic directors, coaches and football captains gave speeches about the upcoming Thanksgiving game.  Stoneham hosts the game on Thursday at 10:15 am.
 
The Stoneham Club also honored Sharon Iovanni with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition.  Sharon organizes the joint event for Stoneham each year.
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Reading Rotary is 100
Our 100th Anniversary Gala was held at Meadowbrook Golf Club on November 2.  Reading Rotary was chartered on December 7, 1923.  It was a great night with over 80 guests.
 
Our honored guest was US Army General Jack Hammond (Ret.)  General Hammond is Executive Director of Home Base.  General Hammond is an unbelievable speaker.  He served 3 active duty combat tours.  Home Base is a part of the Red Sox Foundation and provides services to veterans for the invisible injuries of war.  General Hammond is a graduate of Reading Memorial High School
 
Also in attendance were Reps Brad Jones and Rich Haggerty who presented President Sheila Clarke with a Proclamation from Beacon Hill.  Town Manager Fidel Maltez and Business Development Director Ben Cares supported us from the Town.
 
It was great to see former active Reading Rotarians Ron Winslow, Lee McNelly, Brian Crosby, Brian Snell and Kathi Spurr.  Past District Governors Joan Arsenault and Sheryl Meehan were also in attendance.  PDG Joan presented a letter and certificate from Rotary International President Gordon McInally.
 
The evening also featured a raucous game of music trivia from our DJ.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Treasurer
 
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
Oye's
Nov 29, 2023
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Food Bank Run
Old South Church
Nov 30, 2023
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Lunch Meeting
Residence at Pearl
Dec 04, 2023
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
 
100th Anniversary of Reading Rotary
Dec 07, 2023
 
Board Meeting
Dec 13, 2023
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Holiday Meeting
TBA
Dec 18, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Lunch Meeting
Residence at Pearl
Jan 08, 2024
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
 
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