The Rotary Club of
Leominster
 
Chartered 1925
Meeting Minutes 06/24/2019
 
HOUSEKEEPING
  • Charlie called the meeting to order, John S lead us in the Pledge, Rennie lead us in the Reflection and collected the happy and sad fines. 
  • Victor won the raffle, no winner.
  • The calendar raffle winners were Lynn Losurdo (Frank) and  Ron Girauord (Claire).
  • Speakers were from WLPZ - Sonny Levine, Scott Cloutier, and Carol Levine. Also, Joe Kiarie from The Nurse Next Door, was Christine's guest.
  • MEETING CANCELLATIONS - Please note - No meeting on July 1.
 
 
MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
  • We had an encore viewing of the Rotary video "The Ask - Part 1". Invite potential members to meetings, and to participate on service projects. Have conversations, focus on the other person, and find out what is important to them. 
  • No membership updates this week.
 
GENERAL TOPICS
  • Flower box sponsors are being confirmed. John S recruited several club members to make calls to past sponsors to see if they want to remain on the boxes. John is ordering signs for the new sponsors today.
  • The Revolution tailgate event is scheduled for July 17th. Payment of $25 per person was due 6/24/19
  • AIS Corporation invited us as a Club to have a meeting at their facilities, which they will cater in. They are interested in membership. We are targeting Sept 9th for this event. 
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ACTION ITEMS
 
 
 
FEATURED SPEAKERS
WLPZ's Sonny Levine, Station Manager,
Scott Cloutier, Program Director, and
Carol Levine, Sales and Marketing 
 
Sonny reviewed the history of how WLPZ came into existence. It started as the Mayor's brainchild in 2008, since he wanted a way to communicate important information to the community, especially after the massive ice storm that year. It was another 10 years before WLPZ was up and running! The process to obtain permits and licensing permissions was extensive. When Sonny got involved, he really took the reins and made the dream a reality.
Scott's main responsibility is to keep the programming in line with the station's mission to Educate, Inform, and Entertain. 
Carol's primary focus is to raise funds to manage this volunteer-run organization. The City pays for permits and provides the facilities, but that barely scratches the surface of the budget. Annually, WLPZ needs approximately $5000 to operate, and that does not include unplanned expenses. 
Reach out to Sonny, Scott, or Carol with any questions about how to donate, get involved, or speak on the air about community events.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speakers
Jul 08, 2019
Membership and other projects
Jul 15, 2019 12:00 PM
Ourglass Life Coaching
Jul 22, 2019
Official Visit to the Rotary Club of Leominster
Jul 29, 2019
Design You Marketing
Aug 05, 2019 12:15 PM
Rotary Friendship Exchange
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FUN FACTS
 
Leominster - Recreation Possibilities
 
The Leominster Recreation Department maintains 103 acres of property in Leominster, including numerous parks and playgrounds. Notable parks include Monument Square, Arthur A. Fournier Sr. Memorial Park, Evelyn Hachey Park, Justin DesSantis Field, Bachand Field and Barret Park, which houses the Recreation Department's main offices. Doyle Field, located downtown on Priest Street, is the city’s main athletic complex, including eight tennis courts, a soccer field and track, baseball field, playground, combination football-soccer stadium, and clubhouse. Dedicated in 1931, Doyle field opened with a seating capacity of 6,200 and temporary bleachers for nearly 10,000 spectators. In 2005, the field went under a huge renovation project to be completed in 2020. The project was broken up into 3 phases and phases 1 and 2 have been mostly completed through 2012. The renovation has costs $5 million through 2012. The renovation includes replacing bleachers, installing new turf, new locker rooms, concessions, press box, entertainment pavilion, ticket booths and expanding seating capacity from 4,572 to 6,912 seats.
Upcoming Events
Revolution Game Tailgate Event
Foxborough Stadium
Jul 17, 2019
12:00 PM – 8:16 PM
 
Visit by DG Pamela Anastasi to Leominster Rotary
Rye and Thyme Restaurant
Jul 22, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
 
Rotary Friendship Exchange
Rye and Thyme Restaurant
Aug 05, 2019
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
 
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