Gues Speakers Coral + Doreen from Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center - Re-Imagined
* Covid Shut them down March 13, 2020
* Stayed in contact with families via Email
* Re-Opened June 13, 2020 - serving 30 children (serving essential workers mainly)
* Eventually worked up to serving 60 children by fall - had to rehire staff
* Today serving 99 children - reopened another classroom
* by July 30, 2021 must be at Normal Capacity - this will be a challenge - finding teachers + families in the summer
* museum has not opened
* Thomaston Savings Bank helped fund Re-Imagine Outreach Program
* Currently serving 8 Infant + Toddler - taking children ages 6 weeks to age 5
* If you know of someone with 12 credits of early childhood + 2 years experience send them over
* Very appreciative of the community help
( 1 student picture not posted at this time)
A+ for a Successful Scholarship Night
Jim Albert, Scholarship Committee, and Diane (Jim wife gets credit for behind the scene support) did a GREAT job putting on a memorable awards night!
Happy / Sad
Les - Happy for our club, instrumental in helping 40 students with college - and many more over the years - outstanding class this year
Ken - good to be back
George - happy to be here
Claudette - great guest speakers today!
Bob - happy to be back - coming from no-tech Bob, happy buck for Mary + Patty for keeping this club together, happy buck for Angeliques new Rotary suit, happy for the great job we do with scholarships - amazing!
Dale - late buck, great to be back
Mary - enjoyed 1st scholarship night in 7 years - nice opportunity to talk to young lady + parents felt so good to help, thank you to all that helped towards marathon fundraiser, thankful for running coach - even ran during a rainstorm yesterday
Patti - nice to see Coral + Doreen, happy for Scholarship Awards Winners
John Cassidy - happy all are back, everyone together, thank everyone that helped him reach his goal - raised $7,000, $500 away from his goal
Doreen + Coral - good to see everyone
Phyllis - Happy to be back, good to hear scholarship night was a success
Angelique - happy to see faces, happy for successful scholarship night
Dave R - Men + Boys Fund bowling fundraiser this weekend - can pay at the door (flyer below)
Ken - brought in this article from this months TIME magazine - we are "this close"
Celebrating of Life - you are invited
We might work in a group dinner before the game - how fun! Thanks for the suggestion George!
3RD Annual Bristol Rotary Club Golf Tournament: September 12, 2021
Please let Patti know if you would like to be on the planning committee - next step reaching out for sponsorship renewal
Let's support Mary (Bristol Area Resource Center) as she runs the Virtual Boston Marathon