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CHIPS was written by Peter Beltran, and formatted by Nancy Richard. Here’s Your Rotary Club News! Also read Chips on the web at www.plymouthrotary.com Rotary Club of Plymouth P.O. Box 927 Plymouth, MA 02362 Heidrea for Heroes - Honoring Our Veterans Jesse Brown from Heidrea for Heroes, a veterans organization, was today’s guest speaker. Mr. Brown is a retired Marine who entered the service at seventeen, completed several tours, traveled the world and realized when he left the service that it is difficult for many veterans to make the transition from military to civilian life. He works as a general contractor and with a partner started Heidrea, a 501(c )(3) charitable organization whose mission is to help veterans in need. To do so, they provide workforce training, job referral services, adaptive housing renovations, veteran/ family support, and specialized equipment that will help veterans lead productive lives. In 2014 they received State funding to help staff their organization. Their organization is also meant to fill the gaps in services for veterans that other charitable services don’t provide. One of the challenges their organization faces is finding veterans in need. The veterans are very proud and don’t like to ask for help. Fundraising is also difficult, but they were able to raise enough money to send a veteran and his wife to New Orleans on a trip they couldn’t otherwise afford. They helped another veteran suffering from PTSD who had his house pipes freeze while he was in hospital receiving treatment. They are in the process of renovating his house to repair the damage caused by the burst pipes. In partnership with another veterans’ organization they are working to place veterans in the workforce. Mr. Brown ended his speech with a request for people to like them on Facebook and Twitter and get the word out about their organization. Their website is at www.heidrea4heroes.org. Guests and Visiting Rotarians After having members recite the Four Way Test, President Jim introduced the visiting students. They were, from Sacred Heart – Marybeth Mason and Adam Tomasi- and from Plymouth South-Thomas Gleason and Haley Gaunt . Additionally, we had Guests and potential new Rotarians in Marshall Aiello and Matt Hayden from Allstate Ins. and Michelle Constantino from Cape Cod Community College, Plymouth campus. Announcements: Past Pres. Doug MacLeod passed around a sign- up sheet for bell ringing for the Salvation Army this week-end, Saturday, Dec 20 in front of Macy’s at the Independence Mall; Past Pres. Donna Ouellette announced that last Saturday’s Polar Express was a big success having sold a total of 1298 tickets. She gave a special thanks to Marshall Aiello and Matt Hayden for showing up Saturday night and helping us load and unload the trucks with Polar Express decorations and supplies; PP Donna also announced that she and Secretary Lynne Budge are volunteering at the New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball gala benefiting the Plymouth 400 celebration that Jeff Cohen is organizing. She has tickets available for the Ball and is seeking Silent Auction items. Lynne Budge is in charge of advertising and is seeking businesses who want to advertise at the Ball. VP Larry O’Connell wanted everyone to make certain they mark their calendars for the Auction on March 20-22 and the official kick-off meeting on January 5. We need to increase the value of gross donated items about 10% in order to have the money to make our annual donations. Past Pres. Joe Balboni has prepared a history of every member’s collected donations from the past 5 years and VP Larry said we need to ask donors to give a little more. This is our main fundraiser and it is very important to really step it up. Slate of Officers Pres. Jim announced the slate of incoming officers as follows: Pres. Darin Fabrizio, Pres- Elect Larry O’Connell, VP Dennis Carman, Secretary Patrick Flaherty, Asst. Sec. Ellen Remlinger, Treasuer Patrick Driscoll, Asst. Treas. Past Pres. Joe Balboni, Sgt At Arms Patti Ryan, Asst. Sgt At Arms Steve Murphy, International Service Dir. Margie Burgess, Club Service Sue Giovanetti, Community Service Jeff Cohen, New Generations, Dr. Gary Maestes, Vocational Service Past Pres. Peter Beltran, Foundation Chairperson Heather Cozby and Immediate Past Pres. Jim Finucane. There is no meeting Dec 29 and there is a Board Meeting tomorrow at 7:30am at President Jim’s office. Happy Bucks: Missed meetings-Joe Davis, Keith Bossung; Late-Bryan Fecteau; Leaving early-Robin Nutter and Past Pres. Steve Triffletti. Past Pres. Donna Ouellette thanked Patti Ryan for a great job with the Holiday Party and announced she had dropped off 100 pounds of food from the Polar Express to the Food Pantry; Past Pres. Jeff Metcalfe gave a happy $5 thanking Joe and Jen Davis for organizing and running the cookies and hot chocolate for the Polar Express and showing up to work after getting back from Costa Rica at 2:30am;Jeff also wanted to thank all the Rotarians who helped with the Polar Express especially Past Pres. Donna Ouellette and Pres. Jim Finucane; Pat Daly also thanked the Rotarians for the winter clothes donated at the Holiday Party. Hand Shaker: Past Pres. Brian Alosi was the handshaker and Barrie Young got the free lunch. King of Hearts: $162 in the pot, 32 cards, Pat Flaherty had the winning ticket, but didn’t pick the winning card. Proposed New Members Board approved proposed members Matthew Hayden and Marshall Aiello from Allstate Ins. Sponsored by Jim Finucane. www.plymouthrotary.com • Rotary Club of Plymouth Inc. • December 22, 2014 Jesse Brown speaks to Rotary about Heidrea for Heroes.

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CHIPS was written by Peter Beltran, and formatted by Nancy Richard.

Here’s Your Rotary Club News!Also read Chips on the web atwww.plymouthrotary.com

Rotary Club of PlymouthP.O. Box 927Plymouth, MA 02362

Heidrea for Heroes - Honoring Our VeteransJesse Brown from Heidrea for Heroes, a veterans organization, was today’s guest speaker. Mr. Brown is a retired Marine who entered the service at seventeen, completed several tours, traveled the world and realized when he left the service that it is difficult for many veterans to make the transition from military to civilian life. He works as a general contractor and with a partner started Heidrea, a 501(c )(3) charitable organization whose mission is to help veterans in need. To do so, they provide workforce training, job referral services, adaptive housing renovations, veteran/family support, and specialized equipment that will help veterans lead productive lives. In 2014 they received State funding to help staff their organization. Their organization is also meant to fill the gaps in services for veterans that other charitable services don’t provide. One of the challenges their organization faces is finding veterans in need. The veterans are very proud and don’t like to ask for help. Fundraising is also difficult, but they were able to raise enough money to send a veteran and his wife to New Orleans on a trip they couldn’t otherwise afford. They helped another veteran suffering from PTSD who had his house pipes freeze while he was in hospital receiving treatment. They are in the process of renovating his house to repair the damage caused by the burst pipes. In partnership with another veterans’ organization they are working to place veterans in the workforce. Mr. Brown ended his speech with a request for people to like them on Facebook and Twitter and get the word out about their organization. Their website is at www.heidrea4heroes.org.

Guests and Visiting RotariansAfter having members recite the Four Way Test, President Jim introduced the visiting students. They were, from Sacred Heart –Marybeth Mason and Adam Tomasi- and from Plymouth South-Thomas Gleason and Haley Gaunt . Additionally, we had Guests and potential new Rotarians in Marshall Aiello and Matt Hayden from Allstate Ins. and Michelle Constantino from Cape Cod Community College, Plymouth campus.

Announcements: Past Pres. Doug MacLeod passed around a sign- up sheet for bell ringing for the Salvation Army this week-end, Saturday, Dec 20 in front of Macy’s at the Independence Mall; Past Pres. Donna Ouellette announced that last Saturday’s Polar Express was a big success having sold a total of 1298 tickets. She gave a special thanks to Marshall Aiello and Matt Hayden for showing up Saturday night and helping us load and unload the trucks with Polar Express decorations and supplies; PP Donna also announced that she and Secretary Lynne Budge are volunteering at the New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball gala benefiting the Plymouth 400 celebration that Jeff Cohen is organizing. She has tickets available for the Ball and is seeking Silent Auction items. Lynne Budge is in charge of advertising and is seeking businesses who want to advertise at the Ball. VP Larry O’Connell wanted everyone to make certain they mark their calendars for the Auction on March 20-22 and the official kick-off meeting on January 5. We need to increase the value of gross donated items about 10% in order to have the money to make our annual donations. Past Pres. Joe Balboni has prepared a history of every member’s collected donations from the past 5 years and VP Larry said we need to ask donors to give a little more. This is our main fundraiser and it is very important to really step it up.

Slate of OfficersPres. Jim announced the slate of incoming officers as follows: Pres. Darin Fabrizio, Pres-

Elect Larry O’Connell, VP Dennis Carman, Secretary Patrick Flaherty, Asst. Sec. Ellen Remlinger, Treasuer Patrick Driscoll, Asst. Treas. Past Pres. Joe Balboni, Sgt At Arms Patti Ryan, Asst. Sgt At Arms Steve Murphy, International Service Dir. Margie Burgess, Club Service Sue Giovanetti, Community Service Jeff Cohen, New Generations, Dr. Gary Maestes, Vocational Service Past Pres. Peter Beltran, Foundation Chairperson Heather Cozby and Immediate Past Pres. Jim Finucane. There is no meeting Dec 29 and there is a Board Meeting tomorrow at 7:30am at President Jim’s office.

Happy Bucks: Missed meetings-Joe Davis, Keith Bossung; Late-Bryan Fecteau; Leaving early-Robin Nutter and Past Pres. Steve Triffletti. Past Pres. Donna Ouellette thanked Patti Ryan for a great job with the Holiday Party and announced she had dropped off 100 pounds of food from the Polar Express to the Food Pantry; Past Pres. Jeff Metcalfe gave a happy $5 thanking Joe and Jen Davis for organizing and running the cookies and hot chocolate for the Polar Express and showing up to work after getting back from Costa Rica at 2:30am;Jeff also wanted to thank all the Rotarians who helped with the Polar Express especially Past Pres. Donna Ouellette and Pres. Jim Finucane; Pat Daly also thanked the Rotarians for the winter clothes donated at the Holiday Party.

Hand Shaker: Past Pres. Brian Alosi was the handshaker and Barrie Young got the free lunch.King of Hearts: $162 in the pot, 32 cards, Pat Flaherty had the winning ticket, but didn’t pick the winning card.

Proposed New MembersBoard approved proposed members Matthew Hayden and Marshall Aiello from Allstate Ins. Sponsored by Jim Finucane.

www.plymouthrotary.com • Rotary Club of Plymouth Inc. • December 22, 2014

Jesse Brown speaks to Rotary about Heidrea for Heroes.

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Members* Paul Harris FellowBrian Alosi* 243-4442 President 1986-87Joseph Balboni* 781-834-1842/781-585-2522 Homeowner’s Insurance President 2006-07Katherine Banalewicz 241-6867/508-224-6078 BankingPeter Beltran* 747-1462/746-1263 Estate Law President 2008-09Keith Bossung 781-582-1805/781-585-6511 Marketing DirectorJohn Bross* 957-2196Lynne Budge 747-1546/747-0440 Office ManagerMargie Burgess* 746-2811/728-0555 Business ConsultingDennis Carman 781-293-9245/747-6160 CEO NonprofitAndrew Carter* 746-4426/830-6900 President 1999-2000Jeff Cohen* 888-9844/888-3500 House PainterEd Conroy 746-3966/747-9571 Business LawHeather Cozby 759-8334/830-0007 CPAPatricia Daly 781-585-5307/747-7575 Executive DirectorJoseph L. Davis* 781-585-2906/746-2231 Funeral DirectorChristopher Dickinson 209-4604/781-524-5046 Business Banking/DevelopmentBill Driscoll 508-830-9974/830-9970 Financial PlannerPat Driscoll 778-8647/781-585-1000 Branch ManagerRoger L. Dunlap* 746-3425/746-2627 President 1975-76Robert Eisenstein 888-1486/830-4748 Healthcare AdministratorMarti Erbe* 224-9555/747-6425 Health Services ManagerDarin E. Fabrizio* 523-0926/888-5442 Function ManagerBryan Fecteau 781-837-5161/746-2200 Commercial LawJames E. Finucane* 224-9165/617-312-9963 Mortgage WriterPatrick Flaherty 927-2754 Home Health CareJohn Foley 224-9401/258-2217 Employee BenefitsKenneth E. Fosdick* 746-7520/746-0123 Honorary Member

President 1995-96Ann Fried* 781-585-1277/746-7341 Computer ManufacturingLarry Gay* 224-7422/781-785-3014 Property Management President 2005-06Sue Giovanetti 747-0670/781-585-7511 Advancement DirectorDr. Joseph J. Grant* 746-5065/746-1990 President 1996-97Rev. Kenneth Heckman Jr. 746-3647 Honorary MemberScott Hokanson, Sr. 224-0093/617-733-6471 Benefits AdministrationRobert L. Hollis* 224-2533/209-0400 InsurancePresident 2011-12 Jean Johnson* 224-8017/397-2322 Honorary RotarianTodd Johnston* 888-1712/830-4778 Financial ConsultantDenise Kedian 774-454-2444/224-3517 Bed & BreakfastAdam King 888-2290 Old Colony YMCARobert Kluin 254-8521/746-1622 Director of Marketing & CommunicationsAlice Graham Lague* 759-7154/746-8117 Family LawMary LeSueur* 746-4252 Retired School CounselorLeon Lopes* 747-4322/345-8127 Home Sales President 2007-08James Lyman* 570-350-3520 ClergyDoug MacLeod* 224-4638/746-8880 President 1997-98John Madden 763-3006/781-585-2500 Life InsuranceGary Maestas* 245-9906/830-4300 Superintendent of SchoolsRobert D. Meichsner* 746-3660/746-1543Jeffrey M. Metcalfe* 747-3633/746-9244 Architect President 2002-03James Milch 781-424-2018/781-834-0114 Commercial BankingMathew Muratore 759-1914/746-4343 Healthcare AdministratorSteven Murphy* 747-4660/781-293-5500 Insurance AgentRobin Nutter 781-934-9688\746-1620 Development DirectorDinah L. O’Brien* 285-7324/830-4250 Library Director

Larry O”Connell 224-4474 ConsultantLeonard D. O’Hara* 746-6422 President 1981-82Donna Ouellette* 746-5349/746-7400 Community Banking President 2012-13Biagio Pizzolato 888-3109/224-8891 Bank AdministratorCynthia Reilly 888-3030/774 487-1918 BankingEllen Remlinger* 224-8559 Retired Tenant ManagementNancy Richard* 362-7193/830-6999 Community Access TVManuel Rosa* 746-0490/746-8325 Vending Machines President 1998-99Verna Ross-Hoyt* 224-9507/747-5944 Personnel Agency President 2009-10Dr. Raymond Russo* 781-585-2813 Honorary RotarianTeresa Roth 747-3130/781 801 6636 Spa ManagerPatti Ryan 781-934-6962/830-2465 Philanthropy DirectorEdward W. Santos* 746-3962 President 1979-80Albert E. Saunders* 746-6495/746-3548 CampgroundsRobert A. Saunders* 224-6355 Richard Serkey* 830-0423/746-1023 President 1989-90Richard J. Silva* 888-4808/830-4300 Honorary RotarianJack Shea 781-826-4901/830-3294 Commercial LenderStephen C. Silverman* 781-293-3329 President 1993-94 District Governor 2008-09Tom Small* 747-6224/746-2800 Hotel Management President 2010-11James P. Sweeney* 746-0335/830-0900Richmond S. Talbot* 746-2183/746-0300 President 1987-88F. Steven Triffletti* 746-8278/746-1464 President 1990-91Jennifer True 747-1624/264-1084 EducationDr. Brian Whitfield* 746-5289/747-2722 ChiropractorBarrie Young 747-6160/746-6263 Nonprofit ExecutiveOther MembersWalter Mattson* Framingham Rotary

Paul Harris FellowsHelen Barufaldi Jean Blessington Marie Blessington Mary Bross Shirley Carter Pam Chute Alice Davis Marie Dunlap Mary Phyllis Fry Carol Gay Lyman Goding Lisa Grant Allen Hoyt Maria Husted Douglas Gray Judy Fosdick Kevin Leary Lucille Leary Kathy McMinn Harriette Minsky Hazel Minsky Jack Minsky Therese Murray Robert O’Day Margaret O’Hara Gary Ouellette Jonathan Ouellette Memorial Shanta Patel Dan Rodriguez Dr. Raymond Russo Laura Sampson Barbara Santos Linda Saunders Christian Schembri Judith Sgarzi Amy Silverman Joyce Stewart Jane Stiles Annette Talbot Sarah Vannozzi

Rotary NeighborsRotary NeighborsPlymouth Sunrise—HiltonGarden Inn, Thursday at 7 amTri-Town—Golden Crownin Hanover, Monday at 6:15 pmDuxbury – Duxbury SeniorCenter, Tuesday at 7 amMiddleboro – Flat Iron Cafe,Wednesday at 6:15 pmBraintree—Emerald Hall,Thursday at 12:15 pmRockland-Hanson—OldHitching Post, Thursday at6:30 pmBourne-Sandwich—Upper Cape RegionalVo-Tech School, Thursday at 7 amTaunton—Stoneforge,Thursday at 12:10 pmBrockton—Holiday Inn,Thursday at 12:15 pmMashpee—Persey’s Place,Wednesday at 7 am

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OFFICERSPresidentJim Finucane

President-ElectDarin Fabrizio

Vice PresidentLarry O’Connell

SecretaryLynne Budge

Asst. SecretaryEllen Remlinger

TreasurerPatrick Driscoll

Asst. TreasurerBryan Fecteau

Sergeant-At-ArmsPatty Ryan

Assistant Sgt.-At-ArmsSteve Murphy

DIRECTORSClub ServiceSue Giovanetti

Community ServiceJeff Cohen

International ServiceHeather Cozby

Vocational ServicePeter Beltran

Youth ServicesCindy Reilly

Past PresidentChris Dickenson

District 7950 of Rotary International

District GovernorValerie Perry

Assistant GovernorLisa Braun

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