Thank you to all that Helped and Participated.

Scoring for the race can be found at  www.active.com.

Pictures of the event can be found at  www.PhotosbySheryl.com.

Thank you Sheryl for donating your time and talents to help us help our community.

Through the generosity of Medline, the Rotary Club of Mansfield was able to donate a new wheel chair to an area resident in need.  We would like to thank Medline for their donation - and look forward to being able to asist others in Mansfield and the surrounding communities.

For additional information regarding the Rotary Club of Mansfield, Please contact us at www.Mansfieldrotaryclub.org.  We are always looking for new members to assist us with our fuindraising and area donations.  Also like us on Face Book to receive periodic updates on our activities.

Please click on link below for race results.

http://www.coolrunning.com/results/13/ma/Oct13_1stAnn_set1.shtml

Please click below for event Pictures.

 www.PhotosbySheryl.com

We are working on our 1st 5K Road Race to help support our local charities, the Mansfield Food Pantry, Mansfield Heat Assistance Program, and Polio Plus ( a Rotary International Program to assist countries throughtout the world to eradicate Polio.)

Our 1st 5k Road Race Run/Walk will be held at the Holiday Inn Mansfield on Sunday, October 13, 2013, from 8 AM until Noon. We are asking for your help and participation. 

8 to 9 AM Registration 10 AM Race Commences, 11 AM Road Race Awards & Raffles Awarded.

Registration information can be found on our home page, just look to the top right of this email for the Home link.

Sponsorship or Donations: Please contact Donald Cave at 781-793-2832 or Dcave@Sharoncu.com. 

Jeff Garr was presented the Paul Harris Award in June. This is the second time he has been presented this honor, the last was in 2007.  Jeff has been a vital part of our club. He has been a Rotarian since 1999, and was our Club President for the 2003/2004 Season.   He spends a lot of his time and energy organizing and running our annual Auction Event.  Jeff is also our Fine Master raising money for club events and having fun doing it. 

Thank You Jeff for all you do!

What it means to be awarded a Paul Harris: This is the highest award that we can bestow on any individual. It is given to those who perform "above and beyond the call of duty" in furthering Rotary ideals.

If you are looking for a way to give back to the community, then please ask Jeff or any of our Director listed on our Home Page.

Our 10th Annual Auction will be held on Friday Night April 26th, 2013. This year's theme will be "Rock n' Roll" so dress as you like.

Funds from this year’s event will assist the Hockomock YMCA Reach Out for Youth Program, The Kennedy Donovan Center and the Children’s Advocacy Center, and provide scholarships to students in the Mansfield, Norton and Southeast Regional Schools. Funds will also support the Rotary International "Polio Plus Program", to help eradicate Polio throughout the world.

Tickets: $50 for individual seats and $250 for tables of 8 and $300 for table of 10. Call Jeff Garr for more information 617-212-9093 or email Jeff@hrknowledge.com.

Location: Mansfield Holiday Inn at Hampshire St., Mansfield.

Event Schedule: 6pm to 7pm - Appetizers & Cocktails
                             7pm to 8pm - Dinner Served & Silent Auction Begins
                             8:30pm       - Silent Auction Ends
                             8:30 to 9:30 - Live Auction 
                             9:30pm to 10 - Check Out Items & Adjourn

Sponsors: Gold   -   WS Development/Mansfield Crossing www.mansfieldcrossing.com
                   Silver - Mansfield Bank www.mansfieldbankonline.com
                   Bronze - North Easton Savings bank www.northeastonsavingsbank.com
                                 Barrows Insurance www.barrowsins.com
                   Full Page - Sharon Credit Union www.sharoncu.com
                  Half Page - Citiworks www.citiworks.com 
                  Business Card Size - Bailing Technology www.balingtechnologies.com 
                
Some Auction Items:

• Red Sox Tickets
• Patriots Tickets
• TPC Tournament Passes
• Golf Foursome @ Highland Counry Club
• Golf Foursome @ Foxboro Country Club
• Golf Foursome @ Quail Ridge
• Block Island Trip for 6 on a 40' Yacht
• Block Island Fishing Trip
• Sail For A Day for 4 people with lunch and embroidered shirts
• Richard Seymour signed football
• Jason Varitek signed baseball
• Catarmaran Ride for 2 @ Mt. Hope Tiverton
• Chef Dinner for 10
• State House Tour and Lunch w/Jay Barrows
• 3 Night Weekend @ Martha's Vinyard
• Burberry Pocketbook
• and much more!

Letter to Editor

 The 20^th annual Rotary Club of Mansfield Toys for Tots Campaign had a great year considering the continued state of the economy.  We had another great year, over 3300 toys collected.

 According to the US Marines Volunteer Corps Commander Bruce Aulerich from Swansea, The Mansfield collection is the largest in Bristol County which serves 55 communities. Paul Connor, the Chairman for the Mansfield Rotary Club’s annual collection has organized the event to run smoothly and efficiently. Paul said “Even as people and businesses are feeling the pinch of the economic times, they continue to step up and help out. It is wonderful to see people make the effort to ensure that children have a good Christmas.”

  We had all Rotarians on deck to help with the pickup and delivery of over 3300 toys to the Toys for Tots and the Westside Benevolent Circle of Mansfield. Businesses continue to have different ways to help collect toys. The Qualters Middle School and Jordan Jackson Schools collected nearly 200 toys.  Sharon Credit Union collected the most toys of any of the over 77 businesses that participated. They collected just under 400 toys! Another great partner in our toys drive is Covidien. They built and donated over 100 bicycles during the summer on their annual volunteer day. 

  We also want to give a big thanks to all our local businesses that participated in our Goods for Troops drive. We collected over 200 care packages that go directly to our soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan.  These items are so helpful to our troops that have to spend the holidays away from their families, in the toughest conditions.

 We owe a lot to our local banks, North Easton Savings Bank, Mansfield Bank, and Sharon Credit Union. They collect toys and stuffed their monthly statements with Toys for Tots flyers. This year, they collectively sent out 55,000 flyers!  Mansfield Bank also had about a dozen volunteers join us at Mansfield Jeep Chrysler to sort and count toys.

 North Easton Savings Bank also donated $1000 dollars.  The Chrysler Union, UAW Local 422 donated toys and over $900. Other local businesses donated money as well.  In total we collected $2400.  The money was used to purchase gift cards for teenagers at various Mansfield businesses.

  We want to express our sincere gratitude to all those anonymous citizens who drop off toys at all of our collection boxes. One of our Rotarians witnessed a 5 year old girl putting a toy in one of our boxes at the police station.  Also at the annual Christmas Parade this year a good citizen handed us a check for $100 while our float was rolling down Main Street.  It is kindness like this that makes our toy drive so special. Westside Benevolent is now very busy sorting the toys and stuffing them into bags for delivery to families in need this weekend.   We wish them success. 

  We had a great time once again helping raise awareness to the children and hope that we made quite a few kids Christmas more enjoyable. If you have a business and want to be involved next year, Please contact Paul Connor at Mansfield Jeep Chrysler at 508-339-3400.

Thanks to all for a great year.

Paul Connor

Toys for Tots Chairman, Rotary Club of Mansfield