Our guest speaker was Brian McBride of K&K Company
Calendar raffle winners were Lynn McCormack and Dan Joseph (Frank)
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK, FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
The prize for best photo in our Zoom pic above this week goes to... everyone! Good looking group.
GENERAL TOPICS
Mary and Ruby have started talking about working on the 2021 raffle calendar
We are purchasing face shields to deliver to Leominster Public Schools
Christine will follow up with Julie regarding creating a hard copy binder for the critical Rotary documents in ClubRunner
John Souza has adjusted the Washington Square sprinkler for maximum coverage in watering the flowers and plants there
John Tata mentioned that regarding the Breakfast for the Bands, there is a new Bandmaster and no plans currently for band activities, or for a different option for the fundraiser
The Vocational Awards are tentatively set for April 28, 2021
The India Project will be discussed among Christine and the Board at the next meeting, which is scheduled for 9/14
Guest Speaker -
Brian McBride
Brian visited us from K&K Thermoforming of Southbridge. He spoke to us about how his company was able to pivot during the coronavirus pandemic.
This family-owned company has been in the business of manufacturing sterile trays for medical applications, among other products for the electronics and food industries. When the restrictions that came along with the coronavirus hit, K&K had to be creative to stay afloat and running.
They thought back on previous experience with the AIDS resurgence in the 90's - at that time, K&K made face shields to keep medical personal safe. They realized they could do this again. Their employees were brought back to manufacture the much-needed face shields.
As a result, face shields will now become a long term permanent product in their line. They are offering the shields to Leominster schools at a deep discount. This new focus is a definite win-win for the company and the community.
This is a wonderful story of how a company developed a plan to keep people working, keep the company healthy, and survive into the future.
