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I am the Area Chair of the Department of Defense’s MA Committee for Employer Support

of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)

John M. Pelose Biography

John M. Pelose served thirty-one years in the United States Army and Army Reserve, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. He retired as a Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3). Since retirement, he has spent over seventeen years as a volunteer in support of the military, as Family Readiness Group Leader of the 6/98^th Military Intelligence Battalion’s Family Readiness Group (FRG) and currently as Area Chair of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Massachusetts Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Active in the Braintree veterans’ community, he has served as Commander of the Braintree Veterans’ Council (BVC) and Past Commander and current Adjutant of Braintree Post 86, American Legion.

In civilian life, he was a Librarian/Manager at the Boston Public Library. In the community, he has served as a Town Meeting Member, Finance Committee Member and Trustee of the Thayer Public Library. He has been actively involved in the East Braintree Civic Association (EBCA), Braintree Council #1462 of the Knights of Columbus, and the Braintree Community Club. He is married to the former Gloria Crawley and they have two children, Jennifer and Michael.

Also joining us will be Leon Merian, the VP of the Friends of South Shore Health

Hello! My name is Grace Snyder. I'm currently a sophomore in college at the University of Rochester, but I've lived in Braintree my whole life and go home to south Braintree when I'm out of school for breaks. My mom and grandparents also grew up here :) I bleed blue! I'm reaching out to the Braintree Rotary Club on the advise of my public health advisor. This summer, a team of myself and 5 other undergraduates will be traveling out to Ladakh, India for fieldwork regarding how mountain tourism impacts the area, the people, and the climate in the region. The trip is funded out of pocket, and I am working to amount around $3,500 to pay for my plane tickets, lodging, and food while out in the field. From what I've read about rotary clubs, the general mission is "service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding," so I was wondering if within that came any funding for projects such as mine. The idea of my time in Ladakh is to serve as a servant leader who will work with Ladakhis to understand and publish research regarding effects that globalization and tourism has had on their daily living. The professor in charge, Dr. Nancy Chin, had mentioned that local rotary chapters (like the one right by Rochester in Brighton, NY) have provided funding to students in the past for trips such as this, so I was wondering what your thoughts might be on this possibility and if Braintree's rotary club has done anything like this, or would be willing to try. If you would like to schedule a zoom or phone call to get to know more about me and/or this project, I am happy to do so. You can reach me at my school email listed above or my personal one (gracecsnyder11@icloud.com); I monitor both. I am also happy to provide a resume or any other form of credentials you might need. Thank you for reading through this email and let me know what some of your thoughts are! Take care, Grace

Don’t forget that May 20^th is Rotary Day of Service – Joanne Tully will be looking for you to volunteer to help pack food for End Hunger New England.  Joanne has other clubs that will also be involved in packing.  We will ask the Interact Club to join us to help us pack.   The Sue Wentworth Fund will sponsor this service day for our Interactors.

Official Santa for the City of Boston.  An Inspiring Story About Leadership in Difficult Tmes

Climb Aboard the Love Diet Train

Nicole Perry is an author, motivational speaker, and spiritual coach. Nicole has facilitated over 280 masterminds for women in business since 2016. In 2013, Nicole created and hosted her weekly radio show for almost 10 years and holds the 2018 merit award for a featured show she did on the difficult subject of suicide prevention.

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Abby Parrilla-Sarria

Abby Parrilla-Sarria

Abby has been an executive member of The Arc team since 2017 as chief operations officer, coming to the agency with a strong background that includes: in-patient social services at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, business development and management for PepsiCo, as well as executive leadership for the Massachusetts Aging Services Access Points and management consulting and operations for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is also a trained mediator and has served as a motivational speaker. Abby earned her undergraduate degree in English and has a master’s in both business administration and human resources management. She is bi-lingual (English and Spanish) and since 2019 has been a proud member of the Leadership South Shore Steering Committee. Abby has tremendous passion and energy that infuses all she does. Most importantly, she has a passion for advocacy and human rights. Abby is honored to represent The Arc in the capacity of CEO, and she is committed to elevating the agency’s culture and mission, as a vocal advocate for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities including Autism and their families.  

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