2020 - Million Mask Challenge

October 5, 2020 - President John Barber and Bill Sapelli, Mayor of Agawam and Club Member, picked up 5,000 masks to donate to the Town of Agawam for use by first responders, teachers and other employees who are on the front lines. DG Marc Glass joined Bill and John. The event is part of the Rotary Million Mask Challenge* Tour that will reach all six New England states between Oct. 5 and 7, 2020. A truck filled with 800,000 masks will make stops in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine before reaching Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. There are two stops in our district to accommodate the Covid travel restrictions. An additional 200,000 masks were distributed across Connecticut in the spring, making the total one million. All were donated by Ted Rossi, an East Hampton, CT, philanthropist and Rotarian, and the Rossi Family Foundation.