Meetings will be in person but spaced appropriately
12 May: Charisse Duroure - Rebirth of Neighbor Day
17 May: District "Day of Service" at The Olean Center working inside and outside
19 May: Ethan Bachand - Boy Scouts
26 May: Memorial Day Parade - NO meeting
28 May: Rotary Club of Cranston Tentative Meeting at Grey Sail
2 Jun: Board meeting, 4:30
7 Jun: Charitable/Scholarship Dinner -auction items needed!!!!
10 Jun: WHS Baccalaureate 6pm
19 Jun: Juneteenth Celebration in Wilcox Park, 11am - 1pm
21 Jun: Chorus of Westerly Summer Pops in Wilcox Park
22 Jun: Joe Nigrelli's 100th Birthday Celebration
28 Jun: Antique Car Club Event at Gen Stanton Inn, 9 to 2
7 Jul: Board meeting 4:30, followed by dinner meeting 5:30
28 Jul: Rick & Elin Lawrence - Guatemala Water Project update
Steve, John and Bob leading us in The Rotary Welcome Song written by Rotarian Ed Smalley
Food Collection Program
Remember those in need and bring canned goods either to meeting or to Avie's Ski/Sport by month's end. These items will be distributed to The Jonnycake Center of Westerly and the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.
Club Home - We are meeting at The Frank Olean Center next to Rotary Park, Monday, 5:30pm. Gina & Angie will send the sandwich/salad menu on or about Wednesday for the next Monday meeting; respond to them at gbrancato@navigantcu.org and aswain@navigantcu.org by Sunday Noon. If you don't receive a reply within 24 hours, please contact them again. Please respond whether ordering or not as it will help us to know how many will be attending meeting.
Covid Aid Goes On....
18 Mar 2025 marked five years that our Club "had been making food and health item deliveries to area residents who are elderly, infirm, or without transportation. Although the pace has slowed a bit, the need is still great." Rona reports that 347 deliveries, as of 30 April, have been made since the program began in 2020.
Wishing Well at McQuade's Marketplace
Latest trip to empty the wishing well on 4/7/25 garnered a total of $995.64, bringing total registered since 2009 $15,100.59.
Creative OpportunityTake responsibility for website and newsletter. Excellent tutorials in Clubrunner. Contact Rose at ra.russo@cox.net or 401.315.5868
New Projects
Also in process is the Brick Walk at Rotary Park. We have partnered with an organization called Bricks R Us. The committee met 15 January to outline a plan - a brick walk pathway from parking lot to entrance of Children's Garden - about 900 bricks. Website to purchase: bricksrus.com/donorsite/rotaryclubofwesterly and brochures and flyers are available from Club members and at member stores. We hope to have enough sold bricks to complete installation in October. The flyer is also available on our website - see "Download files".
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Westerly, RI 02891
United States of America