Meetings will be in person
31 Aug: Leslie Bartholomew - finalist for a Rotary Peace Fellowship
7 Sep: Labor Day - NO meeting
14 Sep: Board meeting 4:30; dinner meeting 5:30
John Niekrash, Founder of Work Vessels for Veterans, and Honorable Cathy Cook Co-Founder
21 Sep: Field trip to URI Medicinal Garden... details TBA
28 Sep: "Craft Talks" from two of our own...members TBA
5 Oct: Golf Tournament at Stonington Country Club
Board meeting at lunch
11 Oct: Columbus Day Parade
12 Oct: Columbus Day - NO meeting
19 Oct: Sept & Oct Students of the Month
26 Oct: Linda Wilkinson - Chikumbuso updates
2 Nov: Board meeting 4:30; dinner 5:30
9 Nov: Pasta Dinner to benefit Jonnycake Ctr's Fuel Assistance Fund
11 Nov: Veterans Day - Remembrance and Honor
16 Nov: NO meeting
18 Nov: Pot Luck Dinner with DG Nicole and 5 other area Clubs
23 Nov: Football Night
30 Nov:
7 Dec: Board meeting 4:30/ Annual Meeting
14 Dec: Nov & Dec Students of the Month
23 Feb: Jan & Feb Students of the Month
3 May: Mar & Apr Students of the Month
Steve, John and Bob leading us in The Rotary Welcome Song written by Rotarian Ed Smalley
Rotarian Bob Boughner is at home in Kalamazoo with Hospice Care. Please keep Bob and Marty in your prayers.
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. Since 18 March 2020, we have assisted local residents with transportation issues by making home deliveries of food and medicine through the Jonnycake Center. To date we have made 363 deliveries.
Club Home - We are meeting at The Frank Olean Center next to Rotary Park, Monday, 5:30pm. Michele will send the sandwich/salad menu on or about Wednesday for the next Monday meeting; respond to mwegner@kctec.net by Sunday Noon. If you don't receive a reply within 24 hours, please contact her again. Please respond whether ordering or not as it will help us to know how many will be attending meeting.
Wishing Well at McQuade's Marketplace
Latest trip to empty the wishing well on 4/7/26 garnered a total of $995.64, bringing total registered since 2009 $16,100.59.
Brick Walk
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 2025 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. The flyer is also available on our website - see "Download files". Installation will be delayed until Fall 2026.
