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Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Thursdays at 12:15 PM

Parish of the Epiphany

70 Church St.
Winchester, MA 01890
United States of America

We are meeting every Thursday at 12:15 pm. Please join us for lunch. The service meeting is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm.

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WE DID IT! - 10,000 Meals Packed

We had a great turnout of Rotarians, Interactors, Community Members, and Intactors from Woburn to pack 10,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger. Thanks to all who participated as we do our part to fight hunger in troubled spots around the globe.

Special thanks to Will Green from Edward Jones for donating pizza for all!

Check out all the photos from the event.

Rise Against Hunger Sign Up

We will host Rise Against Hunger Meal packing event on Thursday September 26th.

Sign Up Here

Interact First Meeting

The High School Interact Club kicked off their first meeting of the school year with a great turnout of new members. Here are the officers and advisors at today's meeting!

Winchester Hospital Community Survey

Help improve the health of our community! Winchester Hospital is doing a Community Survey to learn about the issues affecting people in our communities. This anonymous 15-minute survey will help Winchester Hospital understand what you think about quality of life and available resources so they can improve patient care and community services. The survey is available in multiple languages.

Take the survey by November 1 for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card here https://survey.jsi.com/s3/FY25-BILH"

Wright Locke Farm - Fast Forest Planting!

Volunteers are needed! Come plant a fast forest with us on September 21st from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wright Locke Farm!

This forest is special in the sense that it utilizes a new planting method that will significantly speed up plant growth, resulting in a fully grown forest in just 30 years (as opposed to the regular 150-year period). If interested, please contact Prassede Calabi (calabi@mindfire.ws) fill out this sign-up Form.

WinCam Thank You

Thanks to a generous grant from Winchester Rotary, WinCAM was able to purchase a new Mac Studio to supplement our editing suites. It's equipped with some of the newest editing software including the entire Adobe Creative Cloud and Final Cut Pro.
Visit our website to browse through some video editing trainings available at WinCAM.
Thank you Winchester Rotary!

Last Week's Speaker - New Program

Our speaker last week has an upcoming program he wanted to share with the club.

Thank you's from Scholarship Winners

We received thank you notes from our recent scholarship winners that we wanted to share.

Community Connect Day - Table

We need two people per shift for our table at the Community Connect / Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 21. Thank you.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4EADA622A3FB6-51162927-community

Mission of Deeds - September

Please sign up for Mission of Deeds on Saturday, September 21st, from 9-11 am.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4EADA622A3FB6-51160938-mission

Jhamtse Gatsal Children's Community

Welcome to The Joyful Journey
Let's listen together...

MODFEST - Mission of Deeds

Once again, our Rotary Club sponsors MODFEST at Mission of Deeds on September 15th. More information HERE

Thanks to our August Volunteers!!

Winchester Track - Thank you!

Dear Winchester Rotary Club,

We hope that your family and you are having a great summer! Though it was over a year in the making as the many parts came together, the WHS Track and Field equipment shed is finally complete (YAHOO! 😊). We are especially excited to share this news with you, as the final piece of this special project is the donor recognition board, where Winchester Rotary Club’s generosity and that of our other donors is commemorated.

Although there are pictures attached, we really hope you can come by and see it in person sometime at Knowlton Field! The coaches and the athletes have been using the shed and its equipment (also funded by your generosity) all year and are very grateful.

Thank you for making this terrific and impactful project a reality!

On behalf of WHS Track & Field Families,

Warmly,

Mai Harrison 😊 (Team Treasurer 2021-2023)

(Proud Mom of Captain Amanda Indoor/Outdoor ’22 & ’23)

Ps Amanda was one of 8 great captains-- pictured in the middle of the pic collage!

Scholarship Winners

Our club celebrated five Winchester High School graduating seniors' academic and service achievements by awarding $22,000 for their college education.

Standing: Rotarians Tom Sevigny, Rebecca Brennan-Laird, Steve Mix, and President Paula Michienzi.

Seated: Adam Lubomirski, UMass Amherst, Ila Stanley, Middlebury College, Devon Headley, Babson College, Jonathan Christmas, Cornell University. Not pictured, Edward Cutting, University of Michigan.

Pancake Breakfast and Town Day 2024

Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Pancake Breakfast and Town Day booth. We had another successful year and served over 250 people. Thanks to all of our sponsors, and here are a few pictures!

End of Polio in Sight

Great article in the New York Times about the end of Polio being in sight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/opinion/polio-eradication-lessons.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Welcome New Members!

We are thrilled to welcome three new members!

Will Green

Janel Eletherakis

Sepra Roychoudry

Wonderbooks from WFEE and Rotary

Interact Club Volunteer at Dwelling Place

On Monday, the Winchester High School Interact Club volunteered to help our neighbors in need at the Dwelling Place. Thank you to those who donated food and to Rotarians Sven Anderson, Kurt Heisler, and Janelle Eleftherakis for assisting these great high school volunteers.

St. Patrick's Day Lunch Celebration

Another great St. Patrick's Day lunch! Thanks to all the planners, hosts, and singers.

Check out the photos here:

https://winchesterrotary.org/photoalbums/st.-patricks-day-2024/

Woman's History Month Honoree - Laurie Russell

Congrats to our very own Laurie Russell who was honored for Women's History Month by the Network for Social Justice this past week. Check out her interview here: https://nfsj.org/womens-history-month-2024-honoree-laurie-russell/

Boston Food Bank

Rotarians volunteered at the Boston Food Bank on Saturday and helped package over 20,000 meals! Service Above Self.

Dick Sampson Celebration

We celebrated Dick Sampson's 46 years of Rotary membership and service to our club and the Rotary Foundation. It was beautiful to have his family join us for lunch and for Dick to share that the Rotary Four Way Test was a crucial part of building the success of his company and legacy. Thank you, Dick and your family!

Holiday Party Photos

It was wonderful to celebrate the holidays at the Winchester Country Club. The Winchester High School singers added some wonderful holiday carols.

We celebrated Brian LaPointe's 25 years of service to Rotary. Congrats!

Click here for all the photos.

Happy Holidays Everyone

Winchester Library Support

Our club once again supported the Winchester Library with an annual grant for free museum passes for the community. One way we support our local community.