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Downtown Clean-up in Brattleboro On September 9, 2023, Brattleboro Rotary Club members helped with downtown Brattleboro beautification efforts. |
Paul Harris Fellowship Awarded to Past President Phil George President Gina Pattison awards Past President Phil George with a Paul Harris Fellowship on August 3, 2023. This is his second PHF award.
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Brattleboro On WheelsMark your calendars for SATURDAY, September 16, 2023 from 9am - 2pm Join the Rotary Club at the Retreat Farm on Rt. 30 in Brattleboro  |
Rotary at the Vermont Welcome CenterSuccessful fundraiser on a beautiful day at the Vermont Welcome Center - visitors enjoyed a variety of treats from coffee (thank you to The Works), chili, snacks, baked goods, and a favorite - chili dogs! Great turnout from Rotarians & a fun way to welcome people on their travels.  |
A Tree for a Cause The 57th annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser is underway. Since 1965, the Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees as a fundraiser for local student scholarships and this year is no different. Vermont-grown trees of all shapes and sizes will be sold daily in front of the Brattleboro Bowl on Putney Road until Dec. 12. The trees will be on sale from noon to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. |
Brattleboro Rotary Club Scholarship Addresses Critical Shortage of Child Care Workers A Brattleboro Rotary Club Gateway Foundation scholarship awarded to a Community College of Vermont (CCV) student each year aims to address the shortage of child care workers in Windham County. CCV-Brattleboro student Emma Rose Sprenger received this year’s $2,500 Jesse Corum, VI Scholarship. |
Brattleboro Rotary Club Mixer on July 22, 2021 Brattleboro Rotary Club Mixer Thursday, July 22, 2021 @ 4:30 PM Saxton River Distillery 115 Chickering Drive, Brattleboro |
Phil George George inducted as 72nd club president
The Brattleboro Rotary Club recently inducted Brattleboro resident Phil George as its 72nd club president for the 2021-2022 Rotary year. George is a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments. |
Vermont groups join forces to aid state food assistance effortVT Farmstead Cheese provides local cheddar to Vermont Foodbank with financial support from Vermont Rotary groups |
January is Rotary Awareness Month
What do you and Rotary International have in common with nine Irishmen who lived more than 150 years ago? A lot! Read on ... In the Young Irish Disorders (1848) the following men were captured, tried, and convicted of treason against Her Majesty: John Mitchell, Morris Lyene, Pat Donohue, Thomas McGee, Charles Duffy, Thomas Meagher, Richard O'Gorman, Terrence McManus and Michael Ireland. Before passing the sentence, the judge asked if anyone wanted to speak. Meagher, speaking for all, said, "My Lord, this is our first offense but not our last. If you will be easy with us this once, we promise on our word as gentlemen to try to do better next time. And next time, surely we won't get caught." Thereupon, the indignant judge sentenced them to be hanged, drawn, and quartered. Protest from around the world forced Queen Victoria to commute their sentence and all were banished to the wilds of Australia. In 1874, Queen Victoria was astounded to learn the new Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Charles Duffy, was the same Charles Duffy she had banished, 25 years before. She demanded to know the fate of the rest of the prisoners and received the following report: |
2020 Christmas tree fundraiser a success! |
Rotary Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser starts 12/5.jpg) On Saturday, Dec. 5, the 56th annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser will officially begin. Since 1965, the Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees as a fundraiser for local student scholarships and this year is no different. Vermont-grown trees of all shapes and sizes will be sold daily in front of the Brattleboro Bowl on Putney Road until Dec. 13. The trees will be on sale from noon to 6 PM on weekdays and from 9 AM to 6 PM on weekends. |
Rotary Million Mask Challenge Tour Comes to Brattleboro Members of the Brattleboro Rotary Club visited several businesses and nonprofit organizations to deliver 4,600 face masks as part of the Rotary Million Mask Challenge Tour. The tour traveled through six states and stopped at nine major municipal centers to deliver a total of 800,000 masks to awaiting Rotarians. An additional 200,000 masks were distributed across Connecticut in the spring, making the total one million. Local recipients of the donated personal protective equipment included Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro Retreat, Garden Path Elder Living, Turning Point of Windham County, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Windham Central Supervisory Union, Youth Services, and Groundworks Collaborative. |
Brattleboro Rotary Club In The News |
Whiteclay Arts Makerspace Rotary Global Grant Approved for Rotary D5610 Whiteclay, Nebraska borders the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota and has a population of about 12. It is less than two miles from the village of Pine Ridge, SD, population 3,308. It is the largest Native American city in South Dakota and is the headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Nation. There were four liquor stores in Whiteclay that sold about 4 million cans of beer, mostly to residents of Pine Ridge who left the dry reservation to buy their liquor at these stores. In 2017, the State of Nebraska Liquor Commission did not renew any of the liquor licenses in Whiteclay. As a result, all of the liquor stores closed. A non-profit corporation, Whiteclay Makerspace, was formed in Nebraska with the purpose of buying one of the liquor stores and transforming it into a makerspace for Pine Ridge area artists and craftspersons. The building has been purchased, remodeled, and opened for local artists and craftspersons. An online marketing space is now open on the website www.whiteclayredo.com |
With Scholarships and Support, CCV Students Launch Careers in Childcare
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No Tolerance For Racism at Rotary |
Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series
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Brattleboro Club Mourns Death of Charter Member Phil Dunham
We are very sad to report that Brattleboro Rotary Club Charter Member Phil Dunham passed away November 10, 2011. A celebration of his life will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2011, at All Soul's Church in West Brattleboro. To view Phil's obituary, please click here. Please see below for the article by Chris Garofolo that appeared in the November 16th Brattleboro Reformer. |
Scenes from the 2011 Changeover Dinner
Close to 50 Brattleboro Rotary Club members and guests attended the
annual Changeover Dinner at the Brattleboro Country Club. Steven
Reynolds prepared a feast as the club thanked this year's officers and
welcomed next year's administration. Photos courtesy of Greg Worden.
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Christmas Trees Unloaded
The day after Thanksgiving 500 Christmas Trees were unloaded and prepared for the 46th annual fundraiser to begin.
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Rotary Club Offers Christmas Tree Tips
Vermont-grown Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes are currently for sale by the Brattleboro Rotary Club in front of Brattleboro Bowl on Putney Road 1-7 PM Monday through Friday and 9-6 on Saturdays and Sundays. Proceeds from the Christmas Tree Sale support the club's annual student scholarship awards of $3,000 each to eight students at local high schools.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club offers the following tips to keep your Christmas tree fresh. |
Santa remembers Brattleboro area seniors
On December 24, Santa delivered a small gift to every resident of the areas nursing homes and residential care homes. For
years, the Brattleboro Rotary Club s Gifts for Seniors program has made
sure that senior citizens living in Thompson House, Pine Heights at
Brattleboro, Vernon Green, Hilltop House and Holton Home are not
forgotten.
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Rotary's Golf Tournament on June 9 Will Benefit the West River Park
The Brattleboro Rotary Club's 36th Annual Charity Golf Tournament scheduled for June 9, 2011, will benefit the new West River Park to be built on Route 30.
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Rotary Club Provides Annual Sugar on Snow at Winter Carnival
Rotarians (Milt Gilmore, Jim Haine, June Howe, Bill Daley, Carl Lynde, and Debbie Boyle) prepare the "Sugar on Snow" for the 2011 Winter Carnival.
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Rest in Peace, Norm
Our dear Norm Kuebler died late Sunday afternoon, probably cardiac, while he was in his garden. Norm joined the Brattleboro Rotary Club in 1998 and, among his many commitments to Rotary, served as president from 2008-2009.
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Local Teens Participate in Student Rotarian Program
This fall, the Brattleboro Rotary Club welcomed nine local high school students to this year's Student Rotarian Program: Gia Casella and Eric Ginter of Leland and Gray Union High School; Alec Silver and Marissa Smith of Brattleboro Union High School; Theresa Glabach of the Windham Regional Career Center; Timothy Gringeri and Mitul Rathid of Hinsdale High School; and Cooper Johnson and Anthony Moodie of the Austine School.
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Fellow Rotarian Bob Gannett Receives 2011 Anna Marsh Award from Brattleboro Retreat
In a luncheon ceremony held on Friday, September 30, 2011, at the Chesterfield Inn in West Chesterfield, NH, the Brattleboro Retreat bestowed the 2011 Anna Marsh Award to Senator Robert T. Gannett. |
New District Governor Visits Brattleboro Rotary Club
Newly appointed District Governor Jan McElroy visited the Brattleboro Rotary Club on September 1, 2011.
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Harrison and New Team of Officers Lead Rotary Club This Year
At its annual change-over dinner meeting on June 23, 2011, the Brattleboro Rotary Club inducted Liz Harrison (center of photo) as its 62nd club president for the 2011-2012 year. Harrison is a board-certified clinical nutritionist in private practice in Townshend and is the volunteer coordinator for Grace Cottage Hospital. Rotary club members serving as officers with Harrison this coming year are (left to right in photo): Secretary Jeff Hagstrom of Newton Business; Treasurer Stacy Kritsas of Stacy Automotive Center; President-Elect Marty Cohn of Cohn Public Relations; Past President Cindy Jerome of Holton Home; and Vice President June Howe of Raptor Trading. |
Sad News: Maurice Mix Died June 16
Maurice Mix, a long-time member of our Rotary Club from 1992 to 2008, passed away on June 16, 2011. Below is the obituary that appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer.
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Brattleboro Rotary Club Hosts Exchange Team from PakistanThe Brattleboro Rotary Club hosted a Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from Pakistan on May 14-16, 2011.
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Rotary helps build homes in Mexico
By JAIME CONE / Reformer Staff —
Friday February 18, 2011
BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro Rotary raised more than $9,000 with their International Film & Food Festival in November, which is enough to completely fund the construction of an adobe house for a needy family in Guanajuato, Mexico. The money generated from ticket sales and advertising totaled more than $8,000, and a $968 grant from Rotary International put the grand total at $9,196. This means the Rotary can pay for the solar collectors and the water pump for this particular house in addition to the construction costs. |
Brattleboro Club Celebrates Rotary Awareness Month
Rotary International, along with its various clubs throughout the world, has established January as Rotary Awareness Month.
According to Brattleboro Rotary Club President Cindy Jerome, "A lot of people don't know about all the good work Rotary International does locally and around the world. We want to get the word out."
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Brattleboro Rotary Helps to “Feed the Thousands”
The Brattleboro
Rotary Club held its annual "Crackers & Milk" fundraiser on Dec. 9, 2010 in which
members donated $800 to this year's "Feed the Thousands" Campaign.
According to fundraiser organizer Cindy Jerome, each week the Brattleboro Rotary holds its luncheon meeting at VFW Hall on Black Mountain Road. "Once a year, members donate their luncheon fee to the Feed the Thousands" Campaign" Jerome said. |
Mexican Film & Food Festival A Total Success
By all measures, the Brattleboro Rotary Club's Mexican Film & Food Festival held on Nov. 7 was a total success.
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Club Buzzed by Model Planes
Marcy Jones showed off his collection of model planes and discussed the development of model aviation at October 7th Brattleboro Rotary Club luncheon meeting.
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Club Welcomes 2010-11 Student Rotarians
On October 7, the Brattleboro Rotary Club welcomed nine local high school students to this year's Student Rotarian Program: (left to right) Melissa Soule (Leland and Gray Union HS), Moses Jaenson (Brattleboro Union HS), Kasey Kidder (Brattleboro Union HS), Mykayla Pronovost (Windham Regional Career Center), Autumn Denyou (Hinsdale HS), Nathan Sanderson (Hinsdale HS), and Aaron Meihak (Leland and Gray Union HS). Missing from the photo are Jake Gadreault and Bryer McDoughal of the Austine School.
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Mexican Film & Food Festival - November 7
Building Hope, One House at a Time
The Brattleboro Rotary Club is raising money to build adobe brickhomes for families who are among the poorest of the poor in San Miguel de Allende and the surrounding areas in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. On Sunday, November 7, 2010, the Brattleboro Rotary Club will be sponsoring the second annual "International Film & Food Festival," with proceeds benefiting Casita Linda (which means "pretty little house"), a Mexican non-profit organization that builds adobe brick homes for families. |
Rotary Donates $18k to Local Youth Programs
The Brattleboro Rotary Club recently presented checks totaling $18,000 to three local youth programs -- $5,000 to the Vernon Recreation and Parks Department, $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro, and $8,000 to the Gateway Scholarship program for graduating seniors at local high schools.
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Club Awards Gateway Scholarships to Eight Students
The Brattleboro Rotary Club awarded $24,000 in scholarships to eight local high school students who will be attending college this fall. The scholarships are funded by The Gateway Foundation, a tax-exempt affiliate of the Brattleboro Rotary Club.
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Jerome & New Team of Officers Lead Rotary Club
The Brattleboro Rotary Club recently inducted Cindy Jerome as its 61st club president for the 2010-2011 club year. Jerome is the executive director of Holton Home, a nonprofit residential care home in Brattleboro that has served the community's elders since 1892.
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Club Honors Three Esteemed Members
At its 60th Anniversary celebration on May 13, 2010, the Brattleboro Rotary Club honored three longtime Rotarians: Phil Dunham and Bob Gannett were recognized for being charter members of the club, which was founded on May 15, 1950; and Dick Nelson was recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow award for outstanding service to the club. A $1,000 gift from the club has been contributed in Nelson's name to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Pictured left to right are: Gannett, who served as the club's first secretary in 1950-51; Nelson, who served as president of the club in 1959-60; and Dunham, who served as club president in 1990-91.
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Our 35th Annual Golf Tournament June 10th
The Brattleboro Rotary Club's 35th Annual Charity Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the Brattleboro Country Club on Upper Dummerston Road. Proceeds from this year's tournament will benefit the Vernon Recreation Department Playground Restoration, the Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro, and Rotary's Gateway Scholarships for graduating seniors at local high schools.
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Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary
Founded on May 15, 1950, the Brattleboro Rotary Club is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. A proclamation was read and signed by Brattleboro Selectboard members on May 4, honoring the club for its history and achievements. They proclaimed the week of May 10-16, 2010, as Brattleboro Rotary Week.
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Ambassador Galbraith Addresses Rotary
On Thursday, January 28, 2010, former UN ambassador Peter Galbraith was the featured speaker at the weekly Brattleboro Rotary Club luncheon meeting held at the VFW Post.
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Santa remembers Brattleboro area seniors
During Christmas week, with some help from the Brattleboro Rotary Club, Santa delivered a small gift to every resident of the area's nursing homes and residential care homes.
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Brattleboro Rotary Helps to “Feed the Thousands”
The Brattleboro Rotary Club held its annual "Crackers & Milk" fundraiser on December 3, 2009 in which members donated $915 to this year's "Feed the Thousands" Campaign.
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2009 Xmas Trees Unloaded
On a rainy Friday morning after Thanksgiving Brattleboro Rotarians, and some helpers, unloaded over 600 Christmas Trees. The 45th Annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser begins tomorrow.
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Annual XMas Tree Sale Begins
On Saturday, November 28, the 45th annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser officially begins.
Since 1965, the Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees as a fundraiser for local community service projects and student scholarships, and this year is no different!
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Nine Local Teens Serve as Student Rotarians
This fall, the Brattleboro Rotary Club welcomed nine local high school students to this year's Student Rotarian Program.
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