THE AUCTION IS LIVE!!! CHECK IT OUT AND GET YOUR BIDS IN!!! The Rotary Club of Middleboro 36th Annual Auction is now in full swing!! Online bidding started on March 7th at 10am EST and will continue through the live broadcast on March 22nd, ending at 4pm EDT.Click the Online Auction sign to your right >>>> to get to our auction website. We are adding more items daily, so check back often and get those bids in!!
Make sure you register to bid once you're on the site. For help please contact us at middlebororotaryauction@gmail.com.
Auction winners can pick up their items starting at 4:00pm EST at the MCCAM studio, located at 1 South Main Street, Middleboro, MA 02346. Pickup will end at 5:00pm. If you can't make it to MCCAM during the designated pickup window, you may pick up your items at Egger's Furniture in Middleboro - 177 Center Street.
You've probably heard of PFAS, but do you know how to reduce it? Join Dr. Laurel Schaider from the Silent Spring Institute and Laura Spark of Clean Water Action to learn all about it! This FREE workshop will cover topics like water testing and filtration, how to avoid products with PFAS, assessing your risk, information about local and state policy work, and more!
The Middleboro Rotary Club recently demonstrated the power of community collaboration by answering the call of Debbie Walgreen, Librarian @ John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School. We were asked about refurbishing the school's very worn little book box, and our club members Steve Quevillon and Quack eagerly accepted the challenge. They removed the book box, dedicating numerous hours to its restoration (in a cold garage!) which included sanding and constructing a new door. The following day Nicole, our member Steve Q's wife, painted the Book Box. After their diligent efforts, the rejuvenated book box, now proudly sporting that fresh coat of paint in the school's colors, was reinstalled 4 March 2025. Steve, Quack and Rotarian Penny Quackenbush then re-stocked the Book Box. This act of service not only revitalized the beloved fixture but also highlighted the strong community spirit and commitment to education shared by the Rotary Club and John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School.
Residents will have the chance to hear from those on the Middleboro ballot at the Middleboro Candidates Forum, to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20 at the Middleboro Council on Aging, 558 Plymouth St. Robert Saquet of the Middleboro Rotary Club will serve as moderator.
Rotary Club of Middleboro Scholarship Applications have been sent to Middleborough High School, Apponequet Regional High School, Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School and Old Rochester Regional High School. This scholarship is available to any student living in Middleboro or Lakeville. 
A brief message from our Club Secretary, Cherie Kostant:
Middleboro Rotarian, Penny Quackenbush, joined the Rotary Club of Bourne-Sandwich along with Lasagna Love and students from Upper Cape Voc. on the Cape to help make and bake 46 lasagnas. This was an extension of her Community Service efforts with Lasagna Love, as Pen averages four lasagnas made and delivered (to as far as New Bedford & Fall River) each week for the past year+. 
It took three cold & blustery hours! Jake Quevillon, 17, recently offered his community service hours to help restock the eight little book boxes sponsored by the Middleboro Rotary Club. He visited each book box, rearranged the stock and added books for adults and children.
The Middleboro Rotarians, their family and friends were hosted by Brockton Rotarians the Iolli’s of Lakeville for our annual Yankee Swap. The purpose of the gathering is to enjoy the camaraderie of such a great group, the excellent food & conversation and to ‘gift’ the most egregious and/or funny wrapped present to the ‘lucky’ recipient! The laughter was real and frequent. Of course, once unwrapped and examined, that person had the option of keeping the gift or swapping it with another previously displayed. Some years ago the most memorable ‘gift’ opened was a live chicken! That theme has been carried forward each year since in the form of a rubber chicken! The recipient of that 'honor' at the end has the responsibility to assure it finds its way under the tree again, next year. 
During each year our Middleboro Rotary donates funds to the Sacred Heart Food Pantry to assist our less fortunate. Then we step up our efforts each year at this time by personally baking Cranberry bread loaves for the Food Pantry for the Holidays. This year our scribe and Cranberry bread coordinator, Bob Saquet of Eggers Furniture, delivered our > 300 Cranberry breads to Dave Cunningham @ Sacred Heart Food Pantry who does one fantastic job providing sustenance to between 300 and 400 families every week...all year long. Our thanks to Dave for all his efforts throughout the year, to our Rotarians for their baking skills and, to Bob for being the engine behind the Giving.
Each year Rotary Club of Middleboro members, as well as family and friends, gather at ‘My Brothers Keeper’ in Dartmouth to select and wrap presents for those who would otherwise not have a Christmas. This year was extra special...
At the start of our meeting on December 4th, President Matt presented a plaque of appreciation to Mike Deering who, along with his wife Erin, owns the Fireside which has hosted our Rotary Club for the past 5 years. Mike and Erin are Middleboro High grads and shared that they are happy to do what they can for our club. We are grateful for Mike and Erin's support, along with the wonderful staff at the Fireside.
Amateur astronomer Mike Renzi of Lakeville is serious about his hobby and was happy to share his story and photos with us at our Dec. 4th meeting. He built his own observatory at his Lakeville home of 17 years. As a ten-year old he was captivated by the movie, “2001, A space odyssey”. The science inspired him to learn coding so he could track the celestial bodies.
Come join us on Saturday, November 23rd, at 12:00pm for the dedication ceremony for our second Rotary Peace Pole that was recently "planted" at Pierce Playground. We hope to see you there!!! Thank you to Willy, Mike and Quack for your efforts. What is a Peace Pole? Read on to find out...
On Saturday 16 November 2024 our Rotary co-Presidents Matt and Emma Bruce and our Area 4 Assistant District Governor J. Kevin Quackenbush visited the Robbins Museum at their annual meeting. We presented their President, Vic Mastone, & V.P. Gregory Lott with a donation check for $250.00 , which will be doubled by a Massachusetts Archaeological Society (MAS) benefactor.
Rotary Club of Middleboro thanks Greg Lott - V.P. and Archaeologist @ the Robbins Museum - for collaborating with us to provide a Night of Archaeology for our group and Our Community. More than 25 of us, including Alex a budding archaeologist, enjoyed Greg sharing his knowledge and stories of the pre-history of our area going back approximately 12,000 years. There was pizza for all and questions from many. Greg answered each, offering examples whenever possible.
Every year the Rotary Club of Middleboro participates in the Indoor Ride to End Polio. All funds raised are matched 2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation in support of Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. Thanks to our intrepid team of Rotarians - Sue, our instructor Jodie, Bob, Willy, Matt and Ron - for riding to raise awareness that polio still exists in the world and funds to help Rotary eradicate it.
Come join us this Sunday, September 15th, at 12:30pm for the dedication ceremony for our very first Rotary Peace Pole. Earlier this month a small team of dedicated Rotarians planted this Peace Pole at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Middleborough at 25 S. Main Street. We hope to see you at the dedication ceremony!!! What is a Peace Pole? Read on to find out...
Community Service ... Our Rotary Club of Middleboro engages in it in many ways all year long. Most recently it was in the clean up & beautification of the John F. Glass memorial island that we adopted.
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