Giving Tuesday 2024 You can start the holiday season on a charitable note by donating on Giving Tuesday, 3 December. Why should Rotary be your charity of choice?Because our 1.2 million members see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. Here are six reasons to donate to Rotary... |
Rotary Club of Middleboro Supports MAS 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. |
Astronomy Night with Mike Renzi - Dec 4th Lakeville astronomer Mike Renzi will present a slide show with images of deep space objects, planets, and asteroid videos that he has taken from my observatory when he appears as the guest speaker at our meeting on Dec. 4th at the Fireside Grille in Middleboro. You don't want to miss this!!This will be a regular meeting of the club, but due to the nature of the program the public is invited to attend. All are welcome!! Mr. Renzi will talk about how his interest in astronomy began when he was a child watching the Apollo Moon landing, and about the thrill of using a telescope for the first time, seeing the planets and Jupiter's moons - and getting hooked. He will briefly touch on my telescope making projects and also a little about my observatory. In addition, he will share his perspective about the rich educational opportunities available in astronomy. |
Second Peace Pole Installed at Pierce Playground 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... |
A Walk Through Time 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. |
Indoor Ride to End Polio 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. |
Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony 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... |
Interview with Derek Thompson Have you ever wanted to learn more about how we use our Charitable and Educational Foundation funds? The RAYEs program (Rotary Advancing Youth in Education) is a shining example of Rotary in action and a beneficiary of funding by our Rotary club. Check out this excerpt from an interview with Derek Thompson, Principal of the Henry B. Burkland Elementary School, hosted by our very own Matthew Bruce, past President of the Middleboro Rotary Club. Click HERE to see the full interview. |
John F. Glass Square Beautification 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.We added seasonal touches last fall -- cornstalks & pumpkins - and followed that up with a large snowman for the winter. So this Spring week on May 1st we gathered there as a group, tools in hand and with many flowers and plenty of mulch and set to work Special thanks to Heather, a nearby neighbor, who also brought plants and her helping hands. And, since it takes a Village, special thanks also to the couple walking by who stopped to inquire of our efforts and then offered their assistance and pitched right in! That's what it's all about!! We hope to have more Middleboro citizens join us for our next round coming soon. Check us out here and on Facebook, or just Ask Quack!!! |
May 1st Meeting Our meeting this week on Wednesday, May 1st, will be held at 5:30pm at our adopted island across from the Nellie Rose in Middleboro, at the 5-way intersection of Center Street, Everett Street, Station Street and Center Ave. - weather permitting, of course. So far it looks like the weather should hold out. Our plan is to tidy up and plant some spring flowers, then head over to one of the nearby restaurants for dinner and camaraderie. All are welcome!! No green thumb required.... |
2024 Online Auction - THANK YOU!!
THANK YOU for helping make the Rotary Club of Middleboro’s 35th Annual Auction a big success!! Thank you to our auction sponsors – WPLM Easy 99.1 FM, Grants Rental, Fat Cousins and Williams Trading Post – for helping us support the Middleboro and surrounding communities and enabling us to continue to engage in local projects as well as support other local non-profit agencies and Rotary International’s worldwide programs. THANK YOU to all of the donors and bidders, without you this auction would not have been possible. And CONGRATULATIONS to all the winning bidders! If you haven’t already, you can log into your account on the auction website and pay for your items before arranging to collect them. Winners can collect your items by contacting our Auction Co-Chair, Robert Saquet, at Egger’s Furniture – the phone number is (508) 947-0680 and they are located at 177 Center Street in downtown Middleboro. Any questions can be emailed to us at middlebororotaryauction@gmail.com. |
Rotary Club of Middleboro 35th Annual Auction is here! IT'S HERE!!! The Rotary Club of Middleboro 35th Annual Auction is LIVE!! Online bidding started on February 26th at 10am EST and will continue up to the live broadcast on March 10th...Here is a link to our auction website: https://new.biddingowl.com/middlebororotary. We are in the process of adding items so there's not much there now, but there will be more in the coming weeks! |
Lasagna Love, and meatballs, too! On January 31st instead of our regular meeting we all gathered at Soule Homestead where they graciously loaned us their kitchen so we could make lasagnas for Lasagna Love. This is such a wonderful organization - borne out of love and kindness at the height of COVID, it resonates with people so much it has transformed into an international movement of kindness, impacting thousands of volunteers and recipient families each week. We couldn't be more excited to volunteer with this amazing organization...
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Guest Speaker - Missy Garlisi On January 10th we had the pleasure of meeting Missy Garlisi as our guest speaker. Missy Garlisi is the Membership Chair for District 7950. She is also a successful real estate agent and instructor for Keller Williams. Her late dad was a long time Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow. Missy earned a Paul Harris in 2009 and again in 2022. She has served on the district membership committee since 2017 and has chaired it since 2020—the Covid year which was a real challenge.Missy brought us some good points about what motivates people to join Rotary... |
Rotary Club of Middleboro Supports Conway HouseOn Thursday, July 20th, the Rotary Club of Middleboro helped to sponsor this year's Family Day held at Conway House in Middleboro. Conway House is a local homeless shelter for women and children offering advocacy, counseling by referral, a community kitchen, some clothing, medical care nearby, a day program and transportation. They are located at 14 East Grove Street in Middleboro. This year's Family Day was well attended, and they were able to provide bags of clothes, toys and other items for the children thanks to generous donations form the community.
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2023-24 Inductions I am privileged to be a member and past president [2020-2021] of the Middleboro Rotary club and honored to be the Assistant District Governor [AG] of our area 4, District 7950.Our heartfelt Thanks to Willy & Mimi Duphily for inviting us to their farm, again this year, to hold our Middleboro Rotary club Induction gathering. |
Visit Rotary Club in Forfar Scotland Our current Club Secretary, Bob Saquet, met David Stalk, President of the Forfar Rotary Club in Scotland. Notice the official regalia, and Bob was presented with their banner. Two interesting speakers - one spoke about donating loads of food and toiletries for Ukraine and a woman from Australia spoke about her work to bring health and sanitation to remote villages in Nepal.Next week they will hold their “hand-over meeting “ and tonight’s meeting ended with a toast to Rotary International. |
School on Wheels 2023 In support of School on Wheels [SoWMA] each year we run a backpack and school supplies drive. We’ve been able to provide them with large quantities of donated new stuffed backpacks for their Backpack program. This year they are looking to collect 9,000 backpacks and school supplies. |
Congratulations Rotary CEF Scholarship Winners The Rotary Club of Middleboro would like to congratulate this year's Rotary CEF Scholarship winners!! We have invited the winners and families to be our dinner guests at an upcoming meeting and they can tell us about their future plans. They will receive the first of their two payments of $500 each. Five awards will be made this year. |
Middleboro PrideFest 2023 The Rotary Club of Middleboro is proud to be a sponsor of this year's Middleboro PrideFest! There will be lots of vendors, raffles, live music, food and a wine/beer garden by the Bartending Service of New England! This event will be held on Saturday, June 24th from noon to 4:00pm on the Middleboro Town Hall Lawn. If you are interested in participating as a vendor or if you have any questions, please contact: middleboropride@gmail.com. |
New Englanders Helping Our Veterans At our last meeting on May 31st, Craig Chapman and John Brunelli were our guest speakers. They came to us from New Englanders Helping Our Veterans, a group that is devoted to all veterans in need regardless of their time in service or deployment status. |
New Book Box at UU Church For our ongoing Book Box project, we coordinated with the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleboro and again enlisted the help of Middleboro High School Innovation Coordinator Tony Chiuppi and several of his students to build and install a box at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in downtown Middleboro. |
Community Yard Sale Rotary Club of Middleboro Community Yard Sale, 10am to 2pm Sunday, May 21 on the Middleboro Town Hall lawn. This was our second Community Yard Sale. We were grateful to have had nice weather for the event, and are planning another Community Yard Sale later in the year. This is always a great opportunity to clean out your attic, garage, shed or whatever and make a few extra bucks! Watch this space for details once we have the next one scheduled. |
Get Behind the Wheel
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Save the Date - Community Yard SaleRotary Club of Middleboro Community Yard Sale, 10am to 2pm Sunday, May 21 on the Middleboro Town Hall lawn. All 10 x 10 spaces will be available for $20. The event will be held rain or shine, so anyone buying a space will need to remember to bring your own table and a tent with weights/stakes. Please contact Sascha Mules-O'Roak for more information or to reserve a space, and check back here for updates!!  |
New Book Box at Pratt FarmTo continue our Book Box project, we coordinated with Middleboro Conservation Commission agent Trisha Cassady and enlisted the help of Middleboro High School Innovation Coordinator Tony Chiuppi and several of his students to build and install a box at Pratt Farm.  |
Online Auction - THANK YOU!!
THANK YOU for helping make the Rotary Club of Middleboro’s 34th Annual Auction a big success!! Thank you to our auction sponsors – WPLM Easy 99.1 FM, North Easton Savings Bank, Murphy Adjusters, Rockland Trust, and Peter J. Regas DMD – for helping us support the Middleboro and surrounding communities and enabling us to continue to engage in local projects as well as support other local non-profit agencies and Rotary International’s worldwide programs. THANK YOU to all of the donors and bidders, without you this auction would not have been possible. And CONGRATULATIONS to all the winning bidders! If you haven’t already, you can log into your account on the auction website and pay for your items before arranging to collect them. Winners can collect your items by contacting our Auction Chair, Robert Saquet, at Egger’s Furniture – the phone number is (508) 947-0680 and they are located at 177 Center Street in downtown Middleboro. Any questions can be emailed to us at middlebororotaryauction@gmail.com. |
School on WheelsIn support of School on Wheels [SoWMA] each year we run a backpack and school supplies drive. We’ve been able to provide them with large quantities of donated new stuffed backpacks for their Backpack program. In 2020-2021 we collaborated with Plymouth Rotary and a grant from Walmart in Plymouth to fund a $2800 shopping event for SoWMA for additional backpacks full of school supplies.  |
Book BoxesWe have undertaken the Little Book Box project. Our goal is to ‘plant’ Book Boxes around our community for use by both children & adults. These are ‘Take a Book – Keep a Book’ locations. So far we have installed them at the Old Colony YMCA in Middleboro, the North Congregational Church, LifeHouse Church, Pierce Playground & Field of Dreams. We have another ready to be planted at Pratt Farm, and are working with the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Middleboro for another. As of late 2021 we collaborated with MHS who has, with 5th grade assistance, completed four additional Book Boxes for future planting!  |
Rotary Rays Tutoring ProgramIn 2013 the Middleboro Rotary club partnered with Middleboro Public Schools to create an innovative tutoring program called Rotary Rays which serves students in grades 4 and 5 at both the Mary K Goode and Henry B Burkland Elementary Schools. Participating students and their parents enter into a contract where the students agree to attend all sessions and work at home an additional hour per week with their parents, and the parents agree to make sure their child attends the sessions and does the homework. Over the years students who have participated in the program have made dramatic gains in their performance on MCAS.  |
Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. |
Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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History of Women in RotaryWomen are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary. “My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country. |
Rotary Day of Service, May 20th from 10am to 2pm - The Rotary Club of Middleboro helped the Town of Middleborough prepare for their event to honor our Hometown Heroes by hanging Patriot Banners downtown.
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.