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Current and upcoming activities

On Tuesday October 24, 2023, we will host a dinner, named in honor of Rotary’s Founder, to
recognize our Community Person of the Year. With so many incredible choices, especially
throughout the pandemic, we have chosen to honor Kristine Shah and George Parsons.

Several other worthy Arlington people chosen by individual Rotary members will be honored
with Paul Harris Award including:

● Paul Buckley, Past President of Arlington Rotary
● Dr. Robin Schoenthaler, Oncology Doctor and COVID reporter
● Chief Kevin Kelley, Arlington Fire Department
● Captain Dan Kerr, EMS Coordinator at Arlington Fire Department

We welcome everyone to join us to recognize these individuals who have made a difference in
Arlington living. We will hold our banquet at St Eulalia Hall, 50 Ridge Street Winchester, MA,
again with a cocktail hour from 5:30-6:30 followed by dinner and then our program and awards.

Tickets are $75 each and can be purchased:

Online - here
By Mail - Payable to: Arlington Rotary Club P.O. Box 23 Arlington, MA 02476

https://arlingtonmarotary.com/events/45th-arlington-rotary-banquet/

District Governor Visit

District Governor Lori Karis, District Governor Elect Tom Hankard, District Governor Nominee Pooja Singla, and Assistant Governor Lori Becker attended our club meeting on August 30th. DG Lori talked about the yearly theme, district activities, and the schedule of upcoming events, and we described our recent and upcoming events.

Recent activities

We hosted the third annual Polar Dip on Saturday, January 28th 2023, to raise money for Rotary's End Polio Now campaign (Make a donation here)
On Wednesday, January 25th, Consigli presented an update on the Arlington High School construction project
Evening meeting to discuss service projects: 5:00-7:00pm, Tuesday, January 24th at Menotomy Grill & Tavern, 25 Mass Ave, Arlington
Donation of a drone to the Arlington Police Department, with an presentation ceremony on Thursday, January 20th
Hosted the 2022 College Scholarship Awardees at our breakfast meetings on December 21 and December 28
Helped the Arlington Boys and Girls Club sell Christmas trees
Red Kettle Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army: December 10, 2022 9:30 - 3:00
Gathered donations of toiletry items, to donate to the Woburn Senior Citizens and others (completed 11/30/22)
Hosted a table at Arlington First Lights to support the Arlington Chamber of Commerce on December 1st
- We served cookies to hundreds of guests, and helped gather donations of gloves, hats, and other articles of warm clothing
Gathered donations for Arlington Helps through our InterAct Club (completed 12/07/22)

2023 Flags for Heroes

Flags for Heroes is a fund raising activity sponsored by the Arlington Rotary. People have sponsored a flag in memory of the men and women who are serving or have served as members of the Military, Police Officers, Firefighters, First Responders, Parents, Teachers, Coaches, Mentors, Community Leaders, and fly for all the people who have made a difference in their lives.

The public dedication will be June 4, 2023 at 1 pm at the Park Circle Water Tower.

Club meeting March 8, 2023

At the club meeting on March 3rd, the club heard a presentation from Christina Harris about the history of the Arlington Town Garden.

The club also presented a check Lisa Simmons, sponsoring her as part of Team MR8 in the Boston Marathon, supporting the Martin Richards Foundation.

Kristine Shah from Arlington Council on Aging introduced herself. We will be working with the Council on Aging in April.

The club also voted to submit a district grant request to support the Tutudesk campaign.

3rd Annual Polar Dip!

On Saturday, January 28th members of the Rotary Club of Arlington MA hosted its 3rd Annual Polar Dip. The club raised more than $2000, which will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to help provide every child with the polio vaccine, and bring us closer to a polio-free world. There is still time to donate -- to donate click here!

Drone donation to the Arlington Police Department

In January, the Arlington Rotary donated a sophisticated drone with optical and thermal imaging to the Arlington Police Department.

This drone can be used by the police and fire department for a number of different purposes.

44th Annual Paul Harris Dinner

Arlington Rotary was established in 1924 and since then has been serving the people of the Town of Arlington. The group is made up of a solid base of men and women Rotarians, committed to the mission of Rotary – “Service Above Self”.

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022 the Arlington Rotary held its annual Paul Harris Fellow Award & Community Persons of the Year recognition banquet at St. Eulalia’s Church, 50 Ridge St. Winchester. The event began with a cocktail hour, followed by dinner and the award program.