BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support of the Arlington Rotary’s Paul Har ris Award Dinner on Tuesday October 4\, 2022. During this annual event\, n amed in honor of Rotary’s Founder\, we recognize our Community Person of the Year. With so many incredible choices\, especially throughout the pan demic\, we have chosen to honor Mr. Nick Mitropoulos\, a lifelong Arlingto n resident who has been involved in so many aspects of our town. Several o ther worthy Arlington people chosen by individual Rotary members will be h onored with Paul Harris Awards. Recipients range from teachers\, municipal leaders\, to local individuals who have been there for the community thro ugh thick and thin. Many of you have heard of Rotary\, but don’t know ex actly what we do or who we are. Some believed we took care of the local tr affic circles in town. Others thought Rotary was an exclusive club. Neithe r is true! There is a rich history throughout Rotary\, local and abroad. W ith the motto of “Service Before Self” we support as many areas of our community\, and global activities\, as we see fit. The Rotary Internation al Website\, www.Rotary.com\,  can give you an overview of Rotary Interna tional projects\, but I will focus on our local group.  Arlington Rotary gathers Wednesday mornings at the Arlington Legion with a small breakfast and socialization from 7-8am followed by an official meeting. We discuss p rojects to support and welcome speakers to inform us of activities around town or around the globe. Arlington Rotary also takes part in collection d rives\,  from books to toiletries to clothing\,  to help our neighbors i n need\,  and we serve in the community at events such as the Salvation A rmy’s Thanksgiving dinner.  For years\, Arlington Rotary has provided s cholarships to students from AHS\, Minuteman and ACHS. Recently\, due to t he success and local support of our Flags For Heroes\, we were able to dou ble the scholarship amounts. What is Flags For Heroes? Each spring\, Arlin gton Rotary puts up American flags at the Watertower. Each flag is sponsor ed in honor of individuals. The display is incredible\, especially with th e view of Boston in the background! There’s so much more to learn about Rotary! We invite you to come to a meeting in-person or via Zoom. Show up or reach out to a member to learn more- www.arlingtonmarotary.com. Sincere ly\, Paul Buckley President\, Arlington\, MA Rotary DTEND:20221004T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T055127Z DTSTART:20221004T213000Z LOCATION:St. Eulalia's Church SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:2022 Paul Harris Dinner UID:d9ed0cae-920f-4ac0-b45c-cecb163a8b17 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Thank you for your support of the Arlington Rotary&rsquo\;s Paul Harris Award Dinner on Tuesday October 4\, 2022. Dur ing this annual event\, named in honor of Rotary&rsquo\;s Founder\, we rec ognize our Community Person of the Year. With so many incredible choices\, especially throughout the pandemic\, we have chosen to honor Mr. Nick Mit ropoulos\, a lifelong Arlington resident who has been involved in so many aspects of our town. Several other worthy Arlington people chosen by indiv idual Rotary members will be honored with Paul Harris Awards. Recipients r ange from teachers\, municipal leaders\, to local individuals who have bee n there for the community through thick and thin.

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Many of you ha ve heard of Rotary\, but don&rsquo\;t know exactly what we do or who we ar e. Some believed we took care of the local traffic circles in town. Others thought Rotary was an exclusive club. Neither is true! There is a rich hi story throughout Rotary\, local and abroad. With the motto of &ldquo\;Serv ice Before Self&rdquo\; we support as many areas of our community\, and gl obal activities\, as we see fit. The Rotary International Website\, www.Ro tary.com\, \; can give you an overview of Rotary International project s\, but I will focus on our local group. \;

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Arlington Rotary gathers Wednesday mornings at the Arlington Legion with a small breakfast and socialization from 7-8am followed by an official meeting. We discuss projects to support and welcome speakers to inform us of activities around town or around the globe. Arlington Rotary also takes part in collection drives\, \; from books to toiletries to clothing\, \; to help our neighbors in need\, \; and we serve in the community at events such as the Salvation Army&rsquo\;s Thanksgiving dinner. \;

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For yea rs\, Arlington Rotary has provided scholarships to students from AHS\, Min uteman and ACHS. Recently\, due to the success and local support of our Fl ags For Heroes\, we were able to double the scholarship amounts. What is F lags For Heroes? Each spring\, Arlington Rotary puts up American flags at the Watertower. Each flag is sponsored in honor of individuals. The displa y is incredible\, especially with the view of Boston in the background! Th ere&rsquo\;s so much more to learn about Rotary! We invite you to come to a meeting in-person or via Zoom. Show up or reach out to a member to learn more- www.arlingtonmarotary.com.

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Sincerely\,

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Paul Buc kley

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President\, Arlington\, MA Rotary

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