Yearly Archives: 2025


Paul Harris Medallion
  Derby-Shelton Rotary President Lucy Andrade surprised Derby Superintendent of school Dr. Matthew Conway with a Paul Harris Award during the club’s annual scholarship luncheon on May 22. Andrade praised Dr. Conway for the work that he has done for all the students in the Derby School system and also […]

Derby-Shelton Rotary Honors Derby Superintendent


Medallion for Flags for Heroes
Rotarians, Interact members from Derby and Shelton High Schools and other community volunteers have installed all the flags for the Flags for Heroes program in time for Memorial Day. The flags will stay up through a special service to be held at Veterans Park in Shelton on June 14th at […]

Flags for Heroes Are Up


Rotary Peace sign for lawns
Derby-Shelton Rotarians are busy spreading the word that Peace begins with us.  Lawn signs consisting of the word “Peace'” and a dove peace symbol are being distributed by club members throughout the Derby and Shelton area, at private residences and public places, if approved.  A publicity campaign will hopefully engage […]

Rotarians Promote Peace



2025 Scholarship Winners
The Derby-Shelton Rotary club announced the winners of its 2025 Scholarship Program at a luncheon attended by the winning students, their parents, and school administrator held at the Brownson Country Club. There were seven presentations made at the event totaling $22,000: Shelton High School Derby-Shelton Rotary Four-year Scholarship – $8,000 […]

Rotary Announces 2025 Scholarship Winners



BHcare receives 2025 grant
The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club has announced two new grants and club president Lucy Andrade presented checks to Junior Achievement and BHCare at a recent meeting. Junior Achievement was awarded a grant of $1,000 to continue their work in the area. Helen Nelson accepted the check for JA. BHcare’s grant was […]

Derby-Shelton Rotary Announces Grants



Ryla 2025 students 7 admin
Two Derby High students and members of the Interact Club recently had the opportunity to participate in Rotary Youth Leadership weekend program at Camp Hazento help build their leadership skills. The students attended the weekly meeting of the Club along with their Interact Club advisers at Derby High to tell […]

Rotarians Hear From RYLA Participants



The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club invites the community to celebrate and honor the heroes in their lives by sponsoring a flag in their name at a heartfelt and inspiring event. This unique initiative recognizes individuals who have made a meaningful impact—whether they are heroes of the past or present. Each hero’s […]

Time to Order Flags for Your Heroes