Derby-Shelton Rotarians took advantage of a visit by District Governor Robert Friend’s visit to the club on June 12 to have him conduct the induction ceremony for the newest club member, Roseanne Santamaria from SERVPRO.
The 2025 Flags for Heroes program officially ended on Saturday, June 14 in a moving ceremony in the Pavilion at Shelton’s Veterans Park. Well have details later, but you can see some pictures from the ceremony below.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 1916 Derby-Shelton Bridge which received a complete makeover ending in 2024 has been enhanced once again in time for Memorial Day thanks to the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club and the Derby and Shelton Public Works Departments. Brand new American flags have been installed just in time for the annual Memorial […]
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 […]
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 […]