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Yearly Archives: 2021

Jen Champagne announcing Newbury Place donation — Derby-Shelton Rotary Club’s efforts to support efforts to eradicate Polio got a boost due to the holiday spirit this week. At Rotary’s annual holiday meeting, Jen Champagne announced the very successful results of a “Polio Shopping Day” at Newbury Place in Southbury. For the last couple of years, owner Lynne […]

Polio Plus benefits from holiday spirit

December 10, 2021 in News

Derby-Shelton Rotarians are used to doing a lot of “heavy lifting” for the benefit of the community, but the Sand for Seniors project gives it a whole new meaning to heavy lifting. The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club is delivering 125 five-gallon buckets of a sand and salt mixture to seniors over 67 […]

Rotarians did some “heavy lifting” for Sand for Seniors

December 2, 2021 in News / Program tagged Sand / Seniors (updated on December 2, 2021)

Every year, since 2008, Derby-Shelton Rotary has provided new, warm coats from Operation Warm to the children in TEAM’s early childhood programs for children 6 weeks to 5 years. TEAM, Inc is a human services agency whose mission is to strengthen our communities. This year, with a District Matching Grant […]

Another Successful Year for Operation Warmth

November 30, 2021 in Operation Warm / Program / Uncategorized (updated on October 10, 2022)

Derby and Shelton High Schools have been playing football against each other from either 1904 or 1905 depending on which town you ask and which game they want to count. Since 1922 all of the games have been scheduled for Thanksgiving even though weather has postponed a few by a […]

Rotary Thanksgiving Tradition Continues

November 24, 2021 in Football luncheon / News (updated on November 27, 2021)

Spencer DeNiscio from Spooner House holds a check as (L-R) Debbie Leclerc, Betsey Doane, and Joanne and & Joe Shapiro look on. Remy Kocurek from St. Vincent de Paul received a check as Julie Blakeman and Judy Gulish are all smiles over the success of this year’s effort.. This year’s […]

Rotary – Liberty Bank Thanksgiving Drive – a Major Success

November 22, 2021 in Grants / News (updated on November 23, 2021)

Veterans Day 2021 turned into a very special day for a Derby-Shelton Rotary Club meeting as the Club recognized our veterans and several others for special honors for their community service. The Club also received great news about the Thanksgiving Food Drive with Liberty Bank and heard of plans for […]

“Thanks For Giving” Meeting Honors Several

November 12, 2021 in News (updated on November 16, 2021)

Michael Wynne presented award to President Julie Blakeman The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club was presented with BHcare‘s 2021 Community Partner Award for its years of involvement with BHcare. Rotarian Mike Wynne who also happens to be the Community Engagement Specialist at BHcare presented to award to President Julie Blakeman. During […]

Rotary Receives BHcare 2021 Community Partner Award

October 14, 2021 in News

Rotarians are all smiles after packaging dictionaries for distribution Derby-Shelton Rotarians will be busy putting smiles on the faces of all third grades in Derby and Shelton schools over the next couple of weeks as they visit the schools to present each third grader with their own paperback dictionary. Kim […]

Rotarians Donating Dictionaries to Third Grades

October 13, 2021 in News / Program (updated on December 8, 2021)

On October 24th we will celebrate World Polio Day worldwide. And, as we come together as a Rotary family, District 7980 is happy to launch our District’s 2021 EndPolioNow Campaign. This year, we will continue our effort by having Rotarians and community members Donate the Cost of a Meal through The World’s Greatest Meal to Help […]

World Polio Day is October 24

October 11, 2021 in Uncategorized (updated on October 13, 2021)