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Yearly Archives: 2022

On the last day of the 2021-2022 Rotary year, the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club celebrated an extraordinary year under the incredible leadership of Julie Blakeman before passing the gavel of leadership to incoming President Betsey Doane who assumes the position on July 1. It was truly a memorable evening at Brownson […]

Rotary Celebrates and Passes the Gavel

June 30, 2022 in events / News (updated on June 30, 2022)

Heroes are people we admire for their courage, outstanding achievements, noble qualities, or the way they practice random acts of kindness. The past year has given us a new appreciation for the heroes in our lives. Click here for the full list of those recognized. Click here for […]

ROTARY FLEW FLAGS TO HONOR COMMUNITY HEROES

June 11, 2022 in events / Program (updated on June 30, 2022)

Derby-Shelton Rotary has presented the following 2022 Community Grants:

Community Grants Announced

June 9, 2022 in Grants (updated on June 10, 2022)

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club recognized seven outstanding students from Derby and Shelton High Schools with scholarships at a luncheon held at Wellington’s Restaurant in Shelton on June 2. Scholarship Committee Chairman Ed Sheehy and Club President Julie Blakeman handled the brief presentation with each student presenting some brief remarks including […]

Rotary Club Announces 2022 Scholarship Winners

June 4, 2022 in News / scholarships (updated on June 4, 2022)

Our youth chairperson, Lucy Jardim Andrade has done a phenomenal job dedicating time, love, and effort to our St Martin de Porres interact club at the St. Martin de Porres Academy in New Haven. Here is their final project of the year. Where will these cinch-sacks go? These are filled with […]

Derby-Shelton Rotary Works With St. Martin de Porres Interact Club

May 28, 2022 in events / News / Program (updated on May 28, 2022)

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of peace. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotary members and […]

Derby-Shelton Honored for Foundation Work

May 18, 2022 in Foundation / News

One of the favorite programs of Derby-Shelton Rotarians has been their participation in the Read Across America Program. Rotarians have been visiting the lower grades in schools in Derby in Shelton for years to read to students and then to donate the books to the school libraries. VOVID made in-person […]

Rotarians Return to Read Across America

April 20, 2022 in events / Reading / Uncategorized (updated on May 13, 2022)

At the weekly club meeting on April 14, Rotary Foundation Chair and President-Elect Betsey Doane , presented four Paul Haris Awards. The Paul Harris Society recognizes Rotarians and friends of The Rotary Foundation who give $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus Fund, or an approved Foundation grant […]

New Paul Harris Awards for Derby-Shelton Rotarians – including one ...

April 16, 2022 in Foundation / News (updated on April 23, 2022)

Shred 2022 — It was another successful day for Derby-Shelton Rotary Club as great weather and a post-tax season rush to get rid of accumulated documents made for a busy morning for Rotarians and a group of eager volunteers from Shelton High School. Judy Gulish, who once again organized the event praised both […]

Paper Shredding Event Was Another success

April 10, 2022 in events (updated on April 23, 2022)