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The Rotary Foundation transforms our gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs that improve lives and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. […]

Derby-Shelton Rotary Earns Foundation Honors

November 17, 2024 in events / Foundation / News (updated on November 17, 2024)

Liberty-Rotary Thanksgiving food drive — Derby-Shelton Rotary will once again be participating with other Rotary Clubs and Liberty Bank in the Thanksgiving Dinner Drive. The drive started on October 1 and extends until November 18. The Liberty bank Foundation will contribute 25 cents for every dollar donated up to a total of $200,000. Derby-Shelton Rotary […]

Rotary/Liberty Bank Set Thanksgiving Dinner Drive

October 13, 2024 in events / News (updated on October 27, 2024)

The weather was perfect for Shelton Day 2024, and we’ve got lots of pictures of our vendors to share. However, we want to start with a major Thank You to our generous sponsors shown below. We’ve added vendor pictures, but without our sponsors, the event would not be possible. And […]

Thank you to all who made Shelton Day successful

October 9, 2024 in events / Shelton Day (updated on October 9, 2024)

You never know what you will find Rotarians doing for their community, but Derby-Shelton Rotarians have taken on a new challenge – adopting a street! This month, the Club signed on to become part of the Adopt a Street program which is part of a bigger “Don’t Trash Shelton” initiative […]

Rotary Adopts Road – and Cleans It!

July 21, 2024 in Action for Peace / events / News / Program (updated on July 26, 2024)

2024-2025 officers — The ending of one Rotary year and the beginning of another is always a time for reflection, celebration and optimism at the Derby -Shelton Rotary Club. And on June 28 the Club celebrated the outstanding Rotary year under the leadership of President Kim Ryan-Caro and the passing of the gavel […]

Rotarians Celebrate the Passing of the Gavel

June 28, 2024 in events / News (updated on June 28, 2024)

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club provides an extensive scholarship program for students attending Derby and Shelton High Schools funded by the Club’s efforts to raise those funds. President -Elect Lucy Andrade came up with something new and special for 2024. Check out the flyer and click on the link below to […]

Scholarship Fundraiser Was a lot of fun!

June 1, 2024 in events (updated on June 2, 2024)

The 2024 edition of Flags for Heroes was another great success with over 300 flags placed in both Derby and Shelton in time for Memorial Day and removed on June 20. The full-size American flags were proudly flying at the Shelton Veterans Memorial Park, at the Derby Green, […]

Flags for Heroes 2024

May 27, 2024 in events (updated on June 21, 2024)

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club is proud to announce that they were able to donate $2,000 to the Derby Police Department. The money was from proceeds raised from the 2023 2nd Annual Derby-Shelton Rotary Club Flags for Heroes program. Over 300 flags were sponsored and flown on the Derby Green and […]

Rotary Flags for Heroes Program donates to the Heroes of ...

April 5, 2024 in events / Grants / News

Derby-Shelton Rotarians celebrated their 2024 Norman K. Parsells Award winner, Dr. Jeff Forte, along with winners from eight other Rotary Clubs on April 5 at the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield. The award honors the memory of Mr. Parsells who was a distinguished member of the Fairfield Rotary Club who […]

Dr. Jeff Forte Named Parsells Award Winner

April 5, 2024 in events / News