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The Derby-Shelton Rotary and the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Women in Networking group partnered on a very successful Speed Networking Event in 2022 and it was so successful that we did it again on May 24th at Bad Sons Beer Co. in Derby. The Rotary Club uses […]

Speed Networking – A Fun Night

April 8, 2023 in events (updated on May 26, 2023)

Derby-Shelton Rotary Club celebrated its annual Christmas/Holiday luncheon but also shared some special announcements and awards prior to sitting down to a special meal and the return of the famous “Yankee Auction” gift exchange. In addition to the awards, the club also elected Lucy Andrade as President-Elect, Joanne Shapiro as […]

Rotary Celebrates Holidays With Announcements, Awards and Gifts

December 15, 2022 in events / News (updated on December 16, 2022)

Rotarians continue to be busy doing good works throughout this holiday season. This week it was collecting toys for TEAM, Inc’s. annual Toys 4 Kids program. The toys were collected at this week’s meeting and delivered to TEAM’s “toy shop” in time for distribution to needy Valley children prior to […]

Collecting Toys for Kids

December 1, 2022 in events / News

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club will once again be joining with more than forty other clubs in the annual Liberty Bank/Rotary Club Thanksgiving Drive to provide Thanksgiving food for families in need within each Rotary Club’s local community. The Liberty Bank Foundation will add 25 cents for every dollar donated, up […]

Rotary Participating in Liberty Bank Thanksgiving Drive

October 20, 2022 in events / Grants / News (updated on October 20, 2022)

Shelton Day October 2022 The skies might have been a bit dreary and windy, but Shelton Day proceeded as planned – minus the hot air balloon rides due to the high winds. Always a multi-faceted popular event, The Derby-Shelton Rotary produced the 38th annual Shelton Day on October 2nd with […]

Shelton Day – Windy and Wonderful

October 3, 2022 in events / News / Uncategorized tagged Shelton Day (updated on October 3, 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)

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)

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)