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During the June 18 luncheon meeting, Derby-Shelton Rotary Club President Joe Shapiro presented checks to 14 area nonprofits as awards in the club’s 2026 grants program totaled $18,000 to assist the nonprofits in carrying out the missions. The Club’s board of directors reviewed all of the applications and made the […]

2026 Rotary Grants Announced

June 18, 2026 in Grants / News / Uncategorized (updated on June 18, 2026)

Connecticut loves to read and Derby-Shelton Rotarians are doing their bit to make sure that it continues. As they do every year, Rotarians visited schools to read to students in kindergarten through grade 3 during April. They brought along books to read to the students and leave behind for the […]

Connecticut Loves to Read – and So Do Rotarians!

May 30, 2026 in Reading / Uncategorized (updated on May 30, 2026)

Installation Dinner – June 25

May 28, 2026 in Uncategorized (updated on May 28, 2026)

Service Above Self luncheon sign — The four clubs in Rotary District 7980 – Area 6 came together on April 6 for the first ever Service Above Self Fellowship Luncheon hosted by the Derby-Shelton club at Brownson Country Club in Shelton. In addition to Derby-Shelton, Naugatuck Rotary, ANSEOX Rotary, and Tribury came together to recognize four […]

1ST Annual Service Above Self Fellowship Luncheon

April 19, 2026 in Uncategorized (updated on April 19, 2026)

Members of the Derby Fire Department are enjoying the benefits of new safety equipment after Linda Holems-Hannon and other members of the Rotary Club were on hand to present each of the four Derby firehouses with a handheld Thermal Imaging Device. Firefighters can use the small hand-held devices to gain […]

Firefighters Receive Thermal Imaging Devices from Derby-Shelton Rotary

August 2, 2025 in Uncategorized

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club celebrated a very successful year under the direction of President Lucy Andrade and passed the mantle of leadership for the 2024-2026 Rotary year at its Gavel Gala at Brownson County Club on June 26. Ernie Luise led five other past presidents in praising Lucy’s leadership, enthusiasm, […]

The Torch is Passed

July 3, 2025 in Uncategorized (updated on July 3, 2025)

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.

Derby-Shelton Rotary Welcomes New Member

June 14, 2025 in Uncategorized (updated on June 14, 2025)

The 2025 Flags for Heroes program officially ended on Saturday, June 14 in a moving ceremony in the Pavilion at Shelton’s Veterans Park. Click here to see the full listings of those who were honored. Derby Sponsors Shelton Sponsors [envira-gallery id=”6177″]

Flags for Heroes 2025 Ends with Ceremony

June 14, 2025 in Uncategorized (updated on June 24, 2025)

Paul Harris Medallion — 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 […]

Derby-Shelton Rotary Honors Derby Superintendent

May 24, 2025 in Uncategorized