Meetings will be in person but spaced appropriately
17 Nov: Amazing Women Veterans Mary Goff and Dora Vasquez-Hellner
19 Nov: Ocean Chamber 50 over 50 Celebration at Chorus Hall 5 - 7pm, $25
per ticket. Among the honored ones are Jen Brinton, Bob Elmer, Suzanne Lane
and Rona Mann
24 Nov: Football Night @ Westerly Yacht Club with dinner by WHS
Culinary Students
1 Dec: Board meeting 4:30, Dinner - ANNUAL meeting 5:30 (important to attend this meeting)
8 Dec: Christmas party dinner at Shelter Harbor Inn
14 Dec: Chamber Christmas Light Parade 6pm -need driver and vehicle - appl must be submitted BEFORE 10 Dec
15 Dec: November & December Students of the Month AND two scholarship award recipients
22 & 29 Dec: NO Meetings
2026
5 Jan: Board Meeting 4:30, Regular meeting 5:30 - One scholarship award recipient
12 Jan: Robin Wildman, Exec Dir of Non-Violent Schools RI
19 Jan: MLK Holiday - NO meeting
26 Jan: Jessica Mowry, Exec Dir of WARM Center
16 Mar: Luis Viquez, Director of Orchestral Studies & Asst Prof of Conducting at URI
Steve, John and Bob leading us in The Rotary Welcome Song written by Rotarian Ed Smalley
Food Collection Program
Remember those in need and bring canned goods either to meeting or to Avie's Ski/Sport by month's end. These items will be distributed to The Jonnycake Center of Westerly and the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.
Club Home - We are meeting at The Frank Olean Center next to Rotary Park, Monday, 5:30pm. Gina & Angie will send the sandwich/salad menu on or about Wednesday for the next Monday meeting; respond to them at gbrancato@navigantcu.org and aswain@navigantcu.org by Sunday Noon. If you don't receive a reply within 24 hours, please contact them again. Please respond whether ordering or not as it will help us to know how many will be attending meeting.
Covid Aid Goes On....
18 Mar 2025 marked five years that our Club "had been making food and health item deliveries to area residents who are elderly, infirm, or without transportation. Although the pace has slowed a bit, the need is still great." Rona reports that 353 deliveries, as of 20 Oct 2025, have been made since the program began in 2020.
Wishing Well at McQuade's Marketplace
Latest trip to empty the wishing well on 4/7/25 garnered a total of $995.64, bringing total registered since 2009 $15,100.59.
Take responsibility for website and newsletter. Excellent tutorials in Clubrunner. Contact Rose at ra.russo@cox.net or 401.315.5868
New Projects
Also in process is the Brick Walk at Rotary Park. We have partnered with an organization called Bricks R Us. The committee met 15 January to outline a plan - a brick walk pathway from parking lot to entrance of Children's Garden - about 900 bricks. Website to purchase: bricksrus.com/donorsite/rotaryclubofwesterly and brochures and flyers are available from Club members and at member stores. The flyer is also available on our website - see "Download files". Installation will be delayed until Spring 2026.
