Club Mission Statement: The Northampton Rotary Club serves the greater Northampton community, including especially its neediest children, by charitable deeds and contributions. Our Club also advances the mission of Rotary International by fostering personal integrity, and contributing to world understanding and good will, through our like-minded fellowship of business, professional and community leaders.
Upcoming Club Programs:
May 21st - Craig Melin, CEO, Cooley Dickinson Hospital
May 28th - Memorial Day No Meeting
June 4 (Monday) Paul Harris Award - 12:30 at the Hotel Northampton
June 9 (Saturday) – RYLA Ropes Course, Springfield Community College
June 11th - Tour New Northampton Police HQ - Lunch Served At the Station
June 17 (Monday) – FIRST "SUMMER CASUAL” 5:00 MEETING AT THE CLARION!
July 23 (Monday) – Annual Golf Tournament – This year in support of Rotary Park – Wyckoff Country Club.
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On May 14th Andrew Madden, Western Supervisor Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife gave us a presentation about White Nose Syndrome in bats – a disease that has devastated the bat population in Western Mass. and New England, and is now spreading relentlessly across the country.
On May 7th we had an appreciation and awards lunch for Emma Martin (left) and Savannah Holden (right), founders of the Northampton Interact Club (under our Club’s sponsorship). We formally presented Emma and Savannah with their Club’s Charter Certificate. And in recognition of their hard work and community service, Emma and Savannah each received a special $250 Founders’ Award from our Club! We had about five Northampton Interactors present, along with Schools Superintendent Brian Salzer, DGE Eleen Rau, AG Janet Soja, and Lieutenant Gov. Marcel Schmidt.
Our District Interact Committee Chair, David Mangs, also gave introductory remarks and gave special recognition to Steve Roberts (far left) for stepping in and doing a great job as our club Interact Liaison.
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On April 23rd Bill Corwin, Clarke School President spoke to us on Campus Changes and advances in therapies for the hearing impaired.
On April 9th Jason Allen spoke to us on RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards).
Where do your donations go? To programs like:
The Northampton Rotary Club announces its SCOUTING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Suzanne Smiley, COO of the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Mass., and Bob D’Avignon, Field Director and COO of the Western Mass. Council of Boy Scouts pose beside Club President Eric Lucentini.
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Polio - a disease that's not gone, not forgotten
An article by Rotary Club President Eric Lucentini Published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette (Click the date below to go to the GazetteNet.Com article) Monday, October 24, 2011
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The Rotary Club School Urgent Need Fund:
Past Club Presidents Phil Sullivan & Julee Clement (left) and Karen Jackson (far right) presented the latest donation to the school committee February 10th, 2011. Kelley Knight, At Large Social Worker for the school system poses here between Karen and Julee.
Please check our "Past Week's Meetings" page for examples of programs we've had.
Pictures of our International Project in El Porvenir Nicaragua