Golfing for Scholarships

Preparing salad for Bristol Lodge Community Supper

Boys & Girls Club Assabet Valley

Rotary Youth Leaders

Carlisle Early Act raises money for Worthy Village in Guatemala

At Middlesex Jazz Festival

Oktoberfest Pie Contest

Scholarship Fund of Concord-Carlisle

Building beds for kids

Spring Pops

Town Cleanup

July 4 Slush Stand

Annual Golf Tournament

Hot chocolate at Holiday Light Up Night

Super cooks at Bristol Lodge

Presenters of Class Act Awards, CCHS

Scholar Camilla Vogt with Rosario Rizzo

Bowling with Minuteman Arc

Preparing for Jazz Festival

Police Chief O'Connor gives Al Filipov Award to Gerry Mearn

Fire Chief Tom Judge gives Al Filipov Award to Billy Nelson

Pops Proceeds to Open Table

Happy Rotarians

Al Filipov Awards to First Responders

On Wed., Sept 11, 2019 the Rotary Club of Concord and the Colonial Inn held a reception at which the Al Filipov award for Courage and Service was awarded to Lieutenant William Nelson of the Concord Fire Department and Police Officer Gerald Mearn of the Concord Police Department. Concordian Al Filipov was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11, the first hijacked plane to crash into the World Trade Center. Keynote speaker was Al’s son, David Filipov, who was a foreign correspondent for The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. Chiefs Joseph O’Connor and Tom Judge assisted in the presentations. A donation to Minuteman Arc will be made in Lieutenant Nelson’s name and a donation to Home Base Veteran and Family Care will be made in Officer Nelson’s name.

Corn and More at Bristol Lodge

Rotarians, volunteers from the Walden Street School, and former Concord Rotarian Carolyn Goff served mounds of spaghetti and meaty bolognese inspired sauce, green salad and site-made coleslaw, oven warmed buns, copious butter to spread, on fresh picked Verrill corn on the cob, followed by a delightful presentation of lemon and brownie ‘cups ‘. There were some leftovers wrapped and sent to a nearby shelter. With a few detours and the donations of corn by Verrill and cabbage by Gaining Ground, the meal turned out to be one of the best ever! See photos in front page album.

Dist. Governor Pam Anastasi Visits

Dist. Gov. Pam Anastasi presented us with some very achievable challenges when she presented her goals for clubs in the District at the Rotary Club of Concord's Aug. 29 meeting. She invited our participation in an enticing number of activities, citing Polio Plus as one of her favorite Rotary endeavors. Recognizing our club as a very active organization, undertaking 52 events in one year, she did cite some areas where we should be putting extra effort, among them membership recruitment and retention and the use of social media as an avenue for public image enhancement. Also in attendance was our new Assistant AG, Mary Garcia of the RC of Nashoba Valley. Photo: Pam brought us this year's banner.

Don't Retire -- Volunteer!

"Don't Retire- Volunteer" Sage advice from Aug. 22 speaker, Past President Ann Trudeau. After retiring early, Ann did not waste a second getting involved in important projects, among them 2Volunteer at Concord Carlisle High School. 2Volunteer is an organization that facilitates the the connection between the volunteer needs of our communities and the students' interests. Among other things, 2Volunteer helps students track their volunteer hours to assist them in obtaining the 40 hours required for graduation. (Many students far exceed this minimum.) Ann helped organize Concord's Interact Club at CCHS. Currently the bulk of Ann's time and energy is consumed by her dedication to The Sharing Foundation, where she has served for over nine years and is the current president. The Sharing Foundation was started by local pediatrician Nancy Hendrie, and has grown in its outreach to orphaned and disadvantaged children in Cambodia to include an orphanage, schools, health programs, a farm, and village improvement projects. Rotarians may sponsor Sharing Foundation students, and are encouraged to host speakers from the Sharing Foundation to spread the word about the great work of this organization.

Scholarship Winners Visit Club

Jai-Anah Bennet, 2019 winner of the Richard Hale Scholarship and Jillian Cupp, winner of a Rotary Scholarship, attended the Club meeting August 22. Jai-Anah thanked the Club for the scholarship, noting that she will be attending the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Sciences where she plans to study sonography. Jai-Anah volunteers extensively in her community and is especially interested in helping others find healing after losing loved ones to violence. She introduced her mother, who accompanied her to the meeting. Jillian Cupp also thanked the club for its support. She was leaving for the University of Maryland immediately following the meeting. She plans to major in pre-business. Jillian has volunteered for many Concord non-profits and has worked at the Toy Shop and Pure Barre in Concord. Both girls have received Rotary awards in the past.