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

Oktoberfest Funds to Buy Shelterboxes

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

Sgt. Paul Flynn receives Al Filipov Award

Fire fighter Lindsay McGloughin, Al Filipov Award

Scholar Camilla Vogt with Rosario Rizzo

Rep. Cory Atkins biking at Pops

Bowling with Minuteman Arc

BBQ for COA

A little rain did not deter the grilling geniuses of the Rotary Club of Concord from cooking up some delectable burgers and hot dogs. Fresh fresh fresh corn from Verrill Farm along with potato salad, coleslaw, tomatoes, lettuce and watermelon made up an authentic summer meal for 100+ guests at Concord's COA Aug. 21. John Dow made a guest appearance, commanding the grill along with Rich, Leigh Ann, Henry and more. Even with the great turnout of Rotarians and wives/husbands, there was plenty of work to go around. The reward for good work is more work, so we will be back next year! Photo: a line up of mostly yellow shirted Rotary volunteers. See photo album on this page.

serving hungry seniors

A Splendid Evening

Hilary Taylor graciously hosted Rotary Club of Concord's Annual Summer Outing Aug. 8. With beautiful weather, a gorgeous setting, outstanding cooks, lobsters, corn on the cob, chicken and steak on the grill, appetizers, salads, and many desserts, everyone had more than enough to eat. Conversations ranged from joking to serious catching up with old friends. Thanks to all who made this evening such a success. Here is what three satisfied gourmets looked like toward the end of the evening.

Becca Pizzi Wows Us

On Aug. 1 Becca Pizzi, the first woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge, awed us with her athletic endurance, inspiring commitment to a goal and entertaining speaking ability. Pizzi finished 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days in 2016, then did it again in 2018! A Belmont native, Pizzi started running at age 5 and dedicated many hours of her life to ultimately achieve this world record. She also managed to draw a record crowd of attendees at the Rotary meeting! See her story on You Tube and Wikipedia. You will be impressed!. She quotes Tom Brady when asked how she kept going, "I did not come this far to come this far."

Becca posed for photos and signed autographs. Here she is with Sheila Watts:

Field Day at Boys and Girls Club

July 8 turned out to be a brilliant day, with sunshine and kids and Rotarians all having fun. Everyone went home with a trophy and some even earned a ribbon. Here is John Lombard ready to congratulate the participants with some gold!

Learning about "Household Goods"

On July 25 Bridged Bieber of Household Goods in Acton spoke at our luncheon meeting. We were quickly captivated by her enthusiasm for the work done by this incredible non-profit. Each year, Household Goods furnishes over 2,500 homes with 60,000 pieces of furniture and smaller household items. Many of the people who need Household Goods are recently homeless, veterans, survivors of domestic violence, low income, immigrants, victims of disaster, or are coping with illness or disability. They are referred to Household Goods by one of hundreds of social services agencies in Massachusetts. Bridget recounted stories about families who had received help from Household Goods and about amazing volunteers who enthusiastically carry out its mission. Here is Bridged, fielding questions from inquisitive Rotarians.