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Please bring your non-perishable food and toiletries to the American Legion, 162 Winn Street, Burlington, MA 01803

The Rotary Club of Burlington currently meets every other Fridays at 12:15 PM

The meeting will be hosted at American Legion, 162 Winn Street, Burlington, MA 01803

We actively seek to reflect the community that we serve, and so individuals of all genders, race, sexual orientation, nationality, ability, veteran status, and educational background are strongly encouraged to inquire.

Meeting
American Legion

Dec 01, 2023 12:15 PM -
Dec 15, 2023 1:30 PM

All hands on deck for a Kindness Kit

The Rotary Club of Burlington MA turned their lunch meeting into an "all hands on deck" service project & lunch last week. It was the first service project that they've done in a while and the club's support was awesome! Members helped make kit boxes, fill and label them. The goal was far exceeded and the final donation was for 60 kits!

A Kindness Kit is a box of carefully thought out items selected by Connor himself. The kits are delivered to children in hospitals and shelters and are meant to be entertaining, comforting and fun for children in challenging situations.

Prior to this lunch, Connor and his partner Sharon Marrama (also his grandmother) spoke to the club about his idea and what their plans are for the upcoming year. If you'd like to put together a speaking event and/or service project, please contact Assistant Governor, Lori Becker of the Burlington club for more information.

Connor's Kindness Project

Connor's Kindness Project visited and spoke with members of Rotary Club of Burlington MA about CKP. Connor was introduced to community service at a young age while volunteering at Cradles to Crayons, Dana Farber, and the Special Olympics. He participated in Toys for Tots drives every year, collected donations to animal shelters, hosted lemonade stands to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital, participated in fundraisers for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, made and gave away “Kindness Rocks” and also brought dinner with his mother and grandmother to Christopher’s Haven.

People Helping People Wish Tree

Rotarians volunteered to man the People Helping People Wish Tree table at the Burlington Mall to give our wish requests and receive back gifts and donations. The Burlington Rotary club members also donated gifts for 35 wishes, including PJs, sneakers, underwear, socks, books, blankets, clothes, sewing machine, scooter, and games!

Thanksgiving Meals Distribution

Rotarians after picking up boxes of turkeys stored at Wegmans in Burlington, Mass. The turkeys were taken to the Burlington Food Pantry where Food Pantry workers, volunteers, and Rotarians distributed the Thanksgiving meals to close to 200 needy Burlington families.

Gift for Valentine

Our club members met for weekly meeting and prepared rose in a vase floral arrangements and delivered them to residents at the the Burlington Elderly/Young Disabled Housing. Proceeds from our Burlington Rotary club's fundraising efforts go to many support for our community. (Photo by Don Bernstein)

Lunch with Attorney Robert Prousalis

Attorney Robert Prousalis of P&P Law talked about ways the SECURE ACT will impact retirement savings including the new provisions for small businesses.

The SECURE Act = The “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement” Act of 2019, was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019. The SECURE Act changed the most popular retirement plans used in the United States and was the first major retirement-related legislation enacted since the 2006 Pension Protection Act. Major elements of the bill include: raising the minimum age for required minimum...

Lunch with Jim Cain

Jim Cain, season ticket sales manager and broadcaster with the Worcester Red Sox, spoke to the club today about building the new park in Worcester that is slated to open in April 2021 for the Worcester Red Sox.

Above the center field wall, Polar Beverages will have a large can perched and each time the WooSox hit a home run, the can will open and bubble will fizz! There will be two areas for children. A Kid Zone in center field will have a wiffle ball field and another Kid Zone will be behind the left field scoreboard.

He also told members that the WooSox are starting to sell season tickets for the stadium in the city’s Canal District.
(photo by Lori)

Lunch with Vanessa Welch

Vanessa Welch of the Boston 25 News team attended the Rotary Club of Burlington's Friday meeting and spoke about her work covering important news stories across Massachusetts like the ramifications of legalizing marijuana, the state's opioid crisis and the Merrimack Valley gas explosion. Vanessa is pictures here with Roger Bell, Rotary Club of Burlington's President. (Photo by Don Bernstein)

Turkey Distribution

Rotarians after picking up boxes of turkeys stored at Wegmans in Burlington. The turkeys were taken to the UCC church in Burlington where the Burlington Food Pantry workers, Church staff and Rotarians held their annual Thanksgiving meal food distribution to over 150 needy Burlington families.

Lunch with Kathy Curran

Kathy Curran, Investigative Reporter for WCVB Channel 5 Boston, spoke to us about how she always wanted to become a reporter and was very interested watching 20/20 as a child. (Photo by Don Bernstein)

Lunch with Jackie Bruno

Posted on Oct 25, 2019

Jackie Bruno joined NBC10 Boston and necn in December of 2011 and is currently the station's entertainment and lifestyle reporter.

She has reported live from the Golden Globes and interviewed countless celebrities, including Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Lopez, and the cast of “This is Us.” She also produces segments for her “Uniquely Boston” series, in which she scours the region for compelling stories about the people and places that make Boston special.

Prior to this role, Jackie covered general assignment news for NECN. She was one of the first reporters to tweet from the Boston Marathon bombing, and delivered eyewitness reports in the minutes, hours and days that followed. Jackie was Miss Massachusetts USA 2008 and placed in the top 10 at Miss USA. She is a graduate of Boston University and a devoted mother to her two boys.

Lunch with Archer Hotel Staff

At our August 16th meeting we were visited by Director of Sales Robin Hutton and Group Sales Manager Courtney Matheson from the recently opened Archer Hotel in Burlington. They narrated a slide show about the hotel's features and told us about the locations of several other Archer Hotels across the United States. They are shown here with Club President Roger Bell. Learn more about Archer Hotel in Burlingon here.(Photo by Lynne Kelly)

Lunch with Lieutenant Glen Mills, Burlington Police Department

At our August 16th meeting the Burlington Police Department's Lieutenant Glen Mills spoke to us about the importance of having emergency bleeding control materials available at all times. Such equipment can save lives if someone suffers an accident resulting in significant uncontrolled bleeding which can result is death within a few minutes. There are moves afoot to supply this equipment to every public school in Burlington. (Photo by Lynne Kelly)

Welcome our new member Sarah Baker

At our August 16th meeting, Sarah Baker of Country Farm Candles, was inducted by Past President John Tuccinardi and sponsored by Lori Becker. Sarah was a member of Rotaract in high school and now owns an independent candle company with her mom, Helen. Learn more about Sarah's business here www.countryfarmcandles.com . (Photo by Lynne Kelly)

Welcome our new member Charles Stewart

At our August 2nd meeting, our newest club member Charles Stewart, President of M&S Digital and Burlington resident, was inducted into the Burlington Rotary Club by Club President Roger Bell on right. M&S Digital is a digital marketing company that offers branding, web site, social media and video services. Learn more about Charles' business here https://mscomgroup.com/

(Photo by Don Bernstein)

Lunch with District Governor, Joan Arsenault

Our District Governor Joan Arsenault attended the August 2nd meeting and filled us in on what Rotary International and our District has and will be doing. She stressed that maintaining and hopefully increasing our membership will ensure that Rotary remains one of the world's top Service Organizations. (Photo by Don Bernstein)

Lunch with Liz Cullen Rotary Foundation Chair

Posted by Lori Becker on Apr 26, 2019

Liz Cullen is the District 7930 Foundation Chair for 2016 – 2019. In District 7780, Liz was Past District Governor in 2007 – 2008 and served as District 7780 Foundation Chair. She has been a member of the Rotary Club of Newburyport since 1997 and has served as secretary, treasurer, president, their Interact liaison, and foundation chair. In 1993, she received the Newburyport Rotary Club’s President’s Citation for Service Above Self. She has served District 7780 as an Assistant Governor, chaired the District Membership Committee and was a member of District 7780 Conference and Program Chair. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor.

In order to move the Foundation Committee forward, she is holding Foundation road shows as informative question and answer meetings in different area locations within our District and we are excited to speak with her!

Lunch with Allan Luciw, Property Manager at The District Burlington

Posted on Apr 12, 2019

Special thanks to Allan Luciw Property Manager of The District in Burlington for an very informative talk about the history of The District and new developments that are coming! A few interesting tidbits include a roof deck on the property that is used by District tenants for outdoor events & changes made to the intersection including additional lanes that were added and computer aided traffic lights that change based on the volume in each queue.

Friday Night at the Fights 2019

Posted on Apr 09, 2019

The 22nd annual Friday Night at the Fights, held at the Elks Lodge in Billerica, brought many fighters to the arena. Attendees enjoyed a full dinner and got to watch many rounds of boxing by trained amateurs. This year's Friday Night at the Fights was a resounding success thanks to the efforts of members of our club who attended and worked all evening at the many allied events including raffle ticket sales and food concessions for the fighter's families and friends. We held two 50/50 raffles and the winners each left with a pair of Red Sox tickets and over $1,000 each.

BHS Interact Club supports Senior (Citizen) Prom

Posted by Lori Becker on Apr 05, 2019

The BHS Interact Club and members of the Rotary Club of Burlington helped to put big smiles on the Senior Citizens of Burlington’s faces and helped them experience a night they will never forget!

The Burlington Council on Aging hosted it's 7th prom for the “seniors” of Burlington. This event has grown each year, now accommodating more than 120 area seniors who are very much looking forward to another grand evening. Volunteers from local businesses help plan and execute the Prom. Transportation to and from the Hilton Garden Hotel, flowers and prizes for the King, Queen and their court, framed pictures as mementos, boutonnieres for all, dancing to the services of a DJ, and a four-course meal for each guest are all part of this wonderful event.

The Senior Prom was held on Thursday April 4th, 2019 from 6pm-10pm at the Hilton Garden Hotel in Burlington, MA.