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Stratford Rotary Club News/Information

Tuesday, December 9th, is a Regular in-person Meeting

Last Week's Speaker:

David Chess, Mayor-elect and fellow Rotarian, spoke about his outlook for 2026.  As a true Rotarian, he is looking to bring volunteerism and the Four-Way Test to Stratford. 

Last week's bulletin acknowledgement data. If you are having problems getting the bulletin, please check your spam folder and click View Entire Message. If you are still having issues, please speak to me so we can look into it further. 

Wear something red or green to the meeting to earn a raffle ticket. 

A district-managed grant is in the works for area 6, which includes Devon, Milford, West Haven, Orange, and Stratford. Each club will contribute to the matching grant. This will be for a meal-packing event that supports our District Governor, Stephanie Phillips' Food Initiative. Possible packing dates are Feb 7th, 21st, or 28th. 

A Week in Review

Congratulations to Stephanie, Pat, Joe, Paul, and Stacey, who answered last week's question and have earned a raffle ticket. 

Jack Cratty update: I went to visit Jack, and he is in good spirits, his physical therapy is going well, and he hopes to be home in a week or two. If you would like to visit, please call first. He is at Lord Chamborlin.

Mark your calendars for December dates:

9th - Regular Meeting 12:15pm - 1:15pm
14th- Happy Hanukkah

16th - Santa Lunch & Regular Meeting

17th - Lords Kitchen

22nd - Board Zoom meeting 5:30pm-6:30p,

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25th - Merry Christmas
26th Happy Kwanza

Current Stratford Rotary Events

Dec 16th is our Santas' lunch @ Riverview Bistro, our annual holiday party for 20 children from Stratford. This will replace our regular meeting. Food, fun will be had by all. 

 

Lords Kitchen is scheduled for Dec 17th. Barbara Heimlich is in charge of pulling together Interact kids from Bunnell and Stratford to assist. The event is from 5 pm to 7 pm, and the kitchen for preparing food will be open from 1 pm to 4 pm. Anybody interested in volunteering, please see Barbara. We welcome the New Paradigm Theater, which will serve alongside us at this event. 

Events up next on the Rotary Stage

Tuesday, Jan 6, The Rotary Holiday Party is in the works. Stay tuned for more information. 

 

The four-way speech contest needs a venue to hold the event. We need room for 60- 70 people. We are looking at the dates of Feb 2nd or 21st. Don't hesitate to get in touch with Jeff Krause or me if you have a place we can host this event. 

Member's Corner

New Paradigm Theatre is excited to offer tickets to its annual Holiday Show on December 20th at Stratford High School. The ticket link is below.

Agenda

12:15 pm -  Call Meeting to Order, Pledge, Prayer, Four-way Test

12:30 pm - Announcements, Upcoming Schedule, information, and New Business, Happy Dollars

12:40 pm - Speaker

1:10 pm - Q&A

1:15 pm - Close Meeting

*Zoom Meeting can be scheduled for any outstanding business 

Speakers
May 26, 2026
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Jun 02, 2026
TBD
Jun 09, 2026
TBD
Jun 16, 2026
TBD
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Terri Miller
May 2
 
Stacie Tavaras
May 20
 
Spouse/Partner Birthdays
Stacie Tavaras
May 20
 
Anniversaries
Paul Tavaras
Stacie Tavaras
May 20
 
Stacie Tavaras
Paul Tavaras
May 20
 
Join Date
Osi Rosenberg
May 14, 2018
8 years
 
Dominic Mantuano
May 31, 2022
4 years
 

Upcoming Events

Zoom Meeting
May 26, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Zoom Meeting will start at 12:15pm sharp.
Zoom link will be sent out.

Board Zoom Meeting
May 28, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Board Zoom meeting invite will be sent out.

Lunch Meeting
Jun 02, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
The meeting will start at 12:15 pm.
Stratford
Riverview Bistro

2026 Stratford Main Street Festival
Jun 06, 2026 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Over 8,000 people and 250+ vendors from all CT towns have enjoyed this annual town-wide event. Please join us to celebrate the many organizations, programs, and services the Town offers.
2303 Main St

Breakfast Meeting
Jun 09, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The meeting will start at 8am
Stratford
Stratford Skillet

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Zoom Meetings: 

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