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Welcome to Bow Rotary

As a member of Rotary International, The Rotary Club of Bow is an active community and international organization that seeks opportunities to help others in our community and the world. We put service above self, and we have a lot of fun doing so. We are always seeking new members to actively participate in our vocational, community, international and youth activities.

Student Speakers: Apply by March 24th!

The Bow Rotary Club’s annual public speaking contest for high school students will be held in person at the Baker Free Library on March 31^st at 6:30pm. Applications are due by 3 pm on Monday, March 24th, so don’t delay. The top three speakers will split $1,000 in prize money.

The contest challenges youth to use Rotary’s Four-Way Test to analyze their decision making. All four tests are to be included in the topic of their speeches.

Fillable Application Form on the right in the Download Files section.

Scholarship & Campership Applications
Our annual Foundation Scholarship Applications are now available. Due to the tremendous support of our community, the Foundation will be awarding a total of around $24,000 in post-secondary scholarships and upwards of $5,000 in camperships in 2026!

Our Scholarship Program provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors who either attended Bow High School or who are Bow or Dunbarton students who attended other area high schools. Bow High School tuition student must be from a town/city either without a Rotary club or with a Rotary club that doesn't offer college scholarships.

Based on the student’s goals, there are three different types of scholarships from which to choose.

Summer Concert Series

Planning ha this year's summer concerts has begun. We are limiting this year's concerts to just 5 this year, two of which have been selected.

That leaves us three that we need to select from the acts that apply.

The concerts will start at 6pm on Thursday July 9th and continue each Thursday night for 4 additional weeks.

Should the weather turn out to be unsuitable, we move the concerts into the Bow Community Center.

There is a pre-registration form in the download section on the right. Acts need to use this form to pre-register in order to be considered.

Download the Pre-Registration Form here.

You are welcome to forward any questions to the concert series committee by sending an email to bowrotary.org

Bow Rotary presents scholarships to 8 recipients

Eight students received scholarships from Bow Rotary at the January 9 meeting.

The eight students are Jaden Glace, Cole Cochrane, Emily Fauteux, Liam Miller, Hannah Pawlowski, Kristen McKeen, Gabriella Tarsa and Natalee Moltisanti.

The Bow Rotary Annual Ugly Sweater Contest was held on December 19th this year.

12 contestants competed for the recognition that you own an Ugly Sweater.

This year's winner was Bill Ames!

Photos by Eric Anderson

Bow Rotary Christmas Tree Sale Big Success!

Photo by Eric Anderson

The Bow Rotary Christmas Tree sale started at 2:00 Saturday afternoon November 29th at the Community Center parking lot near the town pond.

200 trees, cut Friday in the NE Kingdom of VT, were delivered Saturday at 1:00pm.

The Eric Anderson photo above, was the team of Rotarian's who unloaded and filled the racks led by this year's chair, Mike Griffin.

77 Trees were sold the FIRST DAY between 1:30 and 7:00pm!!

The best selection is always early!

All Fraser and Balsam Trees are $60

Decorated Wreaths are $35

Monday-Friday 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Saturday-Sunday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Rotarian Bryant Stevener by Eric Anderson

Photo by Eric Anderson

Bow Rotary receives Club Excellence Award

Bow Rotary received the 2024-2025 Club Excellence award, formerly the Rotary Citation award, in November.

The award recognizes clubs that achieve specific goals throughout the year, such as increasing their membership, engaging members in sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, building awareness of Rotary in your community, and having an up-to-date strategic plan. When clubs achieve these goals, they contribute to Rotary's overall health and culture for generations to come.

Annual Scholarship Auction was Live!

Our annual auction went live Wednesday November 5th at noon and closed at 6pm on Saturday, November 8th.

Here is the link to our auction page: https://bowrotary.maestroweb.com

You may still view all of the items without logging in.

We would like to thank this year’s generous Major Sponsors: Merrimack County Savings Bank and the Grappone Automotive Group!

If you have any questions, feel free to email the chair of the auction committee, Carol Niegisch, by clicking here.

Brad Abel joins Bow Rotary after children inspired him to give back

Brad joined Bow Rotary on Friday, September 19.
His children, who were members of Interact while attending Bow High School, inspired him to become a member of Bow Rotary so he can give back to the community.
He is a 20-year resident of Bow and works for Colliers while instructing for IREM (Institute for Real Estate Management).
Welcome Brad!

Photo by Matt Gatzke

Annual Changing of The Gavel

June 27th was Bow Rotary's annual changing of the gavel ceremony. Outgoing President Gerry Carrier presented a detailed view of the past year's accomplishments thanking members along the way. Gerry then handed the gavel off to incoming President Dick Swett, who thanked Gerry and presented him with his past president badge and gavel plaque to a standing ovation by the club members.

President Dick encouraged everyone to share stories of inspiration with each other. Dick would like to spend time this year focusing on international relationships. (photo by Eric Anderson)

37th Annual Recognition & Community Service Awards Night

The 37th annual Recognition & Community Service Awards Night was hosted at the Baker Free Library on June 12. Nine recipients were recognized and received awards for their dedication and service to our community and the Rotary Club.

Rotarians read to first graders

Rotarians read customized books to first-graders at Bow and Dunbarton elementary schools on Friday, May 9. The books feature the children’s names and names of people they know and pets. At the end of the day, the children get to take the book home with them. The annual events is fun and uplifting for everyone.

14th Annual Car Show is in the books

Bow Rotary's 14th annual car show was held on May 17th. Weather wasn't perfect with periods of mist but we avoided any rain.

We had 48 pre-registered vehicles, of which 23 showed up plus 28 show day registrations giving us a total of 51 show cars.

We also had 102 voting spectators with more that didn't vote.

Here are a few photos taken by Eric Anderson. Winners photos and descriptions coming very soon.

Photo by Eric Anderson

Rotarians clean up Route 3A, hauling in 40 bags of trash

A group of 10 Rotarians cleaned up the roadside on Route 3A on Saturday, April 19, filling 40 bags of trash.

During the cleanup, Rotarians found a social security card, a title to a camper, three pairs of pants, nine non-matching gloves and a deceased beaver. The group did find fewer discarded empty alcohol bottles than in previous cleanups.

Bow Rotary participates in the roadside cleanup twice a year.

Bow High School senior Albushies wins first place in 4-Way Test Speech Contest

Bow High School senior Albushies takes first place in 4-Way Test Speech Contest

Bow Rotary held its annual 4-Way Test Speech Contest on March 19 at the Baker Free Library. A total of seven contestants from Bow High School participated.

All contestants spoke about personal experiences in various subjects.

Joseph Albushies, who won first place, spoke about the need for a community center in Bow and how it would create a hub and a place for community and build more meaningful relationships. Second place went to Matthew Kropp who talked about homelessness and how kindness and volunteering could build more goodwill to those less fortunate. Emily Fauteux came in third place and spoke about family hardship when her aunt had cancer and how it took a village to step in to help raise the children when her aunt was in the hospital.

Photo by Eric Anderson

The Bow Rotary Club welcomes new members throughout the year. If you are committed to community service and interested in learning more, please email our current Club President by clicking on his or her name under Club Executives & Directors in the left sidebar.