
Rotary Club of Putnam Connecticut
P.O.Box 604, Putnam CT 06260-0604 (Phone: 860-428-0934)
Meeting every week on Tuesdays at 12:15 PM
The Inn at Woodstock Hill
94 Plaine Hill Rd, Woodstock, CT 06281-2912














PUTNAM — More than 50 kids came to the banks of the Quinebaug River and had a blast at the 48th annual Putnam Rotary Club Noe Poulin Fishing Derby. When you added the cheerleaders (parents) there were more than 100 people at the event.
After registration, the kids lined the banks of the Quinebaug and started fishing. Awards in three age categories were made and then they were treated to lunch. This year everyone was encouraged to release their fish after they were measured
Awards went to:
Largest Fish – 13 – 15 years old – Trevor Bouchard – 13” yellow perch
Largest Fish – 10 -12 years old – Hailey Rourke – 6 ½” bullhead
Largest Fish – 6 – 9 years old – Jenna Taylor – 29” carp
Largest Fish – 0 – 5 year olds – Savanna Burke – 22” carp
Most Fish caught – Bryce Plouffle – several sunfish
Smallest fish (4” sunfish) – Willow Les Chandler.
The most unique catch - snapping turtle – Izik Alfredo Santigo.
The carp that took off with one of the fishing poles didn’t hang around for his “prize.”
J. Scott Pempek, the Putnam Rotary Club president said: “It was a great event! I’m not sure who enjoyed it more, the kids fishing or the many Rotary volunteers watching the reactions of the kids when they got a bite and were reeling the ‘big one’ in.”
Major sponsor: WIN Waste Innovations which provided the seven major prizes, gift cards to local merchants and 10 additional gift cards as raffle prizes.
In addition: Runnings provided several additional gift cards; Rotarians Fred and Rande Chmura donated and cooked the food for the event; Marcy Dawley from Chase Graphics donated the photo shoot frame. Jenn Brytowski of Chase Graphics helped with the event flyers and with an updated banner for the event; Town of Putnam – use of the bandstand and sound system – closing of Bridge Street. Mayor of Putnam – Barney Seney and Selectman Scott Pempek (also president of the Putnam Rotary Club) opened up the event. More than a dozen Rotarians were also there to help that day.









The Putnam Rotary Interact Club raised "an amazing $847" in just four hours at its car wash for the Rotary International Ukrainian Emergency Relief Fund, according club advisor Roberta Rocchetti.
She thanked Amayah Chavez of Putnam High School (PHS), club president, for the idea of the car wash and securing Putnam High School for the car wash location.
She also thanked Emily St. Martin, Lynn Rape and Emily Olecki (PHS); Abby Morin, Leilia Mackinnon, and Emma Blanchette (The Woodstock Academy); Sierra Girad of Quinebaug Middle College; Natalia Choruzek (NFA), Mykala Wlford and Iayah Burke of Putnam for taking part; plus advisors Woody Durst, Suzette Lefevre.
For more information about the Interact Club contact Rocchetti 860-933-8603.
Caption: J. Scott Pempek, center, Putnam Rotary Club president, brought his car by the Interact Club's fund-raiser car wash.







The Holiday Committee is pleased to invite you to our Holiday event this year on Tuesday, December 21st, starting at 12 noon, on the heated Patio of the Crossings Restaurant. The cost is $25 per person and includes the following buffet offerings:
Pulled Pork Sliders,Mac and Cheese, Homemade Chips, Cole Slaw, Chili, Crispy Brussel Sprouts, Pub Mini Pizzas, and Brownies, AND Special Rotary Cookies from Sugarz













No Ordinary Lunch Meeting
Putnam Rotary Club member Roberta Rocchetti was surprised Oct 12 when she was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow at the club's lunch meeting. The award comes after her $1,000 donation to Rotary International.
Club president J. Scott Pempek received a Paul Harris Plus. He donated another $1,000 when he became President. Every $1,000 donation earns a new Paul Harris pin with a stone on it. Shown: Club President Scott Pempek and Roberta Rocchetti.







Putnam Rotary - Having Fun Tshirt


