The Belle Isle Rotary and Parkway Rotary Clubs are very excited to be gearing up for our 2nd Annual Be Bold-Get Cold Plunge to be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The doors will open at 9am and the plunge will take place at 11am (which is high tide and there is a ramp we walk down and plunge from!)

Like last year, which was a rousing and fun success bringing together many Rotary Clubs in District 7930, the event will be held at the East Boston Yacht Club, 1 Rice Street, East Boston, MA 02128. There is plenty of parking and of course there will be plenty of refreshments and fun for all. Hope to see you there! 

 

Come to plunge or just to cheer.  Lots of food (potluck) and fun.  Drinks/mimosas (cash bar).  Grill to be fired up.  Raffles and prizes.

 

To download flyer, click here.

 

RSVP to Joe Steffano, Vera Carducci, Tom Hankard or Terry Rezendes Curran.

Time is running out to get your tickets to the 20th anniversary of Rotary Peabody's Taste of the North Shore! Our tickets sold out last year; don't miss your chance at the $10,000 grand prize! Tickets are $100 each and include 1 admission and an entry into our grand prize raffle - a maximum of 300 tickets sold. Join us on March 19th, 6PM at Danversport.

We also have a celebration worthy of our 20th anniversary with a record number of participating restaurants. Sample dishes from 30 area restaurants ranging from pasta, charcuterie, short ribs, mac and cheese bar, truffle mashed potatoes, spinach pie, pastries, beer, spirits and so much more! For details go to: peabodyrotarytaste.com for up-to-the-minute details.

We will also have our popular grab bags ($20 each, minimum $25 value), beer, wine and spirits raffles and additional raffles with exciting prizes. Don't miss out on the fun, food and fellowship with your fellow Rotarians. Go to peabodyrotarytaste.com for more info. We hope you'll join us at Danversport on March 19th. 

 

To see participating restaurants and sponsors, download Menu here.

I am back from Sarasota where I attended the very first ESRAG Projects Fair. It stands for Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group.  I met a handful of very interesting Rotarians doing GREAT things for the environment. You can't leave a Rotary conference without doing a service project.  This picture is at a Micro Forest where we helped right trees that were leaning after a large storm and cleared paths. It was fun until I was attacked by red ants! Thankfully we were wrapping up as that happened and I caught the ants climbing up my leg before any damage was done.

Here is the list of projects presented:
Susquehanna Watershed Project
Cape Cod Watershed Institute
Coastal Ecology Sustainability
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre
Lunch out of Landfills
Ottawa Youth Rotary Forest
Ipswich Watershed Grant
Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF)
Every Club Climate Friendly

Battle of the LHS Acapella Groups, 

Friday, March 1st, Cary Hall, Lexington, MA

The audience helps pick the winner!  Over $2000 in cash prizes!!

Doors open at 7PM, Performance from 8PM-10PM - Cash Bar for Cocktails & Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres - Tickets: $50 for Adults; $25 for Students under 18; under 12 FREE.  (Proceeds to fund Rotary Club of Lexington’s High School Scholarship program)

Apply for tickets here, (let us know how many adults and how many students) we will send you a bill. Or you can pay via Venmo: @Daniel-Busa

Rockport Rotary Club hosted its annual Valentine’s Luncheon for the seniors in town at the Fish Shack. They received a haddock dinner, chocolates, red carnations, a Valentine made by the elementary school kids, and were entertained by the High School Chorus. Such a fun and appreciated time!