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Happy 30th Anniversary Andover Rotary

🎉 Celebrating 30 Years of Service 🎉

Join Us for a Music Bingo Night & Fundraiser! 🎶

This summer, the Rotary Club of Andover is thrilled to commemorate three decades of making a difference in our community! To mark this milestone, President Ann Ormond is organizing a Music Bingo Night & Fundraiser to be announced soon!

It's bound to be a night filled with great music, friendly competition, and the spirit of giving—all while celebrating the incredible work and impact of our club over the years.

Stay tuned for more details on how you can join the fun and support this special event. Let’s make this a celebration to remember! 🎊

MEETING LOCATION

Our weekly meetings take place every Friday at 7:30 am at the Lanam Club, 260 N. Main Street, Andover.

Breakfast will be available starting at 7:15 am.

We welcome new members throughout the year and look forward to connecting with you!

If you'd like to attend as a guest, please contact President Ann Ormond at aormond415@gmail.com

Club Awards $9,000 in Scholarships to Local Graduating Seniors

The Rotary Club of Andover (Andover Rotary) is proud to announce the awarding of three $3,000 scholarships to outstanding graduating high school seniors residing in Andover. These one-time scholarships support students pursuing higher education in the upcoming academic semester and reflect the club’s ongoing commitment to service and community investment.

Recipients were selected based on demonstrated financial need, dedication to community service, academic achievement, and clarity of future goals.

Where Your Donations Have Made A Difference

During Fiscal Year 2023-2024, the Rotary Club of Andover's Charitable Trust Committee consisting of Gail Ralston and Jean Leider, Co-Chairs, Jamie Lyman, Joel Leider and Alan Michel worked diligently to review many grant applications against the grant criteria to present to the Club's Board of Directors for approval.

Though our biggest fundraiser of the year, Citizens Who Care, donations from members, and District Matching Grants, we were able to award over $60,000 to:

Andover Projects: $14,591
Youth Projects: $13,688 (including three scholarships totaling $9,000)
Merrimack Valley Projects: $12,500
Rotary/International Projects: $19,500

For a detailed list of Grants which were awarded: CLICK HERE

Partnering with the Andover Farmers Market

For three years running, Andover Rotarians have been volunteering to help at The Andover Farmers Market (Market) which is held

mid-June to mid-October. The Market is more than just fresh food, it’s a vibrant hub connecting local farmers who practice sustainable farming, artisans and the community through the joy of local food.

In addition to the weekly vendors, they also host rotating vendors and community partners who showcase their specialties, feature entertainment and support local food pantries by displaying a donation bin. In addition to food donated by market patrons, vendors often donate the leftover produce at the end of the market day.

Andover Rotarians help with set up, greeting patrons at the welcome booth, answering questions at the information booth, distributing SNAP benefits and assisting with the breakdown. The Andover Rotary Charitable Trust also assists the Market through a grant to the SNAP Market Match program which provides SNAP customers with a match of up to $25 per week.

This year, we will be volunteering to help at the Farmers Market on Saturday, July 26th and August 16th. Friends, family members and guests are always welcome to join us in volunteering. To sign-up for July 26th, CLICK HERE. Questions can be directed to Community Service Chair, Al Ruthazer.

WHAT IS ROTARY?

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.

Learn more about our structure and our foundation and our strategic vision.

What we do

Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:

Promote peace
Fight disease
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Save mothers and children
Support education
Grow local economies

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Our mission

We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

THREE WAYS TO JOIN ROTARY

Are you ready to make a difference in our community? In addition to our Traditional Membership, we offer two flexible membership levels.

1. A Service Membership has fewer meeting requirements, lower membership fees, and participation in all Rotary service projects.

2. A Corporate Membership is very similar to our Traditional Membership option. The principal corporate member gets all of the benefits that are included with a traditional membership, along with the flexibility to send a designee/associate to meetings that he/she is unable to attend each month. Corporate members may also bring associates to help at Rotary service projects. We encourage all of our principal corporate members to attend at least one meeting per month.

To learn more about Andover Rotary, please contact Membership Chair G ail Ralston with any questions about these great options for busy local business leaders ready to join a great service club helping to improve our community.

Ready to apply for membership? Download an application here.

ANDOVER CARES

The Andover Cares Fund, part of the Rotary Club of Andover Charitable Foundation, is seeking grant applications.

Andover Cares and the Andover Cares Fund were established in fall 2015, inspired by several members of the Rotary Club of Andover who lives have been touched by the heroin epidemic plaguing our community, our state, and our nation. Andover Cares has, as its goal, to raise funds to battle this epidemic by providing awareness, education, and intervention.

Click here to learn more about Andover Cares

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