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2025 Citizens Who Care

Our 27th annual Citizens Who Care, Educator & Student of the Year Gala was held on Thursday, May 8th at the Andover Country Club where 300 guests gathered to celebrate 14 amazing community heroes. 
 
The 2025 honorees are:
  • Ellen Arvidson
  • Ajita Bhat
  • Donald Cooper
  • Mary Beth Ellis & Eric Olson - The Sidney Mae Olson Rainbow Fund
  • Amy Janovsky
  • Martha Mahoney
  • Susan K. McCready
  • Shawna M. McCloskey & Kristine A. Arakelian
  • Mark Morgan
  • Buzz Stapczynski
 
The 2025 Educator of the Year is Julie Diehl, and the 2025 Student of the Year is Sofia Duran-Clark.
 
The Gala was a spectacular evening, featuring a lively cocktail hour with entertainment by the talented Andover High School Orchestra, a delicious plated dinner, inspiring award presentations, an exciting 50/50 raffle, and an impressive selection of over 100 silent auction items. A heartfelt thank you to our generous sponsors, the many silent auction donors whose contributions helped us achieve our fundraising goals, Andover TV for their exceptional videography skills in capturing the evening’s highlights and our guests. Stay tuned for highlights available from Andover TV and honoree bios which will be available soon!
 
Is there an unsung hero you’d like to nominate for next year’s honors? Share their story and help us celebrate those who make a difference by contacting Ann Ormond.

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 Al Timm at al_timm@yahoo.com

 
 

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

Rotary Raises Over $1550 for The Salvation Army

On Friday, December 20th, not even the snow could stop about 30 Andover Rotarians, family and friends from ringing the bell in front of Old Town Hall for the Salvation
Army of Lawr
ence. For seven consecutive years, the Andover Rotary had collected the most amount of donations in one day for the Salvation Army.  This year, we almost beat our rival, Free Christian Church, but fell short coming in at second place raising over $1550. We are a bit disappointed for not being able to defend our title but overjoyed that so many generous individuals stopped to make a donation. 

Or ... were they stopped by Andover Rotarian Doug Mercurio who jumped into traffic with his snow brush to clean off windshields and then ask for a donation? Doug truly embraces our motto of "where doing good is serious fun".

Pictured Above: Rotarians Paul Mercandetti, Mark Spencer, Amy Salant, Doug Mercurio and Claudia Soo Hoo.

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Partnering with the Andover Farmers Market

For the past two years, Andover Rotarians have been volunteering to help at The Andover Farmers Market (Market) which is held mid-June to mid-October at South Church in Andover. 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.
 
 
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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 Lois McGuinniss 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.
 
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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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Guests are always welcome at our weekly breakfast meetings!
 
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(1) selecting the meeting date (2)  choosing "RotaryWeekly Meeting" directly beneath the Guest Speaker.
Speakers
Jean Leider
May 16, 2025
Cebu Mission to the Philippines for cleft lip and palate surgeries for children
Susan Stott, AVIS
May 23, 2025
All Persons Trail Construction - Goldsmith Woodlands
Angelina Berube, Reporter, The Eagle Tribune
May 30, 2025
All the News That's fit to print in Andover!
Joanna Reck, President, Great Dog Rescue NE
Jun 06, 2025
Who is Great Dog Rescue?
Karla Rossi, Executive Director, Stone Hill
Jun 13, 2025
Rotary Member Classification Talk - Assisted Living in Andover
Judith Hull, Coach/Facilitator
Jun 20, 2025
Learn about Community Heart & Soul
NEW OFFICER INSTALLATION
Jun 27, 2025
NO MEETING - HAPPY JULY 4TH!
Jul 04, 2025
Ann Ormond, New Rotary President
Jul 11, 2025
Thomas Pappas, MSA, CNAP
Jul 18, 2025
Trends & Strategies in the Non-profit world
Yesenia Gil, NeuroWaves Brain Wellness
Jul 25, 2025
Non-invasive, personalized neuromodulation for conditions such as depression, anxiety, autism, PTSD,
Samantha Mannarino, Pres., Samantha's Gardens
Aug 01, 2025
Help Andover Flower
Nick Bohrer
Aug 08, 2025
Environmental Retreat/Climate Change Action
Claudia Mintz, Executive Director
Aug 15, 2025
One Wish Project
Peter Lawton, Pres., Leadsmart Training Solutions
Sep 05, 2025
Teaching contractors to be safe, one class at a time
Shari McLeod, Executive Director, Village Food Hub
Sep 12, 2025
Self-Serve Community Food Pantry in Ballardvale
Brian Nolen, Founder, NH4Ukraine.org
Sep 19, 2025
Update on Situation in the Ukraine with personal stories from year long trip throughout the country
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Upcoming Events
  • Rotary Weekly Meeting, 5/16/2025, 7:30 AM, Lanam Club (7:15 AM Buffet breakfast)
    260 North Main St
    May 16, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Clown Town Rotary Volunteer Booth
    Town Common
    May 17, 2025
  • Board Meeting
    Andover North Andover YMCA
    May 21, 2025 4:30 PM
  • Volunteer at the Lawrence Rotary Car Wash
    Greater Lawrence Technical School (Voc Tech)
    May 31, 2025
    8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Lazarus House Food Pantry
    Jun 04, 2025
    11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Cornhole For A Cause
    Ironstone Farm
    Jun 08, 2025 3:00 PM
  • Board Meeting
    Andover North Andover YMCA
    Jun 18, 2025 4:30 PM
  • Juneteenth Day at Andover Baptist Church
    Andover Baptist Church
    Jun 21, 2025
    4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Lazarus House Food Pantry
    Jul 02, 2025
    11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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