The Wakefield Rotary Club recently contributed $500 to the Scholarship Fund of Wakefield, kicking off its annual Youth Support Campaign. This donation is one of many that the club intends to make to support scholarship, youth development and vocational training this year. Club President Wendy Maguire explained, “Each month, our Board reviews a comprehensive list [...]
The Wakefield Rotary Club recently announced the election of its new officers and directors at its Annual Meeting. The club elects new leadership each year in accordance with its by-laws. The 2025-2026 Board of Directors include Margie Daniels, Joie Gerrish, Mike Sullivan, Jill McWilliam, Craig Calabrese, Wendy Maguire (Immediate Past President) and Amy Luckiewicz (Past [...]
Photo left to right: Rick Hartman, TJ Tedeschi, Greg Rocco, Jay Curley, Tom Stapleton, Bill Veno, and Judy Gordon Over its 102-year history, the Wakefield Rotary Club has hosted many events and celebrations to honor veterans. In the most recent years, the club has honored its members who are veterans by posting vignettes [...]
Club members got into the Halloween spirit! Party co-hosts Jay Curley and Amy Luckiewicz Club Board member Margie Daniels had one of the most unique costumes! The Wakefield Rotary Club certainly enjoys the occasional themed party. This year at the club’s Halloween Party, co-hosts Jay Curley and Amy Luckiewicz [...]
The Wakefield Rotary Club is thrilled to announce its newest environmental recycling project: Junk in the Trunk. On Saturday, October 26th, pre-registered vehicles will park in the Lazarus Center for Healing Shrine (formally St. Florence Church) in Wakefield from 10:00am-12:00pm. Participants will open their trunks full of items for others to take. As Wakefield Rotary [...]
The Wakefield Rotary Club recently completed its multi-year project to collect and donate school supplies to benefit a Caribbean school. This year, the club selected the Sandy Point Primary School on St. Kitts. In just three weeks, Wakefield and Lynnfield Rotarians, friends and family collected school supply items to be hand-delivered to the school. Wakefield [...]
The Wakefield Rotary Club will again be hosting a Red Sox ticket chance at the WCAT Movies by the Lake. Thanks to a generous donation from Wakefield Rotarian Frank Fiorentino and Mahoney, Fiorentino, and Co., PC, raffle participants can win a pair of tickets for the Red Sox versus Miami Marlins on Sunday, August 17, [...]
A family fishing at Lake Quannapowitt The Wakefield Rotary Club hosted its annual Father’s Day Fishing Tournament at Lake Quannapowitt on Sunday, June 16th. The free event, open to all ages, welcomed about a dozen families fishing for various top spots. Wakefield Rotary Event Coordinator Gene Mullen explained, “The weather this year [...]
Paul Adams kicked off the new speaker series on April 9, 2024. The Wakefield Rotary Club has recently grown to welcome five new women into its ranks. The growth inspired incoming Club President Wendy Maguire to launch a new speaker series with the aim of getting to know our members on a more [...]
Interesting items were up for auction! They say "one person's trash, is another's treasure." Recently, the Wakefield Rotary Club put that idiom to the test during the club's Second Chances Auction. The internal fundraiser invites members to bring gently used or unwanted items in for donation. Other members can then bid on them, generally [...]