Patricia was installed by Past President Lisa Roderick. The Wakefield Rotary Club is pleased to announce its newest member, Patricia Birchem. Birchem was recently installed into the club earlier this season by Wakefield Rotary Past President, Lisa Roderick and her sponsor, Past President Amy Luckiewicz. Birchem is most interested in developing economic and [...]
Back row (left to right): Glen Duffy, Michael Sullivan, Barbara WorleyMiddle row (left to right): Amy Luckiewicz, Jill McWilliam, Margie Daniels, Joie Gerrish, Frank FiorentinoFront row (left to right): Suzanne Bowering, Wendy Maguire, Kathy Boyle The Wakefield Rotary Club recently announced the election of its new officers and directors at its Annual Meeting. [...]
The Wakefield Rotary Club completed its annual Autumn donation of dictionaries to every third grader in Wakefield. 314 copies were hand-delivered to all Wakefield public schools as well as Odyssey and St. Joseph’s School. Diligent Rotarians Suzanne Bowering, Barbara Worley, Tom Stapleton, Joie Gerrish, Paul Adams, Wendy Maguire, Lisa Roderick, and Jill McWilliam visited each [...]
Interact Advisor Bridget Hagerty, Wakefield Rotary President Glen Duffy, and Interact student leaders Ahmed Othman, Riya Patel The Wakefield Rotary Club recently contributed items to the Wakefield Interact’s Care Closet. The Care Closet is accessible to high school students and contains free clothes and other necessary toiletries for students in need. Rotarians donated items [...]
(top row) Frank Fiorentino, Tom Stapleton and Judy Gordon (center of image).(bottom row) Bob Kimball and Jay J. Curley The Wakefield Rotary Club has an honored tradition of recognizing the service of veterans year-round through various service projects, donations, and partnerships. This year, however, the club members wish to highlight the service of [...]
Rotarians had a blast at the 2023 Halloween party! On October 31st, the Wakefield Rotary Club brought some in-meeting fun to its Halloween meeting on October 31st. Long-time Rotarians Jay Curley and Amy Luckiewicz hosted a three-part trivia game centered on the holiday. “We love our regular meetings, but having a theme really [...]
October 24th marks World Polio Day, a day to recognize the 35-year fight to end polio world-wide. This year, the Wakefield Rotary Club re-committed to helping eradicate the disease after raising thousands of dollars over the past ten years by raising awareness and education. Wakefield Rotarians supporting polio eradication. Today, the world is [...]
The Wakefield Rotary Club is pleased to announce its newest member, Joie Gerrish. Gerrish was recently installed into the club earlier this season by her sponsor, Past President Barbara Worley. Gerrish said, “I was encouraged to join Rotary by a friend and fellow Rotarian. I volunteered to help at Rotary's Build-a-Bed Project. The positive vibes [...]
Wakefield Club President Glen Duffy and Rotarian Barbara Worley with Amigos mentors Riya Patel and Sienna Catizone. The Wakefield Rotary Club has made a $1,000 contribution to the Wakefield Youth Action Team’s Amigos program. Amigos, due to launch this semester, is a mentoring program between English Language Learners (ELL) at the Galvin Middle [...]
Over 200 pounds of supplies were collected in total The Wakefield Rotary Club recently completed its One-and-One School Supply Drive to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Stoneham and Wakefield and a school in the Dominican Republic. This mid-summer, the community was asked to donate two school supply items, one to be [...]