Events

The Rotary Club of Bedford will be hosting a personal care item drive to support the Middlesex Community College Food Pantry. Come vote on election day, Tuesday, November 5th and drop your donations off at tables outside the JGMS entrance (99 McMahon Rd). We are collecting: body wash, shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, dish soap, shaving cream, razors, body lotion, tissues, paper towels, and hand sanitizer.

The MCC Food Pantries on the Bedford and Lowell campuses are a free resource for MCC students and families. To learn more about the MCC food pantry to go: https://tinyurl.com/mccfoodpantryinfo or email foodpantry@middlesex.mass.edu.

Join Us for the Rotary Club of Bedford's November 5th Evening Meeting for an evening of fellowship, community, and great food! 

We're trying something different this time - attendees must order their food from Ken's Deli before the meeting. Place your order during the day on Tuesday, November 5th:

• By Phone (781) 276-4999 - preferably between 10:30-11:30 am or 1:00-4:30 pm to avoid confusion during their peak lunchtime.
• Or Online at kensnydeli.com

In either case, tell them your name and that it's a Rotary Club order for later pickup.
Complete your order, including payment.
All Rotary orders will be picked up at 5:30 pm and brought to the meeting.
Keep in mind - there will be a delay between when the order is ready and when it will be picked up. Therefore, it would be best not to order something like soup or a hot entree. 

We'll be meeting in Upper Fellowship Hall, not our regular meeting room.

Via Zoom

Planning meeting - contact Joe for Google Meet link

Dr. Ehsan Hoque, MBBS, PhD, is the Executive Director and founder of Distressed Children & Infants International. He is passionately dedicated to promoting child rights and improving the health and welfare of underprivileged children

Their mission - At DCI, we are working towards a future where all children have a chance at a dignified and successful life. We believe education is the key to ending poverty cycle, stopping child labor, and early marriage. We provide education, healthcare, and skill development opportunities to youth and their families in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Nicaragua so they can thrive and lift up themselves, their families and communities.

Learn more at: https://distressedchildren.org

Planning meeting - contact Joe for Google Meet link

NOTE: This meeting will be held in The Residence, 240 South Rd, Bedford, MA

An introduction to The Rotary Foundation, and our own Bedford Rotary Foundation. 

Update on status of Hope for the Hungry. Regular zoom link

Planning meeting - contact Joe for Google Meet link

Enjoy a wonderful evening of connection, conversation, and community. Plus, the club is providing dinner—come hungry! 🍽️

To ensure there's enough food for everyone, RSVP by Saturday, November 30 - click the Member button under Online Registration on the left side to sign up. 

We can't wait to see you there!

For the 4th year in a row, we'll be handing out safety lights at the Bedford tree lighting. This is being done in partnership with MassBike. They provided around 50 bike lights to give to cyclists. Their mission is to distribute sets of bike lights to keep the riders safer and legal while biking at night. The Club is supplementing that project with additional lights of our own targeting not only cyclists but pedestrians (and dogs!). Come on by and join us!

Elliott Rittenberg (our immediate Past District Governor) will be speaking to us about Visioning. Visioning helps clubs produce a strategy to become irresistible, resulting in a plan for membership attraction and retention while creating impactful opportunities for service to our communities. Visioning is a facilitator-led exercise where we guide clubs to develop a strategic road map consistent with Rotary's Action Plan through a facilitator-led process.

NOTE: This meeting will be held in The Residence, 240 South Rd, Bedford, MA

Victor will share his (and Sze-Wen's) experiences visiting Singapore for the Rotary International Convention this past May.

Jack will come to speak with our club about Meals of Hope and will bring samples for us to try!

The project involves building an irrigated garden at the Mkutani primary school to improve students’ nutrition and school attendance as well as provide a teaching tool for valuable agricultural skills.

State Representative Ken Gordon will be joining us in person! He will be sharing his priorities for the next session.