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Club Information
Tuesdays at 12:30 PM
First Church of Christ, Congregational
25 Great Rd
Bedford, MA 01730
United States of America
Our meetings are hybrid! Contact us for the Zoom link. Please check our website to verify the meeting location and time (we occasionally have evening meetings or meetings in other locations).
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Upcoming Events
Club Director Meeting
Zoom
Feb 19, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
 
Game Night at Diana's
Feb 22, 2025
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Trustee Meeting
Feb 26, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
Evening Club Meeting
First Church of Christ Congregational
Mar 04, 2025
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
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Speakers
Feb 18, 2025 1:00 PM
Grant Request
Feb 25, 2025 1:00 PM
New Song Coffeehouse
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President's Message
Al Roscoe
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I want to devote this month’s edition of the President’s Message to my best “battle buddy,” Ralph. When I first joined Rotary in 2018, I never imagined that I would one day serve as president, never mind for two years. But Ralph convinced me, coached me, and stood by me every step of the way. Being co-president alongside him for the last 19 months has been an amazing experience. I got a front-row seat to watch one of the greatest Rotarians of all time lead and serve. I could not have asked for a better mentor and partner. Ralph and I complement each other perfectly, and I’ll be honest, the next 5 months without him next to me are going to be a challenge. But I know he needs a break and I can still call him for advice and moral support. I hope he gets a well deserved rest. In other news, I look forward to beating somebody at Dominoes on Feb 22 at the Jarvis home. Thanks to Diana and Chris for hosting what is sure to be another fun Game Night. In the meantime, please check all your closets for items that belong in the new storage. It's amazing what things are turning up! 

Bedford Day is Coming!

Bedford Day 2024 is on Saturday, September 21. We will have two booths together; one to showcase Rotary projects including Interact and the other selling pizza from Ken’s Deli (Thanks Marc!), drinks and snacks.

A Volunteer Sign-Up Genius will be coming soon! We will need volunteers for both booths to help with set-up (8am-10am starting at the storage area at 7:30am), during the Fair (10am-2pm) and take-down (2pm until finished with delivery back to the storage area). 

Please reach out to Tom Pinney with any questions.

 

Lighting Up Bedford

For the 3rd year in a row, we'll be handing out safety lights at the Bedford tree lighting. We are happy to do this in partnership with MassBike. Come join us! We'd love to see you! 

News from the Club
NEW! Interact Club of Bedford TV
2023 RYLA graduate Swetha Kaundinya now in grade 11, member of the BHS Interact Club also a mentor at Bedford TV motivated by RYLA indicated she would like to start an Interact Club in the Middle School. So as to include more students, we went with Bedford TV a community based Interact Club. That will automatically make both Lane and Middle School student eligible to be officially members of that club.
 
 
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Student Writing & The Rotary Club of Bedford
8th grade Bedford TV Interact Club member Taevy Malone wrote her first article for the Bedford Citizen just prior to her entering grade 5. This was the beginning of Covid and to assist her with the writing Molly Gilarde entering grade 12 offered to mentor Taevy. That article was on the project clearing Fawn Lake that was taking place at that time. This was the first focus on student writing development to take place. Taevy’s article was formally published. Since then Taevy has written two more news items of which one other has been published. Molly also wrote an article for the Bedford Citizen on the Bedford High JROTC Program. When emerging writers are mentored by older students powerful writing skills quickly begin to develop.
 
 
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Bedford Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat was DEFINITELY A Treat!
Bedford Rotary had a table at Trunk or Treat on October 25th and gave out over 300 pieces of candy and over 200 packets of milkweed seeds to attract monarch butterflies!
 
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And then we planted!
Finally, the fruits of our winter sow made it into the ground. We first spent some time weeding the area we had prepared last fall. Then, on 9/30, we set up a grid using wood, inspired by a trip to the Chelmsford Pollination Preservation Garden. Each plant species was planted in a 3'x3' square, although we expanded the area for some plants so we could have even more - those plants were in 3'x6' rectangles. 
 
We used a flag system to mark where each plant was to go, each plant species was identified by a different number, so when the plants grow in the spring, we will know whether it's a weed or the plant we want!
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