Happy May! Things are getting busy for us. We had another great Community Dinner a few weeks ago. About 60 attendees shared a meal, conversation and met someone new. The First Baptist Church supplied 12 volunteers to greet, serve and mingle. Melinda led the kitchen staff preparing a wonderful meal for all.
Diana and Chris Jarvis hosted our annual Game Night this past weekend. Great food. Some games. Great conversation. It was an opportunity to just hang out and appreciate each other and play a game or two. Very excited to see Bob Cassidy, Ralph Hammond and Rebecca Neale. As well as everyone else. A huge Thank You to Diana and Chris for continuing this special club event.
May will also be a very busy month for us.
We have our special meeting on May 5th with the DG chain attending to present our very own Ralph with a couple of awards. Please make every effort to attend.
May 7th Lita is leading some Club women in another Women's Build at Habitat of Greater Lowell at their site in Concord.
May 9th Al is leading our second Bike Helmet giveaway in partnership with the Police Department. It is always a well-attended event.
May 12th is our Open House at the Library, where we will showcase all of the great things our Club does locally and abroad in the hopes of creating interest to join us. Paula and Marc have been leading the effort and have a well-established plan. We just need as many Rotarians to attend and support this effort.
Our last Community Dinner of this Rotary year will be on Wednesday, May 27 hosted by Parent's Diversity Council. If you haven't attended a meal, please come by and enjoy the experience.
Thank you for all that you do.
Paula and Tom
First Church of Christ, Congregational
In case you missed it…here are some articles about the club in our local news:
Starting this fall, the Rotary Club of Bedford is excited to launch a new tradition — the Bedford Community Dinners!
Twenty-five years ago, the Rotary Club of Bedford helped plant the seeds of a powerful educational movement in Damauli, Nepal. With the introduction of the Rotary Concentrated Language Encounter (CLE) literacy methodology and support in launching a new Rotary Club in Damauli, the foundation was laid for an enduring partnership built on the shared values of education, community, and service.
On July 8, the Rotary Club of Bedford gathered for its annual Leadership Changeover and Installation Night—an evening full of celebration, appreciation, and looking ahead to the new Rotary year.
On Tuesday, July 9th, three dedicated members of the Rotary Club of Bedford—Christine Pinney, Marc Hamilton, and Paula Gilarde—gathered for the first service project of the 2025–2026 Rotary year: a work day at the Native Pollinator Preservation Garden.