Westport Rotary Is Co-Sponsoring the Compo Beach Playground Renovation
Upcoming Speakers For Tuesday Lunch Meetings
Info Below
April 8: Wakeman Town Farms, Co-Chair Liz Milwe & Co-Chair Emeritus Christy Colasurdo
Milwe and Colasurdo will discuss the Wakeman Town Farm Sustainability Center, an organic demonstration homestead dedicated to serving the Westport community. The farm is a model facility created to educate the community with local healthy food production, responsible land stewardship, sustainable practices and community service orientation. Activities include educational workshops, student internships, after-school environmental clubs, children’s summer camp programs, growing fruits and vegetables, animal husbandry, providing a farm stand and CSA pickup location. Wakeman Town Farm offers a wide array of educational programs in agriculture, land stewardship and animal husbandry which serve to inspire the community to unite for the mutual benefit of a healthy environment and a more sustainable future.
April 15: Westport EMS, Demos and Instructions
Founded in 1979, Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS) is a volunteer organization that provides staffing, supplies, and apparatus for the shoreline community of Westport. Its volunteer teams work in a division of the Westport Police Department. WVEMS also educates thousands each year in CPR, as well as EMR or EMT certification classes. Members of WVEMS will provide demonstrations and instructions for emergency situations.
April 22: Duvian Montoya, Norwalk Art Space Executive Director
May 6 : Charitable Giving Day
Want to Join the FUN of Westport Rotary LobsterFest?
The Goal of LobsterFest
All funds raised at LobsterFest are donated to local and international charities. Giving to the Westport Rotary Club is “one-stop shopping”. Donations support a wide range of both local nonprofit organizations and many international humanitarian projects. The Westport Rotary Club Charitable and International Giving Committees vet each grant application determining suitability and the greatest levels of need.
Interested in becoming a LobsterFest sponsor?
Please contact one of our Co-Chairs of Fundraising:
Kenny Epstein – [email protected]
Leslie Roberts – [email protected]
What Is Rotary?
Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.4 million business, professional, and community leaders spread throughout 37,000 Rotary Clubs in more than 200 countries.
Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, share the main objective of service — in the community, in the workspace and throughout the world.
Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. Membership is by application or invitation.
Westport Rotary Club invites you to join a meeting to learn more
Meetings are held every TUESDAY except the last Tuesday of the month in person at 12:00 pm. For more information please contact the club president or member chair.
In person lunch meetings are held at: Greens Farms Congregational Church – 71 Hillandale Rd Westport, CT 06880
Member Chair: Audrey Demetres – [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Westport Rotary Club
P.O. Box 743
Westport, CT 06881-0743
AVENUES OF SERVICE
We channel our commitment to service through five avenues, which are the foundation of club activity.
Club
Service
A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
Vocational Service
Rotarians work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society.
Community Service
We find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest.
International Service
We promote peace & understanding globally by sponsoring or volunteering on projects around the world.
Youth
Service
Rotarians work to empower young people through leadership development programs, encouraging the next generation of leaders.