Events

Be sure to attend this meeting to hear from one of our RYLA attendees about their experience!

Eliminating the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons

As experts warn that we are closer to nuclear war than we have ever been, UN Under Secretary General Izumi Nakamitsu and the heads of the two NGO’s with official UN status, Shekhar Mehta, President of Rotary International, and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross to discuss the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and other steps that we can take to eliminate the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. Join the one-hour high level discussion on September 30 at 11:00am EDT.

The event is co sponsored by the International Council of Nurses, the International Federation of Medical Students, the World Federation of Public Health Associations and the World Medical Association.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Historic Newton is looking for volunteers for HayFest on on Sunday, October 3rd with shifts from 9:30am - 5:00pm.  Click HERE to volunteer. Please wear your Rotary clothing if you do this!

Board member please plan to attend this quick meet and greet with DG Rober before our regular meeting.

This year's District Governor Cliff Rober will be our special guest today.  Be sure to attend to learn about Cliff's goals and priorities for Rotary Year 2021-2022.

Join us as we cheer on Rotarian Jack Prior, who is running to raise money for Newton Rotary Scholarships!  His daughter Kayla is also running so we'll cheer her, too!

We'll meet in the Carriage Lane at Susan Paley's house (address below). Jack expects to run by us at about 1:45pm, but this could vary so bring a chair :-)

Just look for the club banner and bring any noise makers you have!

It's not too late to sponsor Jack's run!  Click HERE to make a donation.

Be sure to look at a map so you can get there though the 'back roads'.  Commonwealth Ave is blocked off early in the morning. You might want to avoid the larger streets that approach Comm Ave, too.

All members are welcome at (and encouraged to) participate in the Board of Directors meetings!

All BOD meetings from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 will be remote.

Please click HERE to email Sue for the Zoom link.

Join in the fun as we welcome and assist vendors for Newton's annual Harvest Fair! 

There are TWO roles we'll be playing that day!

A) Starting at 7am we'll help get the organizers set up so that when vendors start arriving we're ready to go! We greet each vendor, and advise them where their booth is located (there's a lot of pointing involved, so if you're good at that this project is just for you).  Sometimes we'll walk the vendor to their booth, and we've been know to help with an Easy-Up now and then. We're done by about 10:00am so you can fully enjoy the whole Harvest Fair scene. We need probably 6-8 volunteers for this.

B) We need volunteers to announce the entertainment the Community Performance Stage (located near the corner of Centre & Lyman Streets). No experience required - this is VERY easy and fun.  This goes from about 10am till about 4pm. 

This is really fun and extremely helpful to the city organizers.  

Please click HERE to volunteer!

Newton HIstoric authors Clara Silverstein and Sarah Leavitt Goldberg will speak about their book,  Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom. 

From its Grand Opening in 1897 to when the gates closed forever on Labor Day, 1963, the park by the Charles River in Auburndale hosted canoeing, amusement rides, live entertainment, and explorations through its zoo and gardens. The Totem Pole Ballroom, at one time called “America’s most beautiful ballroom,” presented nationally renowned big bands led by musicians including Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw.

Nearly 200 images from the Archives at Historic Newton illustrate how the park entertained generations of visitors. Readers of all ages will enjoy this chronicle of a fun part of Newton's past.

Join Rotarians from around the district on World Polio Day as we raise a pint to raise some bucks to End Polio Now! Hosted by the Weston-Wayland Rotary Club.

Details will follow, but be sure to put this fun event on your calendar!

Sue Bottino, Executive Director at the Newton Community Farm, will be our speaker.

The 2.25-acre plot that is now known as Newton Community Farm has been farmed for over 300 years. Today, we continue to grow delicious produce responsibly and sustainably. We also offer an exciting variety of year-round educational workshops, demos, classes and camps for aspiring farmers of all ages.

All members are welcome at (and encouraged to) participate in the Board of Directors meetings!

All BOD meetings from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 will be remote.

Please click HERE to email Sue for the Zoom link.

Julie Plaut Mahoney will speak about Welcome Home. Welcome Home is a home goods pantry located in Trinity Church, Newton Center (on the same hallway as the Centre Street Food Pantry). We help people by collecting, organizing and redistributing used home goods (bedding, kitchen items, decorative objects). Most of our clients are new immigrants and people in transitional living situations and we provide home goods to approximately 70 households per month.

All are welcome! If you're not on our mailing list, please email RotaryNewtonMa@gmail.com to get the Zoom link. 

Our annual meetings to elect officers and board members for the Rotary Club of Newton and the Newton Rotary Foundation.

An important meeting - please plan to be there!

Sue

SAVE THE DATE!  If we don't have a Thanksgiving Luncheon, MA04 Congressional Representative Jake Auchincloss will be our keynote speaker at this special holiday meeting.

It'll be the last meeting before the holidays, so wear your favorite festive hat and even though it's a lunch libations are welcome!

Representative Jake Auchincloss is serving his first term in Congress, where he is a member of the Transportation & Infrastructure and Financial Services Committees. His areas of focus include infrastructure, housing, the life sciences, and energy policy.

Jake was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of a surgeon and scientist. They taught him to be a lifelong learner. From the moment he could read, he loved American history.

After graduating from Harvard College, Jake joined the Marines. He commanded infantry in Afghanistan and special operations in Panama. He's now a major in the reserves.

When he returned home, Jake continued service as a three-term city councilor in Newton. His favorite part of being a city councilor was constituent services and communication. While serving in the public sector on nights and weekends, Jake led product development at both a Fortune 100 insurance company and a cybersecurity startup. He has degrees in economics and finance from Harvard College and MIT Sloan.

Jake lives in Newtonville with his wife, Michelle; their son, Teddy; their brand new daughter Grace, and their Labrador Retriever, Donut. 

All members are welcome at (and encouraged to) participate in the Board of Directors meetings!

All BOD meetings from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 will be remote.

Please click HERE to email Sue for the Zoom link.

The Rotary Club of Newton wishes you and yours a happy, healthy holiday season.

We'll keep an eye on infection rates and if things look good we'll meet live.  If not, back to Zoom we go!  Stay tuned!

All members are welcome at (and encouraged to) participate in the Board of Directors meetings!

All BOD meetings from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 will be remote.

Please click HERE to email Sue for the Zoom link.

All members are welcome at (and encouraged to) participate in the Board of Directors meetings!

All BOD meetings from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 will be remote.

Please click HERE to email Sue for the Zoom link.

All members are welcome at (and encouraged to) participate in the Board of Directors meetings!

All BOD meetings from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 will be remote.

Please click HERE to email Sue for the Zoom link.