Swraj Patel is a senior football player at Falmouth High School. As a football player, he has earned the league sportsmanship award for the past 2 years, which is a testament to his character. He's a brilliant student-athlete who serves on multiple honor societies and has earned numerous academic awards, specifically in the area of science. Outside of Falmouth High School, he serves as a tutor, recently started a local basketball league and spends countless hours volunteering at events like the Falmouth Road Race and various youth sports organizations.
Falmouth Clipper Quarterback Club Awards Swraj Patel the Rotary Service Above Self Award
Congratulations to Robert Simpkins from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts who was honored this week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Robert is a Senior at Falmouth High School and Honor Roll Student that is currently ranked #1 in his class of 188 students with a 3.99 GPA. Robert is a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student, an AP Scholar with distinction and has been nominated for the US Presidential Scholars by Falmouth High School. Robert has received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal for outstanding academic achievement in math & science and the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award for outstanding achievement & promise in science. He is also a member of the National Honor Society, the Math Honor Society-serving as Vice President, the Science Honor Society-serving as President and the Tri-M Music Honor Society. Robert was a RYLA student in 2023, selected to attend the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Student Leadership Conference, a Mock Trial member, a Jazz Ensemble Librarian for all 4 years, and the Falmouth Marching Band Percussion Leader for the past 3 years. Not only is Robert an active member of the bands but he is also a varsity athlete participating in Cross Country and both Winter and Spring Track earning sportsmanship awards as well as League Team Champion all 4 years in winter track. He has been the FHS Clipper of the week as an outstanding athlete and received the East Chop Tennis Club award for sportsmanship as a sophomore. Robert spent summer of 2023 at a Lagoon Pond Internship on Martha’s Vineyard studying shellfish aquaculture operations, invasive species management and habitat restoration. In the summer of 2024 he worked at an internship at WHOI on deep sea biology research with Dr. Tim Shank. In Robert’s spare time he volunteers in an English Language Peer Mentoring Program by tutoring weekly with Portuguese speaking students in the subjects of math and science. He also volunteers with the COAST program doing marine outreach education. Congratulations Robert!
Robert Simpkins is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week
Congratulations to Charlie Hostetter from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts who was honored this week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Charlie is a Senior at Falmouth High School and an Honor Roll student. Charlie is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Math Honor Society and has been awarded the Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish. He was awarded the No Guff Award in both 2020 and 2022 and has served as Class President for 4 years. He has also served on the Interact Club, the Superintendent Advisory Group, and the Hope Squad. Charlie also has around 100 hours of volunteer time tutoring through his various honor societies. He also is a Varsity athlete in Golf, Hockey and Lacrosse serving as Golf Captain in his senior year. He has been awarded the Coaches & Sportsmanship awards in all 3 sports and was a Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar Invitee. In his spare time Charlie has worked at various local businesses including Falmouth Ice Arena, Candy Go Nuts Store. He currently works at the Landfall Restaurant and Woods Hole Golf Club.
Charlie Hostetter is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week
The Rotary Club of Falmouth is soliciting applications from local organizations interested in a Rotary Grant.
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3), with a determination letter from the IRS confirming it; be seeking a grant of no more than $1,000; and submit an application no later than December 1, 2024, to the attention of Amy Wyman at ajcaspersen@gmail.com preferred or Rotary Club of Falmouth c/o Amy Wyman PO Box 293 Falmouth MA 02541. Grants will be awarded at the club’s January 7th, 2025 meeting. Grantees must be present to accept checks and speak about projects.
Interested parties can request a grant application form through the email or address above or by visiting www.falmouthrotary.com. Applicants will be asked for contact particulars; summary of organizations purpose, explanation of funding request (how funds will be used/needs addressed); and latest financial statements. Download Application here.
Falmouth Rotary Club Currently Accepting 2025 Grant Applications
Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod presented a check to Tommy’s Place for $31,470.34 for funds raised at the 4th Annual CVS Health Tommy’s Place Championship in June. The event was sponsored by CVS Health, Anejo Mexican Bistro, CRISP, and the William & Linda Zammer Foundation as well as many other local businesses.
Proceeds from the tournament not only went towards the many community projects and scholarships that Rotary provides but also a variety of youth projects including outdoor learning and others. Proceeds also supported the work of Tommy’s Place, 501(C)3 not for profit organization that offers free-of-charge dream vacations to kids fighting cancer at its two year round magical vacation homes in Falmouth and Centerville on Cape Cod. Plans are underway for the 5th Annual Tommy’s Place Championship scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Pocasset Golf Club. You can register to play or sponsor the event via the Rotary Club of Falmouth website or by visiting this link: https://rotary-club-of-falmouth-5th-annual-golf-tournament.perfectgolfevent.com/
Photo L-R: President Elect John Beauchaine; 24-25 President: Paul McCadam; Founder of Tommy’s Place Tim O’Connell; Golf Committee Chair: Rudy Hunter; and Immediate Past President and Golf Co-Chair Amy Leonardi
Rotary Club of Falmouth Presents Check to Tommy's Place
Congratulations to Brody Costa who was honored in September as a Rising Senior at Falmouth High School - Massachusetts as part of our student recognition program. Brody is a Rising Senior at Falmouth High School and an Honor Roll student and National Honor Society, Tri-M and a Harvard University Book Awardee. Brody also was a concert band MVP 2022-2023, Vice President of Instrumental Musiland, Vice President and Co-Founder of the Falmouth High School. He is currently a member of all music ensembles at Falmouth High School and helps mentor students in the Lawrence Band. Brody is a member of the FHS Morning News, the model United Nations and mock trial.
Brody Costa is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Rory Brown from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts who was honored this week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Rory is a Rising Senior at Falmouth High School and a Honor Roll student. Rory is also a member of the model United Nations and student government. Rory plays Field Hockey, varsity lacrosse and is a member of the chess club.
Rory Brown is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Theodore Allenby who was honored this week as a Rising Senior at Falmouth High School - Massachusetts as part of our student recognition program. Theodore is a High Honor Roll student and a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Math and Spanish National Honor Societies. Theo is also the Captain of the Varsity Soccer team. In his spare time he volunteers with the Falmouth Road Race and volunteers for various events and functions at the North Falmouth Congregational Church. Congratulations Theo!
Theodore Allenby is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Connor Scarpellini from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts who was honored this week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Connor is an Honor Roll student participating in honors History and Honors Math. Connor graduated the Child Development Course at Falmouth High School and has taught preschool. He has an upcoming internship at Morse Pond School this year. Connor is Captain of the Varsity Baseball team and also plays Varsity Basketball receiving sportsmanship awards and coaches award for both sports. In his spare time, Connor is a volunteer for the Falmouth Road Race, a Unified Baseball Helper, a Wellness Leader, helps fundraise for the baseball team and does peer mentoring. Congratulations Connor!!
Connor Scarpellini is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Joseph Beaudoin who received the second half of his college scholarship this week. Joseph is a Falmouth Public Schools - Massachusetts graduate and a Rising Senior at Paul Smith College as a candidate for his B.S. in 2024 majoring in Wildlife Science and Natural Resources Conservation. Joseph's college activities include college hockey and the Adirondack Mountain Club. He has work experience with both the town of Sandwich and Barnstable in the Department of Natural Resources and was most recently assigned this past summer to Sandy Neck Beach. Congratulations to Joseph for all his hard work!! We look forward to his future accomplishments!
The Scholarship Committee of the Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod is pleased to award the 2nd Half of the 2023 Junior Year Scholarship to Joseph Beaudoin
Congratulations to Jordan DiPietro from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts, who was honored this week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Jordan is a High Honor Roll Student and a member of both the National Honor Society and the Math National Honor Society serving as the Treasurer. Jordan was also honored as a All Scholastic for Massachusetts, which celebrates and honors the accomplishments of high school student-athletes. Jordan plays varsity lacrosse and basketball as well as club lacrosse and was a junior captain and a volunteer coach. Jordan also participated in the Interact Club at Falmouth High School, Morgan’s Message Club; is a tutor and serves as the Class Vice President.
Jordan DiPietro is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Christina Femino from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts, who was honored this week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Christina is a high honor roll student with a 4.0 GPA. She is a member of the National Honor Society serving as secretary, the Spanish National Honor Society, the Math National Honor Society and the Science National Honor Society and was recognized as an Advanced Studies & Leadership Program Top Female Delegate. Christina also received the University of Rochester Book Award. Christina has played 2 years on several varsity teams including basketball, softball and volleyball, serving as captain on the volleyball team and a senior captain on the softball team. Christina is the Vice President of the Falmouth High School Hope Squad and the Secretary and Treasurer of the Class of 2025. She volunteers time at St. Elizabeth Seton Church as well as serves as a delegate representative at MassSTAR Leadership Conference and has participated in 5 theatrical productions at FHS. Congratulations to Christina!
Christina Femino is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Ava Norris who was awarded the 2024 1st Half College Scholarship from the Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod in the amount of $2,500. Ava attends Connecticut College majoring in Art History and Dance. She has a GPA of 3.73/4.0 and is a Falmouth High School high honors graduate from the class of 2021. Her college activities include Dance Club, Climate Collective, the Connecticut Study Away Program and the Renaissance Art study in Rome, Italy. She works at both Uncle Bill's Country Store and Smitty's Ice Cream. Congratulations Ava!!!
The Scholarship Committee of the Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2024 Junior Year Scholarship is Ava Norris
Congratulations to Emilly Braganca-Alves from Falmouth High School, who was honored last week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Emilly is an Honor Roll Student and a member of both the National Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society. She has been awarded the Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction for Portuguese and participates in Student Government, Tutoring, and FEF. Emily is a member of Girls on the Run Boston. In her spare time, she volunteers with the Falmouth Service Center and Falmouth Together We Can. Congratulations Emilly!!!
Emilly Braganca-Alves is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Congratulations to Merritt Wilcox, the Rotary Club of Falmouth 2024 Winner of the Falmouth High School James Lancaster Scholarship! Merritt has a 4.0 GPA and will be attending college majoring in Musical Theater. She was accepted at Manhattanville College; Marymount Manhattan College; Dean College; NYU; Carnegie Mellon University. Her high school activities include Boston Conservatory Musical Theatre Acting Intensive - Summer 2023; Falmouth High School Theatre Company - Several roles on and off stage; Falmouth Theatre Guild - Several roles on stage and Usher; CLOC; Eventide Theatre Group; Lawrence School Drama Club; All-State Choir; Brian Switzer Acting Camp; FHS Repertory Singers Honor Choir. Congratulations to Merritt!!!!
Falmouth Rotary Scholarship Committee Announces Merritt Wilcox as the 2024 Winner of the Falmouth High School James Lancaster Scholarship
Congratulations to Jacqueline Collins from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts, who was honored last week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Jackie is the 2024 MA Girls State Falmouth Representative; the President of the National Honor Society, President of the French Honor Society (previously serving as Vice President in 2023) and a member of Mu Alpha Theta-the Math Honor Society. She has been an Honor Roll student since 2019 with an unweighted GPA of 3.91 and is part of the Harvard University Pre College Program. She has received the Rochester Institute of Technology Humanities and Social Science award and the Dartmouth College Book award. Jackie is the Falmouth High School Model UN Founder and President. She is a dancer at Turning Pointe Dance Studio in the Intensive Dance Division and also helps as an Assistant Instructor, Substitute Teacher having performed at the Holiday Stroll and the En Dehors Performance. In her spare time she is a member of the ski club, tutors in French and Math and is both a barista at Coffee Obsession and a lifeguard at Bowerman's Beach Club. Congratulations Jackie!!!
Jacqueline Collins is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week
Congratulations to Maggie McManamon from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts, who was honored last week as a Rising Senior as part of our Student Recognition program. Maggie who takes multiple AP classes is an honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society. She is President of the Hope Squad, Secretary of the French Club and serves as the Historian for the Model UN. She also serves on the Superintendent Advisory Board, is a Mullen Hall after school program volunteer and both does competitive dance and teaches dance in her spare time. Congratulations to Maggie!!!!
Maggie McManamon is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Christian Sullivan is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week! Christian is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Science, Math and Spanish Honor society. He serves as president for the Science Honor Society, vice president for the Math and secretary for the National Honor Society. He is an AP Scholar with Distinction and received a Distinction of Merit Award in writing from the National Council of Teachers of English and was a Book Awards recipient. He has served since 10th grade as the class of 2024 representative to student government having previously served freshman year as the class vice president and the boys state representative junior year. He was also the student representative on the search committee for an FHS Athletic Director.
Christian is a varsity athlete playing hockey, soccer and lacrosse receiving the Coach’s award sophomore year in hockey, the sportsmanship award in soccer his junior year.
In his spare time Christian volunteers with the Falmouth Road Race, as a science/engineering fair judge for Falmouth Public Schools, and a tutor for Science, Math and Spanish. He has his certification for safety with America’s Boating course and works as a caddie and outside operations at the Sacconnessett Golf Club.
Christian Sullivan is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Anna Bennett is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Anna is a high honor roll student at Falmouth High School - Massachusetts. She is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Science, Math and Spanish Honor society and serving as president of the Science and vice president of Spanish. She has received the Jae Lim award for science.
Anna is a varsity athlete serving as captain of the Softball team, plays travel softball and varsity volleyball. She runs an after school Spanish program at Mullen Hall Elementary, is a Peer Tutor and a Peer Mentor. In addition she is the Class of 2024 Secretary & Treasurer. In her spare time she volunteers with the Falmouth Service Center, the Falmouth Road Race, Falmouth Softball club as an assistant coach and other honor society volunteer work.
Anna Bennett is the Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Thomas is a high honor roll student for the past 4 years. He is a member of the National Honor Society for Math and French and serves as President in the French Honor Society.
Thomas plays varsity basketball and is a varsity tennis captain after having been a sophomore all star. He volunteers with younger kids at church engaging in studies and games. He is also a senior class representative.
Congratulations Thomas!
Thomas Ghossein Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
El is a high honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society as well as several other National Honor Societies including: Mathematics (Mu Alpha Theta) and Art, serving as President. El has also joined the Latin and Greek honor societies this year. El additionally has over 50 hours of volunteering and tutoring.
Congratulations El!!
Ellery Wilson Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week!
Harley Smith is an Eagle Scout and Honor Roll student. He is Cape Cod Community College Dual Enrollment Student and a leader in the FHS Robotics Club. He has received the Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology from the University of Rochester. He also received the BSA Ad Altare Dei Award and Order of the Arrow BSA Honor Society.
In his spare time, Harley is an alter server with St. Joseph Guardian of the Holy Family Parish and a member of Boy Scouts of America, Troop 42 in Falmouth. He is also a member of the FHS Hockey League and a WHOI OOI intern.
Congratulations Harley!
Harley Smith Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week
The Rotary Club of Falmouth is soliciting applications from local organizations interested in a Rotary Grant.
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3), with a determination letter from the IRS confirming it; be seeking a grant of no more than $1,000; and submit an application no later than November 30, 2023, to the attention of Amy Wyman at ajcaspersen@gmail.com preferred or Rotary Club of Falmouth c/o Amy Wyman PO Box 293 Falmouth MA 02541. Grants will be awarded at the club’s February 6, 2024 meeting.
Interested parties can request a grant application form through the email or address above or by visiting www.falmouthrotary.com. Applicants will be asked for contact particulars; summary of organizations purpose, explanation of funding request (how funds will be used/needs addressed); and latest financial statements. Download Application here.
Rotary Club of Falmouth Seeking Local Grant Applicants
Congratulations to Aiden Corey, one of this year's Youth Merit Award winners from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts. Aiden is a National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society member. He won the book award from Salve Regina University and was chosen to participate in the Boys 2023 State through the American Legion at Stonehill College, He has played baseball at FHS during his freshman and sophomore years. He participates in the Latin club, Interact Club and Debate Club and also has over 50+ hours of volunteer time at the Falmouth Service Center. Congratulations Aiden!
Aiden Corey Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week
Congratulations to Anthony Celeste one of this year's Youth Merit Award winners from Falmouth High School - Massachusetts. Anthony is a national honor society member, was a prior class president and was last years speaker for convocation. He has created a student union at FHS, is a peer mentor, a middle school basketball coasmch and a volunteer at East Falmouth Elementary School. Congratulations to Anthony!
The third Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod “Day of Play” burst forth on the Library lawn on Saturday July 8, 2023. The Day of Play is a free community event, at which families enjoy a day of creative, outdoor fun. One of the goals is to encourage families to engage with each other by spending more time outdoors, playing, which studies have shown to be crucial in wholesome growth for children.
Over 800 people attended to take part in more than 24 activities. Popular events included Build-a-hat from recycled paper bags, the Boy Scout Rain Gutter Regatta, which used puffs of air to propel small sailboats, building caterpillar hairpins, planting sunflower seeds in pots to yield leaves capable of absorbing carbon dioxide (C02) and transforming it to oxygen (O2), building scrunchy hair-bands, and putting wash-away tattoos of animals on arms to make children more aware of the variety of animals.
Races and throws challenged the children. The water sponge toss introduced them to the characteristics of water, building paper airplanes and shooting pencil rockets introduced them to aerodynamics and alternative means of flight. Accuracy and dexterity came into play when balls were tossed into buckets. Too much force caused the balls to bounce out of the buckets. Arced tosses were far more effective.
The library’s eastern parking area was used for staging heavy equipment that the children could touch and inspect, including a fire-fighting truck, a huge truck from Lawrence-Lynch corporation, and a police cruiser. These items were hugely popular with the children. We tried hard to obtain an electric car, but due to limited personnel, a unit was not available, but will be next year. A big thank-you to the fire and police departments and our private contractors.
This year, we marked the activity locations with signs on poles holding large umbrellas for rain or shine. The Rotary club put up a tent and numerous locations had sun shelters. We had a table for butterflies, discussing the life cycle of the endangered Monarch species and decrease in pollinators which we depend upon for our vegetables and fruits.
With the increasing frequency of elevated temperature and sudden deluges of rain from intermittent thunderstorms due to climate change, we wanted to show that adaptations can be made to move forward in the future. We encouraged the growth of plants which remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it to oxygen, which we as animals need in order to breathe and exist. We demonstrated wind power as an alternative to fossil fuel (rain gutter regatta). Although it was a Day of Play, it was also a time to deal with some significant issues of climate change for future generations.
Falmouth Rotary to Hold 23nd Annual Craft Fair Over 70 Vendors, Plus Entertainment and Food Labor Day Weekend, Saturday September 2 and Sunday September 3
Falmouth Rotary will hold its 23nd Annual Craft Fair, at Marine Park at Falmouth Harbor on Saturday and Sunday, September 2nd and 3rd, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Over 70 vendors take part in Rotary's Craft Fair, showcasing products including jewelry, art, clothing, crafts, and books. A sampling of participating vendors includes Marilyn Rowland Design, Laura Edson Images, Invisible World/Her Future Coalition, The Blue Cod, Tiny Tots, and Jen Kano Photography.
Funds raised have benefited causes like Rotary's Scholarship Programs, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, the Outdoor Learning Project in Falmouth Schools, anti-human-trafficking programs in Nepal, Volunteers in Public Schools, the Falmouth Service Center, the Highfield Hall Wampanoag fair, the Happy Hope Factory, and help for families at the Guatemala city dump, as well as the installation of new benches on Falmouth Main Street.
"Over the last few years, our annual Craft Fair has helped Falmouth Rotary raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship funds for local high school students and local charitable organizations," fair organizer Rudy Hunter said.
In conjunction with the Craft Fair, lunch food service will be offered, including traditional hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and sodas.
For both days of the Craft Fair, entertainment will be provided by the Surf Drive Band, Shining Sea Strummers, Turning Point Dance Studio, the Andy Sexton Trio, and vocalist Samantha Bauer.
Admission to the craft fair is $3 per person. Children 12 years of age and under are admitted free.
There will be a shuttle running every 30 minutes for parking from the Christmas Tree Plaza to Marine Park, from 10 am to 4:30 pm Saturday and 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday.
We recognized rising Falmouth High School - Massachusetts senior, Ryan Simone with a Scholastic Achievement award. Ryan, the son of Cynthia & Rodney Simone is a Honor Roll student and a National Honors Society student including for Science. He has participated in the Bridgewater Regional State Science Fair and the MIT State Science Fair and was a recipient of the George Eastman Young Leaders Award as well as a Climate Ambassador for Cape Cod. He is the Captain for the Varsity Soccer Team and a member of the Latin Club. He is an active volunteer with Falmouth Road Race; VIPS Elementary Track Meet; Club Soccer; and participated in Earth Day for the schools at Goodwill Park. Congratulations Ryan!
Ryan Simone Rotary Club of Falmouth Student of the Week
On Saturday, August 5, we had great success with the Butterfly Garden Day at Spohr Gardens. Bill Kerfoot, would like to thank Robin Singer, Bob Osol and George Pelletier for their help with traffic and explaining posters. The weather was ideal. Over 300 adults and children attended the first butterfly release at 11:30. We released over 60 native butterflies including Monarchs, Spicebush Swallowtails, Giant Swallowtails, Painted Ladies, Commas, and Question marks. George Chapman answered questions about growing plants for butterflies during Noon. About 80 adults and kids attended the second butterfly release conducted by Chris Kerfoot. Attached is a picture taken by Chris Kerfoot during the first release, showing about ¼ of the crowd. The kids loved handling the butterflies and they cruised about kids often landing on heads and arms. The total visitors doubled the number from last year’s releases. A video can be viewed on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/FalmouthRotaryClub/videos/1075140830124196/
Dedication of 2 benches on Main Street in Peg Noonan park. The first bench is in honor of a Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod Rotarian, John Vidal. He was a very special, active and dedicated past president, according to the many speeches honoring him. The other bench was to all Rotarians in honor of service and the four way pledge principles. Thank you to Colonel Tow for replacing the wooden bench which had disintegrated.
Old Silver cleanup today had members of Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod and Litter Free Falmouth and the West Falmouth Village Association. Another site cleaned was Goodwill Park beach and environs - no pictures but we had a guest from a Rochester NY Rotary Club. At Old Silver, the most fun find was a toy dinosaur, the yuckiest was a dirty diaper, and the quirkiest was dental floss in a floss holder.
On Monday July 3, at 11 a.m., the Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod presented a check for over $20,000.00 to Tim O'Connell of Tommy's Place, at the Tommy's Place Falmouth location. The funds were raised at a well-attended golf tournament held by Rotary at the Pocasset Golf course on Monday, June 12. Special thank you to all of our sponsors especially CVS for making this event and donation possible.
Tommy's Place is a charity that provides a Cape Cod dream vacation to children with cancer and their families and friends, with locations in Falmouth and their new house in Centerville.
The check presentation photo shows Rotarians Paul McCadam, Peter French, Steve Clay, and Rudy Hunter, to the left of Tim O'Connell of Tommy's Place. To Tim's right are new Rotary president Amy Leonardi, and selectman and Rotarian Robert Mascali.
Falmouth Rotary Club Presents Check to Tommy's Place
The Rotary Club of Falmouth gathered on Tuesday June 27, 2023 at Sopranos by the Sea in Falmouth to induct new President, Amy Leonardi and the new board of directors. Past President Garth Smelser began the evening by highlighting the major accomplishments in the past fiscal year including over 3,500 club service hours and over 75% of the budget being spent on the local and international community. President Amy Leonardi thanks Past President Garth for his hard work giving him a Rotary watch so that he always keeps the club on time and remembers to make each moment count. President Amy then gave a speech regarding her goals for the year which align with RI President Gordon McInally's goals of creating hope in the world through mental health, girl empowerment and peace with President Amy's emphasis on the youth in particular both locally and internationally. President Amy stated: "The truth is that service unto others does not feel like work, it does not feel like a burden, a demand or exhausting. It feels as natural as breathing. I know this is a familiar feeling to all of you in this room as it is to all of those who are called to serve. This is because we are nourishing our hearts and souls in our act of doing service. Being called to serve is a great honor to be able to share our gifts to help benefit the many."She then ended her speech quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, "recognize that he who is the greatest among you shall be your servant." She challenged the club to be this servant in all that Rotarians do in the club, in our homes, in our community and worldwide. The Video can be viewed here:
The club inducted their new board to support President Amy: Paul McCadam, John Beauchaine, George Pelletier, Bob Osol, Robin Singer, Garth Smelser, Rosemary Royer, William Kerfoot, Adrienne Baumann, Chris Laughead and Rudy Hunter. The club was honored with 2 district awards: the International Service Project Award and the Vibrant Club Award. Recognitions and awards were given out to Sam Patterson, William Kerfoot, George Pelletier, Rudy Hunter, Bobbi Richards and Amy Wyman. Additionally the club awarded 3 Paul Harris Fellows to Adrienne Baumann, Robin Singer and to community member Thomas Madden.
The Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod, part of Rotary International operates under the mantra of Service Above Self. Members work with nonprofits to assist individuals in their local communities and around the world. Organizations worthy of consideration address critical issues such as medical care (including mental health and substance abuse therapies) education, community support issues (housing and other basic necessities of life).
The Rotary Club of Falmouth is soliciting applications from organizations interested in a Rotary Grant.
Applicants must; 1) be a 501 c 3, with a determination letter from the IRS confirming it; 2) be seeking a grant of no more than $1,000; 3) submit an application no later than December 1st, 2022 to the attention of Amy Wyman at ajcaspersen@gmail.com preferred or Rotary Club of Falmouth c/o Amy Wyman PO Box 293 Falmouth MA 02541.
Interested parties can request a grant application form through the email or address above or by downloading the application on our homepage here. Applicants will be asked for contact particulars; summary of organizations purpose, explanation of funding request (how funds will be used/needs addressed) and latest financial statements. Best of luck to all applicants.
Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod Offers Community Grants
Join us in congratulating the 2022 Rotary Club of Falmouth Youth Merit Award Winners. These students are all rising seniors set to graduate in the spring of 2023! We have included links below their names to YouTube where you can hear about their accomplishments.
Caroline Sullivan
Chloe Champani
Hannah Birmingham
Connor Hennigan
Elizabeth Litton
Joseph Simpkins
Jack Collins
2022 Rotary Club of Falmouth Youth Merit Award Winners
These dedicated Hyannis Triathlon Falmouth Rotary Volunteers did "Body Markings" i.e. marking race entry numbers on arms and marking ages on legs ... starting at a very early hour this morning.
Falmouth Rotary Volunteers at the Hyannis Triathlon
Thank you to some of our FRR runners (Pres. Garth and his sister) for raising money to fund a bedroom at the new Her Future Coalition/Freedom school hostel in Nepal. (similar to picture below but currently being built). The girls there would be at high risk of human trafficking if housing and education at the hostel was not available.
Rotary Club of Falmouth Road Race Runners Help Raise Money for a Bedroom at Her Future Coalition
The Outdoor Learning Project, a committee of the Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod, highlights one teacher or staff each month featuring their outdoor learning lesson. Staff members are encouraged to self-submit their lessons for recognition and receive a $100 cash card as a thank you for featuring their outdoor lesson.
Thank you to all our volunteers this morning at Falmouth Road Race at the Elite/Wheelchair/Media tent! What a wonderful 50th event and it was a joy and pleasure to help!
Rotary Club of Falmouth Volunteers at 2022 Falmouth Road Race
The Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod, has recently received a district grant to fund a Tutoring Room in a Learning Center in Kolkata, India, being built by Her Future Coalition. The grant is part of the Rotary International initiative for the Empowerment of girls and women. Her Future Coalition is an organization started in 2005, by Sarah Symons, a woman who was then living in Sandwich, Ma., to help survivors of human trafficking. Since then, HFC has helped over 4000 women and girls to find hopeful futures after surviving slavery.
Highfield Hall & Gardens Announces Wampanoag Cultural Celebration Day Saturday, September 25, 2021 (Falmouth, Massachusetts)
Highfield Hall & Gardens is partnering with Wampanoag Cultural Education Specialists, and the Rotary Club of Falmouth to present a special Indigenous Peoples/Wampanoag Cultural Celebration Day, September 25, 2021 at Highfield Hall & Gardens. With Massachusetts’ and the Capes’ deep history with indigenous people, Highfield is partnering with members of the Wampanoag Education committee, and Rotary of Falmouth to present a fun and educational day-long festival to celebrate and raise awareness of the culture and history of local tribes whose ancestral lands include Cape Cod, the Islands, and reach to Marshfield and the Blue Hills. This family friendly day will include hands-on activities such as corn husk dolls, clay beads, and quahog shell rattles; traditional games, dance, storytelling, and tastes of Native American food. There will also be vendors from the Wampanoag Trading Post as well as other crafts/vendors from the tribe. This event will take place on the lawn and tent at Highfield Hall & Gardens, tickets are $10 per adult, children are free, registration is required.
We have had several successful days of community service & fellowship where several Rotarians and guests gathered to pick up 15+ bags of trash at various local beaches in Falmouth.
Below please find our upcoming dates and locations for the remainder of the summer services series:
Outdoor Learning is Here to Stay: Permanent Tents To Be Installed at All 7 Falmouth Public Schools by End of Summer
Enjoy this short video prepared by Mike Heylin highlighting the tent installs and our amazing volunteers from Falmouth Public Schools - Massachusetts Facilities teams, Rotary, Parents and Students!
The Rotary Club of Falmouth and the Falmouth Outdoor Learning Committee would like to like to thank our Sponsors and Partners for their continued support:
300 Committee; Anonymous 1; Accurate Fence; Apache Mills; MBL; Cape Cod Aggregates; Cape Cod Electrical; Cape Cod Five; Cape Cod Health Care; Cape Cod Moms; Chick-Fil-A Plymouth; Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod; Eastern Bank; Falmouth DPW; Falmouth Road Race; Falmouth Toyota; Falmouth VIPS; Gary DellaPosta, CPA; Good Grief Cape Cod; Hamilton Tree & Landscaping; Inman Tree; Inspiration is Everywhere; John LeBlanc Construction; Kerfoot Technologies; Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation; Murray MacDonald Insurance; Nissa Morton Yoga; Pamela Heylin, Realtor; Pie in the Sky Bakery; Pure Warrior Cape Cod; Richards Designs; Robert Minshall Painting & Papering; Recovery Without Borders; Remy’s Rainbows; Rooted Cape Cod; Scoutlier; Supreme Pizza; The Valle Group; The Yoga Collaborative; Three Streams Yoga; Turning Pointe Dance Studio; Tuttu4u Accessories; Uptown Body; Vidal Construction; and WHOI.
You can donate to help the committee financially via Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod, a
Rotary Club of Falmouth and Joe Q Veteran Coffee Break, Inc. are looking forward to your participation and hope you will join us on June 14 at the Pocasset Golf Club. Proceeds from the tournament will go not only towards the many community projects and scholarships that Rotary provides, but also to support the work of the Joe Q Veteran’s organization. They are an all inclusive veteran community in Falmouth and Upper Cape area that promotes fellowship where veterans will be comfortable seeking support and informational services; that is developing the services that today’s veterans and their families need; helps access and referral to V.A. programs, educational and job opportunities and initiatives to promote health and wellness. In 2020 we also organized, led and helped finance a local nationally acclaimed outdoor learning project in collaboration with the Falmouth Schools for our school children.
The Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod invites YOU to join us in our annual Holiday Appeal! Join us on December 17, 2019 at 5:30pm where we will announce our annual Grant Winners; select Raffle Winners and celebrate the service the club has provided to the local and international community!
This year we will feature our annual holiday raffle offering cash prizes of 1 $700 prize and 5 $100 prizes. With a purchase of $10 raffle ticket you could be the winner of one of the $1200 in cash prizes. Only 500 tickets will be sold. The drawing will take place on December 17, 2019 at the Holiday Inn in Falmouth during our Annual Holiday Celebration Dinner where we will award this year's grant recipients.
Purchase your Ticket Entry Here:
This year we will feature our annual holiday raffle. In addition we are also making an appeal for donations towards projects that our club is focused on:
College Scholarship Programs
Fighting Homelessness in Falmouth
Character & Leadership Training for Falmouth High School students- RYLA
International Projects: Hospital in Armenia & Clean Water in Guatemala
This morning our guest speaker, Mary Carlson from the Rotary Club of Bourne-Sandwich to discuss Cape Kid Meals which provides meals to children on Cape Cod who otherwise go hungry with little or no food on weekends during the school year. 1 in 8 children on Cape Cod are nutritionally deficient on the weekends....this is NOT acceptable. The Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod will be participating by volunteering regularly packing the food bags and delivering them to local schools. If you are interested in getting involved please contact our club or Service Chair Rob Blomberg.
Jean Vazquez, a graduate of Falmouth High School, is the winner of the 2019 Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod Scholarship for College Juniors. Jean is a Neuro-science major at Stonehill College in Easton, MA. He will graduate in 2021 with a BS degree. Jean plans to continue his education towards advanced degrees. Congratulations to Jean!
Congratulations to this week's Student of the week: Abby Chorches, a rising senior at Falmouth High School Falmouth Public Schools - Massachusetts. Abby is a high honor roll student, a member of the National Honor Society and the National Arts Honors Society. She is a varsity track & field athlete and the Division 3 Champion in the Shot Put. In addition to her academics, Abby volunteers with the Falmouth Road Race and at East Falmouth Elementary School with the PTO. In her spare time Abby works at Smitty's Ice Cream in East Falmouth and babysits. She plans to attend a 4 year college after high school to major in social work as well as continue her athletic career. Congratulations Abby!
Congratulations to Emily Nelson, last week's student of the week. Emily is a rising senior and honor roll student at Falmouth High SchoolFalmouth Public Schools - Massachusetts . Emily is a varsity basketball player receiving the Coaches Award and a member of the National Honor Society. Emily plans to attend a 4 year college and seek a career where she can impact people's lives. Congratulations to Emily!
Congratulations to Student of the Week William Andrade!
William also known as Colby is a Rising Senior at Falmouth High School with a GPA of 3.19, an Honor Roll student and Percussionist. He was selected for the honors program wind ensemble for the past 2 years as we as selected for the All Cape Music Festival this past year.
Colby is also an athlete running on the Winter Track Team as well as playing Varsity Soccer and Club Soccer. Colby is a Life Scout and is currently working on his Eagle Scout Project which will help our local community.
Colby volunteers as a junior Deacon at his church, at the Falmouth Service Center, at the Cape Cod Marathon, Relay and Half, & Falmouth Road Race. He currently work at Cape Cod Country Club.
In his spare time he enjoys skiing, golfing, hiking and kayaking!
Molly is a Rising Senior at Falmouth High School. She is a Honor Roll student, in the National Honor Society including the Art, Math and Tri-M Music Honor Societies. She participates in the Latin Club, All Cape Music Festival, and Peer Mentoring. She is also an athlete participating on both the Field Hockey and Tennis teams.
Her plans after high school include attending a 4 year Christian College and majoring in Psychology with an interest of becoming an Occupational Therapist.
Last week our student of the week was Jake McKenzie. Jake is an honor student and athlete, playing golf, hockey and baseball. An avid golf player he has been playing since he was a toddler, and now has a handicap of just under 6! He has played in state golf tournaments and other student invitationals. In his spare time he dabbles as a stock trader on e-trades, volunteers at the Falmouth Service Center as well as Falmouth Ice Arena teaching little ones to skate and hockey 101. He also serves as a student tour guide at FHS for school choice prospects.
Congratulations to Victoria Roulston, the 2019 Women's Athletic Scholarship Winner!
We are proud to announce that Victoria is our winner this year of a $1000 scholarship due to her success at being a women's scholar athlete. Torie will be attending Southern New Hampshire University where she will major in criminal justice. She graduated with a 3.76 as an honors/AP student, is a member of Tri M Music Honors society, Mu Alpha Theta-a math honors society and the National Honors Society. She played for the women's Varsity Soccer team at Falmouth High School as a striker, was active with student government, Symphony Band as well as has volunteered with Jack's Pact, the Falmouth Service Center fundraiser for cancer, a volunteer referee and coach with the Rec Center and a counselor with the Scorpions soccer club. In addition to this busy schedule this impressive young woman also works for at the Falmouth Commodores concession stand, Cape Grille, Pies A La Mode Cafe, and Falmouth Nursing Home.
Congratulations again to this very talented young woman and her family!
2019 Women's Athletic Scholarship Winner: Victoria Roulston
This week we awarded the 2nd half of our $5000 Junior Year College Scholarship. Ruth Fuller was our 2018 winner and is going into our senior year at Clark University majoring in Sociology and minoring in Women's & Gender studies.
Her coursework and extracurricular activities have led her to discover a passion for criminal justice reform. Last year she interned with the Petey Greene Program, a non profit that enlists college students to tutor incarcerated people inside prisons and jails. She has also does research on men in prison and has been published in her school's peer-reviewed research journal. Next year she has accepted a teaching assistant position and will be working alongside a professor who studies law and social change. She will also serve as a mentor to 1st year sociology students.
Congratulations to Ruth and her family. We look forward to her future accomplishments!
Ruth Fuller Accepts 2nd Part of College Junior Year Scholarship!
Congratulations to Student of the Week Shu-Tong Murray!
Shu-tong Murray, daughter of Mark Olenick & Jim Murray, received the Dartmouth College book award, has consistently made honor and high honor roll as well as participates actively on the school gymnastics team and sailing. Shu-tong is actively involved in many clubs at school including, science, math, french and art as well as the National Honor Society. She is also a part member of the Interact Club! She also works at Buffalo Jump at Coonamessett Farm as well as volunteers at Highfield Hal and even plays the cello. Her future plans include attending a 4 year college majoring in science or engineering while potentially minoring in art, graphic design or cinematography. Her dream is to work for National Geographic and looks forward to traveling the world. Congratulations to Shu-tong Murray and her family on her amazing achievements!
The Rotary Club of Falmouth is now accepting applications for the 2019 Craft Fair being held August 31 & September 1, 2019 from 8am to 4pm at Marine Park on beautiful Falmouth Harbor. It is a wonderful day filled with a lot of fun, entertainment and shopping! This fundraiser also serves to raise monies for grants and programs awarded by the Falmouth Rotary Club. Visit our Craft Fair page for more information: https://falmouthrotary.com/SitePage/craft-fair
Accepting Applications for the 19th Annual Craft Fair
At a public drawing sponsored by the Rotary Club of Falmouth held on December 8. 2018 at the Flying Bridge winners of the drawing were randomly selected and announced.
Club President Robert Mascali hosted the public drawing and announced the following members of the community as winners of the following cash prizes. $500 Winner - Susan Shephard, $100 Winners - John Silvia III, George Kurker, Nell Fields, Bill Dougherty, $50 Winners - Rob Blomberg, Gary Pelletier, George Pelletier, Shamus Dever. Robert Hansen and Alison Wells.
In a public outreach, members of the Rotary Club of Falmouth contacted residents and local individuals to purchase $10 raffle tickets and/or donate to support college students for local students, provide fresh food for families in the military at the Joint Base Cape Cod, and address homelessness in the local area.
Over 450 raffle tickets were sold and another $530 was donated to reach a net goal of $3,500
The Rotary Club of Falmouth would like to thank those who participated and wish them along with the members of the community in Falmouth and Upper Cape a
A Joyous and Health Holiday Season and New Year
Rotary Club of Falmouth Announces Winners of 2018 Holiday Raffle
As part of an ongoing effort by the Rotary Club of Falmouth to strengthen the community, fulfill The Rotary Motto of " Service Above Self", and raise funds for local scholarships, military family support and those individuals in need on the Upper Cape the 2018 Holiday Raffle has been developed and will be implemented. Purchase Ticket here.
The Rotary Club of Falmouth held its annual Paul Harris Recognition and Awards Dinner on October 23 at The Flying Bridge and recognized Falmouth Police Chief Ed Dunne and longtime Rotarian and community activist, Don Hoffer as Paul Harris fellows.
Rotary Club of Falmouth is a proud supporter of Falmouth Service Center! Today, President Bob Mascali presented Brenda Swain with a grant of $1,500 in support of their Fresh Start Program.
Congratulations to these outstanding young gentlemen for receiving Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and participating in Rotary International's leadership training weekend!
The Rotary Club of Falmouth will be hosting an Earth Day "Plant-A-Tree" ceremony at Spohr Gardens as part of Rotary International's environmental sustainability initiative. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Spohr Gardens during Daffodil Days on Saturday, April 21st at 12 Noon.
Rotary Club of Falmouth Starts an Interact Club for Students
The Rotary Club of Falmouth is proud to announce that on September 14, 2017 an Interact Club was certified by Rotary International for Falmouth and surrounding area students. The Interact Club is designed for students between the ages of 12 to 18 years old with a mission to provide leadership training, build positive character traits, enhance relationships between students from different cultural and racial backgrounds, and foster positive health habits.
The formation of the Interact Club is a coordinated effort between The Rotary Club of Falmouth and the Falmouth Public Schools. The advisors for the Interact Club at Falmouth High School are Head of the Guidance Department Mr. Alan Kazarian, and Guidance Director Susanah Brooks who are working with the Chair of the Rotary Club of Falmouth's Interact Club Mrs. Bethany Dever and an Interact Committee.
The first informational Interact meeting for the students was held on September 13, 2017 and attracted 31 students. Over the course of the next few weeks the student members will vote for officers, write and implement by-laws and a constitution for the club. The students will also develop and implement a community project for the fall of 2017.
Students members of the Interact Club will receive the following benefits:
Connecting with leaders in the community and around the world to:
Take action to make a difference in your school and community
Discover new cultures and promote international understanding
Become a leader in your school and community
Have fun and make new friends from around the world
To learn more about being a member of the Interact Club contact Mr. Alan Kazarian or Susanah Brooks at Tel: 508 - 540 - 2200 Extension 4047 or Bethany Dever at bethany.dever@yahoo.com or Allan Wilson at aswilson1999@gmail.com.
Rotary Club of Falmouth Starts an Interact Club for Students 12 - 18 Years Old
KATHYRAN HAMILTON AWARDED FIRST EVER WOMAN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
At the Falmouth High School Scholarship and Awards Evening held on June 1, 2017 at Falmouth High School Kathyran Hamilton was awarded the first ever woman athletic scholarship for $1,000 from the Rotary Club of Falmouth. Kathryn was a two sport captain in field hockey and woman's lacrosse achieving all league recognition in both sports. She is also a top student and plans to attend Virginia Tech in the fall or 2017.
The Rotary Club of Falmouth wishes to thank the standing room only crowd of over 130 individuals who attended the " Is it Freaking Spring Time Yet Comedy Show on March 25, 2017 at the Holiday Inn in Falmouth. There were lots of laughs for charity lead by comedians Adrienne Bauman, Anthony Scibelli and Joe Yannetty who kept everyone involved and enjoying the evening.
A Special Thank you to the Holiday Inn for their generous donation of space and operational support and to Flapjack Productions for making all the arrangements for the production of the comedy show.
The evening also raised $1,000 for the Rotary Club of Falmouth scholarship fund and to help support military families on the Joint base on Cape Cod.
Thank you for helping the Rotary Club of Falmouth support the local and international communities.
Is it Freaking Spring Time Yet Comedy Show - A Big Success
Will Barrett is recognized by President Allan Wilson and Past President Steve Clay for his outstanding contribution to the Falmouth Rotary Club as a Past President and as Chair of the Philanthropy Committee.
Welcome to new member Bethany Dever,who was inducted to the Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod. Bethany is a Financial Advisor for Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank.
Bethany Dever Inducted To Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2016 Holiday Raffle! And thank you to all who participated and purchased chances. You help our club give back to our community by supporting us!
And the winners of the 2016 Holiday Raffle are....
This issue of the Foghorn is a 'twofer' - a 2-in-1 double issue covering the past two meetings because quite frankly I just haven't gotten to it until now; however, it's not for lack of intent! So, my notion is that there's a lot of everything going on out there on our little piece of sandbar...time to take a deep breath and slow down to enjoy the Holidays. That being said, read on...
We would love for you to join us next weekend for cookies & cocoa while we draw our annual raffle winners! There is still time to purchase your ticket and help us meet our yearly goal so we can help fund our annual good works and scholarship funds.
The Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod came out in force this past weekend to help paint the fence surrounding the iconic Nobska Lighthouse! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped, it was a great time and we thank you for your service!
Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod Paints Nobska Lighthouse Fence
Rotarians from the Falmouth, Cape Cod Club showed up in support of our veterans taking part in the Cape Cod Wounded Warrior Ride along the gorgeous Shining Seas bikeway. Check out our photo album for more pictures.
Falmouth Rotarians Support Veterans During Wounded Warrior Ride
President Allan introduced Chief Edward Dunne and presented him with a Recognition from the Rotary Club of Falmouth to the Falmouth Police Department for its protection of the citizens of Falmouth. Chief Dunne thanked the Club and said it meant a lot to be recognized. The Department wants to give back to the community.
Chief Dunne has been in the Police Department for 38 years and now is the Chief. He recommended to us the Citizens’ Police Academy, which will run for ten weeks on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 and begins on 9/17. There will be ride alongs and you will wear a bulletproof vest.
The Department is authorized for 58 Officers and hired 11 last year, which means the department trends young and eager. All those considered had a connection to Falmouth. Currently 2 are attending the Police Academy in Randolph. The Department assigns an officer as liaisons to each neighborhood of which there are 33. Officers stop at all Falmouth Schools and there will be School liaisons this year.
There was an important discussion about drug use and Narcan in response to a question from the group. Falmouth has an Opiod Coalition which combats the presence of opiods. The Department has done a good job of cleaning up pill factories in town and taking out the top dealers. The merits of Narcan were frankly discussed by Chief Dunne and on average one person a day is brought back from death by drugs by the administration of Narcan which every officer has done. It is important to recognize that drugs are an addiction not a choice which affects those in all walks of life. Falmouth is fortunate to have the presence of recovery facilities in town.
Sam P spoke of how the Police Department has empathy for all those residents of Falmouth that it serves. Thanks to Chief Dunne for his sharing the story of the Falmouth PD with us. We are fortunate to be so well served.
Rotary Club of Falmouth Cape Cod Honors Falmouth Police Chief Edward Dunne
Rotary Club of Falmouth Fall & Winter Meeting Schedule will start with a luncheon meetings on September the 6th, 20,27 starting at 12:15pm and with a Dinner Meeting on the 13th of September starting at 6:15pm.
For October thru December 23,2016 there will be luncheons meetings on every Tuesday in the month except on the second Tuesday of every month there will be a dinner meeting. The Holiday Celebration will take place at the December 13th dinner meeting.
Meetings are open to past, present and visiting Rotarians and their guests.
We are so excited to welcome Adrienne Baumann, Director of Marketing for the Cape Cod Children's Museum, as our new Falmouth Rotarian. She was inducted today and has already been an active member with us. Congratulations Adrienne!
Adrienne Baumann Inducted to Rotary Club of Falmouth
Congratulations to Lily Peterson from Falmouth High School for receiving our Rotary Club of Falmouth Youth Recognition Award. An amazing young woman who is giving back at school and the community. She also travels to Boston Children's Hospital weekly to volunteer there. We are pleased to recognize you and your service above self.
Thank you for presenting to us District Governor Russell Bertrand and Karen Bertrand. Inspiring words to help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rotary International. We appreciate hearing about our mission and projects and we are excited to be on this journey with you.
District Governor Russell Bertrand Visits the Rotary Club of Falmouth
Congratulations to Andrew Pariseault for being awarded the Youth Recognition Program Award from our Falmouth Rotary Club. He is a Falmouth High School rising student who goes above and beyond with service in our community. Well done.
Andrew Pariseault Falmouth Rotary Student of the Week
The Scholarship Committee of the Rotary Club of Falmouth is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2016 Junior Year Scholarship is Ms. Callie Donahue of East Falmouth. Callie is a Biotechnology major at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Such a great showing with 18 Rotarians helping with body markings for the Falmouth Triathlon at Surf Drive Beach this early morning. We marked athletes from age 12 to 79. Thank you all. Great fun too!
Falmouth Rotarians Volunteer at 2016 Falmouth Triathlon
New President Allan Wilson is inducted and shares his thoughts for our upcoming new year! Our local club motto for this year will be "Building from Strength". Congratulations to Allan! We look forward to a fruitful and strong year with you at our helm.
The Falmouth Rotary will hold its 15th Craft & Antiques Fair featuring the popular Old Time Fiddle Contest the weekend of Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Bigelow Marine Park on Scranton Avenue in Falmouth. Hours for the fair are 8 AM to 4 PM.
"The Rotary's annual crafts fair is a family event," Rotary president Robert Osol said. The fair attracts more than 2,500 people to more than 60 vendor booths. Vendors offer antique furnishings, handmade and estate jewelry, as well as china, glassware, and crafts.
This year's event will once again feature a judged old-time fiddle contest with more than a dozen fiddlers competing. The expanded entertainment schedule will also include musician Frank O'Rourke and dance demonstrations by Falmouth Dance Academy.
Proceeds from the crafts fair help Rotary fund its scholarships for Falmouth students including the competitive College Junior Year Scholarship, grants awarded to local non –profits, efforts to support clean waters, and Rotary's worldwide effort to eradicate polio.
Entry to the event is $3 per person. Food and beverages are available for purchase. www.falmouthrotary.com
Congratulations to our 2 Students of the week who attend Falmouth Academy!
Bourne resident Kunaal Rajagopal came to Falmouth Academy in the 8th grade and will be a senior in 2015-16. A member of the National Honor Society, Kunaal has also been elected by the students and faculty to serve as Treasurer of the Student Council in the coming year. Kunaal has consistently been a Head of School’s List student. To be named to the Head’s List, a student must earn no C’s and at least three A’s. Like the second student honored today, Eliza Van Voorhis, Kunaal is an outstanding athlete as well as an excellent student. He has played 4 years of varsity basketball and was named to the All-League Team in the Cape and Islands League this past year. He plays AAU basketball and coached this summer at the Falmouth Academy basketball camp. He hopes to play basketball in college. Kunaal is also a varsity lacrosse player and has been elected captain of both basketball and lacrosse for next year. Kunaal is a role model to the younger students at Falmouth Academy, with whom he enjoys spending time. Next year, he will teach a once-a-week elective, Recreational Games.
Eliza Van Voorhis, who commutes to Falmouth Academy from Mattapoisett, will be a junior. Two of her older siblings graduated from the school, and her older sister Charlotte will be a senior. Eliza was elected Secretary of the Student Council, again by vote of the entire community, and she is also a member of the National Honor Society. Eliza has been named to the Head of School’s list consistently as well. With two years to go at the school, Eliza has already played 3 years of varsity soccer, 3 years of varsity lacrosse, and 2 years of varsity basketball. While she excels in all three sports, and has been named all-league in both basketball and soccer, she truly excels in soccer and hopes to play in college. She was named the MVP of the Cape and Islands League in soccer this year. In fact, Falmouth Academy athletes won the league MVP award in all three girls’ sports this past year. Eliza’s talents are not limited to the classroom and the athletic fields. She has won several awards for her work in photography and ceramics.
The Scholarship Committee of the Rotary Club of Falmouth, MA is pleased to announce that Ms. Amy Wilson of East Falmouth has been chosen to receive the 2015 scholarship for entering juniors. Ms. Wilson is a nursing student at Simmons College. A 2013 graduate of Falmouth High School she will receive a BSN in 2017.
Even though the daily news coverage has slowed, over 500,000 victims of the earthquake in Nepal remain homeless and the monsoon season is just around the corner. As a result, the Falmouth Rotary Club is launching a major effort to raise awareness of the continued housing needs and to raise funds to help provide ShelterBoxes for ten families.
The local Rotary Club will have a ShelterBox set up at Peg Noonan Park from 10:00 am on Saturday, June 27, through 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 28. Residents and guests are invited to examine the tent and its contents, and to make a donation. The club raised over $10,000 four years ago with a similar project following the Haitian earthquake.
ShelterBoxes contain a tent that will sleep 10 people as well as the necessary supplies that families need to return to some form or normal routine and to help restore their dignity. Since its founding in 2000, the non-profit volunteer organization has collaborated with Rotary International to respond to earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, typhoons and conflict, delivering emergency humanitarian aid to communities in need.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Syria crisis, and the biggest storm to ever make landfall – Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines; ShelterBox has responded to some of the largest humanitarian crises the modern world has ever known. Alongside this, they have also helped many thousands of people displaced by disasters that are not featured in the media.
The display will be manned around the clock during the weekend.
The Falmouth Rotary Club is joining with the 6th Grade Students of Morse Pond School Falmouth for:
A WALK FOR WATER IN SUPPORT OF THIER “SISTER SCHOOL” IN MOMBASA, KENYA
PROJECT GOAL: $ 5,000.00
THE 311 STUDENTS OF THE 6TH GRADE HAVE ISSUED A CHALLENGE TO THE FALMOUTH AND CAPE COD COMMUNITY TO JOIN WITH THEM IN RAISING FUNDS TO INSTALL NEW WELLS AND IMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES AT A 1300 STUDENT PRIMARY SCHOOL. THE STUDENTS WILL WALK 6 KL CARRYING 6 LITERS OF WATER IN A BACKPACK ON APRIL 17th, 2015 AT THE MORSE POND SCHOOL. THEIR STUDIES THIS SCHOOL YEAR HAVE CENTERED ON THE SERIOUS LACK OF CLEAN WATER IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION. MORE INFO AND BACKGROUND ON THE SCHOOL BELOW!
YOUR HELP IS ASKED IN MEETING THEIR GOAL - PLEASE SEND ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO:
FALMOUTH ROTARY CLUB
C/O MR. JIM LANCASTER, CHAIR
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
P O BOX 749
EAST FALMOUTH, MA. 02536
or pay via Paypal here
Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
Water Sponsors:
Cumberland Farms in East Falmouth, Kenyon's Market, Coke-Cola Distributing of Sandwich, Pepsi Bottling - in Sagamore Beach
2 cases of oranges was donated for the students participating by Stop&Shop in Teaticket.
All the water will be collected at the end of the event and donated to the Falmouth Service Center!
On Saturday, April 11, the Rotary Club, as a community project, assisted Spohr Gardens in redoing the main entrance. A sign “Welcome to Spohr Gardens” now greets you at the entrance. In addition, three waist-high panels explain 1) about Charles and Margaret Spohr, 2) the plantings about the gardens, and 3) the role of the Trustees are explained and highlighted.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Falmouth Rotary Christmas Raffle! Thanks to everyone who participated and we hope you will support this again in the future!
We will be updating this list thru January 10th when the final winner is chosen!
The Falmouth Rotary Club is inviting all those in the community interested in what Rotary does to a New Member Reception. There will be one on October 27, 2014 at Atria Woodbriar and another one on November 6, 2014 at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel. Both events will start at 6pm.
We are inviting all those interested as potential members to meet and talk to existing members, learn about various rotary programs, how to become a member and membership responsibilities, and learn about all the amazing endeavors we can accomplish together. These receptions are free of charge and include light refreshments. All interested individuals are encourage to attend.
We are requesting that all interested prospective members RSVP to Membership Chair Allan Wilson at
On October 21,2014 the Falmouth Rotary Club and the Falmouth Elementary Schools will welcome the Consul General of Guatemala to Falmouth. Consul General Patricia Loavagnino and Vice Consul Jorge Archila will pay visits to all four of our elementary schools to address the 4th grade classes who have been working this year on a project titled "Hands Across Borders".
The students are engaged in a school to school project with"sister" schools in Guatemala. They are exploring the culture, language , and art of the country. Writing skills are being put to use in correspondence between students.
The project was conceived by members of the Falmouth Rotary Club And is part of its International and Educational Focus
The Consul General will also be attending a reception at the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce attended by our Town Manager and Selectmen from 11:30 - 1:00pm .
The day will be completed by her attendance at the Rotary Club's dinner that evening where she will be the quest of honor and the evening's speaker.
Stay tuned for more on this amazing project! Check out the International Committee page for updates
Salute to our heroes! We joined the community in cheering on the Wounded Warrior Project bike ride on the Falmouth leg of their journey today! Thank you to all the brave men and women who give so much!
Wounded Warriors Honored As They Ride Through Falmouth
Sunday September 14, 2013 12 noon At the Falmouth Rotary Club Craft Fair Extravaganza Falmouth Harbor Band Shell Scranton Avenue Falmouth, Massachusetts For Information call 508 274-4420 or email ssgdc@aol.com
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Falmouth Rotary Announces 14th Annual Crafts & Antique Fair; Over 2,500 Expected to Attend Old-Time Fiddle Contest Featured
The Falmouth Rotary announces that it will hold its 14th annual Crafts Fair, September 13th and 14th, at the Falmouth Marine Park “Band Shell”. Hours for the fair are 8am- 4pm both Saturday and Sunday.
“The Rotary’s Annual Crafts Fair is a family event and has become a tremendous success,” said Rotary President Rich Edes. The fair attracts over 2,500 people, over the 2 day events, who shop at over 60 vendor booths.
“With so many booths and a wide variety of products, the fair delivers a great consumer event, with vendors offering antique furnishings, hand-made and estate jewelry, as well as china and glassware. Each year we sell out our booth allotment, said the Rotary spokesman
The event will feature a judged “Old-Time Fiddle Contest” with over a dozen fiddlers competing. This year Falmouth Rotary has expanded their entertainment schedule to include a Fishing Derby for Kids, a USA Kung Fu Demo, Frank O’Rourke, a local musician, dance demonstrations by Cape Cod Dance Center and the Falmouth Dance Academy, and a Mother Goose on the Loose session with the popular Ms. Amy!
“We expect that this musical highlight will add additional sparkle to an already lively fair. Last year’s Fiddle Contest and other entertainment was a tremendous success and was well attended,” said Edes.
“The Craft Fair, in its 14th year, is now a tradition and is one of the most visible ways Falmouth Rotarians support their community,” said Edes. Proceeds from the Craft Fair help Rotary fund its’ scholarships for Falmouth students, efforts to support clean waters and Rotary’s worldwide effort to eradicate polio.
“Founded in 1927, Falmouth Rotary is very active in our community in both large and small ways,” said Edes. Besides, through our scholarships the Falmouth Rotary has helped the East Falmouth Elementary School expand its math and sciences book collection, helped expand parking at Spohr Gardens, has donated funds to VIPS(Volunteers in Public Schools), funded the sign at the Gus Canty center and the kiosk at the Town Hall.
“Falmouth Rotary efforts even made the helicopter pad at Falmouth Hospital a reality,” said Edes.
Entry is just $2.00 and offers an affordable day of fun for the entire family, he added.
Cory A. Rivera, son of Mr. & Mrs. Allen Rivera of East Falmouth is the recipient of the Falmouth Rotary Club's Junior Year Scholarship. Cory is entering his third year of studies at Sacred Heart University. A nursing major, he has been active in many community service activities such as Habitat for humanity, Relay for Life and as student leader for Mission Matters in Mississippi. In addition to his very active volunteer activates he has maintained an impressive 3.98/4.00 grade point average.
It was very difficult to choose among this year's field of highly qualified students. All who applied are very talented and we wish them tremendous success!
Falmouth Rotary Club's Junior Year Scholarship Winner Announced
RI President-elect Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15. Huang was inspired by the teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius who said: "It is better to light a single candle, than to sit and curse the darkness."
"There are so many problems in the world, so many people who need help. Many people say, 'There's nothing I can do.' So they sit there doing nothing. Meanwhile everything stays dark," Huang told the 537 district governors and their spouses and partners who are attending the 2014 International Assembly in San Diego, California.
"The Rotary way is the Confucius way. The Rotary way is to light a candle. I light one, you light one, 1.2 million Rotarians light one. Together, we light up the world," said Huang, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei in Taiwan.
After announcing his theme at the opening session of the five-day training meeting, Huang urged club members toLight Up Rotary in the coming year by hosting a Rotary Day in their community and including local Rotaract and Interact members in their service projects.
"How you Light Up Rotary is up to you," Huang said. "You know where you are strong, you know what your community needs, and you know how you can help."
Thanks to all the Rotarians, Masons, Friends and Neighbors for coming out and supporting us in our efforts to raise money to benefit our local scholarships we give out each year! We got the pancake seal of approval from the kids! Check out more pictures from the event in our photo album!
Every year our club picks up the trash at Menauhant Beach including the beach, lots, dunes and the back side. The amount of trash is appalling and very obviously a big problem for our community. In our Beach Cleanup photo album we have pictures of some of the items that we cleaned up and all these things are repetitive yearly items we have to clean up. It is sad to see that our community property that is owned and enjoyed by the young and old is treated in such a way. The amount of cigarette butts, plastic, paraphernalia, broken glass and other trash will shock you. We invite you to join us in our future projects and future cleanups as we try to do our small part in making the world a better place. As always Service above Self ♥
The Rotary Club of Falmouth was happy to recognize the Student Council Board of Falmouth Academy's class of 2014! The students were honored with a YMAW certificate and a gift certificate to Eight Cousins Books. Congratulations to Lilly Patterson, Luke Johns, Mary Rosbach on their accomplishments. Also pictured below are Will Potter and Mike Earley.
Rotary Club of Falmouth was happy to recognize the Student Council Board of Falmouth Academy's class of 2014!
The Scholarship Committee of the Rotary Club of Falmouth is pleased to announce the name of the 2013 Junior Year Scholarship recipient, Meghan K. Anderson. Meghan is a junior at the University of MA-Amherst, majoring in Early Childhood Education and Psychology. The scholarship is in the amount of $5,000.00 paid in two installments. $2500.00 will be presented on July 31, 2013 at the club meeting. The balance of the award will be granted at the beginning of her senior year. Meghan is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Andersen of E. Falmouth. She graduated from Falmouth High School in June of 2011.
Falmouth Rotary Announces 2013 Junior Year Scholarship Winner!
Hats off to Rudy Hunter and the entire Craft Fair committee for another great event Your hard work really paid off for the club and for everyone that attended. Be sure to check out the entire photo album and the Facebook page for more pictures.
Michael Lauf has served since December of 2010 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cape Cod Healthcare, a regional health system with more than 450 physicians and 4,600 employees. The system is comprised of two-acute care hospitals, the largest home health services agency on the Cape (VNA), a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, an assisted living facility and numerous health programs.
Eight Falmouth Rotarians ventured to Boston on April 25 to visit the Massachusetts Statehouse. We were hosted by Representative David Vieira and Kathy Palmer, his legislative aide. What a wonderful and educational journey we had!
Don Hoffer is well known to Falmouth Rotarians for providing us with informative speakers and topics as well as getting us involved with other community organizations. Now Don is being recognized by the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce for his community contributions by being honored with the chairman's award.
RI President Kalyan Banerjee presents Afghan President Hamid Karzai with a medal in recognition of Karzai's support for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Thank you for joining us for our fourth annual event that will be held on May 19 at the Falmouth Masonic Lodge on Main Street in downtown Falmouth. Check out the pictures in the photo journals link on the home page for the 2011 event.
We were visited by Irene between our last two meetings but we were really blown away by the talent and intelligence of our summer honorees. Thanks once again to Rich E. for his Foghorn words.
Mike Early, Admissions Director, joined us again to introduce the incoming officers of the Student Council. A truly inspiring group of young leaders...
Kat Estes, another accomplished Falmouth High School Student, was recognized as Student of the Week.
Special guests included Ann Prior of Falmouth Newcomers accompanied by Tommy Leonard of Falmouth Road Race fame. We heard wonderful things about the Falmouth Walk and how funds support non-profits in town.
Members Pete P., Bill K, Sari B. and Nick N. expounded on all the great things coming up on the Rotary calendar and service projects taking place at other venues.
Read the bulletin and wander through the photo journals to learn more.
We continued our annual student recognition by honoring Paige Sellers, senior at Falmouth High School. And a surprise was in store for Past President Jim Lancaster.
Blustery winds and the threat of heavy rain were not enough to keep this stalwart group away from Menahaunt Beach. Click on the link in Photo Journals for more pictures.
After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.
Your contribution will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.
As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.
The Falmouth Rotary Club has donated $800 to the Spohr Gardens Charitable Trust for the perennial and daffodil rejuvenation projects.
The Falmouth Girl Scouts will be continuing their efforts on replanting the original types of daffodils. Last year's planting was an outstanding success and will be enlarged in area.
Picture: Hila Lyman, Chairwoman, and Rosemary Hoskins, Director of Volunteers, accept the donation from Will Barrett, President
Falmouth Rotary Club Donates to the Spohr Garden Charitable Trust
Just seven days after an idea was hatched on a napkin, the Falmouth Rotary Club (and friends!)pulled of a highly successful fundraiser to aid families in earthquake ravaged Haiti.
The Rotary Club of Falmouth, Cape Cod, has recently received a district grant to fund a Tutoring Room in a Learning Center in Kolkata, India, being built by Her Future Coalition. The grant is part of the Rotary International initiative for the Empowerment of girls and women. Her Future Coalition is an organization started in 2005, by Sarah Symons, a woman who was then living in Sandwich, Ma., to help survivors of human trafficking. Since then, HFC has helped over 4000 women and girls to find hopeful futures after surviving slavery.
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Megan Keating recognized by Pat Duttore
