

Rotary Club of Stoneham Arts Festival
The deadline for artist participation has passed. Please check back to this site and on our Facebook page to see
images of some of the art that will be displayed at the festival.
For more information, contact Dennis O'Hara (781) 572-8467 or Maureen Canova (781) 454-5561.

Meet Your Stoneham Rotary Club!

Introductory Social
What would you think about an organization that provides scholarships to Stoneham high school seniors, polio vaccinations to children in third-world countries, the beautiful and well-used Gazebo on the Town Common, and assistance to local organizations that help senior citizens, veterans, children, and needy families? Do you want to know more?
The Stoneham Rotary Club invites you to a social at Montvale Plaza on Tuesday, June 20 from 6:00-8:00PM. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar while speaking with members of the Stoneham Rotary in an informal setting. Find out how you can become involved in Rotary's many charitable endeavors, and how Rotary can help your cause!
There is no cost to attend, but RSVP is required. Please click here to sign up. We hope that you can join us on June 20!
For more information, contact Dennis O'Hara, dennis.ohara@yahoo.com, or Adam Rodgers, arodgers@bgcstoneham.org.
Calling All Art Lovers!
Stoneham's First Art Festival
The Stoneham Rotary Club is hosting Stoneham's first ever Arts Festival!
Professional and amateur artists have submitted works for the Rotary Club of Stoneham/MELD, Inc.
First Arts Festival, open to the public on Saturday, April 29 from 10:00AM-3:00PM.
The festival will be held at The First Congregational Church, 1 Church Street in Stoneham, across from Town Hall and the Common.
For more information, contact Steve Rotondi (781) 438-4794 or Maureen Canova (781) 454-5561
No Club Meeting This Week

Support The 2017 Polar Plunge

Addiction Crisis Addressed at Recent Meeting

Service Project Addressing Hunger A Success!

Swing for Scholarships was a success!

Click here to see the photos from the event.
We especially would like to thank our title sponsor, StonehamBank and our hosts Lynn Strazzere and the rest of the folks at Hago Harrington’s for funding and hosting an incredibly fun event.
We thank all of the Rotarians who helped by serving on the event committee, led by Chair Christine Murphy. Amy Palmerino, Craig Celli, Anthony Guardia (on loan from the Wakefield Rotary), Adam Rodgers, and Ralph Barile all served on the event committee. Special thanks to Christine’s husband Chris Murphy for all of his help in putting on the event. Several attendees encouraged Chris to continue to rock the draped raffle tickets look. If anyone has a photo of the look, please post it on our Facebook page. Your public image chairman failed in his duty to get a shot of that.
We thank the following companies and individuals for their assistance in making the event a success.
Foursome And Tee Sign Sponsors
Anderson Bryant Funeral Home
Barile Funeral Home
Boyds Direct
StonehamBank
Stoneham TV
Boys & Girls Club
Century 21 Celli
Stoneham Animal Hospital
Carol Dresser
Tee Sign Sponsors
Abreu Landscaping
Robert Lusardi
Dynasty Upholstry
Montvale Plaza
Charles Houghton
Cassidy Landscaping
Cassidy Corp.
Rep Mike Day
Mario Patalano
Liberty Bell
Caroline Colarusso
Foursome Sponsors
Dennis O'Hara
Salem Five
Stoneham Senior Center
MassPay
Individual Golfers
Bruce Doyle
Steve Rotondi
Cash Donors
Joe Gresci
In-Kind and Raffle Donors
Fusion Taste
Hairmates
Honey Dew
Local 438
Helaine Marie
Emerald Salon
Java Grind
Kushala Sip
99 Restaurant
Gaetanos
Rapids
Wakefield Rotary Club
Diane Bonanni
J&B Butcher
Stoneham Sports Center
Plan now to join us for our third annual Swing for Scholarships next year!
Stoneham Rotary Covid Thank You Fundrasier

Purchase a lawn sign to display in your yard or at your business and
your dollars will fund a local Covid-19 project and other Rotary charities.
These are 24" x 18" lawn signs, printed double sided, and include a stake.
Remember to practice Social Distancing
to help protect our community!
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STONEHAM FRONT STEPS PROJECT
A PROJECT TO BRING THE STONEHAM COMMUNITY TOGETHER
TO RECOGNIZE THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME IN OUR LIVES
AND TO RAISE MONEY FOR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS
From now through May 29th a professional photographer will visit the front of your house and at a safe distance, take pictures of you during this stay-at-home period.
Photos might include your entire family, your pets, your graduates with their cap and gown, or seniors with their prom attire. It’s your decision on how you want to be photographed – be creative!
And the best part? All we ask is that you make a donation to a Stoneham Rotary Club charity through the Newton Rotary Foundation, which will pass 100% of your donations collected to the Stoneham non-profit organizations listed below.
You will receive 3 digital photographs that you are given permission to use on social media. These pictures will also be posted on the Stoneham Front Steps Project and Stoneham Rotary Facebook pages and shared. Additional prints can be ordered directly through the photographer.
When you donate, you can choose any of the following efforts to support:
- Boys and Girls Club of Stoneham
- Cards for Community: Stoneham
- Friends of the Stoneham Senior Center
- Stoneham Food Pantry
- Clear Path for Veterans New England
Here’s how to participate in this special event:
- Donate by clicking here (a receipt will be emailed to you).
- Choose which of the non-profits mentioned above you’d like the donation to support.
- Write a note with the address at which you want to be photographed.
- A representative from The Presti Group will reach out to you to schedule your photoshoot.
For questions please message us on our Facebook page or email us at frontstepsproject@theprestigroup.com.

We Connect
People
Rotary unites more than a million people
Through Rotary clubs, people from all continents and cultures
come together to exchange ideas, and form friendships and
professional connections while making a difference in
their backyards and around the world.
Locally, we are thirty service-minded individuals committed
to Making a Difference, in Stoneham and around the globe.

We Transform
Communities
We take action locally and globally
Each day, our members pour their passion, integrity, and intelligence
into completing projects that have a lasting impact.
We persevere until we deliver real, lasting solutions.
The Rotary Club of Stoneham is focused on young children,
families and seniors providing scholarships,
leadership development, and service projects
which enhance their lives.

We Solve Problems
No challenge is too big for us
For more than 110 years, we’ve bridged cultures and connected continents to
champion peace, fight illiteracy and poverty, promote clean water and
sanitation, and fight disease.
The Rotary Club of Stoneham has been supporting Polio Plus through
the Annual Polar Plunge and will be part of history when polio is
officially eradicated in the next few years.

Join Leaders
Club activities, social events, and volunteer projects
offer networking opportunities that build
personal and professional connections.
Rotarians extend those networks by
visiting other clubs around the globe.