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The Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley is a diverse, action-oriented, fun-loving club that serves the youth, the seniors, and the needy in our communities, often partnering with others. While focusing our service in the communities of Bolton, Lancaster, and Stow, Massachusetts, our club acts upon service opportunities wherever there is a need – regionally, nationally, and globally.

We meet on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays

of each month at 7:15 - 8:30 AM:

Emma's Cafe

Stow Shopping Center
117 Great Road (Route 117)
Stow, MA 01775

Check our Calendar for Monthly Social and Service Events!

District Site

Emma's Cafe

Rotary Site

Virtual Meetings for Now

Due to current health and safety guidelines, the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley is holding virtual meetings until we can meet in person again. For the Zoom meeting information, contact Laura Spear at laura@spear.net.

Additionally, we are investigating service opportunities to benefit our local communities. If you have a service project or need, contact info@nashobarotary.org.

Congratulations, RYLA Scholarship Recipients!

The Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley has awarded scholarships to Madeline Powers, Kylie Nelson, Aidan Dow, and Ian Winiarski for this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) conference. Sydney Gulliver of Lancaster and Rebecca Emken of Stow were selected as alternates.

Robert Johnson, RYLA Committee Chair, said the students will be among the more than 200 Massachusetts high school sophomores who will attend the RYLA Conference at Fitchburg State University on June 26-28. To be chosen, they needed to demonstrate leadership potential and good citizenship characteristics and show a strong desire to attend and benefit from the conference.

Aimed at developing the leadership potential of young men and women, the conference will feature interactive Leadership Labs, exciting guest speakers, and challenging mental and physical activities. Additional topics will include decision-making, critical thinking, communicating effectively, ethics, and public service.

For more information or to volunteer at this event, visit http://www.ryla7910.org or contact Robert Johnson at johnson@itesafety.com, 978-875-3143.

Find more information about the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley at www.nashobarotary.org.

Local Rotary Clubs Sponsored Meal Packaging Event on March 7

The Rotary Clubs of Nashoba Valley, Littleton, Acton-Boxborough, and Wachusetts Area, along with the Nashoba Regional High School Interact Club, the Littleton High School Humanitarian Club, and Workers Credit Union, sponsored the seventh annual Rise Against Hunger food packaging event on March 7 at Nashoba Regional High School. Seventy-seven volunteers, including a large contingent from the Lancaster 4-H club, packaged 15,000 meals in a couple of hours.

The assembly process combined rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables, and 23 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packages. These meal packages will be shipped around the world to support school feeding programs and crisis relief. The food stores easily, transports quickly, and has a shelf-life of two years.

“Rise Against Hunger is a great way to provide healthy, cost-effective meals and help us combat hunger around the world,” said Chris Spear, Chair of event from the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley. Past meal packages have been sent to Madagascar and Burkina Faso, in cooperation with partnering agencies.

Established in 1998, Rise Above Hunger, formerly known as Stop Hunger Now, coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid to crisis-burdened areas around the world. To learn more, visit www.riseagainsthunger.org.

Cabin Fever Winter Festival a Success!

Posted by Steve Jones-D'Agostino on Feb 20, 2020

More than 300 hearty souls attended Nashoba Valley's first annual Cabin Fever Winter Festival, a fun-for-all-ages outdoor event that took place on Saturday, February 1 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. on Bolton Town Common. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, our Festival was enjoyed by attendees, young and old, despite the lack of snow.

In addition to the fun and revelry, the $7,000 in net proceeds will benefit the Nashoba towns of Bolton, Lancaster and Stow.

To view event photos, click here.

To watch a Bolton Access TV video on our event, click here.

Congratulations to The Fireplace Room at the International Golf Club and Resort in Bolton for winning the Chili Challenge! It was a tough decision, as all participants provided tasty samples.

Congratulations also go to The Bolton Public Library for their winning Decorate A Snowperson entry. This, too, was a difficult decision, as all of the participants had creative entries!

To read the wrap-up news release, click here.

To learn more about our Cabin Fever Winter Festival, click here. Or, contact event Co-chair Nanci Bishop, of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, at nanbish@yahoo.com.

Recognition for First Responders

On January 30, the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley assembled plates of treats to deliver to the first responders for the towns that we serve: Lancaster, Bolton, and Stow, MA.

Club members assembled plates of cookies, cookie bars, homemade candy, and brownies as well as individually wrapped chocolates and candy and delivered them to the amazing and selfless people who serve us and our towns so well.

Bird Seed Wreaths Still Available!

It's not too late! Although spring is around the corner, bird seed wreaths are available, just in time for returning feathered friends. Our hearty, handmade wreaths are made with fresh, dense, and delicious bird seed, using an exclusive Duncraft.com seed blend to satisfy your feathered friends. It’s the perfect gift for bird lovers! Made with the freshest sunflower seed, whole sunflower hearts, and safflower seed with no filler, so birds eat every bite. At $20, it's a quality gift for holiday gift exchanges, friends, neighbors, baby sitters, and others. Even better, 100% of all sales will be donated to charitable causes!

Crystal clear gift box display for the holiday season
Hang on your door, fence, or shed
Includes a hangar for easy installation

To order, contact info@nashobarotary.org for more information.

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Steve Billings

Apr 16, 2020 7:15 AM

Citizen’s Climate Lobby

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Apr 30, 2020 7:15 AM

Club Assembly

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Reality Fair 2020 - CANCELLED
Nashoba Regional High School

Apr 08, 2020
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Repair Cafe in Maynard - CANCELLED
Maynard High School

Apr 18, 2020
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch for New England Center and Home for Veterans
New England Center and Home for Veterans

May 28, 2020
Repair Cafe - Bolton
Florence Sawyer School

Jun 20, 2020
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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