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Dinner On Us - Support local restaurants; Win the Ridiculous Grand Prize

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

The Westborough Rotary Dinner On Us project supports local restaurants, supports our charitable work, and gives you a chance to win the RIDICULOUS grand prize of 25 $100 gift cards to most of our favorite restaurants in Westborough and surrounding towns.

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Your tax-deductible donations help the Westborough Rotary Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization:

fight food insecurity
fund scholarships
promote environmental sustainability

The 25 restaurants we're supporting and featuring are:

110 Grill, Arturo's, Bertucci's, Central House, Chill, Harry's, Hola, Jersey Mike Subs, JP's, Mandarin, Mayuri, Mexicali, Panera, Pizzeria Uno, Red Barn, Red Heat, Sachi, Sake,South Street Diner, Tavolino's, Ted's Montana Grill, Tenka Asian Bistro, Thaiminal, The Coop, Westboro House of Pizza

You could win:

the RIDICULOUS grand prize of 25 $100 restaurant gift cards -- yes, $2,500 of dining pleasure at 25 of our favorite Westborough restaurants.
the AWESOME 2nd prize is the 25 $50 gift cards,
and the Still Pretty Great 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th prizes are one $100 gift card to one of the restaurants.

Please enter to win and you could be a winner just in time for the holidays in December.

Trex Challenge Plastic Recycling Winter/Spring 2023 Dates

The Westborough Rotary Club’s Environment Committee has announced new Fall 2022 dates for collecting plastic bags and other thin films. Rotarians will be back at the rear of Kohl's Department Store in Northborough on the following dates between 8am and 9am:

2023 Winter/Spring Dates:

February - 4 & 18
March - 4 & 18
April - 1 &15 & 29
May - 13 & 27
June - 10 & 24

If you are unable to bring your plastic to Kohl's during the collection times, there are collections bins located at:

Central One Federal Credit Union, 40 South Street, Westborough (rear entrance)
The Borough YMCA, 4 Valente Drive, Northborough (rear of the lobby area)

It is recommended that the collected plastics be saved in clean, regular 13.2-gallon trash bags.

WRC Spearheads Revival of Farmers' Market

In early 2021, when Dismas Farms announced that they were no longer able to support the Westborough Farmers' Market, Heather Abraham of the Westborough Rotary Club (WRC) thought "Someone is going to take care of this; this is not going to just go away." Fast forward to the next Rotary Board Meeting and there it was on the agenda: Helping the Farmers' Market. Like Heather, the 7,000 other Facebook followers of the Westborough Farmers' Market were saddened to hear there would not be the annual town event this year. If you haven't had the chance to stop by the market, Westborough TV covered opening day in 2019 and you can just feel summer in the air. It's a classic New England scene, and one of the great charms of living in Westborough.

Westborough Rotary Club lends hearts and hands to communities in Guatemala

Courtesy of Community Advocate, Mary Catherine Karcich

Generosity and kindness can go a long way, literally.
While the Rotary Club of Westborough is dedicated to serving its community, they are also committedtomaking adifference abroad.

As part of their international work, the club has been giving backtothecitizensofGuatemala thanks to collaborations with GEMINI (Global Emergency Medicine Initiative) and the help of Jorge Yarzebski, a Rotarian member and native of the country. Over the years, they've sent personnel from UMASS to provide medical services like surgeries to those in need. But it doesn't stop there.

In 2019, Rotarians went to install stoves made out of cinder blocks for better ventilation. Guatemalans cook on an open flame on the floor of their homes - similar to a campfire - causing respiratory issues and creating a hazard to children. Now,thanksto these new stoves, people are not getting sick like they used to.

Despite the stark differences in what one of these stoves would look like next to something we might buy at our local Home Depot, residents were grateful. "A hands-on approach project affords a new perspective of what we value and what is important in life," said Rotarian David Kaiser. As the old adage goes, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure'

Building Face Shields for our Front Line Heroes

When Milford hospital physician Katie Northrup approached her friend Kelley Petralia of Westborough Connects asking to help obtain face shields for their staff to combat PPE shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelley contacted Elliott Rittenberg, President of the Rotary Club of Westborough. Westborough Rotary and Westborough Connects had worked together on a Rotary funded grant over the past year, and Kelley knew she could count on the club for help. Thus, began a Rotary project to source materials and build 100 face shields for donation to Milford Hospital. Elliott reached out to Victor Tom, Past President of the Bedford Rotary Club and current District Grants Subcommittee Chair for help with funding, and Victor suggested to solicit the assistance of other Rotary Clubs.

This initial request grew into a much larger effort, and a total of 1,415 face shield shields were distributed to multiple hospitals, EMS services, and other front-line health care providers. The project was supported by funding from Rotary District 7910, the Westborough Civic Club, and generous individual contributions, along with volunteer efforts from Rotarians, the Westborough Civic Club, and local residents. Zoom online sessions were used to provide training, and materials were delivered without contact in kits to volunteers’ homes for distributed production while maintaining social distancing. Through the combined efforts of the Westborough and Bedford Rotary Clubs, and assistance from the Rotary Clubs of Concord and Billerica along with local residents, 400 face shields have been delivered to Milford Hospital, 100 shields to Emerson Hospital, 200 to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, and other amounts to the Bedford VA Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, along with smaller clinics, fire, police and EMT services in local communities.

Here's a quote from one of the recipient organizations that demonstrates this project's impact: "Each day since this pandemic has started our staff has shown up to work ready to put their safety on the line to help others. Donations such as these go a long way in ensuring they can continue to do that and return home safe to their families. Your support has helped build morale and fulfill our mission"

Members-Only Club Assembly Meeting @ Tavolino 12:15pm
Tavolino (Zoom also available)

Dec 07, 2022 12:15 PM
Monthly Evening Social -See details above for location
Changes monthly--See details above in Upcoming Club Meetings

Dec 14, 2022 6:00 PM
Monthly Club Lunch Meeting (1 hour)
Tavolino (Zoom also available)

Dec 21, 2022 12:15 PM
Monthly Committee Meetings (4th week of month)
Zoom

Dec 28, 2022
Monthly Board Meeting(7:30-8:30AM)
By Zoom only

Dec 28, 2022 7:30 AM
Members-Only Club Assembly Meeting @ Tavolino 12:15pm
Tavolino (Zoom also available)

Jan 04, 2023 12:15 PM

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