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Westborough Rotary E-Bulletin

May 2025
 
Celebrating over 50 Years of Service in Westborough and Beyond
 

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UPCOMING ROTARY EVENTS!
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       June 19th event and Shoe Drive - Bay State Common at 6 p.m. - A special interactive program with a dynamic reading presentation on "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July"
 
       Friday, June 27 - 2025 Westborough Block Party from 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Come get a flag at our Rotary table
 
       Sunday, Sept. 14 in the afternoon - Fall EV Expo at the Amazon Parking Lot - Learn all about EV's by talking to owners of various models
Here Comes the Farmer's Market!
 

Join us at the Farmer's Market on Opening Day - Thursday, June 12

The market is open on Thursdays from June 12th through October 9th from 2-6 PM

 

The Westborough Farmers Market is the heart of our community. Join us in supporting local farmers, fostering healthy eating habits, and creating a vibrant space for everyone to enjoy. Throughout the season, we have musicians and various activities to engage children and promote cultural exchange. 

Become a sponsor and reap the rewards: increased brand visibility, community goodwill, and the satisfaction of knowing you're making a difference. Looking to connect with your community and boost your brand? We offer a variety of sponsorship opportunities to suit your needs, from supporting our SNAP Match program to sponsoring Market Melodies. 

At the Market, we also run The POP Club, a fun and free educational program for all elementary-aged children and residents over the age of 70.  POP members get POP dollars every Thursday to buy fresh produce while also learning about financial literacy.  As Kristin Bradley, the Farmer's Market Manager says, "The Market provides children a great opportunity to interact with vendors and ask them questions about farming and eating nutritious food."  

 

 
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RYLA - Rotary's Youth Leadership Academy: Where Leaders Emerge 
 
    

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference, aka RYLA, is a 3 day/ two night conference where sophomore high school students participate in a variety of interactive sessions.  The activities are designed to help students to stretch and grow.  This year's RYLA is from June 27 - 29 and takes place at Fitchburg State University.  

The program includes a variety of challenges and enriching sessions which allow students to learn about themselves and others. Students engage with small and large groups in a program created by student input.

“life-changing”
“amazing”
“very cool”

… are all things that previous students have said about RYLA.

"The Westborough Rotary Club sponsors ten students every year to attend RYLA," states Reina Rago, President of the Club and its RYLA Chair. 

"This is one of the best initiatives our club is involved in. To watch these students grow and change over the course of three days is both inspiring and incredible!"  

 
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Meet Our Community's Unsung Heroes!
 
 
 
 
The Westborough Rotary Club celebrated its first Community UNSUNG HERO program on Wed., April 16.  Senator Michael Moore and Massachusetts State Representatives Kate Donaghue and Hannah Kane attended the event and presented each recipient an official citation from the state.
 
The following six individuals were honored at a special event at Arturo's restaurant in Westborough.  In the Youth category: Prisha Konduru, Lukas Magatao, and Ryan Summers; in the Adult category; Julia O'Neil-Welch, Nan Ford, and Brett Borglund.  The community recognized these individuals because of their inspirational leadership, kindness, and going the extra mile to make Westborough an incredible community.
 
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Upcoming Events
Breakfast Meeting @ South Street Diner
South Street Diner
May 07, 2025 7:30 a.m.
 
Monthly Lunch Meeting - Cold Harbor Brewing
Cold Harbor Brewing
May 14, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
 
Monthly Evening Social -Rotating Locations
TBD
May 21, 2025
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
Breakfast Meeting @ South Street Diner
South Street Diner
Jun. 04, 2025 7:30 a.m.
 
Monthly Lunch Meeting - Cold Harbor Brewing
Cold Harbor Brewing
Jun. 11, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
 
Monthly Evening Social -Rotating Locations
TBD
Jun. 18, 2025
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
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Member Spotlight - Beth Arienti
 
 
Beth Ariente, Vice President at Berkshire Bank, joined the Westborough Rotary Club in July 2022.  Her love of community and helping others in need called her to do service as a Rotarian.  "Despite what is going on in this country and world, there are good people who want to make a difference, which is why I love being a part of Rotary," states Ariente.  "I don't think the Westborough community fully realizes that there are people in our community who have food insecurity...Westborough's Farmer's Market with its POP program for children and individuals over 70 is helping to address this problem."  One of Ariente's favorite Rotary initiatives is the Unsung Hero program.  "We formed a team and did outreach to the Westborough community to nominate children and adults for this award--I am so proud of the work we did to identify and recognize six outstanding Unsung Heroes."  
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P.O. Box 903
Westborough, MA 01581
United States of America
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