Service Above Self
"This is the Rotary Club of Essex, Vermont"
Located a few minutes from Burlington, Vermont, the Rotary Club of Essex serves the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho, Underhill, and Westford. Because of the national pandemic, the Club no longer meets at its usual locale, the Essex Resort and Spa, but by Zoom conference calls on Wednesday from 12:10 to 1:00. At these meetings, we invite speakers with a wide variety of experiences such as authors, entrepreneurs, educators, and community leaders. Visitors are always welcome to join these conferences. Please contact the Club president for details to participate.
Due to Covid-19, Club fundraisers and volunteer experiences have been put on hold. The Rotary Club has held three major fundraising events: the Rotary Corn Booth at the Champlain Valley Fair in August; the Essex All-Star Hockey Tournament for High Schools seniors in March; and the Essex Rotary Golf Tournament in June. These fundraisers provided the means to help us give to individuals and organizations in the community and to award scholarships to area students. In addition the Club contributes to the Rotary Foundation and the Rotary International goal to eradicate polio. Rotarians have provided service above self by volunteering at the Heavenly Food Pantry, co-sponsoring the senior holiday luncheon, bell ringing for the Salvation Army, packing meals for Feed-My-Hungry Children, and the community service dinner for High School students. Since these are no longer possible, the Club is looking at other ways to give to the community.
As we celebrate our 54th year as a Rotary Club, we face new challenges to increase our impact in the community, nationally, and globally as well as expanding the growth and diversity of our membership. Rotary’s vision statement says that together we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. We will be able to achieve this vision by continuing to live-up to Rotary’s core values of fellowship, integrity, diversity, and leadership.
| Yours in Rotary Service, |
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| Max Seaton |
| President, 2020-2021 |
| Rotary Club of Essex, VT |
