Our club will be celebrating 60 years of service in 2026. Members of our organization adhere to the Rotary International’s Primary Motto “Service Above Self” and also aim to build connections and friendships in the community while having fun doing it. Rotarians are people of action.

 

Our three major fund raisers are the Annual Essex Rotary Golf Classic in June, the Vermont All-Star Hockey Classic where outstanding Seniors compete, and selling corn at the Champlain Valley Fair.  This year will be the 40^th year for the hockey tournament and 28^th for golf.

 

These fund raisers allow us to support the community by providing scholarships to 6 college bound students each year, supporting local food pantries, donating winter coats for children in need, creating pollinator gardens, contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. We also provide a Holiday Luncheon for seniors in our community.  To foster leadership, we sponsor local youth who attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference each year.

 

As one of the 45,000 Rotary International Clubs, we focus our efforts on the pillars Rotary has identified. One of these pillars is disease Prevention.  Rotary partners with the World Health Organization and others in the effort to eradicate polio World Wide.

 

The needs in our community continue to grow and we hope to expand our activities to help even more of our neighbors. Our mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance peace through our fellowship of business, professional and community leaders.

 

We hope you will consider joining our efforts. To learn more about our work, consider visiting and liking the Club’s Facebook page where we post regular updates on our activities, both service projects and fund raising.

 

Yours in Service,

Lois Parmelee

Club President 2025-2026