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Aug. 28, 2026 12:00 p.m. - Sep. 06, 2026 10:00 p.m.
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Sep. 12, 2026 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Rotary Club of Essex will be holding a food drive at the Price Chopper Essex on Center Rd. from 9am to 2pm. Donated food will be collected to benefit the Heavenly Food Pantry in Essex Jct. The Heavenly Food Pantry serves approximately 80 families per month in the Essex Community. It is an essential food program to help feed our hungry neighbors.
Please go to Price Chopper between 9 AM and 2 PM and help Essex Rotary by donating non-perishable food items. Rotary Club members will be on-site to assist donors with information about the specific needs of our neighbors who use the Heavenly Food Pantry.
Many thanks to Matt Lumsden Real Estate who lends the company's box van to transport the collected items to Heavenly Food Pantry.
2022 Event Report from Tim Gendron:
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
On a Beautiful Saturday, October 1, 2022, our Rotary Club held another food drive to benefit the Heavenly Food Pantry. There was a wonderful response by our community to support this service project as we filled 34 boxes of non-perishable food items and goods. A rough estimate is approximately 900 pounds collected and delivered to Heavenly Food Pantry.
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Oct. 17, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Annually, Essex Rotary contributes money to help fund the $25,000 needed to put on this event. We need club members and friends to consider volunteering to pack meals during the event.
We have 50 packing slots reserved to fill for this 2 hour time commitment with the goal to pack over 100,000 meals! If you join the effort, we bet this will be one of the highlights of your year - so much fun and fulfilling.
Amy Jackman coordinates this community volunteer opportunity for Essex Rotary.
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Oct. 24, 2026 4:00 p.m. - Oct. 27, 2026 8:00 p.m.
The Essex Junction Rec and Parks is again organizing its annual Trick or Treat Trail for kids who walk the path with plenty of energy and excitement and dressed in fabulous costumes. At the end of the trail, there is the Pumpkin Palooza, a pyramid of 600+ pumpkins. We'll carve pumpkins to add to the pyramid then we have a table with a wide selection of treats and other giveaways. Club members serve as volunteers. If you have any questions, please contact Max Seaton by email, phone or text at 802-999-3945.
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Dec. 02, 2026 - Dec. 13, 2026
Led by Essex Rotary member - and past President - Max Seaton, Essex Rotary partners with Operation Warm (Philadelphia-based) and Essex Westford School District (EWSD) staff to deliver warm coats to area students with need. Through this initiative, Essex Rotary assesses the need, orders the coats, and delivers for distribution to students. Annually about 250 coats are given to students in our school districts each year.
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Dec. 04, 2026 9:00 a.m. - Dec. 05, 2026 3:00 p.m.
Essex Rotary members will "ring the bell" as part of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Fund Raising program. Rotary volunteers are stationed at two prominent Essex locations on December 4 and 5 (Friday and Saturday) - giving shoppers a chance to donate:
All funds raised in the "Red Kettles" are turned over the the Salvation Army. Thirty-two (32) Essex Rotary members will be at Price Chopper and Essex Discount Beverage from 10 AM to 6 PM on both days, each serving a two hour shift.
The Salvation Army of Greater Burlington serves about 28,000 meals every year to people in need. And, runs a food shelf and responds to emergency situations.
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Dec. 09, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Essex Rotary Club is planning to host the annual Senior Holiday Lunch on December 9 at the Champlain Valley Fair Grounds in one of the Miller Buildings. Volunteer sign-up coming soon! Volunteer shift times will be from 10 am to 2 pm. This event is a wonderful opportunity for Club members to engage with community members over a marvelous turkey dinner.
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