If you are able to contribute diapers to our diaper drive, we would greatly appreciate your support for our neighbors and friends.
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Tagged children, community, diaper drive, Rotary, Vermont, wallingford rotary
The Wallingford Memorial Rotary Club is very proud of its Mill River Union High School Interact Club. Last evening, dozens of new members were inducted into the MRUHS Interact Club at their annual induction potluck dinner and ceremony held at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The Interact Club was also presented with its Silver Citation Award! Congratulations to the newly elected Board and the new members! Welcome! We are very proud of all you do to serve our community!
It’s that time of the year again! Wallingford Rotary will be holding its annual silent auction and lobster fest. Tickets to the Lobster Fest are $30 for either lobster or steak dinner with all the trimmings, beverages and dessert. Please email tammy.heffernan@gmail.com or call Tammy at 259-3711 for tickets or you can ask any Wallingford Rotarian.
The Lobster Festival and Silent Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year and will be held this year, as always at the Wallingford Lodge at Elfin Lake in Wallingford, Vermont on September 8, 2019. The event attracts approximately 150 community members who enjoy a lobster dinner with all the trimmings on the shore of beautiful Elfin Lake. We have a silent auction during the event to raise additional funds for our community causes as listed below.
The proceeds from this event locally to support our community projects for children this year will be split will be used in our communities to support the Wallingford Rotary’s work with area children including high school scholarships, our annual Wallingford Bike Safety Day where each child who comes is given a free new bicycle helmet fitted just for them, Project Dictionary where each third grade student in our communities’ schools of Danby, Wallingford, Tinmouth, Shrewsbury and Clarendon is given a new dictionary/thesaurus to keep as their own, our annual Fishing Clinic and derby and Youth Exchange with international rotary clubs providing local students an opportunity to experience a year living abroad with a host family.
We hope that you will help support our small but mighty club by attending the dinner and/or bidding at our silent auction. Please check back here for auction items as we receive them from our generous donors.
If you are a business owner or community member and would like to contribute an item or an experience to this year’s auction and be recognized as a Wallingford Rotary supporter or sponsor please email tammy.heffernan@gmail.com.
Thank you!
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Tagged Elfin Lake, Fundraiser, lobster fest, Rotary, service above self, silent auction, Vermont, Wallingford
This Sunday is the Wallingford Rotary’s Annual Lobsterfest and Silent Auction. This year, we will permit advance email bidding on items for those of you who are unable to attend the silent auction on Sunday. In order to bid on one of the items, please email your bid, which must be at least the minimum starting bid, to tammy.heffernan@mac.com. All email bids must be received prior to midnight Saturday, August 25th and must be for at least the minimum bid amount to considered valid bids. These advance bids will become the starting bids for the items at the silent auction on Sunday afternoon at the Lobsterfest. If you’d like to increase your chancing of being the top bidder and winning the item, please consider bidding more than the minimum bid amount. Winners will be notified by email or phone at the conclusion of the auction. Please include your contact information in your email bid. We can accept cash, check or credit cards for payment. Any perishable items must be picked up the day of the auction.
Directions for Advanced Bidding:
Thank you for your support!
| Item # | Item Description | Value | Min. Bid | |
| 2 | (2) Stratton Mtn Lift Tickets | $230 | $95 | |
| 3 | (2) Golf Twosome and Cart Rental Stratton Mtn | $200 | $80 | |
| 4 | Montshire Museum 2 passes = | $34 | $14 | |
| 5 | UVM Men’s Basketball 4-Pack Tickets to Home Game | $100 | $40 | |
| 6 | Bromley Mountain 2 Pack Lift Tickets | $160 | $65 | |
| 7 | Stewart Shops “A Month of Sundaes” Gift Certificates | $100 | $25 | |
| 8 | Okemo Mountain 2 Pack of Lift Tickets | $200 | $80 | |
| 9 | Vermont Country Store Gift Basket | $125 | $50 | |
| 10 | Vermont Country Store $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 11 | Cabot Cheese Gift Box | $25 | $10 | |
| 12 | Seacoast Repertory Theater $76 Gift Certificate | $76 | $30 | |
| 13 | Cape Air Certificate for Two Roundtrip Tickets | $556 | $225 | |
| 14 | Cord of Wood Split and Delivered Locally | $200 | $80 | |
| 15 | Learn to X-Country Ski with Adrian Eisler & Lunch for 4 | $100 | $40 | |
| 16 | Hartsboro Pottery Piece | N/A | N/A | |
| 17 | Thrive Center $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 18 | 54X53 Blue and White Quilt | $95 | $40 | |
| 19 | 53X43 Green Flower Basket Quilt | $65 | $25 | |
| 20 | Tooth Whitening Kit | $150 | $60 | |
| 21 | Victorian Inn $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 22 | Victorian Inn $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 23 | Victorian Inn $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 24 | Victorian Inn $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 25 | LaValley $50 Gift Card | $50 | $20 | |
| 26 | LaValley $50 Gift Card | $50 | $20 | |
| 27 | Glendenning Maple Syrup – Quart of Maple Syrup | $25 | $10 | |
| 28 | Sandra Marquis Item | N/A | N/A | |
| 29 | Uganda Project Shirt | $30 | $15 | |
| 30 | Uganda Project Paper Bowl and Jewelry | $20 | $10 | |
| 31 | Guided Hike for 8 by Barry Griffith | $100 | $40 | |
| 32 | Kraftmaid Vanity with Granite top and sink | $849 | $150 | |
| 33 | Rutland Country Club Green Fees for Four | $200 | $80 | |
| 34 | Loretta’s Country Store $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 35 | Hand Braided Chair Mat | $50 | $20 | |
| 36 | The Foundry Killington | $75 | $30 | |
| 37 | Handmade Felted Slippers by Kathy Ross | $40 | $15 | |
| 38 | 5 hours of Forest management consultation | $250 | $100 | |
| 39 | Mixed Case of Wines with 4 wine glasses | $225 | $90 | |
| 40 | Emergency Box/Basket | $100 | $25 | |
| 41 | SameSun $1000 GC for Solar Array & consultation | $1,000 | $200 | |
| 42 | Lookout Killington $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 43 | Liquid Art Killington $25 Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 44 | Sugar Hill Berry Farm Gift Card | $25 | $10 | |
| 45 | Lowell Klock Photography Photograph | $175 | $65 | |
| 46 | Antique Glass Jar | $25 | $10 | |
| 47 | Two Dozen Cookies | $15 | $7.50 | |
| 48 | Vegetarian Quiche | $15 | $7.50 | |
| 49 | Quiche with Meat | $15 | $7.50 | |
| 50 | Vermont glass vase | $46 | $18 | |
| 51 | Hand Braided Chair Mat | $50 | $20 | |
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Tagged advance bidding, auction, Fundraiser, silent auction, Vermont, Wallingford, wallingford rotary
~Gift basket donated by the Vermont Country Store
~Gift certificate donated by the Vermont Country Store
~Twosome of Golf and Golf Cart donated by Stratton Mountain
~2 lift tickets donated by Stratton Mountain
~Roundtrip airfare for 2 donated byCape Air
~Four-pack of Men’s basketball home game tickets donated by UVM Athletics
~2 admission passes and coupon donated by Montshire Museum
~X Country Ski Lesson and Lunch for 4 donated by Adrian Eisler
~Guided Hike donated by Barry Griffith
~Split and Delivered Cord of Firewood donated by Steve Baker
~Handmade braided chair mats donated by Lois Johnstone and Kathy Detko
~Handcrafted quilt (53×43) made and donated by Ann Latucca
~Handcrafted quilt (54×53) made and donated by Lena Drzewiczewski
~Cabot Cheese Basket donated by Cabot Cheese
~Gift Certificate donated by Seacoast Repetory Theater
~Mixed case of wine donated by Taffy Hyyppa
~Gift Certificate for PYO 5 lbs of blueberries donated by Sugar Hill Berry Farm
~Pair of Lift Tickets donated by Okemo Mountain
~Pair of Lift Tickets donated by Bromley Mountain
~Photograph donated by Lowell Klock
~and so much more!
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Tagged festival, Lobster, Lobsterfest, Rotary, silent auction, Vermont, wallingford rotary
250 Brook Trout have been placed into the pond on West Hill Road, ready for the fishing!
Join the Wallingford Rotary for its annual Fishing Derby/Clinic open to all area children free of charge! The clinic starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday June 9th at the former Glendenning Pond at the end of West Hill Road in Wallingford. There will be free refreshments, a fishing clinic and prizes!
The Rotary sponsors this event each year in conjunction with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of its “Let’s Go Fishing” program. Our Fish and Wildlife certified instructor will run a fishing clinic for all children.
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It’s that time of the year again! Wallingford Rotary’s Annual Lobster Festival and Raffle. Please join us on Sunday August 27th for a delicious afternoon of community and seafood by the shore of Elfin Lake to end the summer.
Tickets are available now for $30 each. Each ticket entitles you to your choice (in advance) of lobster or steak, with all the trimmings, beverages and dessert. Feel free to BYOB. It’s a great way to enjoy a lazy summer Sunday afternoon.
This is our Club’s largest fundraiser of the year. The proceeds from this Lobster Festival and the accompanying raffle go to support our programs for the children of our community. These include:
Raffle Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20. In addition to the cash prizes which are a first prize of 2/3 of the winning pool and second prize of 1/3 of the winning pool, this year’s prizes will include:
If you are interested in buying raffle tickets or buying tickets to the Lobster Festival please call Tammy at 802-259-3711 or email tammy.heffernan@mac.com.
Your support of our local Rotary club is very much appreciated so we can continue to put service above self for our community and its children.
Thank you,
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Tagged community, fellowship, Fundraiser, kids, lobster fest, lobster festival, raffle, Rotary, service above self, students, tradition, Vermont, Wallingford, wallingford rotary
Today was a beautiful day for our Rotary Club’s annual fishing derby and clinic. Rotarians were out to help make it a fun day for area children and their families. Lots of smiles, lots of fish and lots of fun! Thanks to all who came out to participate and all those Rotarians in our small but mighty club that always make it all work for our community!
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Tagged community, district 7870, fishing, fishing clinic, fishing derby, kids, meetings, Rotarians, Rotary, Vermont, wallingford rotary, Wallingford VT
Happy New Year from the Wallingford Rotary!
If you are you making resolutions, and would like to make your community and your world a better place in 2017, consider joining Rotary this year.
If you are in the Wallingford, Vermont area, please come join our Wallingford Rotary, affectionately called the “Little Red Schoolhouse”. Give us a whirl by stopping by one of our meetings, 7 a.m. on Monday mornings except for the last Monday of the month, when we meet at 5:30 p.m.
Rotarians number over 1.2 million in over 200 countries and geographic areas. They work on world wide efforts, such as the eradication of polio, safe drinking water and disaster assistance and are the same folks who here in our own little community of Wallingford help sponsor Bike Safety Day and installed the beautiful fencing that graces the entrance at the Stone Meadow. The opportunities available are endless and the good you experience from helping to make our world, and our own community, a better place, are unmeasurable.
We would love to hear your ideas and have you become
a part of our community and help make 2017 a good year.
Happy and Healthy New Year!
Your Wallingford Rotarians
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Tagged community, friendship, Little Red Schoolhouse, Rotary, Vermont, Vt, Wallingford
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