Thank You to 2023 Bluefish Tournament Sponsors!

Thank You to 2023 Bluefish Tournament Sponsors!![]() |
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2023 Bluefish & Striper Tournament![]() |
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The Osterville Rotary Club’s 26th Annual Bluefish and Striper Tournament![]() DOWNLOAD ENTRY APPLICATION HERE |
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A Baby CenterVolunteers of Rotary Club of Osterville recently packed Santa bags for 431 children for A Baby Center |
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Installation of new 2021 Club Executives & DirectorsThe Rotary Club of Osterville celebrated a changing of the guard on Wednesday June 23rd. President Stu Peoples marked the end of his term and ushered in the term of new Club President Kathy Silvia. Along with Kathy Silvia, other 2021 Club Executives & Directors are President Elect, Steven Murphy Treasurer, John Ladner Secretary, Rebecca (Becky) Richardson Rotary Foundation, Deborah Reed Membership, Jeremiah Hegarty Public Relations, Lucinda Harrison Immediate Past President, Stu Peoples Sergeant-at-Arms, John Bommhar |
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Easter Donation for Feeding Families FridayRotary Club of Osterville, with help from a grant and the collaborating organization YMCA Cape Cod, partnered on Feeding Families Friday. YMCA Camp Lyndon program delivers 50 families meals every Friday to support low income Mid-Cape families residing in Founders Court, Cromwell Court, Kimber Woods, and The Village Green which are supportive housing complexes in the town of Barnstable. Rotary Club of Osterville filled bags with potatoes, onions, carrot, lettuce and celery - all the ingredients for an Easter meal. Pictured are Jennifer Watkins and her family Jayden Watkins – Food Services Director YMCA. Gina Uribazo – Cape Faith Baptist Church donated Easter baskets full of candy, pencils, bubbles and treats! Rotary Club of Osterville members – Kathy Silvia, Lucinda Harrison, Rebecca Richardson, Clara Mesanaro, Stu Peoples (and his helper D’John), PJ Richardson (YMCA Director) and his daughter Annie Richardson. Annie, D’John and Jayden all made colorful cards reading Happy Spring!! If you are interested in donating to the YMCA or Rotary Club of Osterville please e-mail rotaryclubofosterville@gmail.com. ![]() ![]() |
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Feeding Families FridayWe are pleased to have partnered with YMCA at Camp Lyndon program “Feeding Families Friday, our club with a grant will offer fruit /produce to these 50 families on Cape Cod over the next few months! A special thank you to PJ Richardson and Jen Watkins for working with us to make this possible! |
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Books for Osterville Village LibraryEach year the Rotary Club of Osterville donates books to the Osterville Village Library; each book is given in honor of the club's guest speakers. Pictured are four books for students in grades 3 - 5, ,all of which were labeled in honor of our last 4 guest speakers and delivered to the Osterville Village Library.
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CHIP's House Fall Plantings
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Rotarians at Work: Spring Clean up at Armstrong-Kelley Park |
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Delivery of 400 Journals to Barnstable United Elementary School |
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Rotarians at Work - Dowses Beach |
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Barnstable Neighbor 2 Neighbor visits Osterville Rotary ClubOn January 15th we welcomed Barnstable Neighbor 2 Neighbor as our guest speaker. |
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Club Volunteers Serve Lunch at Barnstable Adult Community CenterOsterville Rotarians made the front page of the Cape Cod Times in December 2019 as members volunteered to serve lunch at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis. We love helping out in our community! Let us know if you would like to get involved! ![]() ![]() |
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2020 Scholarship Application![]() In support of the college plans of local students, the members of our club offer two scholarships per year. Each student who receives the scholarship will be granted $1000.00 a year for four years. To be eligible, you must be a resident of Barnstable or Mashpee and be graduating from Mashpee High School, Barnstable High School, Sturgis High School, Cape Cod Technical High School, Cape Cod Academy or St. John Paul II High School. The prime criteria are service to others and high academic achievement. Financial circumstances will also be considered. Due Date: May 1, 2020 Please download scholarship application below. |
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Rotary Club volunteers at Habitat for HumanityThrough a partnership between Rotary and Habitat for Humanity, more will have access to safe and affordable housing across the globe. Several members of The Rotary Club of Osterville volunteered on April 20th in Dennis as they worked on two houses. The houses take a year from start to finish. There will be 11 more houses going up on Cape Cod, in the towns of Wellfleet, Truro and Mashpee over the next few years. We all felt good to be a part of this day. ![]() ![]() |
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Thank you to our 2019 Sponsors of the 25th Annual Bluefish & Striper Tournament! |
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Books donated to Osterville Village Library in Honor of our Guest Speakers![]() The Rotary Club of Osterville is proud to donate books to the Osterville Village Library on behalf of our Guest Speakers! |
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New Members January 2019 |
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Recent SpeakerJanuary 10, 2018 ![]() The Osterville Rotary Club is pleased to have been joined by our State Senator Julian Cyr, where he spoke of his current term in office. Julian just finished the end of his first year in this position, after being elected in November, 2016 to succeed Senator Wolf. He is a lifelong Truro resident, a Nauset High School graduate, and a graduate of New York University. And he and his family were small business owners for many years – they owned Adrian’s Restaurant in North Truro, which closed in 2012. He is Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development, and serves on committees with oversight of public health, housing, municipalities and regional government, environment and agriculture, and social welfare. Julian has experience in public policy, health advocacy, organizing, and social justice. Prior to his election, he served in the Baker administration as director of policy and regulatory affairs for environmental health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. And previously, under Governor Patrick, he worked closely with members of the Legislature as deputy director for government affairs at the Department of Public Health. Over the past year Julian has been focusing on a number of issues – especially housing affordability, zoning reform, state support for wastewater needs on the Cape and Islands, preparing for the decommissioning of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, tackling the opioid epidemic and more. Contact us: rotaryclubofosterville@gmail.com PO Box 705, Osterville, MA 02655 President Debbie Reed 508-367-8890
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Donation to Osterville Village Library![]() Special Thanks to Special Thanks to Jackeline & Simone (far right) the proprietors of Gone Chocolate for their help in making a generous $300 donation to the Osterville Village Library Executive Director Cyndy Cotton.
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Osterville Rotary takes on a unit for Safe Harbor Adopt-A-UnitWhat is Safe Harbor? Safe Harbor is a safe and secure family shelter for Emergency Assistance for eligible women and their children who are homeless due to domestic violence. Safe Harbor, which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development and private contributions, can accommodate up to 20 families.
Safe Harbor Adopt-A-Unit Crew from our Osterville Rotary Club did an amazing job fixing up a unit for one of the Safe Harbor clients in time for the Holidays as we took on a unit - specifically unit R - and we painted the entire unit, walls, trim, ceiling, added some blinds and shelving were the family asked for it to be placed. Many of our members donated area rugs, towels, bedding, pillows, blankets, books, a chair and some really nice coat racks and shelves. A good deal of our members also contributed money to the cause. It has been rewarding to take on a "hands on project" and we will continue to monitor how we can improve our unit in the future. You learn a lot about each other when you work side by side on a project often out of your comfort area with fellow Rotarians.
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Celebrating "Being a good Friend".
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A Thesaurus for every 5th Grader - Every Year!
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Rotary Club of Osterville Provides Barnstable's 5th Graders with ThesaurausesThrough club funds, the Rotary Club of Osterville purchased "Webster's Thesaurus for Students" and donated them to the Barnstable school system's 5th graders as part of the club's Literacy Program. Each Student gets to keep their thesaurus and a club sticker has been put in each so that the students can personalize their thesaurus. ![]() |
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A sincere thank you from Pure Water
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Website Sponsorship - Advertise your businessInterested in supporting our website and our club's general costs while gaining visibility for your business through our website? You can advertise your business on OstervilleRotary.org with a banner ad that will show up throughout the website and on ebulletins. Banner Advertising is an effective method of bringing increased traffic to your web site. Banner advertising consists of a graphic banner that is linked to your site. The cost is $30.00 per month. Please see Darlene Billmair for more details. |
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What makes a good Rotarian Prospect?![]() The Rotary international website says... Qualified candidates for Rotary club membership are adults of good character and business, professional, or community reputation who fit one of the following criteria:
All candidates should also demonstrate a commitment to service through personal involvement, be able to meet the club’s attendance and community project participation requirements, and live or work in the vicinity of the club or the surrounding area. Have a potential member in mind who has expressed interest in our club?Click here for Rotary International's PROPOSE A NEW MEMBER form |
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Osterville Rotary Gives Each Barnstable 5th Grader a Thesaurus!In November 2010 The Rotary Club of Osterville provided nearly 500 Thesauruses to each of the 5th Graders in the Town of Barnstable (including kids from Horace Mann, St. Francis Xavier, Trinity Christian Academy, Cape Cod Academy and the Waldorf School) as we have for several years. Our club received a Literacy Award from Rotary International for 2009-2010, as well for past years, because of this community donation. Pictured: Assistant Principals at the Horace Mann Charter School happily receive thesauruses to give out to each 5th grade student. |
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“Service Matters” weekly radio show
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Welcome Jeffrey Ayotte
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What is Rotary?What is Rotary? Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. |
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Join Rotary Club of Osterville on Facebook! |
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Staying Connected with Rotary International![]()
Want to stay connected with Rotary International through social networks?
Please follow the below links to join in! RI on Facebook RI on LinkedIn RI on Twitter RI on YouTube RI on Flickr |
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Growing Quality Membership
To keep clubs strong, every Rotarian must share the responsibility of
bringing new people into Rotary. Each new member must be proposed for
membership by an active member of the club. If you know someone who has
all the qualities of a good Rotarian and you're an active member of a
Rotary club, consider proposing that person for membership.
If you know someone who doesn't live in your community but would make a great Rotarian, you can complete a referral form. Download How to Propose New Member (PDF). Download a Member Referral Form (PDF). Qualified candidates for Rotary club membership are adults of good character and business, professional, or community reputation who fit one of the following criteria:
All candidates should also demonstrate a commitment to service through personal involvement, be able to meet the club's attendance and community project participation requirements, and live or work in the vicinity of the club or the surrounding area. |
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Shelter Box Reponds to HaitiInternational disaster relief charity ShelterBox has sent emergency shelter provision for up to 6,000 people to Haiti. Below are links to the most recent Shelterbox articles and videos: Haiti Aid Articles at Shelterbox.org Shelterbox Response for Haiti Video Shelterbox Haiti Report Video Shelterboxes are sponsored by service clubs, (Rotary Clubs), school and church groups, businesses and individuals, etc. Materials are ordered from a range of suppliers selected for general use, long-life, quality and price. Shelterboxes are prepared and packed using all new materials as delivered from manufacturers, at the Shelterbox warehouse based in Helston, Cornwall. The standard Shelterbox weighs 110 lbs. and has approximate dimensions 2'3" x 1'4" x 11". They are sealed and banded for transit and security. Box contents vary depending on the nature of the disaster requiring their use. |
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Growing Quality Membership
To keep clubs strong, every Rotarian must share the responsibility of
bringing new people into Rotary. Each new member must be proposed for
membership by an active member of the club. If you know someone who has
all the qualities of a good Rotarian and you're an active member of a
Rotary club, consider proposing that person for membership.
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REFLECTIONS ON EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP |
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ShelterBox Shipments to Pakistan![]()
ShelterBox has set up a camp for up to 2,500 people who have fled the fighting between the army and militants in northern Pakistan.
Tarakai Camp has been set up in Swabi district in the North West Frontier Province. "This is an area where hundreds of thousands of people have fled to escape the bitter fighting," says ShelterBox Response Team leader Mark Pearson. "There is a massive need for our help here. Most people are living in very overcrowded and unsanitary conditions." |