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Announcements Scroll down to see more of the many things our club does to help others, near and afar. Don't Miss the Club's ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT June 2, 2008 At the Sky Meadow Country Club Nashua, New Hampshire Contact Andy Weiner for sign ups and sponsorships   Photos from recently held events appear below....  Interact Club Fundraiser February 5, 2008 Flatbread Manager, Sean Toomey, and a Burlington Rotary Club member too, pulls a Pizza from the brick oven during an Interact Fundraiser at the Bedford resturant, Interacters, Kyle Stanley (freshman), Tracy DiBona (sophmore) and Conor Murphy, Interact President (senior).  (KarwanPhotos.com) CLICK HERE FOR LARGER PHOTO Giving and Receiving October 12, 2007 Rotary District Assistant Governor, Jack Donaldson presents a Matching District Grant to Burlington Rotary Club's President John Tuccinardi, and Past Presidents, Paul Swanfeldt and Bob Hogan. (KarwanPhotos.com) CLICK HERE FOR LARGER PHOTO Concert on The Common June 26, 2007 Club members readying the complimentary popcorn and fruit juice table just prior to this year's concert, sponsored by our Club. (KarwanPhotos.com) CLICK HERE for MORE and LARGER PHOTOS Installation Dinner June 22, 2007 Seen at the dinner meeting where the 2007-8 Club officers were installed are L-R, 2006-7 DG Donna Wayland, incoming Club President John Tuccinardi, and 2006-7 Club President Bob Hogan. (KarwanPhotos.com) CLICK HERE for MORE and LARGER PHOTOS Operation Concern Thanksgiving Time 2006 Burlington Rotary has supported Operation Concern at Hanscom Air Force Base for the past four years. Operation Concern helps active duty families while their loved ones are deployed. CLICK HERE For more and larger photos Dictionary Days October 16-17, 2006 Once again, The Burlington Rotary Club gave every third grader in the Burlington Public Schools their own Webster's dictionary. CLICK HERE for more and larger photos

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OUR CLUB MEETS

Fridays at noon

at the

American Legion Hall

162 Winn Street

Burlington, Massachusetts

Lunch is served.....

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Previous Years' Photos

Are archived by year in the Photo Gallery

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2nd Annual Fashion Show

April 26, 2008 

This event was a resounding success, attracting over 250 attendees who enjoyed an evening eating delicious snacks and deserts, while watching Rotarians and their family members, Interact Club members, and our Club's Burlington Pride Special Olympics Team players strut their stuff up the runway and onto the stage wearing outfits from Ann Taylor, Men's Warehouse and The GAP.

The venue was The Billerica Elks Hall where the guests relaxed around 30 banquet tables. To add to their enjoyment and our Club's fund raising, 30 different prizes were raffled off throughout the evening.

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Friday Night at the Fights

March 28, 2008

A spectacularly successful event, this year's "Friday Night at the Fights" amateur boxing event combined with dinner and raffles raised a significant amount of money the club will put to good use helping people this year.

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Passion Plunge

February 16, 2008

Burlington Rotarian David May (R-back row) joined with his friends Rick Murray and Fred Lonergan and over 300 other hardy souls who took a dip in the 38 degee water at Revere Beach to raise money for Special Olympics of Massachusetts (SOMA). Burlington Rotary sponsers and coach local Special Olympics Softball and Basketball players. David's supporters and the Burlington Rotary raised over $1000 in contributions to SOMA for his plunge. The air temperature that day was 20 degrees, brrr...

Senior Citizens' Dinner Dance

February 10, 2008

Burlington Rotarian Janet Sullivan Fitzparrick serves dinner to seniors, Dorothy Barron, Brita Flemming and Olive Bruce at the Senior Citizens Valentines Day Dinner Dance.

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World Peace and Understanding

Bookcase Project

January 11, 2008

The installation ceremony, the culmination of a project three years in the making, took place on January 11, 2008 at the Burlington High School Library. Our club donated this beautiful bookcase and the books in it to help BHS students learn more about one of Rotary's major goals, the furtherence of world peace and understanding between people of varied nationalities and ethnicities. DG Julia Phelps (R) attended the ceremony, along with many of our club's members, Interact students, and BHS staff.,

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Burlington-Bedford

Joint Meeting

Ringing the bell to order for a joint meeting are Bedford Rotary President, LeeAnn Knight of district 7910 and Burlington President. John Tuccinardi of district 7930. The clubs have made this an annual event of fellowship between neighbors. (KarwanPhotos.com)

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Thanksgiving Dinner Project

November 18, 2007

Burlington-Lexington

Joint Meeting

November 16, 2007

Pre the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between the Burlington and Lexington High Schools.

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Dictionary Days

October 16 and 18, 2007

Burlington Rotary President, John Tuccinardi, helps Memorial School third graders look up words in their new dictionaries. The Burlington Rotary Club gives every third grader in town their own Webster's Student Dictionary as part of the Club's annual Dictionary Project begun in 2004. (KarwanPhotos.com)

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Checks for Burlington Teachers

October 2, 2007

Burlington Rotary Club President John Tuccinardi presents checks for $35.00 each to Pine Glen School's Kindergarten teachers, Melissa Parnell, Karen Potts, Elaine Babajtis and Erin Goanci. The Rotary is continuing it's program of giving every Kindergarten teacher in Burlington a check to help purchase those extras that the teachers pay for out of their own pockets. (KarwanPhotos.com)

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2007 Golf Tournament

August 27, 2007

This year's golf tournament at Sky Meadow Country Club was once again a rousing success. Click on the link below for many larger photos courtesy of KarwanPhotos.com

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Club Fishing Trip

August 22, 2007

Twenty seven Burlington Rotarians, and their friends and families enjoyed an evening fishing for bluefish off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Click on the link below for many larger photos courtesy of KarwanPhotos.com

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Gold Medal Winners

August 11-12, 2007

Burlington "Rotary Pride", the Special Olympic softball team, sponsored by the Burlington Rotary Club and the Burlington Recreation Department, participated in the Special Olympics Softball tournament at U-Mass Amherst on Saturday and Sunday, August 11th and 12th. The team took home the Gold Medal!

The action began on Friday with the arrival of the athletes, including Robert Gay, Jason Thompson, Donovan Robinson, Mohamed Taha, Larry Dornhoffer, Ray Tarquinio, Tony McDonald, Patti McDonald, Billy Rich, David Franceschi, Kevin Larson, Jenny Landers, Jill Brown, Stephanie Klien, Jonathan Kushmerek, Kevin O'Neil, Michael Moynihan, and Ben Berg. They were supported by the coaching staff of Mark Landers, John Tuccinardi, Lloyd Rosenberg, Barry Berg, Jim Comey, Jan Comey, Joe Franceschi, Linda Whitaker, Ricky Brown, and Lydia Brown.

Tourney playoff games took place on Saturday and Sunday with four games scheduled. Many months of diligent practice and hard work paid off for the "Pride" when they stood on the medal platform after capturing the gold. Great pride was truly in evidence on the faces of the athletes, coaches, parents, and supporters who traveled with the team. This was the first Gold Medal for the group after several years of competition. They demonstrated high-level skills, performed excellently and exhibited great teamwork. They are truly the "Pride of Burlington".

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Burlington Pride Day

August 4, 2007

At this year's Pride Day festivities on the Burlington Common, Once again, the Burlington Rotary Club sponsored and staffed a "money blowing" booth. This "ride" is always a big hit with toddlers through middle school students. Every child tried to grab as much of the "money" flying around inside as possible. And, each received a prize for their efforts, there were no losers. Playing "doorman" in this photo is John Tuccinardi, this year's Club President. Judith Wisnia, wife of a club member is standing ready to award a prize to the next child surviving the maelstorm.

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Children's Book Drive

June 22, 2007

Burlington Rotarians stepped up in the early morning hours to help with a donation of 782 books to the FOX25 Morning News Children’s Book Drive. The drive elicited great participation from everyone including Burlington residents, area businesses and municipalities, Burlington firefighters, Long’s Jewelers, Town Hall employees, our Burlington Rotary Club and The Rotary Interact Club. All of these groups dropped off bagfuls of BRAND NEW BOOKS! Thank you to everyone who stopped by! Fox 25 is on its way to beating last year’s collection total – more than 5,000 books.

Students from Burlington Roatary Interact Club played a significant role in making this event a success.

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Kid's Pan Mass Challenge

June 16, 2007

Our club held it's first annual Kid's Pan Mass Challenge bike ride to Benefit the Dana Farber Center's Jimmy Fund. Over $2,000 was raised in just a few hours of a beautifu Saturday morning by this event which was initiated and organized by Past District Governor Dave Fionda and his daughter Luciana.

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Special Olympics 2007

Pictured here are some of the nearly 30 players of the "Burlington Pride" Special Olympics Softball team spearheaded by Rotarians Lloyd Rosenberg and incoming President John Tuccinardi.

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Fashion Show

April 28, 2007

Members of our Rotary Club and student members of The Interact Club served as models at our first annual fashion show. They took their turns modeling men's clothing from The Men's Warehouse and ladies garb from Coldwater Creek. Drinks and baked goods made by club members and spouses were served to the crowd at this successful fund raiser.

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"Friday Night at the Fights"

March 23, 2007

A sellout crowd enjoyed a delicious meal, drinks, ten three round boxing matches and several big prize raffles. That, plus two georgeous "Ring Girls" ensured that there was something to satisfy everyone's tastes at this always well attended annual fund raiser.

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"Guns and Hoses"

Hockey Match

March 11, 2007

Burlington Rotarians held a fundraiser for our town's "People Helping People" organization at the Burlington Ice Palace rink, featuring the Burlington Fire and Police Deptartments' Hockey teams.

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Senior Citizen Dinner Dance

February 11, 2007

The Burlington Rotary Club's annual dinner dance was a success once again. Over 200 Burlington seniors showed up to be enjoy a turkey dinner and music by a popular DJ. As usual, club members staffed the kitchen and served the meal.

Shown below are members of the Burlington Rotary Interact Club who showed up in force to help make the event a memorable one. (KarwanPhotos.com)

The Rotary kitchen team takes a break when everything is cooked and ready to serve.

Rotarian Tamara Klinger and her daughter getting ready to set up the tables.

Defibrillator Donation

January 7, 2007

Burlington Rotary President Bob Hogan (r) presents a check for $2000.00 to Burlington Fire Department's Mark Saia and Chief Lee Callahan to be used for purchasing defibrillators to be placed in the town's public buildings. (KarwanPhotos.com)

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