WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF ~

THE ROTARY CLUB OF

BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

2008 ~ Our 39th Year Serving the

Bedford and West Manchester NH Communities

CHARTERED 1969   

"Serving Bedford - Reasons for Giving" Bedford Bulletin article

SERVING THE BEDFORD AND WEST MANCHESTER COMMUNITIES

News!!! The Club no longer is meeting at  Wayfarer Inn

We have a new permanent home and a new morning to meet!!! We now meet on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 a.m. at the Manchester Country Club. on South River Road in Bedford one block south of Meetinghouse Rd.

Please join us!!  Scroll down to Speakers section for details.

Rotary Club of Bedford Members:  CLUBRUNNER Web Site

COMING SOON!!!!

Saturday, MAY 17th

~ Our 34TH ANNUAL

BEDFORD ROTARY MEMORIAL ROAD RACES 12K & 5K

PLUS  our 1st Annual HEALTH FAIR at the BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL (new site!)

The 12K race was selected as part of the 2008 New Hampshire Grand Prix Running Series

12K (NH Grand Prix Teams + Open entry) AT 8:30 AM ~ 5K (Open entry and Open Teams) AT 11 AM

ENTRY FORM & RACE INFO CLICK HERE also see our 2008 SPONSORS

Check to see if you or your friends are REGISTERED CLICK HERE

Health Fair and Road Race PARKING MAP:  CLICK HERE

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Our mailing address: ROTARY CLUB OF BEDFORD, NH,  PO. Box 10086,  BEDFORD, NH 03110-0086

Please check our Speaker Schedule below for locations of the Wednesday Morning Meetings at 7:30 - 8:30 AM

       

If you have questions, send us an e-mail at Rotary Club e-mail ..HERE.. (security enabled to prevent spam)

Bedford NH - Town LINK      Bedford Library LINK

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar 2006-2007, Jenna Sirkin, visit her website from Mexico City


                   District 7870 Newsletter


~ UPCOMING SCHEDULED SPEAKERS and SPECIAL EVENTS ~


**Please Note Meeting Location Change and Day Change**


Wednesday, January 16-7:30 a.m. Manchester Country Club, 180 South River Rd., Bedford, NH. Cost of breakfast $12.00.
     
-directions:  from the Wayfarer and Macy's on So. River Rd., head South, you will go under the overpass to the traffic light.  MCC is 3/10's of a mile south of the intersection on the right hand side.  The club's entrance is a large granite gate and wall with a sign that says MCC, with 1923 under the MCC.  If you have reached Dunkin Donuts, you’ve gone too far. http://www.manchestercountryclub.com/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?NS=PC&DID=29983


Join Our "FRIENDS OF ROTARY"

The Rotary Club is starting a new "FRIENDS OF ROTARY" campaign to gather the names of friends and families in our Community who wish to to know about Rotary events, tickets, etc. or who may wish to participate through volunteering.

Please join us in serving the Bedford Community ~ CLICK HERE to Register and be a FRIEND OF ROTARY

Your name and e-mail are confidential and are not distributed or sold


WHAT IS "ROTARY"?

What is ROTARY?    Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. 

Rotarians live and conduct themselves by "The Four Way Test" :

  Is it the TRUTH?

  Is it FAIR to all concerned?

   Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

   Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

To Learn About Rotary ~ "The Object of Rotary" (PDF)

Learn about THE ROTARY FOUNDATION ~ a Global Network of Community Volunteers 

NEW!!    Our Club's Rotary Foundation activities page: CLICK HERE


WHAT OUR CLUB DOES AND SOME OF OUR ANNUAL EVENTS

The Rotary Club of Bedford NH has Many Great Activities  ~ 

Come join in on the fun and Volunteer your time with us!

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Bedford NH web site.  We are a very active Club. Please take a look around our web site and find out what we do.  Our annual events include The SPECIAL OLYMPICS SWIM MEET in Feb ~  The OLDIES DANCES in February and September  ~  our ITALIAN FESTIVAL PASTA NIGHT in April ~  The BEDFORD ROTARY MEMORIAL 12K & 5K ROAD RACES in May - our 12K event in 2007 is again a USATF-NE Grand Prix Championship for the New England Clubs and also had our 5K OPEN and Team event - the Brindisi Children's Relays benefiting the Bedford middle school math and sciences ( $4,300 this year! This event, however, will no longer be held - thank you sponsors - and the kids -  for a very good ten year run!) ~ Bedford's Olde Towne Day in September featured our "Packages for Iraq" program where packages of needed items and treats are mailed to our soldiers in Iraq ~ Our REVERSE RAFFLE in Nov - be the last ticket number and win $10,000! (in 2006 we raised $18,000 for the Club charities) ~ The SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON (coming Dec 10th) and our four weeks of SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING in December (over $12,000 collected in 2006!)-  AND we support our LOCAL BSA TROOP 5 (www.bedfordtroop5.com) ~~~ and so much more ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~


   Club President, Don Rainone

We are always seeking new members - Interested in joining? 

 Principal Officers in Rotary International- 2007-2008:

Wilfrid J. Wilkinson (Canada) - President, Rotary International

  Chris Parkinson - District Governor, District 7870 (So. VT/NH) ( Bow NH Rotary Club)

The Bedford Club:
Don Rainone - President '07-'08, Rotary Club of Bedford NH
Steve Stafford- 1st Vice President '06-07, Rotary Club of Bedford NH

Contribute to Rotary International's Polio Plus campaign -e-mail us for more info

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