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Welcome
Welcome to the Rotary Club of East Providence, RI/Seekonk, MA.  
Our Club was founded in 1946 , and is one of 65 clubs in District 7950, which includes the entire State of Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.  
 
We are a fellowship and service organization of men and women dedicated to the principal of "Service Above Self."  We are one of 33,000 clubs in 200 countries with 1.2 million members.   
 
If you are interested in serving your community, we would be very interested in meeting you.  Please call Lori DiPersio, Membership Chair at 401-578-5317 or email at ldipersio24@gmail.com.
 
Our community service projects include:
 
  • Boys and Girls Club Christmas Party, providing gifts and pictures with Santa, to many local children
  • $1,000 Scholarships to students of East Providence High School, Career and Technical School, St. Mary's Academy - Bay View, and Seekonk High Schools
  • RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) providing a 3 day Leadership Camp experience for local high school sophomores and juniors
  • Turner Reservoir Annual Clean-Up
We also donate funds for several local causes, including food banks, heating assistance, etc.
 
Our meetings feature speakers and the opportunity to network and socialize.
Another successful food drive to benefit Doorways in Seekonk was held on Saturday,
November 14, 2020 at the Bay Coast Bank in Seekonk, Massachusetts.  Over 1,000 lbs. of food was donated and delivered to Doorways.  Thank you to all those who volunteered and donated!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Welcome to our Club!

East Providence-Seekonk

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:15 PM
Chelo's
911 Warren Avene
East Providence, RI 02914
United States of America
Generally we meet - 1st & 3rd Monday of the Month - 12:15 pm. Zoom meetings have replaced our in-person meetings for now. Look under speaker information for the link.
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2020-21Officers
President
Elisabeth Galligan
President Elect
William Francis
Vice President
David Kent
Treasurer
Stephen Henderson
Assistant Treasurer
Scott Haggerty
Secretary
Lori DiPersio
Assistant Secretary
Valerie Perry
Sergeant-at-Arms
Rachel Sowersby
Director
Elise Strom
Director
Jennifer Hyde
Immediate Past President
Renate Alexander
Contact Us
For more information, please contact 
Betty Galligan, President
Betty@newberrypr.com
401-433-5965
 
Speakers
Annual Meeting & Speaker Monique Hammond
Dec 07, 2020 12:15 PM
Hearing Loss
Athena Lavoie
Dec 21, 2020 12:15 PM
Memory & Aging Program at Bulter Hospital, Providence
Observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No meeting
Jan 18, 2021 12:15 PM
Observing President's Day - No Meeting
Feb 15, 2021 12:15 PM
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