Events

Under the Tent at the YMCA in Ellsworth!

Tickets are now available to purchase for The Ellsworth Rotary Club Blueberry Pancake Breakfast!

Tickets can be purchased at the following businesses:
Bangor Savings Bank
Camden National Bank
Down East Family YMCA
Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
The Ellsworth American

We will be having our breakfast wrap-up meeting on Tuesday, August 20th at 5:00 at China Hill before our regular meeting.  If you are unable to attend and would like to voice any suggestions, concerns or ideas for next year please feel free to send them to Cindy at cynthia.shoppe@bangor.com and she will make sure your voice is heard.

Please sign up with Marc Rich to help at the Pie Booth or Make a Pie!

Marc Rich passed around a sign up opportunity for Rotarians to work the Loaves and Fishes Pie Booth at the Blue Hill Fair, August 30 from 5 – 7 PM and from 7 – 9 PM.  If interested, please let him know.

Ellsworth Rotary Freshman BBQ at the Ellsworth High School

10:30 am to about 12:00 pm.

Cooking starts at 10:30am. Please arrive at that time or just prior. The cooking will be done outside in the back of the school near the kitchen.  To get to the cooking area; drive around the left of the building to the back. You will see them outside. They have a nice grill that has eight burners.  They serve the lunch at 12:00pm. Our services should only be needed from 10:30am to 12:00pm.

Please wear your Rotary hat if you have one; if not then some hat or head covering. Aprons will be provided by the school as needed.

Join us for all you can eat blueberry pancakes! Sausage, Juice and Coffee. We will have Gluten Free Pancakes too!

Help us raise funding for our wheelchair project!

$7.00 for Adults
Children 12 & Under $3.00

Sign-ups are being passed around to help at this event. Please contact Marc Rich if you would like to volunteer.

Our annual blood drive for the American Red Cross. Walk ins are welcome. Come and help save a life.

Please donate $1.00, paint your Pinkie nail purple, and join the fight to end Polio! Pat's Pizza is generously donating $1.00 for each pizza sold on Saturday October 19th at its restaurant in Ellsworth.

To assist The Rotary Club of Ellsworth celebrate World Polio Day, Rooster Brother in Ellsworth has agreed to donate $1 for every cup of coffee sold on Thursday October 24th. Every dollar raised by the Club is doubled By the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation so the $1 donated becomes $3 in the fight against polio!

One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio

24 October
On World Polio Day, thousands of Rotary clubs around the world will hold events and fundraisers to recognize our progress in the global fight to end polio.

Our 2019 online global update will air in multiple time zones and languages, reaching more people and raising more awareness than ever before. Visit the Rotary International Facebook page to RSVP to your region’s online global update.

https://youtu.be/skD0NAoK9OM

Please bring a guest to an informational evening of Rotary Fellowship and networking!
Our guests will have an opportunity to learn about Rotary, service projects and our club's contributions to the community.
ASK: A friend or family member, business acquaintance or young community leader.
Please R.S.V.P to Marian Wells, Membership Director
Email: sagegirl65@gmail.com

Our club will be conducting our annual Food Drive for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Ellsworth. We accept food or monetary donations at this event to help those in need in Hancock County.

The Rotary Club of Ellsworth hopes to raise funds to support Rotarian Charlene and is planning a benefit supper in December. If you can help in any way, either with donations (in-kind for the supper or monetary for Charlene) or with service by helping with the supper, please let us know right away. There is some urgency due to the situation. 

We will be having an emergency benefit planning meeting following our club meeting this Tuesday, Nov 19. Please plan to attend or to let us know that you would like to help or contribute. Rotarians Jodie Cushing and Marc Rich will be the point people on the supper.

Please sign up with Marc Rich to help out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the month of December at the Food Pantry. 

Literacy Project: Readers are needed for Wednesday, December 4th and December 18th between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Moore Center / YMCA Day Care… for more information or to sign up, contact Rotarian Gene Pellerano.

Our Club will be escorting Santa again this year!

Theme: Silver Bells

Date: Saturday, December 7th, 2019
Location: Downtown Ellsworth
Parade Line Up: 10AM
Parade Start Time: 11AM

Charlene Churchill,  former Ellsworth Librarian and the Rotary Club of Ellsworth’s long-time secretary, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Charlene is single and her extended family lives out of state. For years Rotary and the Ellsworth community have been family to her. She’s a Paul Harris Fellow and epitomizes the Rotary value of service above self.

Earlier this month, Charlene traveled to Texas to the MD Anderson Cancer Center for medical advice. Doctors discovered a pulmonary embolism and she was quickly hospitalized. Since then her health has worsened. She has had three surgeries and her medical bills are mounting. 

Donations will be gratefully accepted. Additionally, baskets that were made and donated by individuals, organizations, and businesses will be available for auction.  Those unable to attend the dinner, but who wish to make a donation can do so.  Please make a check payable to the Ellsworth Rotary Club with Charlene Churchill in the notation line. Mail check to Ellsworth Rotary Club, PO Box 741, Ellsworth, ME 0460.

Contact Marc Rich 207-852-8595

Literacy Project: Readers are needed for Wednesday, December 4th and December 18th between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Moore Center / YMCA Day Care… for more information or to sign up, contact Rotarian Gene Pellerano.