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All meetings are on Thursday with a Speaker presenting on a topic.
Every 1st week, the meeting is at noon on Zoom.
 Every 2nd, 3rd* & 4th weeks, they are in-person, 6-8pm. Location TBA.
Every other month on the 3rd week, there is a Club Assembly at noon on Zoom without a speaker/topic.

 
 

 
What We Do?  We take action to create positive change!

Rotary International, established in 1905, is a non-partisan, non-sectarian network of 1.4 million volunteers, neighbors & leaders in over 165 countries on all 7 continents working together to problem-solve, take action and create lasting change in local communities. 

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Highlights & Stories ~ updated regularly
It was a grand day!  The weather was absolutely perfect, the band was lively, the runners plentiful, the spectators boisterous, and the burgers and dogs delicious.   
 
Once more Brookline Rotary brought their A-game to this quintessential Boston event.  Several buyers of our food, told us they stop by every year for their annual hot dog.  This is a fun, noisy and impactful tradition of the club that has for decades benefitted Special Olympics in Massachusetts and in recent years our own Special Olympic teams here in Brookline.
 
It takes a village and thanks to all our volunteers!
 
Please join us for a Brookline Rotary tradition as we host a concession stand at the intersection of Webster Street and Beacon Street for the Boston Marathon.  This is one of our most fun events all year as we cheer runners, grill hot dogs and hamburgers and celebrate with friends and soon to be friends this quintessential Boston event.  All net proceeds go to support Brookline and MA Special Olympians.  So sign up to staff the concession, wear your Rotarians at Work shirt and bring your cow bells and clackers.  We provide the aprons!  Family and friends are welcome
A little known fact, Rotary International holds one of two non-voting seats in the United Nations and since our beginning we have aligned ourselves with the mission of the UN.  One of Rotary's  eight areas of focus has always been conflict resolution.
 
In these times of turbulence it is reassuring for all of us to hear about positive forces at work.  
 
Please join us on March 27th for an exciting and uplifting discussion on what Rotary is doing for conflict resolution that can be applied to our communities as well as our global stage.  The evening is open to the public and all Rotarians, but we ask that you pre-register by clicking on the March 27 meeting listed on the front page of our website.
 
Save the Date! Thursday January 16, 2025  6:30-8:30 PM
Hunneman Hall, Brookline Main Library 
 
Free & Open to the Public with REGISTRATION

Mounting evidence indicates that plastics pose hidden risks to human health. Plastic can now be found everywhere- in the ocean, air, animals, fish and every part of the human body. Public health experts are connecting endocrine disorders, cancer, child development and fertility issues to plastics in our bodies. Yet plastic production is growing exponentially, with single use plastics the fastest growing segment of production. 
 
There are solutions! Learn what Brookline is doing and what we as individuals can do to improve our environmental and human health and work towards capping production of plastics.
 
The program begins with an interactive poster session offering opportunities to talk with experts and activists. Light refreshments will be served. This will be followed by a talk by Dr. Philip Landrigan, a pediatrician, epidemiologist and the Director of Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College.  A panel will then explore community approaches to solutions with Sasha Palmer, Director of Food Services in the Brookline Public Schools; Miriam Gordon, a leader in the reuse movement and architect of innovative policy models; and Katie Weatherseed, Brookline’s Zero Waste Program Manager.  Louise Bowditch of Brookline Mothers Out Front will moderate. There will be time for discussion and questions. 
 
The program is sponsored by The Brookline Department of Public Works, Brookline Mothers Out Front, the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services, the Friends of Brookline Public Health, Brookline Rotary Club,  Climate Action Brookline, Elders Climate Action and Brookline Public Library. 
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Rotary International News
Jimmy Carter's vision for peace

This story appeared in the February 2018 issue of Rotary magazine.  It’s a crisp, sunny day in late October, and school groups are touring the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in

Espresso in a war zone

Adventure or misadventure, roving correspondent Scott Simon finds enlightenment in a life of travels

The liberation of Julie Mulligan

After being kidnapped abroad, Rotarian Julie Mulligan set out to live a more authentic life of Service Above Self

Unforgettable evenings in Calgary

Signature events at the 2025 Rotary convention include dinner at Rotarians’ homes, a country music jamboree, and boot-stompin’ celebrations of the Western culture in Calgary.

Art for advocacys sake

Student artists spread the word about cervical cancer with works they’ve created through the Rotary member-led program United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt.