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The Rotary Club of Middlebury, Vermont is a volunteer service organization whose members donate their time and resources to help others in the community and throughout the world. The club was chartered March 1, 1927.

Our motto is "Service Above Self"

We meet In Person

Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m.

Rosie's Restaurant

886 Rt 7 South
Middlebury, VT 05753
United States of America

We encourage guests to come to our meetings! We have a few different meeting locations, so please feel free to contact us through our facebook page or email us at rotaryclubofmiddlebury@gmail.com.

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100 years, 200 chances

Posted on Sep 10, 2026

Rotary is celebrating 100 years in March of 2027, and we are making it a thing.

We will be putting on the birthday crown for the next year, and we want YOU to help us celebrate!

We will be holding a celebration at the American Legion (49 Wilson Rd) in Middlebury on Friday, 6 November 2026 from 5:30 to 9:30pm. Tickets are limited, so get them while they're hot! Reach out to a Rotarian that you may know, or send us an email to reserve yours at rotaryclubofmiddlebury@gmail.com with subject "100 Years, 200 Chances Tickets".

The experience will come complete with hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, silent auction, live entertainment courtesy of the band Eclipse, and great prizes including but not limited to $1,500, $1,000, and $500 cash prizes. Money from the ticket sales will go towards Rotary's Community Pavillion Project.

** IMPORTANT TICKET INFORMATION **

Tickets are $100 each.

Fill out the stubs to be eligible for one of the prizes.

A table of 8 people receives a $100 discount ($700 for a table of 8)

We hope to see you there!!

Summer time, and the (Rotary) livin' is....Busy!

It's been a full and fun summer for Middlebury Rotary club!

First off, we want to welcome Fred as our club President for the 2026-2027 year, and Ariel from the Waterbury club as our District Governor.

To kick off the summer, our speech contest winner, Taryn, made it all the way to the District level and competed against other students in Magog, Canada. She took home scholarship funds and the admiration of our club.

Ariel came to visit our club in July. As her first act of District Governor, and with the assistance of Middlebury Rotarians, we planted Milkweed at the Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing facility. We were joined by members of the Pollinator Pathway of Addison County, who helped with the planting and added plant starts to the seeds that were sown. The Club is extremely grateful to the staff of Helen
Porter and the Pollinator Pathway of Addison County for their assistance. Next spring the residents will have a garden full of butterflies and other pollinators and the Monarch Butterflies will have more milkweed plants available, which are critical to their reproduction cycle.

Finally, members of our club joined the much-anticipated "book parade" last Thursday to help Ilsley Library staff move books from their mini library to the finished building, which will be opening in September.

Guest Speaker - Ian Baucom

Last week, Ian Baucom, the newest President of Middlebury College, came to speak to our club about visions that he has for the college and how to better cultivate a relationship between the college and the town, adding to the growth of our small but mighty community.

Speech Contest, Round 2

Posted on Mar 11, 2026

Another round of the Rotary Speech contest took place at the Vergennes Rotary club meeting last week, and our own MUHS student won! Congratulations to Georgia in 2nd place and Liam in 3rd place. The final round for the speech contest will be at the district level and will take place on April 18th.

2026 Speech Contest

Posted on Feb 28, 2026

Each year the Middlebury club participates in Rotary District 7850’s District Speech Contest. The purpose of the speech contest is “…to give youth a venue to share their ideas on life issues and experiences while offering suggestions of how Rotarian could improve their school and community.”

Four students from Middlebury Union High School participated in Round 1 on February 18.

At the breakfast meeting were: Jason, chair of international service and RYLA, Tristan, Taryn, Judah, Vicky, and Liz, club president.

Taryn won Round 1 and will participate in Round 2 March 10 at the Rotary Club of Vergennes at Strong House Inn at 7:45 am.

Thanks and best wishes to all the students and good luck to Taryn on March 10.

Merry Mulch 2026

Posted on Jan 14, 2026

Thanks to the MUHS boys football team, Monument Farms, and Casella Waste Management for helping us collect Christmas trees around town once again.

Friendship Breakfast and Recent Community Service Projects

We welcomed several guests for our annual Friendship Breakfast on October 15th. This year, we had a special recognition ceremony for our first Maggie Quinn Award recipient.

Dottie Neuberger exemplifies Rotary's dedication to our community members and serving those in need. Dottie serves as the coordinator for the Friday night community suppers served through the Congretational Church of Middlebury, which has been providing dinners for families every Friday night since 2004.

Past President Paul discusses what he loves about Rotary.

Jason, head of our Community Service projects, talks about the services that our club offers to the community.

Lizzie (left) presented the Maggie Quinn Award to Dottie (center), pictured with our 2025-2026 President, Liz (right).

Club members congregated at Apple Blossom Park this past Saturday for some fall maintenance.

Washington Street Cemetery clean up continues

Posted on Jul 19, 2025

The weather co-operated as a fantastic crew assembled to continue pushing back the vegetation to the eastern fence. Next year, we'll start on the north side.

Lending a hand were Paul, Spence, Alex, Ben, Geoff, friend Victoria, and David.

Liz takes the gavel

Posted on Jul 12, 2025

President Paul passed the gavel to our new 2025-2026 President Liz.

The event and dinner was hosted by Jason L We're off to a great start of a new year!

Building a greenhouse for Charter House

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

Club members led by Jason L. built a greenhouse for Charter House. They'll be feasting on fresh vegetables next January!

For more photos, see the Photo Album on this page.

Porter's Centennial Birthday Party

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Porter Medical Center celebrated its centennial with an outdoor birthday party Saturday, June 14.

Participating in the events were Rotarians (L to R) Maureen, Nancy, Paul, and John Z. Also there were Geoff, T, and Bill C.

Humanitarian efforts in Honduras

Posted on Jun 04, 2025

Former Middlebury club member Tom Plumb spoke to the club today about his 25+ years in Honduras coordinating efforts to build water projects and class rooms.

It's always a pleasure to welcome Tom back to the club.

Memorial Day May 26, 2025

Posted on May 26, 2025

The club participated in the town's Memorial Day parade on a bright beautiful morning.

2025 Buster Brush Golf Tournament

Posted on May 21, 2025

A beautiful day at the College's golf course made the 2025 Buster Brush Tournament all the more enjoyable. Thirty teams participated to raise funds for Rotary's community projects and the Addison County Home Health and Hospice services.

A big round of thanks for all the golfers and volunteers!