About Us

Newington Rotary

... has been helping our local, regional and world community since 1960. 

Here are some of the many recent ways we’ve connected to our community:

• Annual Golf Tournament benefiting the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to aide in the research and cure for pediatric cancer (we’ve donated over $150,000 thus far) 

• Construction of a new picnic pavilion at Churchill Park, aptly named the Newington Rotary Pavilion 

• Annual food drives to benefit the Newington Food Bank 

• Donate backpacks and school supplies for children of families in need 

• Promote literacy by providing dictionaries to every third grader attending in Newington schools

• Sponsor programs for juniors in high school to develop leadership and good citizenship qualities 

• Award college scholarships to high school seniors

• Support youth sports activities

• Purchase equipment and support new programs for our local police and fire departments 

• Host an annual Breakfast With Santa fundraiser 

• Participate at the annual Newington Waterfall Festival 

Past projects have included:

• Purchase of specialized web cameras for the neonatal intensive care units at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and the UCONN Health Center 

• A room at the Lucy Robbins Welles Library

• Rotary Brick Walk at Mill Pond Falls 

• An all-accessible playscape at Mill Pond Park

• Provided a pool at the former Newington Children’s Hospital 

 

Rotarians make a difference on a global scale, too. Your membership gives you access to a global network of professionals and leaders who share a passion for applying their collective expertise and resources to make a positive change.

Here are some ways we connect with the Rotary world:

• Financial support for Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign, a movement which has just about eradicated the disease 

• Participate in worldwide humanitarian efforts to provide clean water and proper sanitation for poor villages in Guatemala

• Purchase shelter boxes that provide temporary housing in catastrophic emergency situations 

• Donations to 9/11; Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Irma and Kathmandu earthquake relief efforts 

 

When you join a Rotary club, your potential to make a difference in the world grows exponentially. 

For more information on Rotary, contact the club president at the info found on the home page.