• THIS THURSDAY IS THE INSTALLATION BREAKFAST!
"HARBOR JOY"
July 18, 8 a.m.
Congratulations to Marguerite and the 2026-2027 Board.
Special Awards and Recognitions
Thank you to everyone who has signed up
to provide breakfast buffet items.
NEEDED:
Volunteer photographer to document this event
and provide photos for the media and our social media.
REMINDER FROM LINDA:
Let’s all shine at Marguerite’s installation!
Wear your Rotary pin proudly and,
if you are a Paul Harris Fellow, wear your ribbon and medallion…
or as Jessica calls it, your “bling."
Set-Up - Wednesday, June 17 at 4 p.m.
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~ NEW SCHEDULE FOR OUR MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETINGS ~
~ First Thursday - Guest Speaker
~ Second Thursday - Club Business Meeting
~ Third Thursday - Guest Speaker
followed by Monthly Board Meeting
~ Fourth Thursday - Service Project
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NEXT HOLIDAY POPS PLANNING MEETING
Next Holiday Pops Planning Meeting
This Monday, June 15, 5 p.m.
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From Judith Black
June 20th
Friends of Marblehead Parks Announces Perennial Native Plant Sale
First-Ever Fundraiser Features Native Perennials, Shrubs, and Pollinator Plants
to Support Local Parks
MARBLEHEAD, MA — The Friends of Marblehead Parks invites the community to its first-ever plant sale fundraiser on Saturday, June 20, from 9:00-12:00 at the Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA. The sale will feature a curated selection of native perennials, shrubs, and pollinator plants — all chosen to thrive in New England gardens while benefiting local ecosystems.
This plant sale marks the first fundraiser for the Friends of Marblehead Parks, a community organization whose mission is to improve the visual appeal, biodiversity, and sustainability of Marblehead’s parks through community projects, education, and engagement.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Location: Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA
Plants: Native Perennials, Shrubs, and Pollinator Plants
Proceeds from the sale will support the Friends of Marblehead Parks’ ongoing efforts to beautify and sustain the town’s public green spaces for future generations. All are welcome to attend.
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UPCOMING - REVIEW AND UPDATE OF CLUB BY-LAWS
PROJECT LEADERSHIP - DON DOLIBER AND VINCENT CAROTENUTO WITH DE DESOTO
to be presented to the Board
and
to the club on Thursday, July 2
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Club Member's To-Do List...
in addition to any to-dos listed above...
For new proposed service project...
Francie:
1. discuss with Marblehead Rotary regarding this project
2. Check in with Digital Docs
3. Touch base with Jack Attridge and Jim Nye about what
the MHS Interact Club is doing in this space.
Bob:
4. Reach out to Andrew Petty
Accomplished!
Judith:
5. Reach out to Sustainable Marblehead
Linda:
6. Reach out to the Fire Chief
De:
7. Research what the proposed partnering company
does with the material once it is collected
Additional To-Dos
Review and Updates to By-Laws - Vince, Bob, and De
Now ready to be presented to the Board
Marblehead - Swampscott Thanksgiving Breakfast - Trish will find the appropriate person to connect with
Polio - Need ideas for October event. Francie to provide leadership for this project.
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REMINDER:
If you have scheduled a committee meeting,
please let the Scuttlebutt Editor know so we can
list your meeting in the Scuttlebutt sidebar calendar
on the right and include information in the main content
of Scuttlebutt itself.
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Celebration Events for America's 250th Anniversary
Our Club's reading project recommendation:
The Indispensables:
The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy,
and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware
by Patrick K. O'Donnell
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Marblehead Food Pantry's Most Needed Items
2 Lb white rice
1 or 2 Lb white sugar
2 Lb flour
canned corn
canned beets
ground coffee
tea
shelf stable milk
evaporated milk
12 oz jelliy
14 oz ketsup
12 oz mustard
14 oz mayo
24 oz cooking oil\
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Did we miss anything?
If you have an announcement you'd like included in Scuttlebutt, please send the write-up to Jessica at jdharbar@comcast.net
by Friday night at 7 p.m. Thank you!
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MARBLEHEAD HARBOR ROTARY'S MISSION STATEMENT"
As members of the Marblehead Harbor Rotary, we focus primarily on local community needs and opportunities through "Service Above Self."
Accomplishing more together than we can individually, we also strive to connect and lend support regionally, nationally, and internationally by cooperating with new and well-established humanitarian programs, which are important to the health and
well-being of people around the world.
