Club MeetingSmoketown Brunswick Luncheon Meeting Meets at 1st Friday of each month at the Brunswick Public Library 915 N. Maple Ave. Brunswick, MD 21716 Happy Hour meeting 3rd Wednesday monthly from 5:30-6:30pm at Smoketown Brewing Station Brunswick, MD 21716 18 South Maple Street
Brunswick, MD 21716BirthdaysJennifer Lolli-Hall
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Coming Up in Smoketown Rotary ClubMay 17 -Happy Hour and Fellowship 5:30pm@Smoketown Brewery
May 17- Invitation to all Rotary members to attend the Greater Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Directory Release Party- 6-8pm @Beans in the Belfry ( Stop in after Happy Hour)
May 31- Charter Dinner- see below
June 3- Canal Community Days Clean Up sign up HERE June 17- Join fellow Rotarians at Nationals Park for End Polio Now Night - June 17th - as the Nationals take on the Marlins! For every ticket sold, $5 will be donated to Rotary International’s PolioPlus campaign.Tickets will be delivered via the MLB Ballpark App and must be accessed using the email address on the purchase. Tickets are not refundable nor can they be resold. https://fevogm.com/event/ENDPOLIO Donations of pool toys, swim goggles, beach towels etc. for "Our Christmas in June" project to supply pool passes and pool supplies to needy area families are being accepted. Please bring your donations to May 17 Happy Hour or First Friday lunch in June or email smoketownrotaryclub@gmail.com to arrange drop off.
President Jennifer Lolli-Hall and President- Elect Lois Jarman attend the RD7620 District Conference in Bethesda last month
Smoketown Rotary Club received a Gold Plus Environmental Award at the district conference! Thank you to club members Abbie Ricketts and Chris Mourlas for leading our Environmental projects! Chris serves as the club's Environmental Chair.
Mark Your Calendars!
Smoketown Rotary Club Charter Dinner.png) Click HERE to purchase tickets
Paul Harris Fellow Award
Dr. Wayne Allgaier has been selected by our club to receive the prestigious Paul Harris Award for 2023. Dr. Allgaier is a retired local physician who has cared for many in the Brunswick community over his long career here. He has been a strong leader in various community organizations including BEACON, Brunswick Main Street, and the Brunswick History Commission. He has served on the Brunswick City Council. Smoketown Rotary Club is honored to present this award to him
at our Charter Dinner on May 31.
History Moment: Picturing Women Inventors?
By Monica M Smith on Monday, May 1, 2023The word “inventor” brings to mind images of men like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, but inventors come from every demographic and segment of society. The stories of inventive women often have been overlooked, undervalued, and sometimes lost, not least because they have lacked the support and backing necessary to secure patents and develop inventions into marketable products or services. In mid-2019, both houses of Congress held hearings on what lawmakers called the “lost Einsteins,” looking at gender gaps in science, engineering, technology, and invention. Patricia Bath, inventor of a surgical instrument for cataract removal, testified: “The pipeline for increasing women scientists and engineers begins by igniting the spark for learning and curiosity.” Academic research has confirmed the importance of role models in inspiring invention among girls while also pointing out that, at current rates, it will take more than a century to reach gender parity with male inventors. 1 Read More |
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Faith in Peace Concert June 17, 2023By David Searby on Sunday, April 30, 2023 Come join DG Sean McAlister in his last hurrah as we combine forces with the Concert for the Human Family (CFHF) of the US Episcopal Church on the second ever “Faith In Peace” Concert on Saturday, June 17, 2023 in the historic Sixth and I Synagogue! Go to Light4America to buy a ticket that will give 50% of ticket sales to the next Rotary District to host a "Faith in Peace" Concert" or EVEN better email David@Light4America.org so your own club can get a personalized QR code, graphics and website ticket sales address to receive 50% of ticket sales. Read More | |
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