Cliff Carlson is the President of the Meriden Rotary Club this year; this is his second time leading this very active the club in the past 3 years. The club currently has 38 members and is looking to grow by Net 5 this year.
- Meriden Rotary Club
- Meriden Rotary Club
- Rob Tarlov being recognized for the Golf Tournament by Cliff Carlson
- Tack Tie Contest Judging
- Tacky Tie Contest rules reviewed
Throughout the past several years the Meriden Rotary Club has been able to support many worthwhile causes in their community and throughout world including:
- Meriden Fire Department
- Brian Davis Ash Memorial Fund
- NAACP Awards
- ARC of Meriden/Wallingford
- EMS Explorer Post, First Aid Camporee
- Young Business Leaders Strike Out Hunger
- Meriden YMCA- Thanksgiving Day Dinner
- My City Kitchen- Thanksgiving Day Dinner
- Beat the Street Community Center
- United Way of Meriden/Wallingford
- Spirit of Giving
- Salvation Army Bell Ringing
- Women’s and Families Center
- Martin Luther King Breakfast
- Greater Meriden Chamber of Commerce Leadership Summit
- Survive the Drive
- Jack Barry Little League
- Literacy Volunteers Scrabble Tournament
- Liberty Tree Memorial at Dunn Field
- South Meriden Baseball League
- Soap Box Derby
- Project Graduation
- Meriden Children’s Zone
- Polio Plus
- La Romana Dominican Republic Project
- Haitian Health Foundation
- Water Filter Project
- Group Study Exchange
- Amber Alert
The Meriden Rotary Club is able to support these causes through their fundraising initiatives such as:
- YMCA – Golf Tournament
- Pet Fair & 5K Road Race
- Meriden Motorcycle MegaRide
- Lex’s List
- Hoopin It Up
and more….
Today the Meriden Rotary Club honored 5 of it’s members by awarding them Paul Harris Recognitions, the recipients were:
- Alan Barberino and Nate Bottone
- John McKechnie
- Cliff Carlson getting pinned
- Kevin Curry
Meriden Rotary is the home club of Assistant Governor Tari Marshall-Day
The Meriden Rotary Club recently changed their meeting location to the Four Points by Sheraton 275 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT. They meet at Noon on Tuesdays.