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2025 Rockport Rotary Calendar & Raffle

The 2025 Rockport Rotary calendar with a weekly raffle ticket is now available. Along with 12 pages of extraordinary photos of Rockport by local photographers, a raffle ticket is included for a weekly drawing that starts January, 2025. Winners in the first week of July and December of 2025 will receive $250, and all other weekly winners will receive $50. Checks will be mailed at the end of each month and all winning tickets will be put back in for future drawings! You have 52 chances to win! Calendars can be purchased for $25 each at Tuck’s Candy & Gifts, 15 Main Street, Rockport, the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce at Harbor Loop, Gloucester or from any Rockport Rotarian. Rotarians will also be at the Farmer’s Market in Barletta Park and the Transfer Station on various weekends.

This calendar makes a great gift for friends, relatives, and co-workers. Don’t live local? Just email Anne Lewis at car4forever@yahoo.com to arrange shipping for just $5 more. Please help Rockport Rotary continue to fund community projects and local programs, as well as international humanitarian efforts.

Meeting Location

Rockport Rotary meets at Rockport Inn & Suites, 183 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966

1st Thursday of the Month at 5:30 - 7PM [Meeting starts at 6PM]

2nd, 3rd, & 4th Thursdays of the month 11:30AM - 1PM [Meeting starts at 12PM.]

President Donna Denio 2024 - 25

Informal Memorial for Rotarian Andrew P. Maddox

Memorial Update:

On Sunday, November 3, 2024 from 2-5 PM, an informal, drop-in gathering will be held at the Rockport Inn & Suites, 183 Upper Main St. Rockport to honor Andy. All are welcome to attend and share their rembrances of Andy.

It is with great sadness Rockport Rotary announces the untimely passing of Rotarian Andrew P. Maddox.

A dedicated member and 2017-18 past president of the Rockport Rotary Club, Andy lost a short battle with cancer. He was a friend to many and served his club with distinction. For District 7930, Andy served as chair of our District Public Image Committee and held a passion for youth services; serving on our Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Committee and volunteered with our comprehensive Youth Exchange Program. His warm smile, laugh, and sense of humor will be missed.

Andrew P. Maddox of Haverhill Massachusetts, formerly of Rockport and Lexington Massachusetts, passed away on August 22nd, 2024 after an eight-month battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Lisa D. Maddox for thirty-six years and the loving father of Amanda Saldi and husband Chaz of Salem, Katherine Maddox and partner Nick Benedetti of Haverhill, and adoptive father of Michaela Hillier and partner Bayron Contreras of Manchester-by-the-Sea.

Andrew grew up in Lexington and attended Minuteman Technical High School, where he developed an interest in computers. He would go on to have a career in computer programming and web design, eventually starting his own business.

A Celebration of Life for Andy will be held in the future. Donations in Andy's memory are to be directed to the Rotary Foundation; a fitting tribute to a devoted Rotarian so that Rotary programs can live on into perpetuity in Andy's memory. Donations can be made here.

In Memory of Eleanor Marie Hoy 06/02/29 - 12/04/24

Funding Electric Car Safety Plug

Rockport Rotary Celebrates the Fourth

Posted on Jul 11, 2022

Rockport Rotary has had an 11-year tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence to large crowds in Dock Square on the Fourth of July. Unfortunately, it was shelved for a couple of years due to the pandemic. This year we were back in force and in full costume, despite our regular Town Crier coming down with—you guessed it—COVID. Bob Gillis and Alan Battistelli stepped up at the last minute with a rousing rendition of everyone's favorite declaration. The club followed this up later in the day with a Rotary float in the Fireman's Parade.

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Donated Drone to Fire Department

Rockport Rotary Honors Rockport Fire Department

Posted by Janelle Favaloro on Nov 11, 2022

The Rockport Fire Department was honored by the Rotary Club of Rockport at the Robert C. Wood Memorial Heroes Dinner at Danversport Yacht Club on November 10, 2022. The department was represented by Chief Kirk Keating, Assistant Chief Mark Wonson, Forest Fire Warden Mike Frontierro, and Captain Frank Favaloro. State representative Bruce Tarr was also in attendance to congratulate all the heroes who were honored by clubs in Rotary District 7930.

Rockport Rotary Helps Action Shelter Keep Cool

Posted on Jun 13, 2019

Rockport Rotary, along with Breen & Sullivan Mechanical Services and Emerson Swan, Inc., stepped up to help the Action Shelter in Gloucester keep their cool with a new central air conditioning system. Rockport Rotary provided funding for the project in the form of a $5,600 District Grant in cooperation with Rotary District 7930.