The Rotary Club of Nashua West will be hosting its Seventh Annual Duck Derby on Saturday, October 12^th. Ten thousand rubber ducklings will again float down the Nashua River, this year launching from the Millyard Technology Park. The Duck Derby is the Rotary Club of Nashua West’s main fundraiser. 

What was happening on July 10^th for the Rotary Club of Nashua West? After 53 years as a club we joined with The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce for an epic Business After Hours with 95 Chamber members and potential Chamber members in attendance.

Over the Edge 2024 with Rotary Club of Nashua West!

 

Huge shout out to Mike Apfelberg, President of United Way of Greater Nashua for organizing this NH fundraiser supporting so many in the nonprofit community.

 

Thank you to this year's "Edgers" for Rotary Club of Nashua West – Hilary Laquerre and Emily Gaukstern-Phaneuf!

 

One in five children struggle with food insecurity in the US. This includes some local children and families.

The Rotary Club of Nashua West in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Nashua recently sponsored our annual Four Way Test Speech contest. This competition offers high school students an opportunity to compete by delivering original speeches, five to seven minutes in length, on a variety of topics. These topics should be of current interest and use concepts which encompass elements from the Rotary Four Way Test in the body of their speech.

 

The Four Way Test was written in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression by Herbert J. Taylor, a Chicago Rotarian who later became President of Rotary International (1954-55). It was used by Taylor as a basis in determining ethical decisions at a company which was on the verge of bankruptcy. This 24-word test enabled his employees to change the direction of the company and has been credited with having saved the company. The Four Way Test was adopted by Rotary International in 1943 and has been translated into more than a hundred different languages.

 

Contestants who competed in this year’s event were:

 

1st Place for $2,500 was Carol from Londonderry

2nd Place for $1,000 was McKenna from Nashua

3rd Place for $500 was Haillie from Nashua

 

The club would like to thank its community sponsors for this event:

Brady Sullivan Properties, Southern NH Health, Channel Building Company, Enterprise Bank, Broad Street Planning, John G. Burk & Associates, Orr & Reno PA, Toby Alison, Ripano Stoneworks, Barry & Honorow PLLC, Franklin Savings Bank, Law Family Companies. Nashua Area Kayak Exploring Destinations, United Way of Greater Nashua, Eaton & Berube Insurance, Family Fun Rental, Chick-fil-a, Lavoie Wealth Management, Expert Design Solutions and 603 Games.

The Rotary Club of Nashua West recently identified Benji’s Closet at Southern NH Health as a recipient of our Literacy Committee’s book donation program, providing 40 children’s books in both English and Spanish. This valuable community resource provides critical resources for low income mothers that have their babies in the Birth Place.

Rotarians from Nashua West worked on a service project at the 68 Hours of Hunger warehouse packaging 400 bags of food which will go home with Nashua’s low income students during the February vacation break.

The Rotary Club of Nashua West hosted its 5^th annual Barnes and Noble Book Fair from December 1^st through 5^th. This event enables the club to provide books to the NH State Prisons in Concord. This year the club purchased 122 books valued at close to $1,100.