Events

The Club is thrilled to host the 20th Annual Kentucky Derby Party and Auction on Saturday May 3rd from 5:30 to 8:30!  This event brings items from all corners from golf outings and beach barbecues to fine clothing and complete wine cellars.  There is a live auction featuring an auctioneer and State Senator Bruce Tarr for items including pro sports tickets, golf outings, condo stays in Florida and Marthas Vineyard. boat cruises and more!  We will watch the Derby race live, there will be a non-betting lottery on the outcome, a hat contest with the best woman's and men's hat winning a bottle of real Kentucky bourbon and a bouquet of roses.  An excellent buffet dinner will be served throughout the evening, cash bar (yes mint julep), and best of all we are raising money for local scholarships, food banks and international projects. So put on your Derby hats and be ready to have a fun time with fun people. Tickets can be purchased in advance online or from a member for $60 or at the door $70.   follow the link to buy online or click the QR code.

Recently installed new Police Chief in Essex MA will tell us about his new postion 

 Senior Development Officer at Citizens Inn, a non-profit located in Peabody, working to end hunger and homelessness on the North Shore. 

Serve dinner and cleanup at Open Door dining room.  Work with Chef Tom Riordan.

Please join us to hear from Sam Bevins, Interim Director, Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.

Morning meeting At Shipbuilding Museum School house on RT 133

Volunteer registration is done through the North Shore PMC Kids Ride homepage

Prepare breakfast sandwiches at Gloucester's day shelter.

Jonathan Lane will give an overview of the plans for the Revolution 250 Celebration including the 250th Anniversary Reenactment of the Engagement at Bunker Hill on June 21 at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.

Jonatthan will update us on all the happenings and planned celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the American revolution.

Our guest speaker is Sam Bevins, Interim Director, of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.

Is should be a nice day

West Beach Cookout on West Beach Beverly Farms. This is a private event for an auction item from the Kentucky Derby.

All members are welcome to join the Board meeting.

Setup, serve and cleanup in person community dinner at Open Door in Gloucester.

Eric will update us on what Seaside Sustainabiltiy is up to for 2025

Guest Speaker Eric Magers, Executive Director & Founder Seaside Sustainability 

Our annual Red White & Blue Breakfast on June 28th 2025 at Tucks Point stating at 7:30am to 11:30am.  There of course will be pancakes with all the fixings, eggs, bacon, coffee, pony rides and face painting for the kids, and musical entertainment!  Tickets are $12 in advance $15 at the door ages 10 and over, $10 ages 5-10 and children 4 and under are free of charge! 50/50 Raffle to benefit the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club Scholarship fund will be drawn at 11:30AM.  Take the free water taxi service between Tuck's Point and either Manchester Town Hall or Reid's Park to avoid the traffic, starting at 7:30 AM and running until 11:30 PM.    

We have the advance tickets available in this payment link

Please join us in preparing and serving a great meal for those in need in Beverly.  You are welcome to join us for the entire time, or part of the time, e.g., 4:30-5:30 or 5:30-7.

Make breakfast sandwiches at Gloucester's day shelter

Setup, serve, cleanup for in person dinner service.  Park and enter at rear.

Volunteer to man the goodwill M-E Rotary table

Join us at the M-E Rotary table at Reed Park for community goodwill.

Prepare and serve dinner to needy individuals at the First Baptist Church in Beverly.

We will have a speaker from the Scouts Troop 3.

Fred will update us on the world of Scouting 

Join rotarians at our hospitality tent for the MERHS summer drama performance at the park.  And enjoy the show!

They will tell us what their Committee is doing for Sustainability isses and projects in the town of Manchester

Come meet the new 

District Governor-Pooja Singla

and

Ass. District Gov- Kimberly Bohlen

Setup, cook, serve, cleanup weekend lunch / main meal for homeless and needy in Beverly.

Cook breakfast sandwiches for homeless and needy at Gloucester's day shelter.

Seaside Sustainability is sponsoring a coastal cleanup at Black and White Beaches.  Please join us.

This is a project that the Rockport Rotary Club has become involved in. There could be 4 attendees. There will be a presentation of this project. 

Prepare and serve dinner to needy people at The First Baptist Church, Cabot Street Beverly.

Matt Plum is the President of the MECT and will be updating us what is happening at the MECT in 2025

Our Annual Scholarship Fundraising Golf Tournament.

This will be at the legion, NOT Tucks

Cook breakfast sandwiches for homeless and needy at Gloucester day shelter.

Everything you ever wanted to know about club runnner and master it.  LOL

This is meeting is in Essex.  

Help us have a community presence at Essex ClamFest 2025, a Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Event.

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2025

Subject: Manchester-Essex Rotary Club Announces GEARS FOR GOOD Inaugural Community Bike Event on October 26 at Masconomo Park, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts 

Contact: Ken Riehl, kenriehl@gmail.com phone (978)778-5646

The Manchester-Essex Rotary Club is very pleased to announce an inaugural bike event on October 26 based out of Masconomo Park. The event is intended to both further the Club’s mission of community service in encouraging residents from both communities to enjoy biking as an important and fun way to recreate. Future events may also serve as a Club fundraiser depending on the level of participation. 

From Club President Jess Spinelli: We are thrilled to offer this inaugural community biking event as part of our Rotary Club's mission of Service Above Self for the enjoyment and benefit of riders of all ages, and especially as a means to encourage our young riders to experience the joy and fitness benefits of bike riding.

There will be three different riding options to encourage riders of all ages and skill levels, from young riders with a fun obstacle course, teen and adult riders to Gordon College Trails (approximately 8 miles) and a longer route into Essex to Conomo Point with a water stop for more experienced road riders (approximately 18 mile loop). The event will also include a fun inflatable bouncy tent, coffee & treats, and participation with other town entities including Manchester’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, Public Safety and Riverside Cycle.

The event details are follows:

Date: October 26, rain or shine

Time: 10:00 AM

Registration 9:00 – 9:45

Location: Masconomo Park, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts 

Three Routes:

Bike Rodeo for under 7 year olds (cones course at Mascomo Park)

Road / Gravel ride to Gordon College Trails (8 miles total)

Road ride to Essex Conomo Point (18 mile loop)

Cost: 

$35 Adults ($25 early registration)

$15 under 18 ($10 early registration)

$65 families ($55 early registration)

Bike Rodeo participation is free

About the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club: Rotary is a global network of over 1 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who come together to make positive, lasting change in communities at home around the globe – in the spirit of fun and fellowship. Chartered in 2002, the Club’s mission is community and international service with a motto of Service Above Self, and raises money through event fundraising to give about $40,000 away annually to local non-profits, community groups and schools including about $15,000 in high school scholarships. The Club gave away a record $50,000 in fiscal year 2025. The Club meets weekly and consists of over 40 members primarily from Manchester and Essex, and welcomes participation from all neighboring communities.

Tony will update us on the operations and programs of the Cape Ann Community Foundation.