Camden Rotary Club

10/05/2026

Midcoast Villager Deputy Editor Alex Seitz-Wald will bring his perspective as a journalist who has covered national and state elections to talk with us at noon on Tuesday 10/6 about the upcoming mid-term elections.

Having interned with Jim Lehrer in the CBS NewsHour early in his career, Alex went on to work as a senior political correspondent with NBC News before moving to Maine.

Guests are welcome to join us at First Congregational Church in Camden or via Zoom. Visit https://camdenrotary.org/speakers/ for details.

10/04/2026

We shout BRAVO to the MidCoast Interact Club for heading outside this weekend to clear trash from roadsides and help keep Rockport beautiful. We appreciate everything these high schoolers do to serve others!

09/28/2026

Silvio Calabi, author of Hemingway’s Guns, will tell us at noon on Tuesday, 9/29 about the famed writer’s ploy to repel German U-boats near Cuba during World War II.

Hemingway’s 38-foot sportfisherman and a British-made “elephant gun” played key roles in this scheme, which Hemingway carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Navy.

Guests are welcome to join us at First Congregational Church in Camden or via Zoom. Visit https://camdenrotary.org/speakers/ for details.:

09/23/2026

Welcome to our new member, Peter Lindquist. We're glad to have you with us!

09/21/2026

Rosy Tucker, manager of public programs at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Bremen, Maine, will fill us in tomorrow on bird conservation programs there. She previously taught science in Richmond, Virginia, public schools and served as a family camp instructor at Hog Island for nearly a decade. Motivated by the strong belief that everyone should have equal access to nature, Rosy is committed to getting people (especially young people) outdoors. .

We welcome visitors to join us at noon Tuesday, September 22, at FIrst Congregational Church in Camden or via Zoom. For details, visit https://camdenrotary.org/speakers/

09/19/2026

Visiting other Rotary clubs always means friendly greetings. Donna Kelley, president of Belfast Maine Rotary Club welcomed our own Clark Doran last Wednesday.

09/13/2026

Charlene “Sunshine” Hood, Camden Hills State Park Manager, will tell us on Tuesday, September 15, about the many improvements made there in recent years.

Sunshine, who grew up in Montville, has spent 37-year working in management at Warren Island, Birch Point Beach, and other Maine state parks.

Join us from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at First Congregational Church in Camden to find out what’s new on Mt. Battie and elsewhere in Camden Hills. For further details visit https://www.camdenrotary.org/Speakers/

09/05/2026

Our super cash raffle ends today with a prize drawing at 3 pm on the Camden Town Landing.

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at this morning's pancake breakfast --and the locals and visitors who enjoyed our cooking!