North Hunterdon Rotary Club

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Organization of community members that get involved
with community projects and local activities while developing friendships.

We encourage high ethical standards and build goodwill around the world. The Rotary Club of North Hunterdon is a member organization of Rotary International, a world wide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. The Club supports initiatives globally investing in polio eradication, clean water and working with a club in the Dominican Republic to aid in the education of their youth. Locally, the Rotary Club of North Hunterdon has worked with the community since its founding in 1939 assisting with roadway development, construction of community ball fields, playgrounds and walkways, Clinton Parades, sponsorships of boy and girl scouts, soap box derbies, flood relief, exchange students, dictionary distribution, the donation of street clock in Clinton and supports area non-profit organizations, schools and health care facilities. The Club awards $40,000.00 dollars a year in scholarships to students graduating from Delaware Valley, North Hunterdon and Voorhees High Schools. Supporting the community is possible through fundraising activities which the Rotary Club holds each year, most notably, the Skylands Triathlon. The event is a Nationally Sanctioned Triathlon. Hunterdon County is home to the Rotary Club of Whitehouse, Clinton Sunrise, Flemington and Lambertville-New Hope. The Clubs support each other’s projects and worked collaboratively, including the Annual Soup Cook-off held at Hunterdon Central with funds distributed to local food pantries in our work to end Hunger in Hunterdon. Those interested in learning more about Rotary International and membership with the North Hunterdon Club please contact [email protected]

The Club meets weekly on Friday’s at Mountainview Chalet for lunch at 12:15. The meetings promote fellowship and offer programs of interesting topics with engaging speakers. In addition to the service activities in which the Club engages, there are a number of social activities that take place throughout the year.

10/11/2026

Our speakers this week were from Impact 100 Hunterdon. Woman Transforming Communities. 100+ woman come together, each woman donates $1000. Grants then are awarded to non profits for $100,000 in Hunterdon County!

10/02/2026

North Hunterdon Rotary club donated 2 Shelter Boxes at a cost of $1k each to help the people of Nepal due to their horrific flood. https://shelterboxusa.org/

09/25/2026

Pastor Linda from the Presbyterian Church of Milford spoke today about their needs at the Village Food Pantry located at the church. NHRC donated $500.00.

09/18/2026

Mayor Henri Schepens of the Borough of Milford spoke today about all the great things that are happening in his Community! The World Fair, Bed Race, new trails, etc. Pictured Henri on left, Peter on right.

09/16/2026

Save the date! Help support Polio Eradication with 20% of your drinks and food donated back by Riley & Jake's Restaurant!

09/11/2026

Today’s meeting was held at the Annandale Fire House 1 in Annandale. Rotarians had lunch inside the firehouse and then proceeded outside for their 9/11 memorial ceremony.

08/28/2026

Gina Sampaio, Executive Director of The Red Mill was our guest speaker. Gina spoke in depth about the goings on at the Mill. Thank you Gina for the very interesting talk. President Ken on left.

08/26/2026

Dolly Parton had been awarded Rotary’s Paul Harris Award for her Literary Programs for young children. She wanted children to have the opportunity to fall in love with reading. Free books were given to millions of children up to five years old. Not only an amazing superstar but a true legend.
RIP Dolly. 🕊️

What a sad day today.

The world has lost an extraordinary entertainer, philanthropist and genuinely remarkable human being with the passing of Dolly Parton.

Most people will remember Dolly for the music, the rhinestones, the humour and that unmistakable voice. But for millions of children and families around the world, her greatest legacy may well be something much quieter, a book arriving in the mail. 📚❤️

Dolly founded the Imagination Library in 1995, inspired in part by her father, who never had the opportunity to learn to read and write. The idea was beautifully simple: give children free, age-appropriate books from birth until the age of five and help create a lifelong love of reading.

And that is where Dolly's story became intertwined with Rotary International

Since 2009, Rotary clubs have worked alongside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to help bring books into the homes and hands of children in communities around the world.

It was a partnership that made perfect sense.

Literacy. Education. Opportunity. Community.

The very things Rotary members have championed for generations.

For me, Dolly's passing also brings back a very special Rotary memory.

I first saw Dolly in person at the Rotary International Convention in Montréal, Canada, in 2010.

I remember sitting there thinking just how impressive she was. Yes, she was a superstar, one of the most recognisable entertainers on the planet, but what struck me was the person behind all of that.

She was warm, authentic and incredibly passionate about giving children opportunities through literacy. She was also incredibly funny! I remember when Past RI President John Germ presented her with a Paul Harris Fellow and was awkwardly struggling to decide if he should put the lapel pin on her dress. She said "Oh just pin it on honey, it might be the 1st thing people notice for a change" 🤣

But Dolly understood something that I think sits right at the heart of Rotary:

You can use whatever platform you have to make somebody else's life a little better.

She certainly did that!

Her songs will continue to be played. Her movies will continue to make us smile. Her unmistakable image will remain part of popular culture.

But somewhere, a child will open a book because of an idea Dolly Parton had more than 30 years ago.

And perhaps that child will discover a love of reading, dream a little bigger and see possibilities they hadn't seen before.

Now THAT is a legacy that is working much longer than 9 to 5!

Thank you for the music, the laughter, the books and, most importantly, for showing the world that kindness and generosity never go out of style.

Rest peacefully, Dolly. 🌸📚🎶

We will always love you. ❤️

08/07/2026

Are you interested in giving back to your community? Volunteering is one of the highlights of every Rotarians life.

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PO Box 5303
Clinton, NJ
08809

Website

https://nhunterdonrotary.org/

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