Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, Maine

12/19/2025

The weather outside is frightful!

Unfortunately the tree lot is very slippery. As a result we feel we must for the day to prevent any customer injuries.

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12/15/2025

The SP CE Rotary chorus couldn’t resist creating another singalong—this time with Frosty the Snowman! ⛄🎶 Special thanks to the amazing students for helping out at the tree lot and adding their own special charisma to this song.

12/14/2025

Today, between helping customers and selling Christmas trees, we hit pause just long enough to team up and make this Let It Snow music video ❄️🎄

It’s our fun way of commemorating the 2025 tree sale—and the best part? There are LOTS of beautiful trees still available to decorate homes and businesses.

Come grab your perfect tree and be part of the Rotary Club of South Portland - Cape Elizabeth magic!

Thank You!

11/25/2025

Hats off to Aaron Filieo and his SoPo Football team for their outstanding community spirit in helping set up the Christmas tree lot, with the first tree delivery arriving this Friday.

11/25/2025

Rotary... a great way to volunteer in the community.

07/22/2025

This Saturday 7/26 - come celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Bug Light Lighthouse hosted by the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, Maine and City of South Portland. Activities, music, food trucks, storytelling, free parking, lighthouse passport stamps, and much more. See you there!! FMI visit

Join us in honoring the Bug Light Lighthouse's 150th anniversary, a vital aid to navigation in Casco Bay. Experience history and nature together.

07/01/2025

The Rotary Club of South Portland - Cape Elizabeth is pleased to announce that Peter W. Bennett of Cape Elizabeth has been named President for the 2025–2026 Rotary year.

A retired attorney with more than 40 years of experience in business law, Bennett practiced at the law firm of Winer & Bennett, LLP in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he advised clients on contract disputes, company policies and procedures, mergers and acquisitions, and more.

Since moving to Cape Elizabeth, Bennett has embraced a spirit of service. Within the Rotary Club, he has led the annual Tree Sale fundraiser, served on the Strategic Planning and Visioning Committee, and acted as Youth Exchange Officer, helping foster international understanding through student exchange. He also contributed to the District Recovery Initiative, a Rotary project addressing substance use disorders in Southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire. In addition, Bennett has served on the board of a Maine-based nonprofit that operates recovery residences in the Portland area.

For more information about the Rotary Club of South Portland - Cape Elizabeth, visit www.spcerotary.org.

Incoming Rotary Club President Peter W. Bennett is pictured with members of the 2025–2026 Board of Directors. (Standing, left to right) Chuck Redmond (Vice President), Kathy Cotter (Secretary), Peter Bennett (President), Scott Irving (Membership Director), Ray Healey (Youth Services Director), Nancy Irving (Immediate Past President), Marge Dugan (Treasurer). Seated, left to right) Patty Sprague (Co-Director, International Service/Foundation), Sari Greene (Outgoing Community Services Director), Bev Altenburg (Club Administration Director).

Not pictured are Laurenz Schmidt (President-Elect), Tony Wagner (Interact Advisor), John LoBosco (RYLA Coordinator), Nicole Albert (Rotary Foundation), and Chris Speh (Program Chair).

Congratulations Peter!

05/11/2025

Join us next Saturday for SpringFest— don’t miss this Paul Harris recognition starting at Noon. Spread the word? 📣💥

Hometown Heroes Honored at SpringFest!

Join us Saturday, May 17, at noon sharp, at the Gnomezebo in Mill Creek Park for a special moment at , the Hometown Heroes Awards Ceremony, honoring five local leaders with the Paul Harris Fellow Award, Rotary’s highest recognition for service.

South Portland Chief of Police Daniel Ahern
South Portland Fire Chief Phil Selberg
Cape Elizabeth Chief of Police Paul Fenton
Cape Elizabeth Fire Chief Steve Young
Former South Portland Mayor and City Councilor, and champion for community connection, Linda Cohen

Help us celebrate their dedication to our community and “Service Above Self.”

05/06/2025

Thank You Sponsors. And thank you volunteers!

🌸 Why Do Local Sponsors Matter to SpringFest? 🌸

Because this is what happens when a community shows up.

Thanks to generous support from local sponsors, SpringFest is a powerful engine for good. Sponsorships pay for the cost of staging SpringFest, and every dollar raised beyond those expenses goes to support local organizations doing life-changing work.

Through the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, SpringFest sponsorships support causes including addressing food security, community building, older adult projects, youth services, behavioral health, veteran needs, safe and stable housing, and community service. These services span programs such as helping to provide nutritious meals for kids, supporting students with mental health challenges, funding emergency support for homeless teens, contributing to global outreach through Rotary International, and many, many more areas and types of services.

🌟 Sponsors, when you support SpringFest, you make all this possible. You're not just funding an event; you're investing in real change right where we live. That's something every employee and every customer celebrates.

This year's sponsor roster features familiar names and logos, decades-long Rotary partners in some cases, and plenty of new names. We ask everyone to get to know and support these local brands and organizations. Learn more about all the sponsors at www.spspringfest.com.

We invite everyone to enjoy every moment Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, and remember that SpringFest's impact lasts all year. Thank you again to all of our sponsors. You are the heart of this festival and the soul of our community.

05/02/2025

Dear friends, neighbors, volunteers, everyone – please join us in the support of spring fest 2025. Come and celebrate. Add your voice to this fun event. 

🍦TWO WEEKS TO GNOME! 🎉

SpringFest kicks off exactly TWO WEEKS from today with a sweet celebration at the Red Bank Community Center, where the gnome theme is elevated to "Ice Cream & Community." We invite the Red Bank community, and anyone else who wants to swing by, to join together and celebrate SpringFest, For the Love of Community ❤️

04/10/2025

At last night Club assembly Tom Meyers mentioned this NY Times piece. It’s about Gnomes, of course. And it’s well timed for SpringFest.

Todays Top News: SpringFest Gnomes Poised to Overtake Masters Tournament Gnomes in Garden Collectible Rankings

While The Masters gnomes swing clubs and rake in $10K on eBay, our SpringFest gnomes are out here hosting co****le tournaments, queuing up food trucks, and dodging ducklings in Mill Creek Park, and spreading joy for FREE.

Yes, Augusta National has peach ice cream sandwiches. But do their gnomes rally an entire community for a weekend of fun? We think not.

SpringFest gnomes: less golf, more glee. Collectible? Maybe. Adorable? Absolutely. Going viral? Just give it time.

May 16–17. Mill Creek Park. Gnome sweet gnome.

Read the The New York Times The Atlantic story “The Masters gnomes: From passing fad to valuable collectibles with staying power” for more context 😜 @ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6262757/2025/04/08/masters-gnomes-value-prices/.

04/06/2025

The list of activities at South Portland SpringFest grows, and grows!

🌟 New this year at SpringFest! 🌟

We’re psyched to share that Children's Entrepreneur Market - Maine is part of SpringFest 2025, Sat., May 17! Shop the booths setup and run by young entrepreneurs showing off their creativity, business savvy, and hustle. These kid-run booths are a must-visit! Come and lend your support and encouragement to these makers, movers, and shakers!

Want to learn more or know a young entrepreneur who’d like to join? Check out all the details here:
👉 https://childrensentrepreneurmarket.com/event/south-portland/