Rotary Club of Woburn

06/01/2026

Rotary Club of Woburn donates defibrillator to Woburn Historical Society. Each year the Woburn Rotary club donates a defibrillator to a Woburn non-profit organization. Woburn Foundation Chair Bill Sullivan presents Woburn Historical Society's co-founder Kathy Lucero with the life-saving device.

The defibrillator will be housed at the Woburn Historical Society headquarters at the Burdett Mansion, 7 Mishawum Rd.

The society is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and their sixteenth year at the Burdett Mansion.

05/06/2026

This week, we joyously celebrated devoted Rotarian Art Duffy's 90th birthday, and he made a grand entrance at the Rotary meeting in style in a limousine as a surprise. He was warmly greeted at the door with balloons and a birthday cake. Mayor Michael Concannon had a proclamation ready for Art and declared May 13, 2026, as Arthur Duffy Day in the City of Woburn. State Representative Richard Haggerty also presented Art with a proclamation from the state house.

Veterans' agent Bob Davis was our guest speaker and gave us an inspiring update on the regulations and benefits that Woburn veterans can receive.

Congratulations Art!

03/22/2026

Rotary Club of Woburn has launched it's second year of honoring community members with Flags for Heroes. The fundraiser will not only benefit Woburn Rotary but Woburn Scout Troop 502 as well. The scouts play a major role in installing the flags and and flag maintenance.

The flags will fly at Woburn's Ferullo Field from mid April to mid May.

03/08/2026

Please see below for the fundraiser the Troop is doing with the Rotary Club. Scan the QR code on the flyer below in honor of your hero and help support this effort!

03/05/2026

This week our guest speaker was Sharon Marrama from Connor's Kindness Project. The project was founded by her 12 year old grandson during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a challenging time for a lot of children and Connor wanted some way to give back. Kindness Kits consist of hand-delivered boxes of carefully thought-out items, meant to be entertaining and comforting for children in challenging situations. The project reminds us that there is good in the world even at times when we are faced with conflicts and challenges. The ongoing goal is to help others while also spreading positivity , one act of kindness at a time. Over 16,000 kits have been delivered to date. For more information visit: connorskindnessproject.org

02/04/2026

This week our guest speaker was Maureen Willis. Maureen is the Executive Director of the MTR (Mass Teacher Resources) Free Store.
The store is located at 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 6250 and provides teachers with classroom supplies that promote educational equity and reduce environmental waste - empowering student achievement building a more just and sustainable future. If you would like to donate please contact Maureen at [email protected]

01/05/2026

Rotary Club of Woburn recently welcomed new member transfer from Pottstown, PA Michael McCarthy.

As a Rotarian since 1997, Mike served the Pottstown (PA) Club in various capacities. He was District 7430 Secretary (2000-2001) and served as Treasurer for the District 7430 Youth Exchange Program Committee (2004-2007) and has served Rotary at District, Zone and International levels. He is a multiple a Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society member and a Major Donor.

Mike was an active member of his PA community as a board member, and Past President, of the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading, teaching JA courses and several capacities in his church. Mike serves Setebaid Services, Inc., as a board member. His wife Mary Anne (Bradford) is a retired civil engineer. She is also a Paul Harris Fellow and Bequest Society member. She and Mike have six children and now reside in Woburn, MA.

12/20/2025

12/02/2025

Last week we had our annual Rotary lunch with the senior athletes of Woburn Memorial High School. Our guest speaker was Mike Parziale. Mike was a long time wrestling coach and mentor of many Woburn wrestlers. He spoke of his wrestling career at Woburn High which was an arc that started with meager beginnings and self doubt to becoming a very successful wrestler and one of the state's best. In 2005 Mike finished fifth at 157 lbs. at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships at the United States Naval Academy.
Overall, he concluded his junior season with a 34-8 record to raise his career mark to 81-26 as he ranks second in single season wins in school history and fourth in career victories.

Mike was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary Club of Woburn's Foundation Chair and past president Bill Sullivan.

11/20/2025

This week we had our annual combined meeting with Rotary Club of Wi******er celebrating the Thanksgiving High School football rivalry. Our guest speaker was Doug Carrns from the Woburn Tanners 1975 Superbowl team. Doug spoke about the great rivalry with Wi******er and showed film clips of the 1975 Thanksgiving Day football game courtesy of the Woburn Historical Society. Wi******er Rotary’s historian Jack Kean also spoke about one of the longest running rivalries in Massachusetts- 125 years of Woburn and Wi******er football!