Welcome to Melrose Rotary

Welcome to the website for our Melrose Rotary Club. Since its organization in 1921, our Rotary Club has continuously supported the Melrose community and lived up to the high ideals set forth by Rotary International. We have over 80 members who are dedicated to the Rotary mission. I am proud to be the leader of this dynamic organization.

During recent years, the Melrose Rotary has continued to support many local needs, and has become involved with several programs beyond Melrose at the district, national and international levels. Locally, our club provides scholarships to Melrose students, funds the cost of U.S. flags which line Main Street, provides funds to the infamous Melrose Symphony toward the purchase of needed instruments, and supports several local charities and family needs. Other recent projects include the purchase and installation of handicapped doors for the Milano Senior Center, the refurbishment of the War Memorial on Main Street, and our continuing pledge to serve meals to the needy each month.

Looking beyond Melrose, our club has supported the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program, supported and hosted youth exchange students from other countries, and continued to support Rotary International programs such as Polio-Plus and Cleft Lip. It is clear, without a doubt, that Melrose Rotarians have fully embraced the Rotary philosophy of “Service Above Self”.

Every accomplishment within the Rotary organization, from the local club level up to the successes of international programs, springs from the support Rotarians provide to the Rotary Foundation. Rotarians provide the support for our objectives and the Foundation provides the means, wherever needed. On this basis, my goal for this year, in addition to continuing the good work started in previous years, is to focus on membership growth and to highlight the importance of the Rotary Foundation. I believe that the most important mission of my year is to strengthen the Melrose Rotary by bringing in new, dedicated, and educated members who will help us to continue meeting our objectives.

Thank you for your support.

Arthur E. Coates
President