• Remember to Vote this Tuesday, June 9
• Scholarship Breakfast June 11 at 8 a.m.
LAST WEEK'S BREAKFAST HOSTS
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Thank you to last week's breakfast hosts - Francie and Bob
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This Week's Breakfast Meeting
The Scholarship Breakfast
Thursday, June 11, 8 a.m.
Meet Our Club's Scholarship Recipients
and
Becky Linhart, The Enhanced Scholarship Fund
Catered by Louise Moore and Every Little Breeze
RSVP to Francie King, fbking@comcast.net
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NEXT WEEK'S BREAKFAST MEETING
CLUB INSTALLATION BREAKFAST
Thursday, June 18, 8 a.m.
Our new 2026-27 Club President Marguerite Frank-Peper and
the 2026-27 Board of Directors will be "sworn in" at the club's
Installation Breakfast
Also, special awards and recognitions
Please mark your calendars.
and RSVP to jdharbar@comcast.net
Guests are welcome!
Set-Up - Wednesday, June 17 at 4 p.m.
If you'd like to bring a breakfast item -
fruit, bacon/sausage/plant-based, breakfast casserole
- please let Jessica know.
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~ NEW SCHEDULE FOR OUR MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETINGS ~
~ First Thursday - Guest Speaker
~ Second Thursday - Club Business Meeting
~ Third Thursday - Guest Speaker
followed by Monthly Board Meeting
~ Fourth Thursday - Service Project
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NEXT HOLIDAY POPS PLANNING MEETING
Next Holiday Pops Planning Meeting
Monday, June 15, 5 p.m.
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From Judith Black
June 20th
Friends of Marblehead Parks Announces Perennial Native Plant Sale
First-Ever Fundraiser Features Native Perennials, Shrubs, and Pollinator Plants
to Support Local Parks
MARBLEHEAD, MA — The Friends of Marblehead Parks invites the community to its first-ever plant sale fundraiser on Saturday, June 20, from 9:00-12:00 at the Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA. The sale will feature a curated selection of native perennials, shrubs, and pollinator plants — all chosen to thrive in New England gardens while benefiting local ecosystems.
This plant sale marks the first fundraiser for the Friends of Marblehead Parks, a community organization whose mission is to improve the visual appeal, biodiversity, and sustainability of Marblehead’s parks through community projects, education, and engagement.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Location: Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA
Plants: Native Perennials, Shrubs, and Pollinator Plants
Proceeds from the sale will support the Friends of Marblehead Parks’ ongoing efforts to beautify and sustain the town’s public green spaces for future generations. All are welcome to attend.
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UPCOMING - REVIEW AND UPDATE OF CLUB BY-LAWS
PROJECT LEADERSHIP - DON DOLIBER AND VINCENT CAROTENUTO
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON
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Club Member's To-Do List...
in addition to any to-dos listed above...
For new proposed service project...
Francie:
1. discuss with Marblehead Rotary regarding this project
2. Check in with Digital Docs
3. Touch base with Jack Attridge and Jim Nye about what
the MHS Interact Club is doing in this space.
Bob:
4. Reach out to Andrew Petty
Accomplished!
Judith:
5. Reach out to Sustainable Marblehead
Linda:
6. Reach out to the Fire Chief
De:
7. Research what the proposed partnering company
does with the material once it is collected
Additional To-Dos
Review and Updates to By-Laws - Vince, Bob, and De
Marblehead - Swampscott Thanksgiving Breakfast - Trish will find the appropriate person to connect with
Polio - Need ideas for October event. Francie to provide leadership for this project.
Club Charter and Paul Harris pin pick-up for Installation Breakfast - Jessica
Friends Forever - Marguerite, Francie - identify the correct contacts to plan the day -
with help from all Rotary members.
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REMINDER:
If you have scheduled a committee meeting,
please let the Scuttlebutt Editor know so we can
list your meeting in the Scuttlebutt sidebar calendar
on the right and include information in the main content
of Scuttlebutt itself.
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Celebration Events for America's 250th Anniversary
Our Club's reading project recommendation:
The Indispensables:
The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy,
and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware
by Patrick K. O'Donnell
Don Doliber's Talks on Four Revolutionary Captains from Marblehead
Wednesday Evenings, 7 p.m., Abbot Library
See Library Website and Calendar for Zoom Registration
• June 17 - Captain Samuel Russell Trevett, Artillary Commander at Bunker Hill, June 1776
• Sept. 2 - Captain Nicholson Broughton, First Captain of the Privateer Hannah, September 1775
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Marblehead Food Pantry's Most Needed Items
2 Lb white rice
1 or 2 Lb white sugar
2 Lb flour
canned corn
canned beets
ground coffee
tea
shelf stable milk
evaporated milk
12 oz jelliy
14 oz ketsup
12 oz mustard
14 oz mayo
24 oz cooking oil\
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Did we miss anything?
If you have an announcement you'd like included in Scuttlebutt, please send the write-up to Jessica at jdharbar@comcast.net
by Friday night at 7 p.m. Thank you!
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MARBLEHEAD HARBOR ROTARY'S MISSION STATEMENT"
As members of the Marblehead Harbor Rotary, we focus primarily on local community needs and opportunities through "Service Above Self."
Accomplishing more together than we can individually, we also strive to connect and lend support regionally, nationally, and internationally by cooperating with new and well-established humanitarian programs, which are important to the health and
well-being of people around the world.
