News & Updates
BrewFest 2026 – September 5
Brewfest 2026 is Saturday, September 5, from Noon to 4 pm! Enjoy local brewers, food vendors and live music! Get your tickets early. Limited Tickets available. Advance tickets are $35.00 and $40.00 at the door – includes beer tastings. No Refunds! No one under 21...
Program for May 14, 2026: Kirsty DePree, Dartmouth Health Chaplain
The Reverand Kirsty De Pree is an interfaith chaplain at APD and DHMC. Kirsty was born in Scotland and educated at Hope College, Duke University, and UVM. She is the daughter of a preacher. When Kirsty was 15 years old, she was a Rotary exchange student in Scotland...
Program for May 7, 2026: Ron Rhodes Director of Programs Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC)
[Connecticut River Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the Connecticut River watershed in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. We collaborate with regional partners to restore and advocate for your rivers and educate and...
Program for April 30, 2026: Nenia Ballard, Ms. Wheelchair New Hampshire 2026.
Police officer locally for ten years—Canaan and Hanover. Contracted Long Covid and was recently named Ms. Wheelchair New Hampshire. She experiences brain fog and word search problems, so she delivered her talk with prepared written remarks. Her goal is to expand...
Program for April 16, 2026: Diana Griffin, AARP
“AARP is thriving in New Hampshire with more than 215,000 members. AARP serves as a one-stop resource for Granite Staters 50-plus. We provide information about local offerings, community engagement, educational presentations, volunteer opportunities, advocacy, and fun...
Program for April 9, 2026: Andrew “Drew” Bostwick, USAF Captain, ret. MD Candidate Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Topic: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Operations—What and How?
Definitions: “Drones” are non-piloted autonomous aircraft; “remotely piloted aircraft” (RPA) have a pilot and a sensor operator at controls that mimic aircraft controls but are located in a stationary location while the aircraft could be half a world away from start...
Program for April 2, 2026: Bruce James Sustainable Lebanon “Sustainable Sustenance: Diet & Climate Challenges.”
Program Chair Dave Crandall introduced Bruce, who graduated from Williams College with a bachelor’s in chemistry and environment. He has a doctorate in Soil Science, and for 29 years he served as a professor at the University of Maryland. He serves on the Lebanon...
Program for March 26, 2026: Lori Foritini, Program Leader, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Aging Resource Center.
The beautiful and talented Program Leader of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Aging Resource Center gave us an excellent program. She has been working there since 2016. ARC shares qualities of the 4-Way test: Education, Connection, Support. ARC is part of Dartmouth Health’s...
Program for March 12, 2026: Kristi Lenart-Rikert Executive Director Listen Community Services.
In thanking Lebanon Rotary, Kristi pointed out that the Club started giving in 1999, and has contributed to keeping Listen’s programs going. Kristi spent more than 20 years working in child protection with Easter Seals Vermont. Prior to that, she worked with youth...
Program for January 29, 2026: Brooke Finnell, U.S. director of Epilogos.
Brooke joined the board in 2010 and has been executive director for the last seven years. She works closely with Graciela Martinez, executive director of Epilogos in San José Villanueva, El Salvador (SJV). Graciela Martinez has worked with Epilogos for over 20...
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We will be meeting every Thursday at noon.
We now have hybrid meetings. In person at the Dwinell Room at Harvest Hill on the Campus of Alice Peck Day Hospital, OR join us via Zoom.
