• Scholarships for local students to attend two- and four-year colleges
• Annual support of the Trust for Wildlife Project at Mount Anthony Middle School
• Mount Anthony High School INTERACT Rotary Club's trips to Somotillo where students help locals build schools, libraries and hospitals

The Bennington Catamount Rotary club will host our annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser on Saturday March 23^th at the Shaftsbury Elementary School. Before you enjoy the Vermont Maple Open House Weekend Tour (http://www.benningtonmaple.org/), join us for fluffy homemade pancakes and succulent sausages, topped off with Vermont's legendary maple syrup. Breakfast will be served from 7:00 am to 11:00 am. The price is $6 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under. There is no charge for children 5 and under. The Catamount Rotary Club is proud to support scholarships for Mount Anthony High School students as well as other local charitable organizations, such as the Bennington Food and Fuel Fund.

2nd Annual:

Summer Soulstice Celebration

Sunday June 17th 6-9 pm

At the Bennington Monument

Flow through an invigorating yet meditative yoga practice of 108 Sun Salutations. You are

invited to participate in as many or few as you would like. 108 is considered a special

number in many traditions and it is favorable to practice during the time of the solstice or

equinox.

This celebration is intended to bring our neighbors together to build strength within our

community in a healthy, positive way.

$20 donation for Yoga. All proceeds to benefit the Catamount Rotary Club. *The first 50 people to register will receive a commemorative canvas tote bag filled with coupons and goodies from local sponsors.

All other activities by donation

Enjoy Live Music Yoga for Kids Bring The Family

Face Painting

Delicious Food

Picnic on the Lawn

Monument Rides

Support Your Community

Mission

The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

The Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

• FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
• SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
• THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
• FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Avenues of Service

Based on the Object of Rotary, the Avenues of Service are Rotary’s philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:

• Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
• Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
• Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
• International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
• New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs

 Core Essence

A worldwide network of inspired individuals who translate their passions into relevant social causes to change lives in communities.