Join US at our Holiday Party with Residents at Carteret House

graphic courtesy Freepik

Newport Rotary Members, as Christmas approaches, we have a wonderful opportunity to live out our commitment to Service Above Self. Tomorrow, our club will be supporting 47 residents of Carteret House to ensure they experience a warm, joyful, and memorable Christmas. We are inviting all members and guests to join us for a special visit filled with warmth, conversation, and holiday spirit. You don’t need to bring anything—just your Christmas cheer and a willingness to brighten someone’s day. All gifts and supplies have already been arranged. 

Event Details:
Carteret House, 3020 Market St, Newport, NC 28570
December 8, 2025
5:30 at the location

Tammy Blizzard, President, Newport Rotary 

Another Successful Newport Halloween Hootenanny

Throngs of Newport area faithful flocked to the Newport Little League Field and Town Park on Halloween night...

Click here for the full article on the Hootenanny website.  

Thanks to Newport Rotary and friends for making it happen!

Newport Halloween Hootenanny Approaches

Status update: Newport Rotary is in the middle of preparation for the Newport Halloween Hootenanny. 

The club will meet Monday October 27, 2025 at 5:30pm at the Rotary Building for assignments and pre-event walk-through.    

See more about the event by clicking here. 

Additional Clara's Closet Items Donated

Newport Rotary members stocking Clara's Closet

Requests by Newport Elementary School Teachers resulted in additional items being donated to Clara's Closet this semester. The additional items stocked today are: 

• Computer Mouse, wired 30 blue, 30 gold
• 1200 thermal laminating pouches
• 500 Dry erase lap boards & markers

Clara’s Closet began as the 2022-23 Newport Rotary major project. It provides Newport Elementary School teachers with teacher and classroom supplies which may not be provided by the school system. More importantly, it sends a clear message to our school teachers and staff that they are valued and supported by their local civic and business communities! For more on Clara's Closet, click here. 

For this year's donation article, click here.

Newport Rotary Selected for Rotary's Club Excellence Award for 2024-25

Dear Past Pres. Richard Moreau
2024-25 Club President, Newport Rotary

Congratulations! Your club has earned the Club Excellence Award, the most significant award a Rotary club can achieve, for 2024-25. This past year, your club demonstrated a commitment to achieve its goals, which ultimately helps strengthen Rotary and shape our future.

Please find your Club Excellence Award certificate [attached]. I encourage you to display it proudly to celebrate your club’s achievement.

Once again, congratulations on a successful year as club president!

Sincerely,
Stephanie A. Urchick
2024-25 RI President

September 8, 2025 program: "When do you call the Electrician?

Brandon Mutch
of AMP'd Electric

The Newport Rotary September 8, 2025 program will be by local Electrician Brandon Mutch of AMP'd Electric on the topic "When do you call the Electrician?". 

Brandon has been part of the Newport community since opening his business in 2018. AMP'd Electric is located at 217 Chatham Street in Newport. 

It's never to early to get a refresher on electrical safety at home and in the workplace in order to reduce the number of electrically related fires and accidents, and we welcome Brandon to our meeting! 

Fall 2025 List of Clara's Closet School Supplies

The following items were supplied in August 2025 to Newport Elementary School teachers and staff by Newport Rotary's Clara's Closet located in the Hawk Hub: 

• 200 letter size file folders for teachers, Manila
• 440 letter size file folders for teachers, various colors
• 72 teacher scissors
• 30 dry erase markers, fine tip color, teacher set
• 600 two pocket folders
• 264 dry erase markers, chisel tip, color
• 24 stapler/staples
• 30 tape dispenser/tape
• 300 dry erase pockets
• 240 washable glue stick
• 400 dry erase lap boards
• 288 dry erase markers, fine tip student
• 120 colored pencils student sets
• 600 sticky note pads
• 2000 bulk number two pencils
• 144 colored highlighters
• 602 teacher dry erase markers, chisel tip, black
• Misc Classroom pack multi-color paper
• 320 ear buds for students (for older kids)
• 400 multicolor head phones (for younger kids)

Click here for this year's article on this project. 

Click here for more about Clara's Closet.