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. 

Check out the Fun we Had- NES School Cleanup Photos Posted

Over 30 people showed up for our Newport Elementary School Cleanup! Rotarians, teachers, staff & their families all supported the effort and by mid-day- the school had a much improved curb appeal for those new and returning students. Click here for the fun photos! 

Newport Rotary Provides Teacher Supplies

For a fourth consecutive year, Newport Rotary have provided teacher school supplies to Clara’s Closet at Newport Elementary School. Click here for the photo gallery. 

The Club along with the Clara Wall family identify the items that teachers usually pay for themselves or that they wish they would have during the school year to enhance their students experience. The items are then purchased in bulk and stocked in Clara’s Closet located in a corner of the Hawk Hub faculty room at NES. Newport Rotarians stock the shelves in August and January. Purchases totaled over $3,000 for this cycle, with funds being donated from private sources and the club’s fundraising efforts. 

We Support Newport Elementary School with August's Clara's Closet & Grounds Cleanup Projects

We share the following email:  

From: Mark Sheehe Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM To: NES Staff, Newport Rotary will be here on Friday afternoon around 2:30 to help stuff Clara's Closet in the Hawk Hub. If you're around please stop by. Also, Rotary will be here on Saturday morning, 8/16, alongside us for school beautification (@8:00am). They plan on bringing mowers, plants, and mulch. Rotary also plans to help pick up around the grounds. If you get a chance, please thank those in the Rotary! This is what makes NES a true community school. Mark Sheehe, Asst Principal, Newport Elementary School