Pawling Rotary Fall Fest
Pawling Rotary’s Fall Fest is a free, annual event that offers family fun to the people of Pawling and the surround communities. Come on down for activities like face painting, a hay maze, live music, games, raffles baskets, and Cow Chip Bingo! Who knows what we will add next year?
Rotary Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated in both the public and private schools, as Rotary provides personalized dictionaries for all third grade students in Pawling.
Pawling Rotary Coat Drive
Pawling Rotary holds its annual coat drive to benefit families of the Pawling Resource Center from mid-October until the end of November. Collection boxes are available throughout town. Clean, gently-used or new coats are requested for adults and children.
Holiday Luncheon
Held in mid-December, the Rotary Holiday Luncheon is a particularly joyous gathering. Held in Lankler Hall at Christ Church on Quaker Hill, the club takes this opportunity to thank the community for its support and happily hands out gifts and grants to organizations that support area children.
Stuff The Bus!
Since 2017, Pawling Rotary has spearheaded our summer community-wide event with partners from The Pawling Central School District (which donates a school bus to this event), Pawling’s local Hannaford’s grocery store and the Pawling Resource Center, (assisting with coordinating this event and is the recipient of donated items for their food pantry during their slowest time of year for food pantry donations). With many volunteers from all partner organizations and the amazing generosity of the Pawling community, Stuff the Bus has become a summer-time staple on our Rotary Calendar!
Rotary Epic Day of Service
The Epic Day of Service is a global initiative led by Rotary International that brings Rotary members and community volunteers together for a single day of meaningful action and impact. On this day, Rotary clubs around the world organize hands-on service projects—such as park cleanups, food drives, community beautification, and support for local nonprofits—demonstrating Rotary’s commitment to “Service Above Self.” The Epic Day of Service showcases the collective power of volunteers working side by side to strengthen communities, inspire civic pride, and make a lasting difference in the places we live and serve.
Pawling Rotary Golf Outing
All of the money raised at the event goes towards supporting the youth of Pawling through donations to local organizations such as the Pawling Fire Department, the Pawling Library, the Pawling Recreation Department and scholarships for high school students.
Dutchess County Naturalization Ceremony
April 14th, 2023In April of 2018, Pawling Rotary was honored to host (along with the Town of Pawling), the Dutchess County Naturalization Ceremony for new American citizens. We were slated to co-host again in 2020 when Covid-19 canceled this event. In April, 2023, we were again chosen to host along with our town, and we were thrilled to be able to welcome 51 new citizens and their families to the festivities. This event is clearly emotional for those becoming citizens and for all of us who are privileged observers, as well. Invited guests included Pawling High School Students and teachers. Speakers included the Dutchess County Sheriff, Pawling Town Supervisor, and Rotary President. There is not a “dry eye in the house,” as brand new citizens pledge their allegiance to our flag and celebrate this momentous, hard-earned day with all in attendance. Although this is not an annual event, the Pawling Rotary Club looks forward to joining, with the Town of Pawling again, as hosts of this meaningful ceremony in the future.
