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High school seniors are invited to apply for Reading Rotary's Service Above Self Scholarship. Download application here.QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE SERVICE ABOVE SELF SCHOLARSHIP
Service Above Self Scholarships from Reading Rotary will be awarded to selected outstanding high school seniors who demonstrated the following:
• Leadership and volunteerism that personify Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self, whether in the school or other areas of the community.
• Consistent effort and commitment toward improving the quality of life for others.
• An awareness of and action toward raising awareness or addressing humanitarian needs in the immediate community or elsewhere in the world.
• A commitment to dedicating him- or herself to these ideals even into college and professional life.
• Interest in Interact and Rotary throughout high school.
Each scholarship will be for an amount up to $1,000 award to the selected candidate (the final number of candidates and scholarship amounts will be determined by the Club). We hope that this scholarship will foster a lifelong association between Rotary International and the recipient!
We were invited by the Residence at Pearl to come and give a Town Talk to the residents at lunch today. President Amy gave an overview of Rotary and some of the events, projects and causes of Reading Rotary.
Please take note that our lunch meeting on April 6, 2026, will be at The Residence at Pearl, 75 Pearl Street, Reading. (The former Pearl Street School.) We have been asked to give a presentation about Rotary. 
Several Reading Rotarian participated in Northeast President Elect Learning Seminar with seven Districts in New England.
Reading Rotary is sponsoring the Festival of Trees again this year. 
Thanks to DG Pooja Singla for visiting our lunch meeting at Kitty's this week. She gave us updates about District initiatives and committees. Thanks also to DGE Terry Curran and Governor's Aide Maria Bertolone for coming out.
At our November Morning Coffee Meeting, we put together backpacks containing winter hats, gloves, socks, scarves feet warmers to donate to the Outdoor Church of Cambridge, who serve the homeless. Thanks to all who contributed items.
Please join us for our Holiday Party on December 15 from 6 to 8 pm at Austin Prep. Please reach out to any of our volunteers to join us. Family and guests are encouraged to come.
On November 25, Stoneham Rotary hosted the Annual Joint Thanksgiving Football Luncheon with Reading Rotary. Featured were the high school teams football captains, coaches and athletic directors. Reading and Stoneham are traditional Thanksgiving football rivals, a matchup which extends well over 100 years.
Our longtime tradition of participating in Adopt-a-Family continued for Thanksgiving again. Distribution day was November 24. Reading Rotary partners with ReadingCares and the Town to organize, match and distribute complete holiday meals for local families who have a need. Shout out to our Sasha DiPietro from Reading Cooperative Bank who coordinates this wonderful giving project on behalf of our club.