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cended on the Quad today to learn about a multitude of clubs & organizations that they can participate in as they start a new & exiting chapter in their lives! Thousands of new students visited dozens of booths on the URI Quad as part of their orientation week to learn about opportunities to get involved in extracurricular clubs and activities.
Welcome to Wakefield Rotary!
Our guest speaker today was South Kingstown Police Chief and Wakefield Rotarian Matthew Moynihan. Matt gave us a highly informative and relevant overview of the recent controversies surrounding Flock cameras and how law enforcement responds to and manages an active shooter situation.
Our guest speaker today was Nick Russo, meteorologist with Channel 10 News, who was invited by our own Valerie Szlateny!
Nick gave us a highly informative and relevant explanation of the El Nino climate pattern along with how and why this year's event proves to be a “Super El Nino”.
Our guest speaker today was Wakefield Rotary Club President Chris Van Hemelrijck who led us through a fact filled tour of Tick borne diseases. The slide presentation began with the importance of “knowing your enemy” as the first line of defense about how to recognize and avoid the very stealthy tick.
Our guest speaker today was Rick Lawrence, member of the Rotary Club of Manchester, CT and founder of the Guatemala Water, Sanitation andHygiene (WASH) Project, in partnership with the Rotary Club of la Antigua.
Our speaker today was Dr. Keith Mankin, retired Pediatric Developmental Orthopedist and visiting Rotarian from the Dallas Uptown Rotary Club. Keith introduced himself as a retired physician who was educated in the Classics when he decided to “take a left turn” and apply to medical school.
Our guest speaker today was Kate Brewster, Executive Director for Jonnycake Center for Hope in Wakefield.
Our guest speaker for June 11, 2026, was Jeanine Silversmith, Executive Director of the RI Environmental Education Association, who updated our club about her achievements since she last spoke to us a year ago.
Welcome to our newest member, Kevin Almond!
We held dedication ceremonies of our new Peace Poles in both Narragansett
and Wakefield on Saturday, October 11th.
"Service Above Self"
Wakefield, RI 02879
United States of America