What began as a conversation about whether Windham needed another service organization quickly grew into a thriving new Rotary Club. Following a highly successful informational meeting on September 24, 2025, that attracted more than 50 interested community members, a group of dedicated charter members came together to establish the Windham Rotary Club. Since then, the club has remained committed to serving the community through meaningful projects and continues to grow its impact. As the club looks to the future, it welcomes anyone interested in service and community involvement to join a meeting and learn more.
Rotary attendance is less about perfect meeting attendance and more about staying actively involved through service, fellowship, and participation in club activities.
Rotarians from the Windham Rotary Club and Londonderry Rotary Club traded business meetings for wheelbarrows and work gloves on May 15, teaming up at the YMCA of Greater Londonderry to help prepare the summer camp for opening day. Volunteers spread mountains of wood chips, cleaned picnic tables, and proved that many hands — and a few sore backs — can make light work. Their teamwork helped create a safer and more welcoming space for local children to enjoy this summer.
Members of the Windham Rotary Club showed off their trivia skills on May 12 at Trivia Night hosted by The Windham Restaurant. With a team made up of Shauna and her daughter, Jim and Susan, Ric, and Jaimie, the group used their combined knowledge — and the advantage of only facing one other team — to capture the championship title in a fun-filled evening of laughs and friendly competition.
Members of the Windham Rotary Club enjoyed a fun, food-filled After Hours night at The Windham Restaurant, where their multigenerational trivia team almost took home the win.
Members of the Windham Rotary Club volunteered at the Bring Back the Trades Expo in Londonderry, New Hampshire, helping connect attendees with hands-on trade career opportunities. The event highlighted the importance of skilled trades in addressing workforce shortages and building a strong, sustainable local economy.
Heidi Morrison shared how the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce connects organizations and strengthens community impact through collaboration and visibility. Her presentation highlighted how joining the Chamber could help Rotary expand its reach, build partnerships, and enhance its service efforts.
The Windham Rotary Club proudly volunteered at Millennium Running's Cheap Marathon yesterday, with five members taking on a variety of roles—from registration and course direction to water stations and runner support—helping ensure a smooth and enjoyable event for all.
Our club is growing quickly, welcoming four new members in the past month. We’re excited to get to know them, build strong connections, and see the fresh ideas and contributions they’ll bring. This growth reflects our positive momentum and bright future.
Our club is seeking project partners to help turn strong community interest into meaningful local impact. With many people eager to volunteer, we’re looking to collaborate with nonprofits, organizations, and businesses to expand our reach and bring impactful projects to life.
Over eggs, pancakes, and a good cup of coffee, we conduct our business meetings every other Tuesday at 7:15 am at Mary Ann's Dinner in Winham. Cash or Credit cards accepted.
Mary Ann's Location: 4 Cobbetts Pond Rd, Windham, NH 0308
Rotary After Hours
Join us for a lively evening upstairs in the Windham Restaurant! Connect with new friends, spark creative conversations, and discover exciting project ideas. Everyone's invited—grab a drink, enjoy some snacks, and be part of the fun! Cash bar/menu.Every other Tuesday at 6 pm.
Windham Restaurant: 59 Range Rd, Windham, NH 03087
Windham Rotary makes its first appearance at the March voting polls
Windham has a tradition of allowing community organizations to set up information tables outside the high school gym. Our club had a free raffle for our inaugural appearance!
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year.
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter.
Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.
“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01.
The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
Our club is seeking project partners to help turn strong community interest into meaningful local impact. With many people eager to volunteer, we’re looking to collaborate with nonprofits, organizations, and businesses to expand our reach and bring impactful projects to life.
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.