Events

Join the Rotary Club of Bedford on Tuesday, March 10 from 4-9 PM at Ken’s NY Deli & Pizzeria for a delicious way to give back! A portion of the evening’s proceeds will support Hope for the Hungry, our upcoming meal packaging event to fight food insecurity on March 21st.

Bring your family, invite your friends, and enjoy a meal that makes a difference! 💙

NOTE: This meeting will be at The Residence, 240 South Rd

Kevin Maccioli is the Director of Media Relations & Public Information for the Middlesex Sheriff's Office. He will be discussing their work and community partnerships. 

Help set up the room for meal packing

Join us packing nutritious meals for local families facing food insecurity. This fun, hands-on service event is perfect for students, scouts, families, and community groups. Work as a team, make a real impact, and help bring hope to our neighbors in need.

The public can sign up for meal-packing here. Rotarians, please use the blue button link on the left side of the page.

Officer Brickey joined Bedford Public Schools as the SRO in May 2025. She will tell us about her role within the school system and the police department.

In her own words - As the School Resource Officer, I work to keep our schools safe while building positive, trusting relationships with both the students and staff. Bolo helps create a calm welcoming environment providing comfort and support to students, staff, and the community throughout the day. Bolo and I try and focus on safety, connection, and helping students feel safe and supported. 

Note: this meeting will be held at The Residence, 240 South Rd. 

What went right, what went wrong, and what can we learn from our last Hope for the Hungry meal-packing. 

Game night at Diana's! Please RSVP if you are planning on coming. 

Food, fun and games.

Avive partners with organizations to develop and implement revolutionary AED programs that target Sudden Cardiac Arrest. We have made great strides in developing technology that is easier to use, easier to manage from an admin point of view, and the only fully connected AED that works with 911 dispatch. Our AED bridges the massive gap between Sudden Cardiac Arrest and hospital treatment by providing never-before-available information instantly after a rescue.

Ralph Hammond will be receiving very special awards from Rotary International at this meeting. 

This meeting will be in our regular meeting room and time (First Church, 25 Great Rd at 12:30pm)

EMAIL LITA IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING - THIS NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE FOUNDATION

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell will host its 18th Annual Women Build Week from Tuesday, May 5th - Saturday, May 9th!

Registration is now open, this event focuses on empowering women to learn construction skills together while building safe, decent, affordable homes in our communities. Women Build brings women together from all walks of life to address the housing crisis facing millions of families worldwide.

📍406 Old Marlboro Rd, Concord, MA 01742 (Build Site) 

🕗 8am - 2pm (Build Day Hours)

Women helping women! This is your chance to get out of your house, with excellent safety & social distancing precautions, to make a difference with affordable housing! Take that proactive step in serving your community

The Rotary Club of Bedford, in partnership with the Bedford Police Department, is hosting a Bicycle Helmet Safety Event on Saturday, May 9, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Bedford Police Department parking lot (2 Mudge Way).

We’ll be giving away free, properly fitted helmets to local children to help keep our young cyclists safe.

Club members - please volunteer to help out.

The Rotary Club of Bedford invites the community to a Membership Open House on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Bedford Free Public Library, 7 Mudge Way, Bedford.
Whether you've always been curious about Rotary or are actively looking for a way to give back, this is your chance to see exactly what we do — and meet the people who do it.
In just one hour, you'll:

• See our projects — from local community initiatives to international humanitarian work, including clean water, hunger relief, and youth programs
• Hear from our members — real stories from Bedford residents about why they joined and what Rotary has meant to them
• Learn about Rotary International — a global network of 1.4 million members in over 200 countries, united by a commitment to service
• Get your questions answered — in a relaxed, no-pressure setting with light refreshments

The Rotary Club of Bedford has been serving our community and the world for decades. We are always looking for passionate, community-minded individuals who want to make a real difference.
This event is free and open to the public. No prior knowledge of Rotary required.
Light refreshments will be provided.
 

NOTE: this meeting will be at The Residence, 240 South Rd

Every week, we throw things away without a second thought. Food scraps, broken cellphones, worn-out products — into the bin they go. But what if the way we throw things away is costing our community money, growing our landfills, and polluting the places we love — and there's a better way that actually makes economic sense? Our speaker today has made it his mission to teach communities this opportunity to live a healthier and happier life. Ed Tivnan is America's first certified Professional Facilitator of the French Circular Economy Collage — a credential he earned in October 2025. He is a former high school biology teacher with 14 years in the classroom. He is also President of the Clipper City Toastmasters. 

The Bedford High School Chapter of Best Buddies will host our first-ever “Game Day” at the high school turf field from 9am - 12pm.

This event will be a field-day–style celebration designed specifically for Bedford students in Pre-K through Grade 8 who participate in our Autism and social-emotional programming. Activities will be sensory-friendly and thoughtfully designed so that every student can participate, create fun memories, and experience success! Game Day will be a time to come together as a community to celebrate inclusion, friendship, and sportsmanship. 

Join us for dinner with the recipients of the Bedford Rotary scholarships on Tuesday from 6:00–7:00 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and celebrate these outstanding students and learn about their future plans.

RSVP is required by 7pm on Sunday evening to ensure we order enough food for everyone attending.

The club will participate in Bedford’s 5th Annual Pride Event, taking place on Sunday, June 14th from 2:00–4:00 PM on the Bedford Common. Sign up to help out at our table.

This will be a virtual event - ONLINE ONLY

Permagardens – a creative and proven combination of permaculture with bio-intensive gardening – makes it possible for a family to grow all the nutritious vegetables they need in a four-meter by four-meter square, including during dry seasons and droughts.  Vitamin A-rich vegetables prevent stunting in children. It takes families away from unsustainable markets for food, while surpluses can be sold to pay for school fees, medicines, and other household essentials. Working in multiple countries in Africa and in India, The Permagardens Foundation trains people – more than 80% of them women – to become self-sufficient and attain food sovereignty.

Besides being Board Chair of The Permagardens Foundation – www.permagardens.earth – David Albert was also the founder of Friendly Water for the World.

"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." - M.K. Gandhi

Join us while we do a spring clean-up on our pollinator garden. No special skills required. Bring your own gardening gloves and tools if you have them. You should also bring water and bug spray.

Bedford Dollars for Scholars is an all-volunteer community organization that provides scholarships to a large and diverse range of deserving high school graduates who plan to continue their education. Ron, a former president of the organization, will fill us in on their need for a scholarship management program to help manage the process. 

Join us for the offical DG visit! RSVP required. 

Victor and Sze-Wen will give an update on their April trip to Kenya.