Random Lobsters Seen in the Chestnut Hill Area

Elliot Schwartz, long-time member of Chestnut Hill Rotary, has reported that numerous acquaintances of his have noticed that random lobsters were spotted in the Chestnut Hill area.

"This is really strange", noted Schwartz. "I would have thought we would start seeing lobsters starting to congregate closer to our Lobster Fest date of September 23. We have never had them start to gather so early."

President Andy Sears Receives Special Honor

President Andy Sears received special recognition at last week's breakfast meeting in appreciation for his leadership and dedication to the success of the Rotary Club of Chestnut Hill over the past year.

In recognition for his service, a donation from the club was made in his honor to Rotaplast International to provide corrective plastic surgery for children in low-income countries born with clef lip or clef palate.

Chestnut Hill Rotary Honors Member With Book Donation for School Library

Chestnut Hill Rotary posthumously honors long-time member Ned Mitinger, by donating books to the new library at Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences. Ned, and his wife Rujean, who both passed away last year, were most passionate about literacy and early childhood education. Both Ned and Rujean frequently volunteered to mentor at Jenks by reading to students who were struggling.

Susan Bray, M.D., Past Chestnut Hill Rotary President, Remembered

With great sadness, we recently learned that one of our greatest Rotarians and active member of the Chestnut Hill community, Susan Bray, M.D., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6.

Susan joined Chestnut Hill Rotary on June 1, 2004, and was the first member to serve as club president twice, in 2011-12 and 2020-21. She regularly volunteered on almost every committee but was most active in international service.