Officers & Directors
President
President Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Membership
Sergeant-at-Arms
Rotary Foundation
Community Service Chair
Board Member-at-Large
International Service Chair
Board Member-at-Large
Interact Chair
Committee Chairs
Newsletter Editors
Salin Low, Larry Haber, Gary Miller, Lauren Gardner
Public Relations

Mike Mezheritskiy - Social Media
Membership Committee Chair
Peter Vignati
Community Services Chair
Dick Kisiel
International Service Chair
Yvonne Gardner
Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)
Gary Miller, Cherie Morris (Canton)
Interact Advisors
 • Canton - Leigh Connole and Julie Monico
 • Avon - Maria Mascoli
Program Chair
Ike Eickenhorst
Sunshine Chair
Ann Clark
Webmaster
Gary Miller
Golf Tournament Co-Chairs
Linda Pendergast, Sue Budde, Colleen Grasso, Bill Budde
Tastes of the Valley Co-Chairs
Colleen Grasso
Senior Luncheon
Steven Horenstein
Breakfast with Santa
Dee Boorjian
ByLaws Review Committee
Investment-Scholarship Fund Committee
Gary Hyde 
Financial Review & Advisory Committee
Phil Ferrari, Greg DeManche, Robin DiNicola
 
Rotary of Avon-Canton - Founded 1973
Avon-Canton

Service above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 7:30 a.m.
Golf Club of Avon
160 Country Club Road
Avon, CT 06001
United States of America
Fax:
(860) 760-6364
All meetings are hybrid both in-person and Zoom available
News About Our Activities and Members

Our regular meetings are normally held in-person
at the Golf Club of Avon in the Family Room

unless posted otherwise

Members and guests are able to attend via Zoom
Zoom instructions can be requested
by emailing: Rotary of Avon-Canton

The President's Installation Dinner
was held on Friday, June 6, 2025
at the Golf Club of Avon at
160 Country Club Road in Avon, CT
 
We celebrate the successes of the 2024-25 Rotary Year
and our Officers and Directors
lead by President Debbie Stanwood
 
Congratulations to our new
Officers & Directors for 2025-2026
 
President Sue Budde
Immediate Past-President Debbie Stanwood
President-Elect Lauren Gardner
Secretary Peter Vignati
Treasurer Phil Ferrari
Sargeant-at-Arms Cat Pellino
 
Members-at-Large Heather Pantano and Josh Gillooly
 
 

It was our privilege to welcome Ingrid Koerner to the Rotary of Avon Canton on January 10, 2025.

Ingrid was born and raised in Manchester, CT and is the youngest of six children.  Her beloved Mother lived until she was one month shy of turning one hundred years old.

Ingrid is a loyal alumnus of Manchester public schools and began a life long devotion to classical ballet at age eight and was a talented student for twelve years.   Her love of ballet was the impetus to become a classical ballet instructor in Manchester.   

Ingrid received her associate degree from Hartford College for Women and received a bachelor’s degree from Simmons College in Boston.  After graduation Ingrid had a full-time job and also attended modeling school.   After graduating from modeling school, the owner of the modeling school asked Ingrid to be in a fashion show and this led to Ingrid becoming a model and a modeling instructor.  Ingrid also enjoyed a wonderful career as the Office Administrator at a Hartford based dental practice for sixteen years.

Ingrid met her husband of thirty-seven years on a blind date.   A friend of her future husband took pride in his matchmaking skills and was delighted to announce that Ingrid and her fiancé were his 14th successful “match”!    Ingrid and Allan – an attorney, are the proud parents of a son and two daughters who live all over the country in Chicago, Denver and San Francisco. 

Ingrid and her family lived in Farmington for more than thirty years, moving and downsizing to Avon recently.   Ingrid and Alan are avid hikers and have enjoyed climbing locally, in the Canadian Rockies, Swiss Alps, Croatia, Ireland and Tuscany.   Ingrid enthusiastically enjoys the ballet and opera season over the baseball and football seasons.

Ingrid is very happy and grateful to be a new member of the Rotary of Avon Canton and looks forward to being an active member and getting to know all of her fellow Rotarians.

We are delighted to welcome Ingrid Koerner.

Our club members volunteer once a month serving lunch in Hartford.  This month Dick Kisiel, our Community Service Chair, presented a check for $1000 to Allison Hild, Executive Director of Loaves & Fishes.  


This month’s volunteers: (l-r) Salin Low, Phil Ferrari, Peter Vignati, Cherie Morris, Gary Miller (back), Hector (Loaves & Fishes), Bob Cave (back), Dick Kisiel
 
More pictures of Loaves & Fishes in our Club Photo Album:  https://rotaryclubofavon-canton.org/photoalbums/loaves-fishes
 
 
On April 1st, the Avon High School Interact Club hosted a program on Guiding Light Orphans presented by Rotary of Avon-Canton member Jolly Lux. Jolly is the founder of GLO. According to Interact Club Advisor, Maria Mascoli, the AHS Interact Club had the privilege of hosting Jolly and hearing her impactful presentation. The Interact students are very excited to partner with GLO and help make an impact in Uganda.
 
 
 
Congratulations on achieving ShelterBox HERO SILVER level recognition for Rotary Year 2022-2023.
                                                         
2022 was the biggest year yet for ShelterBox and your support helped us to reach over 400,000 people across 22 projects in 12 countries. This year is shaping up to be just as busy and your continued support is truly appreciated. Please watch and share “THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP: TURKEY EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE” which was featured at the recent RI Convention. Here is the link:https://youtu.be/0L8v4KPKyjI
 
Help us support the Rotary Clubs in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and Maldova which are providing aid and comfort to the war torn areas and nearly 5 million refugees fleeing the war zones in Ukraine.

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The Rotary of Avon-Canton 
is a charitable 501c3 organization
 
 
Upcoming Events
Contact us by email
Or use our mailing address:

Rotary of Avon-Canton
Susan Budde, President 2025-2026
P.O. Box 11, Avon, CT 06001 


Board of Directors
meets 3rd Tuesday at 5:30 PM
on ZOOM

Community Service Committee
meets 1st Friday at 8:45 AM
Golf Club of Avon

International Service Committee
meets 2nd Friday at 8:45 AM
Golf Club of Avon

Membership Committee
meets 3rd Friday at 8:45 AM
Golf Club of Avon

Member Directory
Suggest a speaker for an upcoming meeting
Speakers
Heather Pantano
Jul 18, 2025
District Public Image
Club Day
Jul 25, 2025
David Kaiser, District Rotary Foundation Chair
Aug 01, 2025
Rotary Foundation
Available
Aug 08, 2025
Dr. Brian Magna
Aug 15, 2025
TBA
Available
Aug 22, 2025
No Meeting
Aug 29, 2025
Labor Day Weekend