Officers & Directors
President
Sue Budde
President Elect
Lauren Gardner
Secretary
Peter Vignati
Treasurer
Phil Ferrari
Immediate Past President
Deborah Stanwood
Membership
Peter Vignati
Sergeant-at-Arms
Catherine Pellino
Rotary Foundation
Joanne Santiago
International Service Chair
Yvonne Gardner
Community Service Chair
Dick Kisiel
Board Member-at-Large
Heather Pantano
Board Member-at-Large
Josh Gillooly
Assistant Treasurer
Gary Hyde
Interact Chair
Gary Miller
Committee Chairs
Newsletter Editors
Salin Low, Larry Haber, Gary Miller
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
Tastes of the Valley Co-Chairs
Colleen Grasso
Senior Luncheon
Steven Horenstein
Breakfast with Santa
Dee Boorjian
ByLaws Review Committee
Investment-Scholarship Fund Committee
Phil Ferrari 
Financial Review & Advisory Committee
Phil Ferrari, Greg DeManche, Robin DiNicola
 
Important Documents
Rotary of Avon-Canton - Founded 1973
Avon-Canton

Service above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 7:30 a.m.
FAVARH Life Education Center
150 Commerce Drive
Canton, CT 06019
United States of America
Fax:
(860) 760-6364
Email:
RotaryClubofAvonCanton@gmail.com
All meetings are hybrid with both in-person and Zoom available. Check our website for any weekly changes. Please park in the lower entry lot.
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Bulletins
Venue Map
News About Our Activities and Members
2026 Meeting Notices
Posted on Jan 02, 2026

Our regular meetings are held in-person
at the FAVARH Life Education Center
150 Commerce Drive in Canton, CT (unless posted otherwise)

Please park in the lower entrance lot only

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

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Getting to Know Debbie Elcock
We are delighted to welcome Debbie Elcock as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Avon-Canton.  She was introduced by membership chair Peter Vignati and officially received by President Sue Budde on January 9, 2026.  
 
Debbie was born in Avon, CT and after graduating from Avon High School, attended Connecticut College in New London, where she received her BA in Mathematics and the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College where she received her MBA. 
 
After Dartmouth, Debbie accepted a position with the MITRE Corporation in McLean, VA, where she conducted environmental policy analysis for the next several years. In 1980, she took a leave of absence to join three friends and set sail on a 41-foot sloop for a 10-month adventure starting on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, and — after spending time in the Galapagos, Marquesas, Society Islands, Samoa, and Fiji — finishing in New Zealand. There, she and one of the friends hitchhiked for seven weeks, meeting the most delightful people — providing her with an appreciation for the country that surpassed its beauty.
 
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Hartford Loaves & Fishes
 
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month our members volunteer at Hartford Loaves & Fishes
 
Our members serve a plated hot lunch to members of the Hartford Community who come to the soup kitchen at Immanuel Congregational Church at 10 Woodland St. Lunch is served from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, Monday - Friday.
 
If you would like to volunteer, contact Salin Low.
We Stand with Ukraine
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
 
 
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 5:00 PM
Avon Public Library

International Service Committee
meets 2nd Friday at 8:45 AM at FAVARH

Membership Committee
meets 3rd Friday at 8:45 AM at FAVARH

Community Service Committee
meets 4th Friday at 8:45 AM at FAVARH
 

Member Directory
Suggest a speaker for an upcoming meeting
Speakers
Christine Burns
Feb 20, 2026
Rotary Fellowship
Barton Darney, Development Director
Feb 27, 2026
Trinity Academy
Scott Lewis
Mar 06, 2026
Avon Connecticut's First Century
EJ Neafsey
Mar 13, 2026
Mark Fine
Mar 20, 2026
Melanoma
Karyn Cordner
Mar 27, 2026
Therapy Dogs
Good Friday
Apr 03, 2026
No Meeting
Community PHF Presentation
Apr 10, 2026
Joanne Santiago
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