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215 Great Rd (Route 2A)
Shirley, MA 01464
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Ducky Wucky River Race May 15th

The world famous Ducky Wucky River Race will be held on May 15, 2021, returning to its traditional springtime running after moving to the late summer last year due to the pandemic. As always, one lucky duck will win the grand prize of dinner for two anywhere in the world! Tickets on sale now at www.duckywucky.org.

Grab N Go: Annual Senior Chicken BBQ Oct. 3

Rotary's annual chicken BBQ for senior citizens of Ayer, Shirley, Harvard and Devens is Oct. 3. This year, the free event is "Grab N Go" with seniors asked to place orders only in advance and then pick them up at their chosen time.

To place your order, click here.

With wedding delayed by pandemic, honeymoon looking ducky

Kiernan Cournoyer just won Rotary’s 2020 Ducky Wucky River Race and its grand prize of dinner for two anywhere in the world. Where is the newly engaged serviceman planning to travel?

Ducky Wucky River Race Scheduled for August 29

The race is on! The world-famous Ducky Wucky River Race will be held August 29th, and the grand prize winner can travel anywhere in the world for dinner for two. Tickets are on sale now at duckywucky.org. (Due to the pandemic, the race will be held without fans in attendance. Race video and a list of all winners will be posted on duckywucky.org)

Win Dinner for Two Anywhere in the World!

If your adopted ducky is the first to cross the finish line, you win the grand prize:
Airfare, two night hotel & dinner (alcohol excluded, sorry).
Net proceeds for charitable causes.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ayer, Harvard, Shirley & Devens.
Some rules apply

Click here to buy tickets now!

3rd Annual Devens Dog & Music Festival

Devens Dog & Music Festival, 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain or shine. 29 Antietam St. (Museum Field), Devens, MA.

To see the latest list of sponsors, vendors and events visit www.devensdogfest.com!

This event supports the Dogs2Vets Program. This annual fundraiser provides the vital funds necessary to support this program and provide much needed service dogs to Veterans. The Ayer, Shirley, Harvard and Devens Rotary Club has partnered with Clear Path for Veterans and the Nashoba Valley Rotary Club to bring this dog-loving fun to the area. Admission is $10; leashed dogs welcome.

Donate Unused Crutches at Rotary’s New Drop-Off Centers

The Rotary Club has expanded its Crutches Recycling Project by adding four drop-off locations to collect unwanted crutches, folding walkers, and canes. The donated mobility aids will be shipped to developing nations and given to people living with disabilities.

The drop-off locations are Gervais Ford and Jack O’Lantern Liquors in Ayer, Clear Path for Veterans New England on Devens, and the Office of Dr. Jeffrey G. Resnick, DPM, in Harvard. The business hours and addresses for the drop-off locations are available on ayerrotary.com, the website of the Rotary Club of Ayer, Harvard, Shirley and Devens.

The Powerful Gift of Mobility

Cleaning out your attic can change a person's life. Here's how.

Imagine if you could not walk. Imagine you had no wheelchair or crutches. How would you get out of bed? How would you cook? How would you go to the store or work?

In developing nations, countless individuals living with physical disabilities do not have access to mobility aids. They are left to crawl or be carried.

Yet, in closets and attics across the U.S., countless crutches, folding walkers, canes and wheelchairs sit unused, no longer needed. Our Crutches Recycling Project seeks to unite your unneeded mobility aids with people in desperate need.

We collect unwanted mobility aids and ship them to people living with physical disabilities in developing countries. We partner with Crutches4Africa, founded by a Colorado Rotarian, Dave Talbot, a polio survivor now contending with post-polio syndrome.

"We so overlook the gift of mobility that we don't realize how powerful it is," says Dave. "Crutches4Africa has given me the ability to say yes to people who are literally crawling on the ground."

If you have items to donate or would like more information about this project please email us at ayerrotary@gmail.com

Ramps to Freedom Wheelchair Ramp Project

The Ayer Rotary Club will build wheelchair ramps for people in our community who need a ramp but are unable to afford one on their own. The Club is currently accepting applications from area residents. For more information, or to apply, please contact Patricia Thorpe at 978-339-3419, or via email pattythorpe@live.com.

'Quacking' Open a Book, Rotary Gives Dictionaries to 3rd Graders

With proceeds from last year's Ducky Wucky River Race, the Ayer Rotary Club recently gave dictionaries as a personal gift to every third-grade student at the Page Hilltop School in Ayer.

Third-grade students at the Page Hilltop Elementary School received personalized dictionaries from the Ayer Rotary Club during a recent class assembly, just one example of public service funded by the club's annual Ducky Wucky River Race. Inscribed with each child’s name, the dictionaries are a gift meant to help students improve their communications skills and encourage them to excel in school.

“We are excited to provide a gift to each third grader to show them the Ayer Rotary Club and the entire community support their education and want them to succeed in school. We hope this will be the first year of a new annual tradition, and we thank the many individuals and sponsors who donate generously to support the community service work of the Ayer Rotary Club,” said Michael Phelan, the club’s president for 2015-16.

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