Rotary Club of Waterbury, CT

03/18/2026

Had the pleasure to visit St Vincent DePaul on Monday when we delivered 3,456 servings of pre-packaged food. The Waterbury Rotary Club was apart of a project with 5 other Rotary clubs in Connecticut who participated in this work. Pictured here with Frank Parvati, Chief Instructor of the Culinary Program, Edwin Rodriguez, Director of Operations at St Vincent DePaul and Mary Zasada, President of the Waterbury Rotary Club.

08/20/2022

11/07/2020

Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department, accepting a donation of KN95 masks from Mary Zasada, President, and Shawn Whisenhant, Past President, of the Waterbury Rotary Club.

11/05/2020

Mary Zasada - President of the Waterbury Rotary Club - District 7980 - and Shawn Whisenhant (former President) donated 1,000 medical masks to the Waterbury Police Department to help keep our officers and staff safe from COVID-19.

Chief Fernando Spagnolo was happy to receive the donation on behalf of the entire police department.

The support for our police department from our residents, local businesses, neighborhood associations and other civic organizations since this pandemic began has been amazing - thank you!

06/02/2020

Waterbury Rotary Club in action, donating additional KN95 Medical Grade Masks to the town of Prospect's Emergency Responders.

As part of phase two of the Club's COVID-19 response initiative, masks were donated to the Prospect's Police and Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday May 28th. An impressive, appreciative team was there to accept the donation.

Pictured below delivering and accepting the masks are Mary Zasada President-elect of Waterbury Rotary Club, Prospect Volunteer Fire Department Captain Mike Gustaferri, Shawn Whisenhant-President of Waterbury Rotary Club, Prospect Police Chief Nelson Abarzua; and Ed Malaspina and Bernie O’Leary both of the Volunteer Fire Department.

Additional donation events are being planned as masks become available.

06/02/2020

Waterbury Rotary Club Donates KN95 Medical Grade Masks To Wolcott Emergency Responders

https://community.rep-am.com/2020/05/28/waterbury-rotary-club-donates-masks-to-wolcott-emergency-responders/

As part of a Rotary District initiative masks were donated to the Waterbury Rotary club by Ted Rossi, an East Hampton Rotarian. Ted has partnered with 26 Connecticut Rotary clubs to distribute masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each club identified and donated the masks to Front Line responders who are serving their local Communities. On Friday, May 8th, as part of this initiative, the Waterbury Rotary Club, KN95 medical grade masks has teamed up with Wolcott police, ambulance and fire departments and distributed the masks.

Pictured are members of the Wolcott Police Department;
Chief Edward Stephens and squad members from the Wolcott Police Department who met with Mary Zasada President Elect of the Waterbury Rotary Club accepting a donation of KN95 masks.

Also pictured are members of the Wolcott Volunteer Ambulance and Volunteer Fire Departments; Chief Bill Barrett from the Wolcott Volunteer Ambulance team and Chief Kyle Dunn from the Wolcott Volunteer Fire Department with Mary Zasada President Elect of the Waterbury Rotary Club accepting a donation of the KN95 masks

04/22/2020

When we donated the the 3-D printer to the Silas Bronson Library through a Rotary District Grant, who could have imagined the important work that would be done! This gift was made possible through the collaboration of our fundraising partners, individual donors and the District!! We are excited to feel like a part of the library's initiative in providing masks to Healthcare providers treating those in the COVID-19 pandemic! Thank you to all our supporters and to the Silas Bronson Library! Well done!