Who we are

The Rotary Club of West Hartford has been serving the Greater Hartford Connecticut community since 1952.

We have funded dozens of local (and international) projects and causes including:

  • The Town That Cares\West Hartford Food Pantry - We have donated tens of thousands of dollars worth of food to the Food Pantry over the last several years. We form a caravan of vehicles and transport the food from COSTCO to Town Hall.

  • Multiple Scholarships for secondary school students in West Hartford

  • West Hartford Special Olympics

  • The Noah Webster House

  • The Nkozi (Nigeria) Dental Clinic - in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kampala Seven Hills and the Rotary Foundation.

  • West Hartford Foundation for Public Schools

  • Johnny’s Jog

  • West Hartford High Schools - We provide over $8000 in High School scholarships and awards each year

  • Water Project - Boac, Manduque, Philippines Our water project in the Philippines has expanded from serving one small village into a serving a province.

  • Ending polio - Partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF to end polio, once and for all

2025-2026 Board of Directors

  • Patrice Taffe - President

  • Alicia Queally - President Elect

  • Diane Barber - Immediate Past President

  • Rick Liftig - Treasurer

  • Open - Secretary

  • Eileen Rau - Rotary Foundation

  • Kyle Egress - Director

  • Victor Gonzales - Director