The Rotary Club of Nantucket is developing a program for making people aware of the problem of deer ticks on Nantucket, and working to help eliminate these disease causing pests. Many visitors are not aware that a deer tick bite may cause Lyme and other diseases. Treatment is available but should be started as soon as one is aware of a tick bite.

The Rotary Club of Nantucket on Saturday, December 5th, 2009, participated in our annual fundraiser during Nantucket's Christmas Stroll - "Sausages & Soda".  Held beside the food tent in the Grand Union Parking Lot, the sale of sweet sausage sandwiches (with onions and green peppers in a big roll) and sodas raises money for the Rotary Club of Nantucket's student scholarship fund. In 2009 a rainy and windy day cut way back on our fundraiser, and leftover sausages were sold to Rotary members until they were gone.

Ms. Mantucket Beauty Pageant 2009

The Rotary Club of Nantucket presented the sixth annual "Ms. Mantucket" pageant on Monday, March 9, 2009, at the Faregrounds Restaurant, 27 Faregounds Road. Tickets were $50 per person. The event raised about $14,000 for scholarships and other contributions to the community.

The Rotary Club of Nantucket is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Community Service Scholarship Awards. Out of numerous applications, Miranda Dale, Matthew Fry, Molly MacKay and Helen Morely were first selected in 2008 for their dedication to activities, and obvious commitment to serving the Nantucket community. Their awards continue from last year's initial 4-year award.

New recipients in June 2009 include Lacey Johnson (four years), Craig Wade (four years), and Jennifer Chadwick (two years).

The Rotary Club of Nantucket has sponsored two major fundraising events, Ms Mantucket and beginning in 2008, the Blazing Paddles auction, to increase the scholarship dollars provided annually to Nantucket graduates. Due to the success of these events the Rotary Club of Nantucket provided $40,000.00 in multi-year scholarships to graduates of the Class of 2008 and 2009.