Rotary Club of Ludlow Earns Rotary International's Club Excellence Award
LUDLOW, MA — The Rotary Club of Ludlow has been honored with the 2025-26 Club Excellence Award from Rotary International, the highest recognition a Rotary club can receive, for its service, growth, and commitment to the community it calls home.
The award, signed by Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Holger Knaack, recognizes the club "for fostering a positive experience for its members and reflecting the values of Rotary." Fewer than a small fraction of Rotary's more than 46,000 clubs worldwide earn this distinction in a given year. Clubs qualify only by setting ambitious goals across membership, service, Rotary Foundation giving, youth programs, and public image at the start of the Rotary year, and then actually achieving them and reporting the results to Rotary International.
"This award belongs to every member of our club and to the entire Ludlow community," said Tony Sanches, President of the Rotary Club of Ludlow. "Our members show up, roll up their sleeves, and get to work. Rotary International noticed what Ludlow already knows: this is a club that delivers for its neighbors."
What Rotary Is
Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, and problem-solvers who unite to create lasting change in their communities and around the world. Rotarians are guided by The Four-Way Test, which asks of everything we think, say, or do: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Join Us
The Rotary Club of Ludlow meets the 2nd and fourth Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Center room 1. Guests are always welcome. If you're looking for a way to give back to Ludlow, make friends across every profession in town, and be part of something bigger than yourself, come see what we're about.
