Neighbor News
Wakefield Rotary Club Sponsors Boy Scout Troop
Troop will visit Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico this summer
The Wakefield Rotary Club is proud to again sponsor Wakefield Boy Scout Troop 701 with a gift of $500. This donation will help offset expenses for their trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. To help the Wakefield Rotary Club, Boy Scouts helped ring the Salvation Army bell during the holidays.
About Rotary International & Wakefield Rotary Club
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 160 countries worldwide. The first Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1905 by an attorney named Paul Harris and several of his colleagues. The name “Rotary” was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among each of the members’ offices. The Rotary motto is “Service above self”. The Wakefield Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at noon at Harrington's Restaurant on Water Street. For more information on the club's initiatives or to join the Wakefield Rotary Club, visit www.wakefieldrotaryclub.org or contact us at wakefieldrotaryclub@yahoo.com.
