Community Corner
July Message from Merrimack Rotary President
By: Maureen Mooney, Rotary Club of Merrimack, President 2015-2016.
MERRIMACK, NH -- Rotary International is the international nonprofit organization dedicated to “service above self” through philanthropic and communal causes. Each month of the year is given a theme by Rotary International. July has two themes... Literacy Month and New Rotary Year Begins.
Literacy Month comes up twice in the Rotary International calendar. The month of March is also dedicated to literacy. Supporting education is one of six areas of focus for Rotary. This is a much needed concentration with 76 million children worldwide having no access to education and more than 775 million people (over 15 years old) considered illiterate. Rotary has several noble goals, and one is to strengthen basic education and literacy. And, you too can help raise money for this cause by joining your local Rotary Club.
The month of July also starts the new Rotary year as new club officers and directors are installed worldwide. Although the term of office is only for one year, it is a fulfilling way to give back to the community.
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Have you considered joining Rotary? Or, perhaps you’d like to be a “Friend of the Merrimack Rotary Club” with alternative ways to support the causes of the club. If so, please contact Chris Christensen at 603.424.2542 or mailto:Chris@ChristensenNH.com or visit www.merrimackrotary.org. The club also has a Rotary Club of Merrimack Facebook group. We hope to see you at a Thursday morning meeting!
Founded in 1971, the Rotary Club of Merrimack is a volunteer organization of business people and professionals supporting the community. Merrimack Rotary projects have included the Roger Duhamel Pavilion at Watson Park, scholarships, reconstruction of Kids’ Kove Playground, support for Merrimack flood relief, the Merrimack July Fourth festivities, the Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest, Interact Club, lighting at Reeds Ferry fields and more. The club works with other clubs on international projects like eradication of polio, Pure Water for the World, and hurricane relief in Honduras.
