Rotary giving goes on for weeks
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — The Putnam Rotary Club had so many donations to make that it went on for weeks. And still continues into April!
More than a dozen deserving organizations were invited to the Putnam Rotary Club meetings to receive donations to their organizations.
February and March donations were made to:
The Arc ECT, Community Café, Northeast Placement, American Red Cross, United Services, NOW, TEEG, the Pomfret-Eastford Little League, the Putnam Little League, Woodstock Little League, the Thompson Little League and Tri-Town American Legion baseball.
Putnam Rotary Club President Doug Porter said: “The Putnam Rotary Club donates to more than 40 organizations, including social services groups, youth-focused groups, community projects, international projects and our main focus, local scholarships. During these months the club is pleased to honor these groups at our weekly meetings.”
President Porter said he was honored to present checks to these groups — and there are more coming in April. He also thanked the club members who work to raise the money for these donations and the local community members who support the Rotary Club fund-raising efforts.
He added that the local community has been “very supportive” of the club’s two main fund-raising events, the Ronald P. Coderre Golf Tournament and the club’s 2/20 drawing.
“All the money from these events goes to support our donations and scholarships. Last year the club provided $32,500 in scholarships to local high school students. In addition the club provided almost $24,000 total for community projects, international projects, social service groups and youth groups,” he said.
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Service Organization group: Porter, Diane Manning (United Services), Carl Asikainen (TEEG), Tayler Shea (NOW), Tim Kettle (NEPS). Linda Lemmon photo.
Little League Group, from left: Everett Shepard (Tri Town), Josh Kinsella (Thompson), Eric Mauer (Woodstock), Putnam Rotary President Doug Porter, Christin Martin (Putnam), Jill Olsen (Pomfret-Eastford). Linda Lemmon photo.