All part of a million dollars

Posted 5/9/17

All part of a million dollars The Rotary Club of Warwick wrapped an anniversary observance, community project and a fundraiser into a meeting Thursday at the Norwood branch of the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs. The occasion was what is known as a million"

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All part of a million dollars

A BREAK FROM RAKING: Club members Janis Constantine – she’s got the big rake – and Donna Cassia take a moment to chat.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

BAGGING IT: Club members Dean Scanlon and Tom Sanford bag up leaves from a lot that the club cleaned up Thursday afternoon.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

CELEBRATING A FOUNDATION: Rotary District 7950 Governor Russell Bertrand does the honors of cutting the cake as the Warwick club recognized the work of the Paul Harris Foundation in eradicating polio worldwide. Proceeds from the meeting went to the foundation. Looking on are Warwick club president Oliver Brady and Robert Haigh, who is the club liaison with the foundation.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

Posted Tuesday, May 9, 2017 1:43 pm

The Rotary Club of Warwick wrapped an anniversary observance, community project and a fundraiser into a meeting Thursday at the Norwood branch of the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs. The occasion was what is known as a “million dollar meal,” where members pay the regular luncheon meal price but are served sandwiches with the cost difference going to the Rotary Paul Harris Foundation. The foundation, named after the founder of the service organization that was started in 1905. Since 1957 the foundation has focused on the worldwide eradication of polio. Thursday’s million-dollar meal went a step further than sandwiches with a cake celebrating the work of the foundation followed by a service project where members brandished rakes to clean up a Boys and Girls Clubs parking lot.