Rotary Has Busy Holiday Season
 | Author:
Pat Pantenberg, Rotarian
Townsend Tree Board Chair, Townsend Rotary Club |
Rotary Has Busy Holiday Season Pat Pantenberg, Rotarian Just because Fall Fest is over doesn’t mean Rotarians have not been busy. Rotarians helped the Townsend Tree Board put up Holiday Lights on Broadway and Front Street trees before the Christmas Stroll. In addition, they harvested and put up eight trees on the corner of Broadway and Front Street in their annual Holiday Display before the Stroll. Rotary had a float in the Christmas Stroll parade.
Each year for Christmas, Rotarians adopt families in the area that need help financially by purchasing gifts for their families. Rotarians shop for gifts appropriate for the age of the children, wrap the gifts and purchase local food and fuel gift cards for the parents.
Rotary held its annual Holiday Party and dinner on December 10th at the Legion. No Fall Fest profits are spent for the event. At the event, Rotary gave awards to members.
Chris Wright, Treasurer, was recognized as Rotarian of the Year for his excellent work at Fall Fest, on the website, and for his superb work as Treasurer.
Jerry Rodacker was recognized for his 35 years of service to the club.
Jennifer Dalrymple was selected to be the 10th member on the Rotary Club Wall of Fame which honors members that have contributed the most to Rotary over the years. The Wall of Fame award is the highest honor a Rotarian can receive.
Rotarians will be helping with the Christmas Connection again this year tomorrow December 17th at the Firehall. If you want to help, please come to the Firehall anytime between 9 and 3 pm.
Rotary sponsors the residential Holiday Light Contest each year. Rotarians tour the town and select three winners who receive $100, $50, and $25 cash awards. Judging will be held December 17- 19. So, leave your lights on until at least 8 pm each night.
Rotary and the Lions Club will sponsor their Annual Senior Dinner and Light Tour on December 20 and 21st at the Senior Center. Up to 80 seniors receive a free complete Holiday Dinner prepared by the Senior Center staff. Rotary and Lions club members serve the dinners. The seniors are given a half dozen cookies hand-made by Rotarians each year. After dinner, the seniors are loaded onto the Broadwater High School bus and the Billings Clinic Broadwater van and toured around town to see the Holiday Lights in the area. Seniors that cannot attend the dinner and light tour, receive a poinsettia to enjoy over the Holidays. If you know seniors that may not have been contacted, please call any Rotarian or Lion to get them signed up.
Rotary hopes you have a glorious Holiday Season.
About Rotary Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local, state, and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. For more information, visit Rotary.org
Contacts: Patrick Plantenberg (431-4615/m2andp2@mt.net)
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