Events Happening at Other Rotary Clubs Around the Country
Students from Ohio highschools participated in Batavia Rotary's Four Way Test Speech Contest. The event took place this month at the Rotary's regular weekly meeting. Students spent 3 weeks preparing for the contest which is designed to assist youth develop and hone public speaking skills while researching a subject that is of personal interest to them.
The Saratoga Home & Lifestyle Show is scheduled to take place; it is the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club’s largest annual fundraiser. The event features 120 regional exhibitors showcasing a wide range of home improvement services, decor and furnishings, energy-saving products, outdoor living and landscaping, family recreation, and lifestyle products and services, as well as prizes. In addition to exhibits, the show will feature special events and activities: Wine and craft beer tasting with Saratoga Winery, “Saratoga Concepts” art auction featuring 20 Saratoga-themed works from 14 area artists, with auctioneer Martin Seelye, and cooking demonstrations.
Annual Hunterdon Rotary Soup Cook-Off was held in their hometown on Feb. 23rd.
The Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui is holding television and computer e-cycling event on Saturday, March 14, from 8 a.m. to noon. The Rotary club will pick up unwanted electronic equipment for a small donation, while giving Upcountry residents the opportunity to support the organization’s scholarships and leadership training for Maui students, and other community projects.
The Grants-Milan Rotary Club is seeking the public’s help to replenish funding for the Grants Community Pantry program that provides about 100 elementary school students with “backpack meals” on weekends.
The Carpinteria Rotary Talent Showcase Saturday night sold out the Plaza Playhouse Theatre and raised money for music in the schools. The show hit the right note with the public and sold out for the sixth year in a row. It featured an eight-year-old guitarist, a 95-year-old harmonica player, a standup comic, the Carpinteria Middle School band, and many aspiring singers, songwriters and dancers. The Rotary will use the proceeds to buy new instruments for local students.
(gathered from various news stories visible from google)