Four Club members were recognized at our Feb. 6 meeting as Paul Harris Fellows:
- Tony Catania
- Jeptha Vernstein
- Joseph VanDerLinde
- Molly Skold
Bob Melrose, the Club's The Rotary International Foundation chair, presented each new Paul Harris Fellow with a Paul Harris pin and certificate.
Receiving a Paul Harris Fellow award signifies that a Club member has contributed $1,000 or more to The Rotary International. Funds donated to The RI have a local impact and a global reach. Half of the funds contributed to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund comes back to our home district in the form of grants, and our Club frequently receives district grants to supplement community projects. Additionally, The Rotary Foundation takes action in communities around the world—from teaching children to read in Ecuador to a microcredit program in Indonesia. Every dollar given to The Rotary International multiples and does good.