2024
Annandale Rotary Club (VA), March 23, 2023, Annandale
Today, (award)
When Troop 150 needed a new charter
partner after 95 years, the Annandale Rotary Club agreed to sponsor the troop.
Above they participate in a Memorial Day ceremony.
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Ashby
Castle Rotary Club (England), July 10, 2023, Ashby
Nub News, (award)
Ashby Castle Rotary Club
has made a £300 donation to 4th Ashby Scouts Group to help with modernizing
their base in Donisthorpe.
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Bainbridge Rotary Club (GA), December 2, 2023, Post-Searchlight, (award)
Bainbridge
Rotary Club invited Margueritte Jackson, leader of the girl’s Scout Troop and
Cub Scout Pack, and assistant leader of the Boy’s Scout Troop to give an update
on the units.
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Benalla
Rotary Club (Australia), May 15, 2023, Shepparton
News, (award)
Benalla Rotary Club members spent many hours cleaning,
sanding and then painting the exterior of the Benalla Scouts hall. The Rotarians
range in age from 73 to 88.
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Berkeley Heights Rotary Club (NJ), November 2, 2023, Patch, (award)
Berkeley
Heights Rotary Club’s Light Up the Heights Luminary Project raises money for
Boy Scout Troops 68 & 368, Girl Scouts 55, and other charities by selling
luminary kits.
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Brigham City Rotary Club (UT), March 1,
2023,
Box Elder News Journal,
(award)
Brigham City Rotary Club’s
Box Elder High School Interact Club created about 300 hygiene kits for Little
Lambs, a local charity that serves area foster care children and youth.
+++
Builth Wells Rotary Club (UK), February
21, 2023, Brecon
& Radnor Express, (award)
Builth Wells Rotary Club
Quiz raised funds for Builth Wells 1st Scout Group. A quiz is held each month and
the funds are matched by the Rotary for a different charity each month.
+++
Calverley Rotary Club (England), October 16, 2023, West Leeds Dispatch, (award)
Calverley
Rotary Club was joined by local scout groups, Brownies,Boys’ Brigade and Girls
Association to fill boxes for unfortunate children, adults, and babies in other
countries.
+++
Canandaigua Rotary Club (NY), April 20,
2023, Finger
Lakes Times, (award)
Canandaigua Rotary Club
held its own Pinewood Derby Race to raise money for Scouiting. Awards were
presented for Most Economical, Best Design, as well as to the winners.
+++
Carlinville Rotary Club (IL), June 28,
2023, Enquirer
Democrat, (award)
Carlinville Rotary Club sponsored
Eagle Scout candidate Sam Wilson’s project to beautify the grounds of the
Carlinville American Legion in tribute to veterans.
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Circleville Rotary Club (OH), February 17, 2023, Circleville
Herald, (award)
Circleville Noon Rotary
recently accepted the charter for local Boy Scout Troop 52. The new partnership
unites two organizations that place a high value on service to others.
+++
Copparo
Rotary Club (Italy), January 2, 2023,
il Resto del Czrlino,
(award)
Copparo Rotary Club and
the Scout Group of Bondeno worked together to collect medical supplies for the people
of Ukraine as they suffer from indiscriminate bombing.
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Coppell Rotary Club (TX), May 19, 2023, CoppellGazette,
(award)
Coppell Rotary Club joined
with Scout troops and other community organizations to clean, weed, plant
flowers, and mulch all of the flower beds in Heritage Park in Coppell.
+++
Corning Rotary Club (CA), November 10, 2023, Daily News, (award)
Corning Rotary Club charters Corning
Scout Troop 5 which honored Bryson Meridith, Alexander Houston and Liam Houston
for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
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Covington Rotary Club (KY), April 9, 2023, Northern
Kentucky Tribune, (award)
Covington Rotary Club
partnered with Florence Cub Scout Pack 367’s project to collect bottle caps,
jar lids and pill bottle tops to be recycled into park benches.
+++
Cowdenbeath Rotary Club (Scotland), October 3, 2023, Central Fife Times, (award)
Cowdenbeath
Rotary Club invited Matthew
Thomson, one of three young people sponsored by the club to attend the RYLA
camp at Nethy Bridge to tell the club who RYLA made a difference in his life.
+++
Dartmoor
Vale Rotary Club (UK), February 26, 2023, Teignmouth
Post, (award)
Dartmoor Vale Rotary Club
presented Bishopsteignton Scout Group received a donation of £557 which will help
a Ukrainian family during their first year in our country and buy a laptop.
+++
Dolphin Pattaya International Rotary E-Club (Thailand), November 14, 2023, Pattaya Mail, (award)
Dolphin
Pattaya International Rotary E-Club raised over 32,000 Bhat to provide Scout
uniforms and musical instruments to underprivileged students in Sattahip.
+++
Downham
Rotary Club (UK), March 23, 2023, Lynn
News, (award)
Downham Rotary Club
helped refurbish the Downham Market Scout and Guide Hut. There are 200
young kids involved in the clubs that use the hut.
+++
Eau Gallie Rotary Club (FL), March 26,
2023, Florida
Today, (award)
Members of Girl Scout Troop 4001 attended The
Melbourne Police Dept. Kids Fishing Clinic which was sponsored by the Eau
Gallie Rotary Club.
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Ellesmere
Rotary Club (England), July 7, 2023, Oswestry
Life, (award)
Ellesmere Rotary, thanked
all of them and the many other volunteers and groups that loaned equipment for
the day, in particular Cheshire Scout Group for the two Bell Boats.
+++
Ellwood City Rotary Club (PA), April 20,
2023, Ellwood
City Ledger, (award)
Ellwood City Rotary Club
and Boy Scout Troop 806 gave nature journals to youth at the nature journaling
station and cleaned up afterward at the Lawrence County Earth Day.
+++
Emerald Rotary Club (Australia),
February 15, 2023, Star
Mail, (award)
Emerald Rotary Club hosted a Clean Up Australia
Day event at Hogan Park. The event started at the Emerald Scout Centre
with Emerals Scouts participating.
+++
Fair Lawn Sunrise Rotary Club (NJ), December
13, 2023, TapInto Fair Lawn/Glen Rock, (award)
Fair
Lawn Sunrise Rotary Club congratulated Scouts Aram Bohajian and Jacob Olshefski
of Boy Scout Troop 53 on earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
+++
Ferrol Rotary Club (Spain), May 22, 2023, COPE,
(award)
Ferrol Rotary Club
joined with Scout Group 19 of Ferrol to remove 540 kilograms of garbage from O
Vilar beach to earn 3,240 euros for a charity specializing in the vulnerable
disabled.
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Fort Madison Rotary Club (IA), May 5,
2023, Daily
Gate City, (award)
Fort Madison Rotary Club
invited Steve Baker from Camp Eastman to give them an update on the camp and
the $250,000 capital campaign.
+++
Fulton Rotary Club (MO), April 13, 2023, Fulton
Sun, (award)
Fulton Rotarian and Scouter
Jacque Cowherd received the Clifford L. Dochterman Award for acting as a role
model and providing distinguished and dedicated service to Scouting.
+++
Gaithersburg & Montgomery
Village Rotary Clubs (MD), May 19, 2023, MyMCM, (award)
Gaithersburg
& Montgomery Village Rotary Clubs placed 750 Flags For Our Heroes In Bohrer
Park. Scout guarded the flags at night and conducted a flag retirement
ceremony on Memorial Day.
+++
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary
Club (OH), May 19, 2023, Villager,
(award)
Garrettsville-Hiram
Rotary Club helped support Scout Kris Carson with his Eagle project to build an
pavilion for his school, James A. Garfield.
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Gore
Rotary Club (New Zealand), August 16, 2023, Otego
Daily Times, (award)
Gore Rotary Club is
offering financial assistance to young people wanting to join the Scouts. They
Scout do fund raising, but Scouting costs $10 each week.
+++
Greater Huntsville Rotary Club (AL), April
25, 2023, IFSR
Facebook Page, (award)
The Huntsville Madison County Veteran’s Memorial Foundation dedicated a plaque honoring the Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville, Scouts BSA Troop 94 and 95 for their dedicated service
+++
Great
Neck Rotary Club (NY), July 14, 2023, Great
Neck Patch, (award)
Great Neck Rotary Club
recognized Grace Fong for her Girl Scouts of Nassau County Gold Award project
“Step by Step Tutoring” to connect low-income student with tutors.
+++
Halifax Rotary Club (UK),
March 26, 2023, Halifax
Courier, (award)
Halifax Rotary Club worked with 51st Pellon
Scout Group, West Yorkshire Scouts, and other community groups at the
Calderdale SmartMove charity event.
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Hammond-Ponchatoula
Sunrisers Rotary Club (LA), July 4, 2023, AN17, (award)
Hammond-Ponchatoula
Sunrisers Rotary Club invited Boy Scout Troop 170 to join them for their annual
July 4th flag-raising event on Hammond Square.
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Hammond-Ponchatoula
Sunrisers Rotary Club (LA), July 4, 2023, AN17, (award)
Hammond-Ponchatoula
Sunrisers Rotary Club invited Boy Scout Troop 170 to join them for their annual
July 4th flag-raising event on Hammond Square.
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Hicksville- Jericho Rotary Club (NY), December 14, 2023, Bethpage Newsgram, (award)
Hicksville-
Jericho Rotary Club annual tree lighting ceremony featured a flag ceremony
performed by the Cub Scouts of Pack 381 and caroling led by the Girl Scouts of
the Hicksville Service Unit.
+++
Hillsborough Rotary Club (NJ), December 3, 2023, TapInto, (award)
Hillsborough
Rotary Club’s Operation Shoebox had over 150 from Hillsborough Service Unit 72
and Somerset Scouts Troop 185 pack boxes for US troops deployed overseas..
+++
Imperia
Rotary Club (Italy), May 17, 2023, Imperia
Post, (award)
Imperia Rotary Club dedicated an evening to the
world of scouting. IFSR members work together with the Rotary Club and Scouting
to promote cooperation.
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Ironton Rotary Club (OH),
February 15, 2023, The
Ironton Tribune,
(award)
Ironton Rotary Club had its long-standing
traditional pancake breakfast which has been held since 2016. The Rotary Club
members were helped out by Boy Scout Troop 106.
+++
Kemmerer Rotary Club (WY),
March 7, 2023, The
Kenmmerer Gazette,
(award)
Kemmerer Rotary Club delivered homemade pies to
the local county and city plow crews in collaboration with Girl Scout Troop
1698 which created personalized Valentines for each pie.
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Kenilworth Rotary Club
(NJ), March 18, 2023, Tap
into Kenilworth,
(award)
Kenilworth Rotary Club welcomed Marc Andreo (right), Scout
Executive of the Patriots Path Council, about
the importance of Scouting to upcoming generations of future leaders
+++
Kentland Rotary Club (IN), June 26, 2023, Newton
County Enterprise, (award)
Kentland Rotary Club
invited Scout Master Kent LaFlech of BSA troop 149 to report on a trip to Philmont
Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Kentfield Rotary charters the troop.
+++
Key
Biscayne Rotary Club (FL), August 24, 2023, Islander
News, (award)
Key Biscayne Rotary Club worked
the Cub Scouts Pack 149 recruitment pool party and set up a table with engaging
and educational activities for children.
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Lima Rotary Club (OH),
March 6, 2023, Hometown
Stations, (award)
The Lima Rotary invited Kelly Trame, director
of development for the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio to provide an update on their
33,000 scouts and the 1,000 of these in Allen County.
+++
Long Bennington Rotary Club (England), October 20, 2023, LincsOnline, (award)
Long
Bennngton Rotary Club distributed funds raised at their Party In The Park to
Long Bennington and Foston Girl Guide Association, the Foston Scout Group and
other charities.
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Mankato
Rotary Club (MN), September 2, 2023, Yahoo
News, (award)
Mankato Rotary Club joined
with the Boy Scouts to provide a Summer STEM Camp at Jack McGowan's Farm for
students going into first through fifth grade.
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Manningtree Rotary Club
(UK), February 16, 2023, Harwich
& Manningtree Standard,
(award)
Manningtree Rotary Club end of its
fundraising efforts by donating £5,600 to 11 local groups including the Bradfield
and Lawford scout groups.
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Madison County Rotary Club (GA), April 26,
2023, Madison
Journal Today, (award)
Madison County Rotary
Club of aided Boy Scout Camp Rainey Mountain in Clayton Georgia make their
rifle range handicap accessible for disabled Scouts attending gun safety
instruction.
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Marquette Rotary Club
(MI), February 25, 2023, The
Mining Journal,
(award)
Marquette Rotary Club presented $1,000 to the
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes to provide scholarships for the
Girl Scout Leadership Experience and other experiences.
+++
Marshall County Rotary Club
(KY), February 22, 2023, Marshall
County Daily, (award)
Marshall County Rotary Club presented Boy Scout
Troop 484 with a donation of American flags to be used for their flag
subscription program. Funding was provided through a Rotary district grant.
+++
Melfort Rotary Club
(Canada), February 2, 2023, Prince
Albert Daily Herald,
(award)
Melfort Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the local
Girl Guides for the Pasquia Lily District Girl Guide Rally to take part in
Indigenous and Metis Culture traditions.
+++
Miami
Shores Rotary Club (FL), July 13, 2023, CBS
4 News Miami, (award)
Miami Shores Rotary Club
helped 18-year-old Girl Scout Amalie Ise to create her flag-retitrment program
agreed to keep the program going when Ise heads off to college
+++
Mid
Argyll Rotary Club (Scotland), August 10, 2023, Argyllshire
Advertiser, (award)
Mid Argyll Rotary Club
supported the 19th Argyll Scouts trip to Nepal to work on a variety of
humanitarian projects in two schools in Kathmandu impacted by the 2015
earthquake.
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Long Bennington Rotary Club (England), October 20, 2023, LincsOnline, (award)
Long
Bennngton Rotary Club distributed funds raised at their Party In The Park to
Long Bennington and Foston Girl Guide Association, the Foston Scout Group and
other charities.
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Moraga Rotary Club (CA), November 8, 2023, Lamorinda Weekly, (award)
Moraga
Rotary Club’s Interact Club president Nia Ho chose to work with a Rotary Club
in India for her Eagle Scout Project to make educational videos for schools for
disadvantaged children in India.
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Moss
Point Rotary Club (MS), September 4, 2023, WLOX, (award)
Moss Point Rotary Club
received help from Troop 211 and Troop 229 Boy Scouts in their efforts to
rejuvenate the vegetation at Sawmill Landing Park by removing invasive plants
+++
Mount Pleasant Rotary Club (PA),
February 14, 2023, The
Daily Courier,
(award)
Mount Pleasant Rotary Club recently distributed
checks to local organizations that helped with its annual calendar fundraiser including
Norvelt Boy Scout Troop 472.
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Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club (MI),
May 10, 2023, Morning
Sun, (award)
Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club helped Eagle Scout
Eli Bucilli and local Boy Scouts install wayfinding signs at Deerfield Park to
assist park visitors while they explore the trails.
+++
Mullica Hill Rotary Club
(NJ), March 22, 2023, The
Sun Newspapers,
(award)
Mullica Hill Rotary Club charters Troop
7044. Above they honored new Eagle Scouts William Damiri and Joseph Tortella
at a special Court of Honor.
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New
Bern Rotary Club (NC), September 17, 2023, New
Bern Live, (award)
New Bern Rotary Club provided
Scout George Casciello $3,000 toward his Eagle Scout Project in the Pembroke
community, the building of the basketball court.
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New Bremen/New Knoxville
Club (OH), August 19, 2023, Wapakoneta
Daily News, (award)
New Bremen/New Knoxville
Rotary Club invited Senior Girl Scout, Emma Henley of Wapakoneta to speak about
her Gold Award Project to purchase of a DARE vehicle for the Sheriff’s Office.
+++
Newberry
Rotary Club (SC), September 10, 2023, The
Newberry Observer, (award)
Newberry Rotary Club is no
exception, as it actively supports initiatives such as Boy Scout Troop 1,
Student of the Month, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and various
community projects.
+++
Oakville Trafalgar Rotary
Club (Canada), March 15, 2023, Oakville
News, (award)
Oakville Trafalgar Rotary Club partnered
with the 19th Boy Scouts of Oakville. The Scouts built
birdhouses to raise money and achieve their environment badge.
+++
Ojai West Rotary
Club (CA), April 7, 2023, Ojai
Valley News, (award)
Ojai
West Rotary Club warded a $20,000 grant to the Girl Scouts of
California’s Central Coast’s Camp Arnaz to rebuild the bathroom facilities that
were damaged by recent storms.
+++
Orange Park Rotary Club
(FL), February 9, 2023, Clay
Today, (award)
Orange Park Rotary Club presented citations to each
of 39 Scouts awarded the Eagle Scout Award at the Bartram Trail District Eagle induction
ceremony. An Eagle Scout is shown with her family.
+++
Pangbourne Rotary Club (UK),
January 9, 2023, Henley
Standard, (award)
Pangbourne Rotary Club raised £7,500 for
charity with its Santa’s sleigh tour. The money will go to local scout groups,
parent teacher associations and other groups who helped Santa
+++
Parsippany Rotary Club (NJ), June 12, 2023,
Parsippany
Focus, (award)
Michael dePierro,
representing Parsippany Rotary Club, presented Jonah Lance and Christopher
Stearns or Troop 173 with certificates for their outstanding achievements as
Eagle Scouts.
+++
Red Jacket Rotary Club (NY), April 1, 2023,
Finger
Lakes Times, (award)
Red
Jacket Rotary Club donated to Eagle Scout candidate Rhianna Yates
to install 20 informational signs along a 1 ½ mile stretch of nature trail.
+++
Ridgefield Rotary Club (CT), November 21, 2023, Hamlet Hub, (award)
Ridgefield
Rotary Club contributed to Caden Fincham’s Eagle Scout project to erect a
Memorial to Veterans of Modern Wars, attractive granite monument, in front of
the police station.
+++
Ridgetown Rotary Club
(Canada), February 13, 2023, The
Regional, (award)
Ridgetown Rotary Club has hosted the 1st
Ridgetown Scout group for 91 years. The troop recently invited local
police officer to learn about policing and safety.
+++
Simi
Sunrise Rotary Club (CA), July 1, 2023, Simi
Valley Acorn, (award)
Simi Sunrise Rotary Club awarded a
total of $13,000 to 13 local charities including Boy Scout Troop 662 Simi
Valley and Ventura Crew 9622
+++
Somerset-Pulaski County Morning Rotary (KY),
April 26, 2023, Summerset
College, (award)
Somerset-Pulaski County
Morning Rotary awards a scholarship to the person Summerset Community College
selects based on their involvement in Boy Scouts and financial need.
+++
Spalding and Welland Rotary Club (UK), June
28, 2023, Spalding
Voice, (award)
Spalding and Welland
Rotary Club donated 2 refrigerators to the Spalding Scout Group from South
Holland for the group to use on their regular outings.
+++
St. Clairsville Rotary Club (OH), June 17,
2023, Times
Leader, (award)
St. Clairsville Rotary
Club presented donations to Girl Scout Troop 1002 and other area organizations.
The Girls Scouts created hygiene closets in the middle and high schools.
+++
State College Downtown
Rotary Club (PA), Jan. 19, 2023, Centre
County Gazette, (award)
State
College Downtown Rotary Club with the help of Boy Scout Troop 31, sold 755 pies to support the YMCA Anti-
Hunger Program and donated 355 pies to be distributed to by the program.
+++
Washburn Rotary Club (ME), August 25, 2023,
The County, (award)
Washburn Rotary Club’s community festival in the Veterans
Memorial Park that was started by 3 Eagle Scouts. This year an Eagle project
installed 5 flag poles for the 5 military branches.
+++
Wausau Rotary Club (WI), May 12, 2023, Wausau
Pilot & Review, (award)
Wausau Rotary Club and Girl
Scouts from Troop 7246 worked side by side to plant five, five-foot tall
deciduous trees at the site of a new handicap-accessible kayak/canoe launch and
fishing pier.
+++
Wellington Rotary Club (FL), September 8,
2023, Town-Crier, (award)
Pack 125, chartered by the Wellington Rotary Club, provides
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach Executive Director Lynelle Chauncey Zelnar with the
many donated items collected by the pack.
+++
White Bear Lake Rotary Club (MN), November 29, 2003, Press Pubs, (award)
White
Bear Lake Rotary Club invited Scout Troop 494’s Senior Patrol Leader J. T.
Baltzer to report on the Troop at a recent Rotary Meeting. The Rotary Club
gave the Troop a donation.
+++
Winter Garden Rotary Club (FL), July 5,
2023, Orange
Observer, (award)
Winter Garden Rotary Club invited Boy Scout Raj
Sambandamk of Troop 148 to describe his Eagle Scout project to create a space
for memory care residents to spend quiet time in nature.
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Alamo (CA)
Rotary Club, Feb. 13, 2022, Facebook,
(award)
Alamo Rotary
Club charters Pack 53. The pack invited Alamo Rotarian and IFSR International
Commissioner, Brian Thiessen to judge its recent Pinewood Derby.
+++
Alice (TX) Rotary Club, July 15, 2022, Facebook, (award)
Alice Rotary invited Marty Sepulveda of the South Texas BSA
Council. He reported that the Scouts were seeking sponsorship for a Troop and
Pack in Jim Wells County
+++
Arden Hills-Shoreview (MN) Rotary Club, August 2, 2022, Shoreview
Press, (award)
Arden Hills-Shoreview Rotary Club is building a pollinator
garden and rain garden in McCullough Park with the help of a local Scout group and
Garden Club that have volunteered to help plant.
+++
Antelope Valley (CA) Rotary Club, May 31, 2022, Antelope
Valley Press, (award)
Antelope Valley Rotary Club provided the land for 4 Eagle
Scout candidates from Troop 145 and Crew 145 combined to create a veterans
memorial with a flag box for their Eagle projects.
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Aylesbury
(UK) Rotary Club, Jan. 12, 2022, Facebook, (award)
With help
from Aylesbury Explorer Scouts, Wing Scouts, Bucks Guiders, the Aylesbury
Rotary Club raised £10,000 for charity to be awarded to local charities and
food banks.
+++
Bainbridge (NY) Rotary Club,
June 8, 2022, The
Post-Searchlight, (award)
The Bainbridge Rotary Club invited Boy Scout Troop 502 for
Scout Day. The new Scoutmaster thanked Rotary for their support and the newest
Eagle Scout described his Eagle project.
+++
Barletta
(Italy) Rotary Club, Oct. 2, 2022, BarlettaViva,
(award)
When the Barletta
Rotary Club presented their Youth Awards, they hoped this would be a positive emulation to the large
group of young Scout Assoraiders invited to attend.
+++
Bedford
(MA) Rotary Club, Dec. 16, 2022, The
Bedford Citizen, (award)
Bedford
Rotary Club’s annual holiday breakfast fundraiser was assisted by Scouts BSA
Troop 194, and Girl Scout Troop 72147 members who showed up in full force
throughout the weekend.
+++
Berkeley
Heights (NJ) Rotary Club, Nov. 30, TapInto.net,
(award)
Berkeley Heights
Rotary Club Annual Luminary Project benefits Boy Scout Troops 68 and 368, and
Girl Scout Troop 55. It will light up Berkeley Heights on Christmas Eve.
+++
Binghamton
(NY) Rotary Club, Mar. 31, 2022, Binghamton
Home Page, (award)
The Binghamton
Rotary Club helped the Baden Powell BSA Council purchase a new inflatable archery
set to help promote Scouting at community events.
+++
Birdsboro (PA)
Rotary Club, Oct. 27, Reading
Eagle, (award)
Birdsboro
Rotary Club Halloween parade included Daniel Boone Girl Scouts dressed for
their Nightmare Before Christmas and Daniel Boone Cub Scout Pack 595 dressed as
Everyday Heroes.
+++
Cañon City & Florence (CO) Rotary Clubs, July 14,
2022, Cañon
City Daily Record, (award)
Cañon City & Florence Rotary Clubs (CO) presented a
check to Boy Scout Troop 121 for the part the troop played in the 2022 Rotary
Club Rubber Ducky Race.
+++
Carpinteria Morning (CA) Rotary
Club, June 8, 2022, CoastalView.com, (award)
Carpinteria Morning Rotary Club distributed
$7,500 to local organizations including funds for Scout Ian Thomas’ Eagle
project.
+++
Carpinteria
Sunset (CA) Rotary Club, Feb. 18, 2022, Coastal
View News, (award)
Carpinteria
Sunset Rotary Club invited Scout Matthew Lambert to give an update for the club
on his Eagle Scout Project to place a picnic table at Fourth Beach.
+++
Clawson (MI) Rotary Club, July 22, 2022, Facebook, (award)
Clawson Rotary and Clawson Scouts BSA joined together to
provide the Cape Maclear Scout Group, Malawi Lake Shore and their community
with school materials, masks, and a first aid kit.
+++
Cleburne (TX) Rotary Club, July 25, 2022, Cleburne
Times-Review, (award)
Cleburne Rotary invited Scouting BSA’s Santa Fe District
Executive Jim Vaughan to speak to Rotary members about Scouting today and how
it is reaching many youth at risk.’
+++
Columbia
Falls Rotary Club, Nov. 24, 2022, Hungry
Horse News, (award)
Columbia
Falls Rotary Club’s Brunch with Santa follows the arrival of Santa at the
annual Night of Lights. Income from this event goes to youth organizations
including Boy Scout Troop 1941.
+++
Cowdenbeath (Scotland) Rotary Club, August 23, 2022, Central
Fife Times, (award)
Cowdenbeath Rotary Club granted Crossgates scout Blair
Cran’s request for aid in representing the Rosyth Scout District at the
jamboree next year in South Korea.
+++
Cupar
(UK) Rotary Club, Feb. 16, 2022, The
Courier, (award)
Cupar Rotary
Club is assisting Cupar Explorer Scouts Zoe Nimmo and
Beth Harvie raise funds to attend the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South
Korea.
+++
Dawson Springs (KY) Rotary Club, Nov. 24, 2022, Dawson
Springs Progress, (award)
When Dawson Springs Rotary Club unveiled the Tornado Memorial
remembering the 19 who died in the 2021 December tornado, Dawson Springs Boy
Scouts Troop 3014 presented the colors.
+++
Dursley (UK) Rotary Club, July 8, 2022, Gazette, (award)
Dursley Rotary presented £250 to each of 11 local
organizations including Cam 1st Scout Group to mark its seventh decade of
supporting people in the community..
+++
East Cobb (GA)
Rotary Club, Mar. 13, 2022, East
Cobb News, (award)
East Cobb Rotary
Club held a banquet in February to announce the grant recipients of its Dog
Days Run fundraiser to benefit community organizations. Boy Scouts of America
was a recipient.
+++
East Nassau (Bahamas) Rotary
Club, May 12, 2022, The
Tribune, (award)
East Nassau Rotary Club and
The Scout Association of The Bahamas team up to host the Annual Golf Tournament
to support local charities.
+++
Easthamstead (UK) Rotary Club, Jan. 18, 2022, Bracknell
News, (award)
Easthamstead
Rotary Club hosted the 2nd Easthampstead Scout Group's Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to plant trees for a ‘protecting our
environment’ initiative on Jennett’s Hill.
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Elk River (MN) Rotary
Club, Jan. 13, 2022, Elk
River Star News, (award)
The Elk River
Rotary Club donated a total of $19,400 to 17 non-profits including a gift to the
Boy Scout of America.
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Ellwood City (PA) Rotary
Club, April 14, 2022, New
Castle News, (award)
Ellwood City Rotary Club and Boy
Scout Troop 806 joined forces to lead an Earth Day Community Cleanup after
participating in the annual Lawrence County Earth Day Celebration.
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Exmoor (UK) Rotary Club, May 2,
2022, DevonLive, (award)
Exmoor Rotary club hosted the Exmoor Youth Orienteering Challenge
for 440 children. The event is organized by the Rotary Clubnn with help from
Dulverton and Bampton Scouts
+++
Ezpeleta (Argentina) Rotary Club, August 26, 2022, Info
Quilmes, (award)
Ezpeleta Rotary Children’s Day donated to the “Guillermo
E. Hudson,” a 120-member scout group. "A smile from those children is a
true caress for the soul" indicated from the Rotary club.
+++
Forres (Scotland) Rotary Club, Apr. 16, 2022, Forres
Gazette, (award)
Twelve 1st Forres Scouts gave £1770 to Forres Rotary Club to purchase
three Shelter Boxes for Ukraine. Forres Rotary had already sent 6 Shelter Boxes
to Ukraine.
+++
Gaithersburg (MD) Rotary Club, May 30, 2022, WUSA9, (award)
After Gaithersburg Rotary Club put out 750 flags for “Flags
of Our Heroes” at Bohrer Park, Boy Scout Troop 457 set up camp next to the
display to keep watch over the display.
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Grantham Kesteven (UK) Rotary Club, April 25, 2022, Grantham
Journal, (award)
Grantham Kesteven Rotary Club members manned the road
blocks for the Grantham Scout and Guide St George's Day Parade.
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Harrogate (UK) Rotary Club, May 11, 2022, Harrogate
Advertiser, (award)
Harrogate Rotary Club organizes an annual Nidderdale Walk
where charities including Brownie and Cub packs, Girl Guides and their
supporters raise money for their charity.
+++
Harwich
and Dovercourt (England)Rotary Club, Nov. 1, 2022, Gazette
Standard, (award)
Harwich and
Dovercourt Rotary Club annual Harwich Guy Carnival for satire granted awards
for costumes and floats. The First and Second Parkeston Scouts were among 4
award recipients.
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Hawkesbury
(Canada) Rotary Club, Jan. 31, 2022, The
Review,
(award)
Kimberlye Ducharme, a member of the 58e Fournier Scout
Troop, partnered with the Hawkesbury Rotary Club to offer gloves and scarves at
the Rotary Tiny Library.
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High River (Canada) Rotary Club, May 23, 2022, High
River Online, (award)
High River Rotary Cub organized the Little Britches Parade
that was led by the 1st High River Scouts.
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Hillsborough (NJ) Rotary Club, April 9, 2022, Tap
into Hillsborough, (award)
Hillsborough Rotary Club was joined with Girl Scouts to
assemble Operation Shoebox care packages for members of the US military. Each
packages contained a box of Girls Scout Cookies.
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Horwich (UK) Rotary Club, June 23, 2022, The
Bolton News, (award)
Horwich Rotary Club distributed £5,500 to local
organizations including a grant to 6th Horwich Scout Group towards
the cost of attending the International Jamboree in Sweden.
+++
Howell (MI) Rotary Club, August 10, 2022, Livingston
Daily, (award)
Howell Rotary makes and sells melon-flavored ice cream at
the local Melon Festival. Proceeds go to Howell Rotary youth programs
including Boy Scout Troop 362 and Cub Scout Pack 365.
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Hudson (OH) Rotary Club, April 29, 2022, Akron
Beacon Journal, (award)
Scouts assist at Hudson Rotary’s Gala Fundraiser. The goal
this year was to raise funds for reconstruction of the historic Scout Cabin on
the Green.
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Hunstanton & District (UK) Rotary Club, August 3,
2022, Lynn
News, (award)
Hunstanton and District Rotary organized the Fun day at
Snettisham's Norton Hill Light Railway festival. The 1st Snettisham Scout
group had one of the stalls.
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Huntington (NY) Rotary Club, May 30, 2022, Facebook, (award)
Huntington Rotary Club enlisted help from Boy Scout Troop 68
to place flags to honor fallen heroes at the Long Island National Cemetery.
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Hyde (UK)
Rotary Club, Jan 28, 2022, Quest
Media Network, (award)
Hyde Rotary Club held a special thank you meal at Oaklands
Hall to express their gratitude to 3rd Newton
Scouts and Cubs, 2nd Gee Cross Guides and 3rd Gee Cross Scouts
and others who helped their Santa sleigh as he toured the town in the lead-up
to Christmas. The Santa's Sleigh Appeal
raised £3,464.
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Ilkley
Wharfedale (England) Rotary Club, Oct. 5, 2022, Wharfedale
Observer, (award)
Ilkley Wharfedale
Rotary Club presented £500 to five scouts/explorers from Wharfedale District
who qualified to go to the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in August
2023.
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Ironton (OH)
Rotary Club, Feb. 17, 2022, Ironton Tribune,
(award)
Ironton Rotary Club invited Boy Scout troops 103 and 106 to
help with its traditional Rotary Club Pancake Day after a hiatus during the
pandemic.
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Jersey (Jersey-Channel Islands) Rotary Club, August 24,
2022, Jersey
Evening Post, (award)
Jersey Rotary with the assistance of a group of 32 Scouts
from Jersey, Guernsey and Dorset worked together on conservation work at Les
Mielles de Morville for the Jersey National Park.
+++
Kirkcudbright (Scotland) Rotary Club, August 2, 2022, Daily
Record, (award)
Kirkcudbright Rotary and the town’s community council over
saw the reopening of Scout Hall after extensive remodeling. Leaders from
Scouts, Rangers, Guides, Brownies & Rainbows participated.
+++
Kalispell (MT) Rotary Club, May 15, 2022, Daily
Inter Lake, (award)
Boy Scout Troop 1933, chartered to the Kalispel Rotary Club,
celebrated it 50th Anniversary with an event featuring a barbecue
dinner, games, awards, cake, speakers, and a closing campfire.
+++
Kapa‘a
(HA) Rotary Club, Jan. 3, 2022, The
Garden Island, (award)
Kapa’a Rotary
Club distributed laptop computers that were collected and refurbished by Eagle
Scout candidate Nicholas Adams of California for his grandparents Rotary club
in Hawaii.
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Kendal (UK)
Rotary Club, Feb. 25, 2022, Westmorland
Gazette, (award)
Kendal Rotary
Club and 1st Kendal Scout Group joined forces with the Bendrigg
Trust to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a day of tree planting.
+++
Keyser (WV) Rotary Club, June 1, 2022, Mineral
News and Tribune, (award)
Reily Wolfe of Troop 27, chartered to the Keyser Rotary Club
renewed the outside grounds and play area at the Family Crisis Center.
+++
Kirkcudbright (Scotland) Rotary Club, August 2, 2022, Daily
Record, (award)
Kirkcudbright Rotary and the town’s community council over
saw the reopening of Scout Hall after extensive remodeling. Leaders from
Scouts, Rangers, Guides, Brownies & Rainbows participated.
+++
Lake Conroe (TX) Rotary Club, April 15, 2022, The
Courier of Montgomery County, (award)
A Scout from Troop 491 approached the Lake Conroe Rotary
Club about an Eagle Project to install solar lights in Memory Park. The
project was approved and the lights are in place.
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Lake
Houston (TX) Rotary Club, Feb. 22, 2022, Humble-Kingwood
Patch, (award)
Lake Houston Rotary Club invited BSA Senior District Executive
Erica Gillette to update the club members on the changes to the Boys Scouts of
America.
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Lewistown (PA) Rotary Club, August 17, 2022, The
Lewistown Sentinel, (award)
Lewistown Rotary invited Jeff Pickett, scout executive with
the Juniata Valley Boy Scout Council, updates the Rotary Club of Lewistown on
the council’s activities.
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Little Falls (NY) Rotary Club, June 15, 2022, My
Little Falls, (award)
Little Falls Rotary Club benefited when 5 members of Little
Falls Girl Scout Troop 20480 assembled & painted table for Rotary Park.
Then they decorated them by depicting local events.
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Llanidloes
Rotary (Wales) Rotary Club, Mar. 14, 2022, County
Times, (award)
Llanidloes Rotary presented Scout
Tirion Williams a donation to help her raise funds to
attend the World Scouting Jamboree in South Korea..
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Ludlow
(England) Rotary Club, Oct. 23, 2022, Ludlow
Advertiser, (award)
\
Ludlow Rotary Club Tree of Light project
raised funds for Ludlow Rotary Cares which gave grants of upto £500 to 10
successful applicants including 1st Ludlow Scout Group.
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Lymm (UK)
Rotary Club, Feb. 20, 2022, Warrington
Worldwide, (award)
Lymm Rotary
Club presented £4,860 earned by local groups and organizations who helped with
the annual Christmas Float collection including the 3rd Lymm Scouts.
+++
Mangalore
Central (India) Rotary Club, Feb. 10, 2022, News
Kkarnataka, (award)
Mangalore
Central (India) Rotary Club donated a computer to the district office of the
Bharat Scouts and Guides as part of their community development program.
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Meridian (MS) Rotary Club, July 13, 2022, Meridian
Star, (award)
Meridian Rotary helped Girl Scout Anne McRae staged a “Get
Ready 4 School Pack” pick up party for PreK students with a goody bag of
donated materials as part of her Gold Award project..
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Newport-Irvine (CA) Rotary Club, May 3, 2022, Daily
Pilot, (award)
Newport-Irvine Rotary Club tree planting for Arbor Day
attracted Scouts these Boy Scout Troop 695 of Irvine, who helped plant trees
and other native plants at Arroyo Park in Newport Beach.
+++
Paso Robles (CA) Rotary Club, May 3, 2022, Paso
Robles Daily News, (award)
The annual Paso Robles Rotary Club golf tournament, ‘Tee it
up for our kids’, benefits Boy Scouts and numerous other Paso Robles
organizations that support kids.
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Plainview
(TX) Rotary Club, Oct. 15, 2022, My
Plainview, (award)
Plainview
Rotary Club invited Dr. Thornhill to share the activities of Cub Scout Pack
#252 including participating the Rotary Club’s dictionary drive and many other
community events.
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Pleasant Gap (PA) Rotary Club, April 21, 2022, The
Express, (award)
Pleasant Gap Rotary Club supported the Eagle Service Project
of Alex Stucky of Boy Scout Troop 66 to construct a new sign for the Pleasant
Gap Elementary School.
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Port
Washington-Saukville (WI) Rotary Club, Nov. 10, 2022, Ozaukee
Press, (award)
Port
Washington-Saukville Rotary Club helped Logan Hill in Troop 855 of Port
Washington, with his Eagle project to build a new information kiosk and signage
for Sauk Creek Nature Preserve.
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Richmond (England) Rotary Club, Dec. 13, 2022, Richmondshire
Today, (award)
Richmond Rotary Club helped Richmondshire Scout Thomas
Gibbons reach his goal of £4,000 to attend the World Scout Jamboree in South
Korea in 2023 as part of North Yorkshire’s contingent.
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Rochdale (England) Rotary Club, Nov. 21, 2022, rochdaleonline,
(award)
Rochdale Rotary
Club was one of several organizations receiving special thank from the 9th
Heywood (Pennine) Scout Group at the official opening of their brand-new HQ in
Bamford.
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Rochelle (IL) Rotary Club, August 12, 2022, Rochelle
News-Leader, (award)
Rochelle Rotary installed a little library at Cooper Park that
was painted by the Girl Scout Troop 409 of Rochelle. The Girl Scouts also provided
the books.
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Rockhampton (Australia) Rotary Club, August 4, 2022, Central
Queensland Today, (award)
Rockhampton Rotary’s Rocky Swap fundraiser attracts over
10,000 people. The Warripari Scout Group comes out with their parents to help
clean-up of the grounds after the event.
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Rome (NY)
Rotary Club, Jan. 2, 2022, Daily
Sentinel,
(award)
Rome Rotary led 70 volunteers including boy and girls from 3
Packs and 3 Troops to place 100 wreathes on the graves of veterans at the historic Wright Settlement Cemetery.
Saline
(MI) Rotary Club, Nov. 7, 2022, The
Sun Times, (award)
The Saline
Rotary joined with American Legion Post 322 of Saline Boy Scout Troop 416, Cub
Scout Packs 416 and 3461 to replace 150 flags displaced on city streets the past
20 years.
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San Jose (CA) Rotary Club, Jan. 3, 2022, Gilroy
Patch,
(award)
San Jose Rotary awarded 18 local non-profits $150,000
including awards to the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council, Boy Scouts of
America for their camp programs.
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San Mateo (CA) Rotary Club, April 8, 2022, The
Daily Journal, (award)
San Mateo Rotary Club and San Mateo Scout Troop No. 42
formed a tree-planting partnership with the San Mateo-Foster City School District
to help combat Climate Change.
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Seymour (Australia) Rotary Club, Jan. 17, 2022, Riverine
Herald, (award)
The Seymour Rotary Club has invited 21community groups to
participate in the 2022 Australia Day festivities including the 1st Seymour
Scout Group.
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Simi Sunset (CA) Rotary Club, July 9, 2022, Simi
Valley Acorn, (award)
Simi Sunset Rotary presented a grants to local organizations
including a grant to Daisy Girl Scout Troop 65437
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Sonora
Sunrise (CA) Rotary Club, Nov. 12, 2022, The
Union Democrat, (award)
Sonora
Sunrise Rotary Club organized a Field of Honor display with 250 American flags.
The ceremony included presentation of colors by Boy Scout Troop 343.
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Southgate
(MI) Rotary Club, Dec. 24, 2022, News-Herald,
(award)
Southgate
Rotary Club presented Head Start staff with hats and mittens that were
collected in a collection drive that was assisted by Boy Scout Troop 1795.
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Southern
Ocean (NJ) Rotary Club, Oct. 14, 2022, TapIntoStafford,
(award)
Southern
Ocean Rotary Club and The Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts of America join
together to host a charity Halloween festival at the Scout Camp
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St. Marys (OH) Rotary Club,
Jan. 13, 2022, Evening
Leader,
(award)
St. Marys Rotary Club invited Eagle
Scout Jarrett Lunz to describe his Eagle project to
restore Benner Cemetery. Nearly 200 hours of work was put in to restore the old
cemetery.
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State
College (PA) Rotary Club, Oct. 7, 2022, Collegian,
(award)
State College
Rotary Club adopted a Child ID Program developed by a member’s son for his
Eagle Scout project in 2019. The child’s data is updated as the child grows on
this device parents carry.
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Tehachapi (CA) Rotary Club, Nov. 5, 2022, Tehachapi
News, (award)
Tehachapi Rotary
Club organized a trash pickup day and supplied water and doughnuts. Valley
Oaks Interact Club and Girl Scout Troop 8014 worked together on the project.
+++
Texarkana (AR/TX), T. International(TX), T. Oaklawn (Tx),
T. Sunrise (AR), May 12, 2022, KKYR, (award)
Texarkana's Four Rotary Clubs place 4,800 flags on seven holidays
and pick them back up with the help of local Boy Scout Troops. The service
raises funds for local charities including the Scouts.
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The Tarrytowns (NY) Rotary Club, May 6, 2022, The
Hudson Independent, (award)
The Tarrytowns Rotary Club annual Duck Derby fund raiser
enlisted the help of Girl Scouts who removed the rubber ducks after they went
through the finish line.
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Warren (OH) Rotary Club, Mar. 8, 2022, The
Vindicator, (award)
Warren Rotary Club’s Slice of the
Valley Fundraiser attracted about 1,600 people.
Boy Scout Troop 101 and other groups helped make the event a success.
+++
Warwick (UK) Rotary Club, Feb. 20, 2022, Leamington
Observer, (award)
Warwick Rotary Club presented an award to leaders of 2nd
Warwick Sea Scouts in recognition of their achievement in raising over
£1.25million to build a new headquarters in St Nicholas Park.
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Watertown (WI) Rotary Club, Feb. 9, 2022, Watertown
Daily Times, (award)
Watertown Rotary Club has chartered Boy Scout Troop 11 for
95 years. Above, Troop 11 Scouts are
shown attending a recent Klondike Derby where they camped outside in tents.
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Westgate & Birchington (UK) Rotary Club, April 21,
2022, Community
News, (award)
Westgate and Birchington Rotary Club invited 10-year-old
sixer from the 1st Garlinge Scout group. He explained his fund raising project to bake boxes of baked
good for donations.
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Westhampton (NY) Rotary Club, May 12, 2022, Hamptons.com, (award)
Westhampton Rotary Club fundraiser, Rotary Rocks, raises
money for scholarships, and for local charities including Boy Scout Troop 62.
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Williamstown
Sunrise (MI) Rotary, Nov. 8, 2022, Fox47News.com,
(award)
After Eagle
Scout Isaac Holden completed a new kayak launch as his Eagle Project, Williamstown
Sunrise Rotary, Scouts and other Rotarians joined Isaac to clean the Red Cedar River.
+++
Winslow (UK) Rotary Club, Feb. 22, 2022, Bucks
Herald, (award)
Rotary Club of Winslow has distributed cheques to community
groups from funds raised by its Santa Float including North Marston and Granborough Brownies and Grendon
and Edgcott Scouts.
+++
Wisbech (UK) Rotary Club, Feb. 12, 2022, Lynn
News, (award)
Wisbech Rotary Club presented sisters Sorcha and Caoimhe
Friel a check toward their fundraising for an overseas Scouting trip to South
Korea to attend the World Scout Jamboree
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2021
Amalfi Coast (Italy) Rotary
Club, June
16, 2021, Amalfi Notizie (award)
Amalfi Coast Rotary Club brought
a Drug Free World program to the local Boy Scouts. The program included music,
presentations, and personal testimonials.
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Auburn
Rotary (WA) January 26, 2021, Auburn
Examiner (award)
Alec Mayer addressed the Auburn Rotary Club on ZOOM as part
of his Eagle Scout project to collect at least 4,000 pairs of socks for a
homeless shelter.
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Axminster Rotary Club (UK)
March 17, 2021, Mid-Week
Herald (award)
Axminster Rotary Club awarded the
Axminster Scout Group with £200 towards the cost of equipment they need. The
leaders have been absolutely wonderful in the dedication and effort they have
made to keep young people interested despite the lack of any meetings and live
events.
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Aylesbury
Rotary (UK) January 14, 2021, The
Bucks Herald (award)
Aylesbury
Rotary Club Father Christmas float toured Aylesbury for 2 weeks in December
raising funds for charity. They raised £9,000 for local charities including
several Scout and Guides groups.
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Bemidji (MN) Rotary Club, August
30, 2021, The Bemidji Pioneer (award)
The Bemidji Rotary Club donated
$36,000 for the “The Natural Playground.” This enabled two Bemidji Scouts to
complete Eagle projects. Max Brown’s project was to construct the water
channels, while Aaron Heger’s project was to construct three bridges.
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Bewdley (UK) Rotary Club, Nov. 7, 2021, The Shuttle, (award)
Bewdley
Rotary Club distributed £5,000 to community groups including Far Forest Scouts,
Bewdley & District Guides, Bewdley Scouts, and 14th Wyre
Forest Scout Group Squirrels
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Berkeley Heights (NJ) Rotary
Club, September
25, 2021, TapInto Berkley Heights (award)
Berkeley Heights Rotary Club
contributed to Troop 68’s Shane Morrison’s Eagle Scout project to build an
outdoor classrooms to honor retiring Woodruff Elementary School principal
Patricia Gasparini.
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Bridport (UK) Rotary Club, Dec. 14, 2021, Bridport News, (award)
Bridport
Rotary provided assistance to the Dorchester and West Dorset District Scout
Council’s service and fundraiser, Scout Post, to deliver Christmas cards. This is the 34th year for Scout
Post.
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Brunswick
Rotary (OH) February 4, 2021, The
Gazette (award)
Brunswick
Rotary Club sponsored Troop 7407 Scout Gabby Faust’s Eagle Scout project, a
mini-zoo for “Kid City” park. Her rank of Eagle became official on Feb. 8, the
111th birthday of the BSA and the date for all female Eagle Scouts nationally who
finish the process prior to Feb. 8.
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Catskill (NY) Rotary Club, June
1, 2021, Hudson Valley 360 (award)
Catskill Rotary Club presented a
$100 check to Life Scout Dakota Storrs, in Greenville Troop 42 for his Eagle
Scout Project to create comfort care bags for new intake foster children.
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Chester (CA) Rotary Club, September
11, 2021, Plumas News (award)
Chester Rotary Club enlisted the
Boy Scouts to help them retrieve the community flower boxes that were put out
this spring.
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Chichester Harbour (UK) Rotary Club, Nov. 30, 2021, Chichester Observer, (award)
Chichester Rotary’s
Christmas Fair with the support of the Arundel Scout Group raised £1,659 for
the club’s ‘Christmas Sack’ which provides bags ‘filled with goodies’ for community
children.
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Clarksville (TN) Rotary Club,
April
8, 2021, Clarksville Now.com (award)
The Clarksville Rotary Club gave
Senior Girl Scout Troop 2434 a check for $6,000 for a project in Dunbar Cave
State Park to build a platform to protect pictographs in the Cave Room.
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Columbia Noon (TN) Rotary Club, Nov. 14, 2021, The
Daily Herald, (award)
Columbia Noon
Rotary Club’s recent Rotary Pancake Day raised funds for local charities including
Scout Troop 103 that they have chartered since 1960.
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Conshohocken
Plymouth Whitemarsh Rotary (PA) Jan. 12, ‘21, Montgomery
Media (award)
Conshohocken
Plymouth Whitemarsh Rotary Club helped the Girl Scouts fundraising by buying
and delivering Girl Scout cookies to healthcare workers.
+++
Dallas
Center Rotary (IA) January 16, 2021, Dallas
County News (award)
When
the Dallas Center Rotary Club built an ice rink and a skating shed, Scout Derick
White built a fire pit for the community as part of his Eagle Scout project.
+++
Dublin-Fingal (Ireland)
Rotary Club, June
16, 2021, 39th Rush Scout
Group (award)
Dublin-Fingal Rotary Club presented
the IFSR Community Service award to the 38th Rush Scout Group for
organizing a drive for healthcare and hygiene products as part of the Fingal
COVID-19 community response.
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East Greenwich (RI) Rotary Club, June
6, 2021, EG News (award)
East Greenwich Rotary Club
joined with East Greenwich Girl Scout Troop 182 to plant 8 trees in the Town of
East Greenwich.
+++
Estes Valley Sunrise (CO) Rotary,
June
3, 2021, EpTrail.com (award)
From funds raised at club
fundraisers, the Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club presented a grant to an Eagle
Scout candidate to build a gazebo near the Crisis Advocates safe house to use
as an outside retreat.
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Exe Valley (UK) Rotary Club, September
10, 2021, Devon Live (award)
Exe Valley Rotary Club runs the Uffculme
Show and Country Fayre to raise funds for charity. They invite the Hemyock
Scouts to run a welly throwing stand.
+++
Ezpeleta (Argentina) Rotary
Club, August
9, 2021, Perspectiva SUR (award)
Ezpeleta Rotary Club gave the
Scout Group "Guillermo Enrique Hudson" clothing and footwear for the
dining rooms they attend, as well as textbooks and school supplies for
underprivileged children.
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Fairmont
Rotary (WV) February 28, 2021, Fairmont
News (award)
Fairmont
Rotary Club donated goodie bags to the local WVU Hospitals, as well as the MVA
Health Center to thank the front-line workers who worked throughout the
pandemic. The bags contained Girl Scout cookies as well as mugs, pot
holders, hand sanitizers and other goods.
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Ferrol (Spain) Rotary Club, April
15, 2021, La Voz de Galicia (award)
Jointly, the Ferrol Rotary Club
and Scout 19 group organized a youth debate, a forum to discuss the renewal of
Ferrol from the perspective of youth between 15 and 17 years old.
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Findlay (OH) Rotary Club, April
15, 2021, WFIN (award)
The Findlay Rotary Club
presented Findlay Rotarian Chuck Clapper with the IFSR’s Cliff Dochterman
Award. He is a past RI president and received IFSR’s Silver Wheel. He first
served on the Black Swamp Area Council’s executive board in 2007.
+++
Fort
Worth Rotary (TX) March 23, 2021, NBC
5 Dallas-Fort Worth (award)
Members
of the Fort Worth Rotary Club bought cookies from the Girl Scouts of Texas
Oklahoma Plains based in Fort Worth to give to nurses and first responders in
Tarrant County that worked long hours during the pandemic and winter
storm .
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Greater Huntsville (AL)
Rotary Club, May
26, 2021, Redstone Rocket (award)
Greater Huntsville Rotary Club and
two Scout troops based in Toney spend the first Saturday of every month
sprucing up the Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial. Many Rotarians
and Scout leaders were veterans including the leader of the all-girl BSA Troop
95.
+++
Gulfport-Orange Grove (MS) Rotary Club, Nov. 30, 2021, WLOX, (award)
Gulfport-Orange Grove Rotary
Club partnered with Eagle Scout candidate McKenzie LaSister
to refurbish Free Little Libraries in her quest to become Harrison County’s
first female Eagle Scout.
+++
Hammond-Ponchatoula (LA)
Sunrisers Rotary Club, July
13, 2021, The Advocate (award)
At the Hammond-Ponchatoula
Sunrisers Rotary Club annual July 4 Flag Raising Ceremony, Cub Scouts were
invited to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
+++
Harwich & Dovercourt
Rotary (UK), December 30, 2021, Harwich & Manningtree Standard (award)
Harwich & Dovercourt Rotary Club towed Santa and Reindeer around their communities collecting funds for charity with help of the 1st/2nd Parkeston Scout Group & 4th Dovercourt Sea Scouts.
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Haworth & Worth Valley
Rotary (UK), May
13, 2021, Keighley News (award)
The Haworth & Worth Valley
Rotary club awarded grants to the 6th Keighley (Oakworth) Scout Group, and the
1st Haworth Guides and Rangers.
+++
Hicksville-Jericho (NY) Rotary Club, Dec. 9, 2021, Mid-Island Times, (award)
Hicksville-Jericho Rotary’s Holiday Tree Lighting featured caroling
by Hicksville Girls Scouts, flag ceremony by Cub Pack 381, and decorations by Daisies
& Brownies Troop 3396 and Cub Pack 381
+++
Huntington (NY) Rotary Club, Nov. 16, 2021, Facebook, (award)
Huntington Rotary
Club congratulated James Boccone, the first Eagle
Scout from Troop 68. The entire membership of the Huntington Rotary Club
salutes James on reaching this.
+++
Island & Royal Manor of Portland (UK) Rotary Club, Nov. 7, 2021, Dorset ECHO, (award)
Portland Rotary
Club presented 1st Portland Scouts leader Jonathan Powney their Community Award for 2021 and a check for £150 for the group.
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Kalispell Noon
Rotary (MT), May
5, 2021, Daily Inter Lake (award)
Kalispell Noon Rotary donated $1,500 so girls ages 11 to 18 in the Kalispell area could have a BSA Troop, Troop 1933-G.
Kirkcaldy (Scotland) Rotary Club, Oct. 27, 2021, Fife
Today, (award)
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Kirkcaldy Rotary Club purchased purple crocus bulbs as part of Rotary’s worldwide
effort to eradicate polio. Beavers from the 86th Fife Scout group planted the bulbs .
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Lake Arrowhead Mountain Sunrise (CA) Rotary Club, Nov. 3, 2021, Mountain-News, (award)
Mountain
Sunrise Rotary Club invited Eagle candidate Ryan Rundle of Troop 89 to describe
his project and agreed to donate $1,000 his project to make and install display
signs at McKay Park.
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Land
of Goshen Rotary (IL) February 11, 2021, Edwardsville
Intelligencer (award)
With
a Land of Goshen Rotary GRIP Grant, the Boy Scouts will implement “Project
Scout” to sponsor boys and girls in scouting programs when families experienced
economic hardship. Following COVID restrictions, Scout programs have remained
open during the pandemic.
Littleton (MA) Rotary Club, Nov. 22, 2021, Wicked
Local, (award)
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Littleton
Rotary Club invited Girl Scout Troop 66292 to participate in their annual
Holiday Bazaar.
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Macclesfield Castle (UK) Rotary
Club, April
30, 2021, In Your Area (award)
Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club awarded
the Macclesfield Parish Church Scout and Guide Group a grant to add external
storage to increase internal space for activities.
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Madison (AL) Rotary Club Sunset Group, Nov. 12, 2021, Madison County Record, (award)
Madison-Sunrise Rotary Club and the Girls Scouts of North
Alabama teamed up for the Historic Madison Tour. Scout Finley Koswoski
(left) was inspired by Rotarian Bailey Ericison (right)
to create a smartphone app allowing visitors to take self-guided tours of the city’s
historic district.
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Manhattan (KS) Rotary Club, September
11, 2021, The Mercury (award)
The Manhattan Rotary Club invited Kyle Smith, Scout
executive, Boy Scouts of America Coronado Council to give an update on Scouting
in Konza District which includes Manhattan.
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Marquette (MI) Rotary Club, Nov. 17, 2021, The Mining Journal, (award)
Marquette
Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the Hiawathaland
District of the Bay Lakes Boy Scout Council for financial assistance for Scouts
from families in need.
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Medina Sunrise (OH) Rotary Club, Nov. 24, 2021, Medina Country Life, (award)
Medina
Sunrise Rotary and IFSR President Jack Young honored Eagle Scout Jacob Sebaugh of Troop 507.
His project was designing and building a deck/ramp for a person with ALS
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Morris Plains (NJ) Rotary Club, Nov. 7, 2021, Facebook, (award)
Morris Plains
Rotary Club invited Girl Scout Audrey Pagan to describe her Gold Award project
and report on her friendships and experiences in Girl Scouts including hiking
& camping.
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Milpitas
Rotary Club (CA) March 25, 2021, Milpitas
Beat (award)
Milpitas
Rotary Club chartered Scouts BSA Troop 2163, the first all-girl troop in
Milpitas. Milpitas first female Eagle Scout was Emma Guerrero. Her Eagle
project, Operation Cuddles, involved collecting teddy bears for the Milpitas
Fire Department to give to children they meet on calls.
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Mineola-Garden City (NY) Rotary
Club, June
13. 2021, Garden City Patch (award)
Arthur Anderson of the Mineola-Garden
City Rotary Club congratulated 6 Eagle Scouts from Troop 243 at their recent
court of honor. He awarded them IFSR Eagle Certificates.
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Newport/Priest
River Rotary (ID) January 13, 2021, Bonner
County Daily Bee (award)
Newport/Priest
River Rotary Club with the assistance of a local Boy Scout, built 30 desks so
students would have their own study space at home to use for virtual learning.
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Newtown (CT) Rotary Club, Dec. 14, 2021, The Newtown Bee, (award)
Newtown
Rotary presented their 61st Annual Pancake Breakfast to support local charities
with help from Girl Scouts Troops #50334, #50512, and #50764 who were on-site
volunteering.
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O'Fallon
Rotary (IL) January 3, 2021, Belleville
News-Democrat (award)
In December 2020, as part of Wreaths Across America, the
O’Fallon Rotary Club honored deceased veterans by placing Christmas wreaths on
the graves of veterans in cemeteries in O'Fallon and Shiloh. Scouts and Junior
ROTC members assisted by placing 747 wreaths in six cemeteries.
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Perham
Rotary (MN) January 21, 2021, Perham
Focus (award)
Perham
Rotary Club built a 38-foot Pinewood Derby track for Perham Cub Scouts 321. 59
Cub Scout participated in the 7-hour event.
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Plainview (TX) Rotary Club, August
26, 2021, My Plainview (award)
Plainview Rotary Club invited
the Cubmaster of Pack 252 to speak at a recent meeting. Cub Scout Pack 252 is
chartered by the Plainview Rotary Club.
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Pratt (KS) Rotary Club, June
21, 2021, Pratt Tribune (award)
Pratt Rotary Club along with
other community organizations assisted Boy Scout Troop 201 Eagle Scout
candidate David Schmidt with his project to make and place U.S. Flag retirement
collection containers in Pratt.
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Rancho
Santa Fe Rotary (CA) February 28, 2021, Rancho
Santa Fe Review (award)
Rancho
Santa Fe Rotary Club hosted Girl Scouts at one of their virtual meetings to
deliver a five-minute marketing pitches as part of their E2B
(Entrepreneur-to-Business) program that helps girls hone their presentation
skills and work toward their cookie goals.
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Rivertown-Dobbs Ferry
(NY) December 30, 2021, The Hudson Independent (award)
Rivertown-Dobbs Ferry Rotary Club participated in the Ardsley Brownie Troop’s Angel Project which recognized 162 grandparents who care for children who would otherwise be in foster care.
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Rome (GA) Rotary Club, April
12. 2021, NW Georgia News (award)
Eagle Scout candidate Wyatt
Thornton and a dozen or more Scouts from Troop 113 replaced all 16 benches in
Rome Rotary Bicentennial Park. Wyatt’s mother is a Rome Rotarian.
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Rutherglen Rotary
(Australia) February 2, 2021, Deniliquin Pastoral Times (award)
Rutherglen
Rotary Club hosted Australia Day festivities. It included a delicious
barbeque breakfast, followed by the flag raising performed by 1st Rutherglen
Scout Group. This was followed by the presentation of community awards by their
Councillor and the singing of the national anthem.
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Saint Helena (CA) Rotary Club,
June
15 2021, Napa Valley Register (award)
St. Helena Rotary Club hosted St.
Helena’s Troop 1 Boy Scouts. William Dappen briefed Rotarians on his Eagle
Scout project to install directional signs in the Pacific Union College forest.
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Salerno
Rotary Clubs (Italy) February 1, 2021, Gazzetta
di Salerno (award)
The
four Rotary Clubs of Salerno organized a competition for the 15 Scout groups
belonging to the Agesci Salerno. The competition was to help people during the
COVID pandemic. The winning groups raised funds to provide food parcels and
food vouchers to needy families.
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San
Marino Rotary (CA) January 17, 2021, La
Tribuna Sammarinese (award)
Olivia
Lee shows her owl boxes and a check from the Rotary Club of San Marino, which
provided financial assistance for the Girl Scouts Golden Award project. Her
project was to build and install 30 owl boxes at the Huntington Library.
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Sedro Woolley (WA) Rotary Club, Oct. 21, 2021, Skagit Valley Herald, (award)
For his Eagle
Scout project, Luke Bitto
of BSA Troop 4070 built and installed seven interpretive sign mounts at
the SWIFT Center. Sedro Woolley Rotary gave Bitto $950 for
materials.
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Settle
Rotary (UK) February 13, 2021, Craven
Herald Pioneer (award)
The
Settle Rotary Club assisted Scouting in Settle with a donation toward
improvements to the Scout drill hall in Castleberg Lane including a side
extension with a safer entrance, a new stairway, an elevator, toilets, a cloak
room and many other improvements.
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Seymour (Australia) Rotary Club, Nov. 17, 2021, Riverine Herald, (award)
Seymour Rotary
Club made a donation to the 1st Seymour Scout Group that helped
their Cubs, Scouts, and Joeys get back into exploring the world.
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Southern
Ocean Rotary (NJ) February 10, 2021, The
Sand Paper (award)
Southern
Ocean Rotary Club donated $3,000 to the BSA Jersey Shore Council in recognition
of their co-sponsoring Operation Halloween in 2020.
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Sunbury (PA) Rotary Club, May
24, 2021, The Daily Item (award)
Sunbury Rotary Club presented
Boy Scout Troop 333 from Zion Lutheran church with American Flags from the
Veterans Memorial Bridge and Thomas Edison Bridge to retire.
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Truro (UK) Rotary Club, Nov. 19, 2021, The Packet, (award)
The 18th Truro
(St Georges) Sea Scout Group joined with the Truro Rotary Club to support Toilet
Twinning to provide clean water, safe & toilets in some of the poorest
communities in the world
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Vicenza (Italy) Rotary Club, June
5, 2021, la Piazza Web (award)
Vicenza Rotary Club donated
3,500 Euros to help Scouts of the VI 11 clan maintain green areas parks in the
districts of San Bortolo and San Paolo throughout the summer..
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Victor-Farmington (NY) Rotary
Club, July
8, 2021, Daily Messenger (award)
Victor-Farmington Rotary Club recognized
high school senior Mackenzie Coleman as an honorary member. She became
involved with Rotary after receiving financial support for a Girl Scout project
she initiated for the ONSEYAWA Camp for children with disabilities. She
regularly attends Rotary meetings and works on many of the club’s service
projects.
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Warwick
Rotary (UK) January 11, 2021, Warwick
Courier (award)
Warwick
Rotary Club supported the 2nd Warwick Sea Scouts with their project to build a new
headquarters and community building.
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Warwick Valley (NY) Rotary
Club, May
10, 2021, Warwick Dispatch (award)
Warwick Valley Rotary Club and
Girl Scout Unit 229 of Florida, NY, teamed up to provide a special treat for
Meals on Wheels recipients with Girl Scout Cookie, masks, and red roses.
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Watertown (WI) Rotary Club, June
9, 2021, Watertown Daily Times (award)
Troop 11 which the Watertown
Rotary Club has chartered for 94 years, was finally able to resume in-person
activities.
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West Reading-Wyomissing (PA) Rotary
Club, May
19, 2021, BCTV (award)
West Reading-Wyomissing (PA)
Rotary Club received grant from RI Foundation to establish 5 Little Free Library
book sharing boxes. They partnered with the BSA Urban Outreach Division to
build the box.
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Winchester (UK) Rotary Club, April
13, 2021, Hampshire Chronicle (award)
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts joined
forces with the Winchester Rotary Club to raise money for Winchester Hospice. On
completion, they will be awarded the Hospice Challenge badge. One Scout of the
3rd Winchester has raised over £860 towards the project.
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Wooster (OH) Rotary Club, May
14, 2021, The Daily Record (award)
Boy Scout Troops 61, 65, 66, BSA
Troop 4046, and Cub Scout Packs 63 and 79 participated in Wooster Rotary Club’s
Flag Project, displaying 2,000 flags across Wooster, Ohio.
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Airdrie Rotary (Canada) December 7, 2020, Airdrie Echo (award)
Airdrie Rotary Club awarded $1,000 to the Second Airdrie Scout Group to replace of three cook stoves. This year they were unable to meet the charities in-person to hear their pitches, but still enjoyed the opportunity to hear about and support many local groups.
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Billingshurst and District Rotary (England) July 4, 2020, The District Post (award)
Billingshurst & District Rotary Club and Billingshurst Scout & Guide Group jointly organized the Billingshurst Show to raise charity funds. The Show was first held in 1987, but this year's family fun spectacular, bringing local businesses and the community together, was even better than ever.
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Brigham City Rotary (UT); Mar. 8, 2020, Cache Valley Daily. (award)
The Brigham City Rotary Club and the National Guard are helping the area Boy Scouts with their Scouting For Food drive. The LDS Church, Utah Trucking Association, Associated Foods and Just Serve are deeply involved this year as well.
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Caribou Rotary (ME) July 30, 2020, The County (award)
Caribou Rotary Club presented Eagle Scout Devon Ouellette with a certificate of congratulations as he received the Eagle Scout honor during a socially distanced ceremony at the Caribou Scout lodge. The ceremony was postponed and held outside to comply with COVID restrictions.
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Chandigarh (India), Chitungwiza & Mutare (Zimbabwe) Rotary Clubs; March 5, 2020, IFSR Facebook. (award)
A 21 member team of surgeons from the Chitungwiza, Chandigarh, & Mutare Rotary Clubs has a VTT (Vocational Training Team) Medical Mission to Mutare with the assistance of the 1st liahona scout group Rover Scouts of Zimbabwe. Hundreds of Zimbabweans benefit every day.
Chesterland Rotary (OH); April 27, 2020, Geauga Maple Leaf (award)
Chesterland Rotary Club provided 40 sheet pizzas and the local Girl Scout parents purchased unsold Girl Scout Cookies and donated them to feed the entire hospital staff at Geauga Medical Center in recognition of their service.
Chilliwack After Hours Rotary (BC, Canada); April 16, 2020, The Chilliwack Progress (award)
Chilliwack After Hours Rotary delivered Girl Guide cookies to the Crystal Ridge Manor Retirement Home as part of the club's random acts of kindness. The cookies were donated by the Aldergrove Credit Union.
Chivilcoy Rotary (Argentina); Jan. 21, 2020, La Razon de Chivilcoy. (award)
At the Rotary Club of Chivilcoy, a talk was held regarding donation day at Club Racing organized by the Civil Defense of Chivilcoy. Gerardo Pache from Grupo Scout Cura Brochero helped answer questions about blood donation, the registry of bone marrow, organ, hair and cap donors.
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Cincinnati Rotary (OH); April 23, 2020, Fox 19 Now (award)
Cincinnati Rotary Club offered to match donations to the Girl Scouts for Girl Scout cookies through the end of April and donate the 10,000 boxes of cookies to families in need.
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Croton-on-Hudson Rotary (NY) September 16, 2020, River Journal (award)
Croton-on-Hudson Rotary Club supported John Sarcone of Boy Scout Troop 28 with his Eagle Scout project to renovate the structure holding up the flagpole, replace fencing, and renew landscaping at the Veterans of Foreign Wars memorial.
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Downham Market Rotary (England); Feb. 25, 2020, Eastern Daily Press. (award)
Downham Market Rotary Club will be hosting an ABBA night for renovation of Downham Market Scout and Guide Association hut which is in desperate need. Scouts, Brownies and Girl Guides will run a raffle and the proceeds will be made towards their facilities.
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Dryden Rotary (ON, Canada); May 19, 2020, CKDR Dryden (award)
As part of Dryden Rotary Club's 'Colour With Kindness' campaign, the 3rd Dryden Girl Guides and Pathfinders decorated the Princess Court and Patricia Gardens residential care facilities.
Elkins Rotary Club (WV); January 7, 2020, The Inter-Mountain. (award)
Candace Nelson, director of marketing for the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond, presented to the Elkins Rotary Club on Monday at the group's first weekly meeting of 2020. Nelson spoke about the importance of Girl Scouts for girls and young women.
Ellwood City Rotary (PA); Feb. 11, 2020, Ellwood City Ledger. (award)
Ellwood City Rotary Club and Scout Troop 806 are partnering on a program to build nest boxes for local wood ducks. Rotary will pay 50 percent of the cost and a grant from Rotary District 7280 will match the amount. Rotary Club members and Scouts will work together to build the nest boxes.
Esperance Bay Rotary (Australia); Jan. 1, 2020, Esperance Express. (award)
The Esperance Foreshore Festival and Fireworks was a roaring success. The New Year's Eve event, hosted by the Esperance Bay Rotary Club, enjoyed a record turnout of about 3000 people. The club received support from other community groups including the Esperance Scout Group.
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Ezpeleta Rotary (Argentina) July 13, 2020, Perspectiva SUR (award)
Ezpeleta Rotary Club gave a significant amount of non-perishable food and clothing to the scout group "San Francisco de Asís", to be distributed to families in a social emergency situation.
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Fingal Rotary (Ireland); May 9, 2020, Fingal Independent (award)
Fingal Rotary Club and Rush Scout Group, along with others, organized a trolley drop of healthcare and hygiene products for vulnerable families around the Fingal area.
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Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary Club presented its 2020 community grant. The club shared $12,198 with seven nonprofit agencies doing community work that reflects the ideals of Rotary. Boy Scout Troop 95 received $1,000 to help provide camper scholarships to Boy Scout summer camp.
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Goshen Rotary (NY) November 4, 2020, The Chronicle (award)
Goshen Rotary Club hosts the Flags for Heroes project each year at Charles J. Everett Memorial Park. Each of the 155 flags carries a medallion with a hero's name. Rotary raised $4,000 from donations. Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 62 assisted with the ceremony and played Taps.
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Great Falls Rotary (MT); Feb. 26, 2020, Great Falls Tribune. (award)
Great Falls Rotary Club honored 32 Eagle Scouts and 1 Gold Award Girl Scout recipient at the Central Montana Recognition Luncheon for the 25th year. These Scouts in total, contributed 5,000 hours of service in 2019 to north-central Montana communities.
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Greencastle Rotary (IN) July 27, 2020, Banner Graphic (award)
Greencastle Rotary Club donated a table for Girl Scout Ambassador Gayle Baugh's Gold Award Project to build a "Community Connections" area that would include donated picnic tables, games and lights near the stage at the Putnam County fairgrounds where families could relax.
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Heywood Rotary (UK) December 7, 2020, In Your Area (award)
Heywood Rotary Club, Greater Manchester, has numerous projects in the community to help people in the pandemic. St John's Heywood Scout Group who decided to help by not cashing a cheque Heywood Rotary gave them for their help at last Christmas' Morrison's bag pack.
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Huntsville Rotary, October 31, 2020, WHNT 19 News (award)
Huntsville Rotary Club and Scouts from the all-girl BSA Troop 95 have been meeting, rain or shine, each month since July of 2019 to clean every monument in the Huntsville-Madison County Veterans Memorial park. Another troop from North Alabama helps also.
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Ilfracombe Rotary (UK); May 13, 2020, Devon Live (award)
Ilfracombe Rotary Club meeting using Zoom agreed to donate to various groups including Combe Martin Girl Guides.
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Jacksonville-Oceanside Rotary (FL); May 8, 2020, The Florida Times-Union (award)
Working with the Jacksonville-Oceanside Rotary Club, Emma Hamilton, in pursuit of the Girl Scout Gold Award, helped secure a historical marker commemorating the Beaches Little House, a Girl Scout activity center built in 1952 at Jarboe Park, Neptune Beach.
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Jersey City Rotary (NJ) July 22, 2020, Tap Into News (award)
Jersey City Rotary Club has a campership fund, which pays for one qualifying Boy and Girl Scout to attend camp. They envisioned a jamboree featuring activities and a barbecue in Liberty State Park to inform the scouts and their families about the grant.
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Kapa´a Rotary (HI) June 17, 2020, The Garden Island (award)
Kapa'a Rotary Club purchased 67 pounds of Girl Scout Cookies to donate to the Kaua'i Independent Food Bank. These cookies were unsold cookies due to the pandemic.
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Kendallville Rotary (IN) August 5, 2020, KPC News (award)
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Kendallville Rotary Club co-sponsors Kendallville Boy Scout Troop 103 which completed a trip to the Sea Base National High Adventure Scout Camp in Islamorada, Florida. The five scouts and three leaders lived aboard a 42-foot sailboat with a licensed captain and sailed the middle keys.
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Kimberley Rotary (Canada); March 30, 2020, Kimberley Bulletin. (award)
Kimberley Rotary Club heard the Girl Guides had 696 boxes of Girl Guide cookies and COVID-19 had stopped them in their tracks. The Club purchased 120 boxes to donate to the local food bank and Rotarians bought 65 boxes for themselves. Rotary is challenging other clubs to do likewise.
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La Crescent Rotary Club (MN) September 3, 2020, News 8000 (award)
La Crescent Rotary supported Scout Nick Drye's Eagle Scout project to build a new garden at the La Crescent-Hokah Elementary School A new garden is growing fresh food for kids thanks to the hard work of Boy Scout Troop 33 of La Crescent and other local organizations.
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Launceston Rotary (England); Feb. 19, 2020, Cornish & Devon Post. (award)
Launceston Rotary Club and Girl Guides UK are supporting Jess Hill's effort to empower women in Uganda. Jess is aiming to take 800 empowerment bags with basic toiletry items and sanitary products. She wants to buy sewing machines so that the girls at the school can earn an income.
Lewisville Morning Rotary (TX); May 7, 2020, The Cross Timbers Gazette (award)
The Lewisville Area Flag Program is the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club's primary fundraiser in support of local Boy Scout troops and local community projects.
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Llandudno Rotary (UK) December 26, 2020, Bayside Radio (award)
Llandudno Rotary Club made gifts to small local organizations for which a small amount would make a difference. They found 6 worthy causes. One was the Ormeside Scout Group.
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Lochaber Rotary (Scotland); May 12, 2020, The Oban Times (award)
Lochaber Rotary gave the newly established Acharacle Brownies funding for new equipment that will be used for years to come.
Los Alamos Rotary (NM); May 20 and May 23, 2020, Los Alamos Reporter (award)
Los Alamos Rotary Club picked Girl Scout Natalie Aulwes and Boy Scout Miguel Chacon for the 2020, Community Service Award. Natalie created an all-girls engineering. Miguel created an outdoor classroom and garden at Mountain Elementary School.
Madera Rotary Club (CA); Feb. 8, 2020, Madera Tribune. (award)
Madera Rotary Club presented a check for $1,000 at the Sequoia Council Thunderbird District annual Civics Day luncheon. "This is the longest continuous running Boy Scout Civics Day in the world," said Steve VonFlue master of ceremonies for the event.
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Manhattan Beach Rotary (CA); May 28, 2020, Easy Reader News (award)
Pack 275 Cub Scout observed the Scout National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day. Pack 275 is chartered to the Manhattan Beach Rotary Club.
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Marshall Rotary (TX); Feb. 7, 2020, Marshall News Messenger. (award)
Marshall Rotary Club invited Daniel Anderson, Chief Operating Officer of the East Texas Council of the BSA, as their guest speaker. Anderson touched on changes to the organization over the last few years both on the national level as well as locally.
Middleton Rotary (England); Jan. 20, 2020, Rochdale Online. (award)
Middleton Rotary Club have given donations totaling £5,650 to local groups, charities and individuals through their Dragon's Den initiative. Including funding to help St. John Fisher Scout Group buy lightweight and waterproof kagools for their younger members $ndash; the Otters aged 5-7.
Midhurst & Petworth Rotary (England); March 16, 2020, Chichester Observer. (award)
Midhurst and Petworth Rotary Club organized a special performance of an Elvis impersonator to raise funds to refurbish the Easebourne Scout and Guide hut. The Rotary club raised more than £2,000 to refurbish the Hut and to fund other Rotary charities.
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Mountain Home Rotary (AR) November 24, 2020, Baxter Bulletin (award)
Mountain Home Rotary Club invited Scout Zan Darracq from BSA Troop 156 to describe his Eagle Scout project to build a "mega chess board" for Hickory Park which was donated to the city in 1954.. It will be a large concrete chess board with large pieces. The Club voted to fund his project.
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Newton-le-Willows Rotary (England); Feb. 5, 2020, St. Helens Reporter. (award)
Newton-le-Willows Rotary Club and Santa presented £1,400 in checks from donations to the sleigh on its Christmas float. On check was given to the 16th Warrington (1st Burtonwood) Scout Group and other community groups.
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North Hunterdon Rotary (NJ); June 5, 2020, Hunterdon County Democrat (award)
North Hunterdon Rotary presented a scholarship to Eagle Scout Edison Arabia-Meyer of Bethlehem Twp. whose Eagle Project was to build shelving and refurbish the back patio of the North Hunterdon Community Food Bank.
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North Richmond-Kurrajong Rotary (Australia); Jan. 28, 2020, Mirage News. (award)
City Council proudly hosted this year's Hawkesbury Australia Day Citizenship and Australia Day Awards. They welcomed 45 citizens from 15 countries. Council thanks North Richmond-Kurrajong Rotary and Windsor Girl Guides for hosting the BBQ lunch for both ceremonies.
Oak Ridge Rotary Clubs (TN); April 25, 2020, Oakridge Today (award)
The three Rotary Clubs in Oak Ridge provided funding for the purchase of supplies for the Sew Good Mask Project and volunteers including local Girl Scouts make face masks which are donated to health care workers.
Patterson Rotary (CA); May 27, 2020, Carmel's Hamlet Hub (award)
Patterson Rotary Club presented a Community Service Award and scholarship to Noah Wahl whose Eagle Scout project was to build a 14-foot gazebo for his church.
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Perham Rotary (MN) September 11, 2020, Perham Focus (award)
Perham Rotary Club charters Pack 321, which held their fall roundup recruiting boys and girls into their program. Perham's Cub Scout Pack 321 enjoyed the 2020 Cub Scout Day Camp on Aug. 22, at the Pioneer Grounds in Perham.
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Pleasant Gap Rotary (PA) November 17, 2020, The Express (award)
Pleasant Gap Rotary Club chartered Cub Scout Pack 23 recently met at the American Legion pavilion to have a COVID awards ceremony and 4 Webelos Scouts crossed over into Boy Scouts. Due to COVID, regular meeting are being held online.
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Polistena Rotary (Italy); April 16, 2020, Strill.It (award)
Polistena Rotary Club joined the Scout group of Polistena 1 to collect PCs, tablets and mobile hotspots and distribute them to children and teenagers who do not have them and need them to follow distance learning.
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Pontllanfraith Rotary (Wales); Jan. 6, 2020, Caerphilly Observer. (award)
The scout hut of the First Sirhowy Scout Troop has been renovated thanks to help from Pontllanfraith Rotary Club. After being approached by the scouts for help, the rotary club provided new electrical wiring and eight new electrical heaters.
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Port Pirie Rotary (Australia) August 12, 2020, Port Prie Recorder (award)
Port Pirie Rotary completed construction of Club Den at the new Napperby Gorge Scout Camping Ground. The den which was 700 pounds was built by Port Pirie Rotary Club for Pirie Boy Scouts Association.
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Rappahannock$ndash;Fredericksburg Rotary (VA); May 16, 2020, Fredericksburg.Com (award)
Rappahannock$ndash;Fredericksburg Rotary Club recently delivered 545 cases of Girl Scout cookies, which totals 6,570 boxes of the treats, to local hospitals, nursing homes, first responders, nonprofits, food banks and other organizations.
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Rome Rotary Club (GA); Jan. 30, 2020, Rome News Tribune. (award)
As a community service project, Rome Rotary Club has joined Scout Troops and Packs in Northwest Georgia Boys Scout Council with the collection effort of their Scouting for Food campaign. They will be collecting non-perishable food items or unopened toiletries.
Rowan Rotary Club (NC); February 2, 2020, Salisbury Post. (award)
Rowan Rotary Club awarded Eagle Scout Spencer Jarett Chandler of Troop 379, in Granite Quarry, the 2020 First Place Service Above Self Award for his volunteer activities in the High School age category. His activities include community service and international mission trips.
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Roxbury Rotary (NJ) July 14, 2020, Tap Into Roxbury (award)
Roxbury Rotary Club donated $250 to Corey Smith's Eagle Scout project to build a floating kayak launch off the shoreline of Black River Pond in Succasunna. The 18-foot-long floating platform will make it easier for people to go kayaking on a local pond.
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Sleaford Rotary (UK) August 7, 2020, Sleaford Standard (award)
Sleaford Rotary Club honored seventeen-year-old Scout Will Chenery, from Greylees, a young leader with the 3rd Sleaford Scout Group. During the last few years he has been an amazing helper, assisting Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, often twice or three times a week.
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South Holland Rotary (England); Feb. 11, 2020, Spalding Today. (award)
South Holland Rotary Club has given £4,670 to a host of good causes who helped with their Santa Sleigh collection including Pinchbeck Girl Guides $ndash; (5th Spalding Brownies). All attendees enjoyed a buffet supper and the visitors explained how they intended to use the cash donated.
Springfield Rotary (VA); June 20, 2020, IFSR Facebook (award)
Springfield Rotary Club participated in Matthew Norsky's Eagle Scout Project that collected 2 tons of food for the local food bank. Three of the adult volunteers at the food drive were both Scout Leaders and Rotarians. Springfield Rotary Club provides additional support for the food bank.
St. Helena Rotary Club (CA); February 12, 2020, St. Helena Star. (award)
St. Helena Rotary Club and it Troop 1 are raising money for exterior improvements to their Scout Hall including a new roof, new siding and new paint. The building is in terrific condition, but the exterior hasn't been treated in 38 years.
St. Marys Rotary (PA); May 28, 2020, The Courier Express (award)
St. Marys Rotary Club assisted Jacob Carnovale with his Eagle Scout Project to display the flags of all 50 states in St. Marys downtown park and then give them to the City for safe keeping.
Tallassee Rotary Club (AL); Feb. 26, 2020, Tallassee Tribune. (award)
Tallassee Rotary Club invited the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama (GSA), Karlyn Edmonds, to speak about the GSA. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the nation's largest girl-led business and the leading financial literacy program for girls.
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Tres Arroyos Libertad & Tres Arroyos Rotary Clubs (Argentina); April 8, 2020, La Voz Del Pueblo (award) (award)
Tres Arroyos Libertad & Tres Arroyos Rotary Clubs, Scout Group Young Spirit, and other organizations will collect and distribute food and cleaning supplies to families in need.
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Walla Walla Noon Rotary (WA); April 12, 2020, Union-Bulletin.com (award)
Walla Walla Noon Rotary Youth Services Committee chairman Bill Erickson presented a check to Cub Scout Pack 306, accepted by Scout leader and Rotarian Peter Early and his sons.
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Washington Rotary (MO) November 13, 2020, eMissourian.com (award)
Washington Rotary Club chartered BSA Troop 636. The troop earned a second-place in the 2020 Osage District Camporee. The group started prepping in August with weekly meetings where the girls learned skills such as knot-tying, first aid, hatchet safety, compass navigation and fire building.
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Watertown Rotary (WI) December 29, 2020, Watertown Daily Times (award)
Watertown Rotary Club chartered BSA Troop 11 & Pack 111 filled Christmas stocking for families in Watertown. The stockings contained fun items for the children such as a card game, an educational workbook, crayons, bubbles, glow bracelets, an activity book, treats, and modeling clay
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2019
Adel Rotary Club (IA); March 29, 2019, Dallas County News (award)
The Dallas County Foundation (DCF) has announced it awarded $2,000 to the Adel Rotary Club for tents for the Boy Scouts.
