For more than 40 years, the volunteers of the Rutland South Rotary Club, where I have been a member for 8 years and served as president since last July, have raised funds for local education and youth-based projects. For all that time, the club has contributed 100% (every single dollar!) of funds raised, to those projects. This year, the need to support education is even more urgent, and COVID-19 has required that we shift gears — literally and figuratively — from our annual raffle and celebration at Spartan Arena. Instead, we are selling $100 raffle tickets for a chance to win a brand-new camper, provided by local RV dealer Dan Kearney.
The club’s support has helped countless young people whose dreams of “what I want to be when I grow up” often begin in kindergarten. While I am fortunate today to have a thriving career as a financial…
