Rotary Lists 2003 Contributions

The Newtown Rotary Club throughout the year conducts fundraising events to enable it to follow the spirit and motto of the Rotary, “Service Above Self.”

This week the club thanked the people of Newtown and surrounding communities for their support and released a list of the local, state, and international organizations their contributions support.

Following is a list of the 2003 charitable contributions made by the Newtown Rotary Club, totaling $47,197:

R.I. Foundation, $6,497; Newtown Rotary Foundation, $2,000; Newtown Scholarship Association, $4,000; Hord Foundation, $500; Family Counseling Center, $9,000; Shelter of the Cross, $9,515; Nunnawauk Meadows, $500; Haitian Health Foundation, $606; World Health Foundation – Water Project, $3,000; Dorothy Day, $2,000; Ability Beyond Disability, $800; Alexandria Room, $500; Kevin’s Community Center, $1,000; Literacy Volunteers, $500; C.H. Booth Library, $500; Student of the Month, $151; Heritage Preservation Trust, $1,500; Newtown Labor Day Parade, $500; Newtown Ambulance, $500; Lyme Disease Task Force, $500; RYLA Program, $900; Adopt-a-Family Program, $953; Rotary Group Study Exchange, $200; Regional Hospice, $75; Boy Scout Troop 70, $100; World Leadership Congress, $500; FISH, $150; HOBY, $150; Other, $100.