Amesbury Rotary - A Message from the Club President

The Amesbury Rotary Club was founded in 1925. Since then, hundreds of club members have contributed their time and their money to service projects in our local communities as well as projects abroad. Many of the programs focus on youth, such as reading in classrooms, distributing dictionaries, funding scholarships, bicycling safety, and giving leadership awards to the most outstanding teachers.

Amesbury Rotary's attention to the young draws local high school students who participate in a Rotary sponsored group called Interact, which in turn, is active in raising funds for school uniforms for the children in the village of Esabalu, Kenya; a village whose needs Amesbury Rotary has been contributing to for over ten years.

Other international activity includes exchange programs for students and young professionals. Amesbury participates as well in the worldwide End Polio Now project.

If you have any inclination to give of yourself to benefit others in our local communities or abroad, give Rotary some thought. The motto of Rotary across the globe is “Service Above Self”. During this year from July 2010 through June 2011, the theme is "Building Communities, Bridging Continents". It's an ambitious mission but the joy is endless for those who participate.

You are welcome to visit us at any of our Thursday lunchtime meetings. The lunch is on us. The opportunity is for you.

Yours in Rotary,

Donald Askey

President 2010-2011

Amesbury Rotary Club