Geri Mahoney, Bruce McKinley, Donna Daley, Bill Bowie

Rotary Club Donates Jaws of Life

 

May 6, 2008

 

The annual pond hockey tournament, a major fund raising project for the Rotary Club of Newcastle, requires hundreds of volunteer hours. Members of the Miramichi Volunteer Fire Fighters provide a substantial number of hours helping to prepare and maintain the ice at French Fort Cove each year.  Recently the Pond Hockey Committee purchased new Jaws of Life equipment for the fire department to help with auto extrication.

 

Local Rotary Clubs Awarded for Community Service

 

The Rotary Clubs of Newcastle and Chatham were presented with the Tom Nelson Award for Community Service at the District 7810 Rotary Conference held June 2-4, 2006 in Presque Isle, Maine.  The award, presented by District Governor Brett Varnum is “in recognition of the combined efforts during the 2005-2006 Rotary year to serve their communities.”

 

The two Miramichi clubs worked on a number of projects both independently and cooperatively.  The Miramichi Rotary Pond Hockey Tournament hosted by the Newcastle Club along with the Hummer ticket sales by the Chatham Club have raised funds to help with the construction of the French Fort Cove Eco Centre project.  Other community service projects that have been helped through the efforts of the clubs include the Miramichi Rotary Music Festival, Rotary Youth Exchange Program and sponsoring campers to Camp Rotary at Grand Lake.

 

Pictured below are local Rotarians receiving the Tom Nelson Award.

Front (l-r): Michael Lavign and Ron Cronkhite

Back (l-r): Dawn Waye, Pauline Sweezey, Pat Hayes, Gina Skidd