FSP Rotary was featured in New Jersey’s statewide newspaper, the Star Ledger, in a report about Martin Luther King Jr. Day events locally.

N.J.'s Martin Luther King Jr. Day events focus on Haiti earthquake disaster
By Rohan Mascarenhas/The Star-Ledger
January 18, 2010, 6:48PM

The disaster in Haiti inspired impassioned pleas for action and renewed donation drives across the state today, transforming the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday into a much-needed chance to spotlight relief efforts in the devastated Caribbean nation.

At the inaugural day of service in Scotch Plains today, volunteers for the Rotary Club found wallets opening freely as they collected money for relief efforts in Haiti. “This was a huge and terrific response today,” said Janet Strunk, president of the Rotary Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains. “We’ve received a lot of donations...the response to Haiti has been huge from our community and business leaders.” …

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Shelter boxes being delivered to Haiti. For more information about shelter boxes, please visit www.shelterboxusa.org

 

 

 

 

 

photo by: Mark Pearson

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Rotary accepts $450,000 bequest for SPF student scholarships.

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Its recent donation toward the purchase of new equipment for Fanwood's local cable channel 35 took place in the chambers of the Fanwood council to the attention of local reporters and the applause of the council and those gathered for the occasion. Channel 35 is a primary outlet of local information to the Fanwood and Scotch Plains communities.

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