On Saturday, December 26, Rotary sent 10 volunteers to help assemble and distribute 300 food baskets to local households.  Included were Marjorie Corrigan and daughter Natasha, John Chandler and grandson, George Hwang, Curt Brosky and Betty Tereck from our club; they were joined by Chuck Drumm, Jim Lowe and Jeff Gough from the Sunrise Club.

Each of the 300 recipients received: a 15 pound turkey (or 10 frozen meals for senior citizens) 10 pounds of potatoes, two boxes of stuffing, butter, pumpkin or apple pie, a loaf of bread, and 30 pounds of canned/boxed items including peanut butter, cereal, soup, canned fruit and vegetables.

Receiving scholarships from the Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River are (from left) Matthew Esdon, Lindsay Farrall, Maggie McGann, Kate Seeley, and Bert Wirtz.

The Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River has awarded college scholarships to five area graduating seniors.

Recipients include Matthew Esdon of Rocky River High School, Maggie McGann of Lakewood High School, Bert Wirtz, Jr. of St. Ignatius High School, and Lindsay Farrall and Kate Seeley of Magnificat High School. Each will receive $3,000 Donald W. Strang, Jr. Scholarship awards from the Lakewood-Rocky River Rotary Foundation. This $15,000 scholarship program is part of nearly $70,000 that the Lakewood/Rocky River Rotary Club donates to community programs each year.

In addition to demonstrating academic achievement and potential, these five Rotary scholarship winners were chosen for their character, as well as extracurricular and community involvement.