Liberty Rotary Raffle Results in Donation to Local Food Pantry
March 27, 2011 by The Catskill Chronicle
Liberty Rotary Club’s President Dave Thomson (center) presents the $1800 donation to Henrietta Phelps from the Liberty Interfaith Food Pantry and Garry Cassevah of Garry’s Great American. Looking on are Rotary Raffle co-chairs Jack Strassman (left) and Gary Siegel (right).
LIBERTY, NY March 27, 2011) – The Liberty Interfaith Food Pantry was the recent recipient of an $1800 donation from the Liberty Rotary Club. The club conducted a raffle which raised the funds to benefit the local pantry.
The pantry collects and distributes supplemental and emergency food to local residents in need. “Without this donation we would be closing our doors. Thanks to organizations like Rotary we will be able to provide much needed food to those in need in our community” says Liberty Interfaith Food Pantry Director Henrietta Phelps. The donation was presented to Ms. Phelps at Garry’s Great American where supermarket owner Gary Cassevah has set up an account for the pantry to purchase quantities of canned and non-perishable goods to be distributed locally.
“This partnership between the food pantry, Garry’s Great American and the Liberty Rotary Club is just another example of our Club’s commitment to help our community” says Gary Siegel who co-chaired the fundraiser along with fellow Rotarian Jack Strassman. 
The $1000 grand prize winner of the raffle was Peggy Cooper from Monticello(2nd from left in photo at right). Peter Blakey from Liberty won the second prize of $250 and the third prize of $50 went to Liberty’s Karen VanCraenenbroeck (center).
The Liberty Rotary Club is part of Rotary International which is the world’s first service club organization with over 1.2 million members who volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto “Service Above Self.”
Recently the club participated in the WSUL/WVOS Heart-a-thon, raising over $6000 toward the annual event.
The Liberty Rotary Club is currently conducting their annual Rose Sale to benefit the Liberty Rotary Scholarship Fund. Orders are being accepted through Wednesday April 6 and the roses will be delivered on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The roses will come nicely boxed with a dozen multi-colored roses per box. The price per dozen is $16.
To order roses you may contact any member of the Liberty Rotary Club or call Pat Abbott at 845-292-8253.
For more information about membership and activities of the Liberty Rotary Club, call 845- 292-5100.
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Liberty Rotary Raffle Results in Donation to Local Food Pantry
March 27, 2011 by The Catskill Chronicle
Liberty Rotary Club’s President Dave Thomson (center) presents the $1800 donation to Henrietta Phelps from the Liberty Interfaith Food Pantry and Garry Cassevah of Garry’s Great American. Looking on are Rotary Raffle co-chairs Jack Strassman (left) and Gary Siegel (right).
LIBERTY, NY March 27, 2011) – The Liberty Interfaith Food Pantry was the recent recipient of an $1800 donation from the Liberty Rotary Club. The club conducted a raffle which raised the funds to benefit the local pantry.
The pantry collects and distributes supplemental and emergency food to local residents in need. “Without this donation we would be closing our doors. Thanks to organizations like Rotary we will be able to provide much needed food to those in need in our community” says Liberty Interfaith Food Pantry Director Henrietta Phelps. The donation was presented to Ms. Phelps at Garry’s Great American where supermarket owner Gary Cassevah has set up an account for the pantry to purchase quantities of canned and non-perishable goods to be distributed locally.
“This partnership between the food pantry, Garry’s Great American and the Liberty Rotary Club is just another example of our Club’s commitment to help our community” says Gary Siegel who co-chaired the fundraiser along with fellow Rotarian Jack Strassman.
The $1000 grand prize winner of the raffle was Peggy Cooper from Monticello(2nd from left in photo at right). Peter Blakey from Liberty won the second prize of $250 and the third prize of $50 went to Liberty’s Karen VanCraenenbroeck (center).
The Liberty Rotary Club is part of Rotary International which is the world’s first service club organization with over 1.2 million members who volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto “Service Above Self.”
Recently the club participated in the WSUL/WVOS Heart-a-thon, raising over $6000 toward the annual event.
The Liberty Rotary Club is currently conducting their annual Rose Sale to benefit the Liberty Rotary Scholarship Fund. Orders are being accepted through Wednesday April 6 and the roses will be delivered on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The roses will come nicely boxed with a dozen multi-colored roses per box. The price per dozen is $16.
To order roses you may contact any member of the Liberty Rotary Club or call Pat Abbott at 845-292-8253.
For more information about membership and activities of the Liberty Rotary Club, call 845- 292-5100.
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