About Rotary and Paul Harris
Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
There are over 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.
The Northampton Rotary Club presented several awards to area residents on Monday, July 28 during its annual Paul Harris dinner. Named for Rotary's founder and first president, this year's awards were given to Rotarian, Realtor and City Councilor David Murphy and Yoko Kato, internationally recognized leader in the campaign against domestic violence. Northwest District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel and Sheriff Robert J. Garvey were recognized with Service Above Self Awards in honor of their decades of dedicated service and advocacy in our community. Deputy Sheriff David Fenton and Sylvester's and Roberto's owners Peter St. Martin and Maureen McGuinness were honored with the club's community service awards.
Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto "Service Above Self".
Through its focus on children in our community the Northampton Rotary Club's fundraising efforts support programs to provide warm winter coats for needy children in Northampton Schools, summer athletic teams and local Boy Scouts troops."
The Northampton Rotary Club wishes to thank member Phil Sullivan for his great generosity in hosting the event at his home again this year.
More can be learned at the Rotary.Org web site.