Ledyard Rotary

Amigos de las Americas

2008-04-04T16:15:50Z

At a recent Ledyard Rotary Club meeting, two Ledyard High School students spoke about their trip to Costra Rica in 2007. Emily and Lauren travelled to Costa Rica under the sponsorship of "Amigos de las Americas". The Ledyard Rotary Club supported to two LHS students by defraying part of the cost of their trip.

These two LHS students spent 6 weeks in Costa Rica. A majority of their time was spent partnering with other visiting students to assist in local community projects, including the building of a community kitchen, repairs to existing facilities and painting.

Gemma Moran United Way Food Center

2008-04-04T16:06:18Z

The Ledyard Rotary recently held its weekly club meeting at the Gemma Moran United Way Food Center. Club President Bob Reimer opened the meeting by presenting a check to the Food Center in the amount of $340. Club members also brought to the center an additional 146 lbs of food for distribution.

Bob Reimer introduced Ken Hinrichs, President of the United Way of Southeastern CT. Ken spoke to the Rotary Club on behalf of the Food Center Director, Paul Jakoboski.

The Gemma Moran center in Groton is the largest of 5 food banks in the state of Connecticut. In 2007, the center distributed over 1.5 million pounds of food. The center distributed over 3500 turkeys last Thanksgiving. On the day of the Ledyard Rotary visit, the facility was fairly full due to a large donation from a recent food show at Foxwoods.

The center is located in a building that was formerly used by the New London Day.

Ledyard Rotary Delivers Holiday Food Baskets

2008-03-20T02:37:48Z

During the 2007 holiday season, Ledyard Rotarians delivered over two dozen food baskets and gift cards to Ledyard Social Services for distribution to its citizens. Each year, the club’s members donate their time and money to help those Ledyard citizens in need during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Ledyard Rotary Club would like to thank Francois Ayotte (owner), Scott Adams (manager), and the employees of The Pumpkin Hill Marketplace for their assistance preparing the baskets and their continuing support and service to the community.

Ledyard Rotarians provide support to local community organizations

2008-03-20T02:33:10Z

Ledyard Rotarians are actively engaged in providing vital support to our local community. In the past two years, over nine thousand dollars in grants have been awarded by the Ledyard Rotary Foundation. Local community organizations that have benefited from the generosity and service of local Ledyard Rotarians include:

Thames River Family Program
Child Adoption Resource Assocaition, Inc. (CARA)
Alliance for Living
Ledyard High School Library Media Center
Ledyard Police Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (DARE)
Ledyard Public Libraries - Gales Ferry Library
The Riverfront Children's Center
The Furniture Bank of Southeastern Connicticut
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center
Ledyard High School
The Arc of New London County
Women's Center of SE CT
Ledyard Educational Advancement Foundation (LEAF)