The Barre Rotary Club celebrated its 100th year of serving the Barre community by hosting it's 3rd Annual Pie for Brunch Community Grants Celebration on Saturday, April 5th at the American Legion in downtown Barre.
Seventeen nonprofit organizations were selected to receive donations ranging from $250-$750, totalling $10,000 in grant funding, and representatives from each organization were recognized and honored at the annual event, which featured all-you-can-eat pie, a silent auction, and a 50/50 raffle. While some pies were homemade, others were donated by area restaurants and grocers such as the Wayside, Pearl Street Pizza, Hannafords and more.
Margo Austin, Flexible Pathways Coordinator and Interact Club Advisor at Spaulding High School, was the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award - the most prestigious award and highest honor a Rotary Club can bestow upon someone.
"Margo is the epitome of a selfless servant leader who has gone above and beyond in her role, advocating for youth. In her volunteer role as Interact advisor, she has spent countless hours after hours on evenings and weekends helping students to make food for the Meals on Wheels program, helping those in need and helping to sustain the TreePlenish program, which will culminate again this year on May 4th, when students and volunteer leaders will plant over 200 trees in Barre city and town!"
The Barre Rotary Club meets weekly at the Aldrich Public Library on Wednesdays from 12 - 1 p.m. To learn more about joining or about the club's upcoming events, visit www.barrevtrotary.org or email barrevtrotary@gmail.com.
