Every year The Rotary Club of Slatington, in keeping with Rotary International's theme of "Service Above Self," awards grants to various community organizations that make a difference in the lives of the people of the Northern Lehigh area.

This year the Rotary Club of Slatington awarded grants to the Northern Lehigh Swimming Pool Association, Northern Lehigh Community Center, Walnutport Canal Association, Slatington Public Library, Northern Lehigh Pastoral Association through Friedens United Church of Christ and St. John's Lutheran Church in Slatington.Projects ranged from lids for garbage cans to back-to-school shoes for children and youth.The Slatington Rotary Club meets at the Nature Center Pavilion in Lehigh Gap during the summer and at Woodstone Country Club in Danielsville, from September through June every Thursday at 6:15 p.m.For more information, contact the Rev. David Mohr at 610-216-4356 or

pastord96677@aol.com.