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 past year, the Rotary Club of Slatington awarded grants to the Northern Lehigh Food Bank, Slatington Public Library, Northern Lehigh Recreation Authority, Walnutport Canal Association, Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Walnutport Playground Association and various other organizations.

Projects ranged from grants for Dream Come True, Purple Pinkie Race to raise funds to eradicate polio, the annual Christmas gift program for children sponsored by the Northern Lehigh Pastoral Association through Friedens United Church of Christ and Children’s educational programs sponsored by the Northern Lehigh Recreation Authority and the Lehigh Gap Nature Center.

The Slatington Rotary Club meets at Woodstone Country Club in Danielsville, from September through June, every Thursday at 6:15 p.m.

For more information, contact Clarence Smith or Eric Heiney at 610-762-1196, or https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofSlatington, or www.rotary.org.