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Rotary Club of Middlesex County awards grants to community reps

Organization reps accepting the grants are, from left, Ann de Peyster, John Collamore, Dawn Moore, Debbie Johnson, Aaron Wells, Dennis “Buzz” Lambert and Tom Samuel. The Middlesex Rotary Club has been proud to support the local community over the past 27 years and looks forward to continuing to do so in the coming years. (Contributed)

On June 11, the Rotary Club of Middlesex County was pleased to recognize the work of eight local nonprofit organizations by awarding grants for a total value of $19,000. These local organizations, through their charitable actions, embody the motto of Rotary – “Service Above Self.” Grants were awarded to Middlesex County NAACP for the “Back to School Bash,” scheduled for Aug. 10; the Colonial Seaport Foundation for purchase of a life raft for sloop Luna; to Middlesex County Public Library for its robotics program; to Hands Across Middlesex for the Cryer Center; to the Middlesex Family YMCA for youth programs; to The Foundry for youth programs; to the Middlesex County Woman’s Club for community support and to Middlesex Habitat for Humanity for the construction of affordable housing.