Fremont Rotarians lived up to their “Service Above Self” motto during the summer as they worked on several local projects to benefit the Fremont community. Fremont Lake Rotary Park Early in the summer, the “Woodchip Chuckers'' refreshed wood chips at the Fremont Lake Rotary Park. According to Fremont City Manager and Rotarian Todd Blake, this is a partnership that goes back nearly 20 years when Rotarians approached the City about replacing playground equipment. Rotarians raised some money and received grants from both the Rotary Foundation and Fremont Area Community Foundation to finance the project. Rotarians then assembled the equipment and continued to refresh and distribute wood chips as needed. Like many Rotary projects, this has turned into a family affair, as Rotarians brought along spouses, children and grandchildren to help with the work. Some local children who were playing in the park during the project also stepped in to help. Dead Headers Rotarians have joined the ranks of the city “Dead Headers,” a group of local volunteers who have historically kept downtown Fremont looking neat. The group dead heads flowers, does light weeding, and picks up trash along E Main Street from the City Offices to Veteran’s Park, along with areas behind the downtown businesses. Sporting bright orange “Dead Header” T Shirts, these volunteers show up weekly to help keep seasonal flowers in downtown Fremont looking fresh. Adopt A Highway Thanks to the initiative of Rotarian Chuck Whitman, the Rotary Club has “adopted” a two-mile section of M82 (W 48th St.) from Comstock to Maple Island Road. Three times a year Rotarians schedule a trash pick-up day and meet to clean up this section of highway. This year, the project was done in conjunction with a much larger “Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup” where Rotary Clubs from New York to the Dakotas, including parts of Canada, spent time beautifying their local areas. Rotary International has Seven Areas of Focus, which include “Growing Local Economies” and “Protecting the Environment” according to Club President Glenn McLain. “By participating in these projects we are able to make an impact locally, and also be part of something much bigger.” The Fremont Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at noon at the Fremont Public Library. Guests are welcome.
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