Rotarian Bob Snow beautifully prepared the 911 Memorial last Sunday and again this morning, getting it ready for Monday's memorial service. Sheri David, Bob's colleague on the Rowley Select Board, and her husband Scott stopped by to help out. The David's also bought a new American Flag to display on the Rotary Flagpole. As he does every year, Bill Freitag from Country Gardens donated the mums. As you can see, due to the abundance of rain this summer, all the flowers around the monument have flourished.
Sadly, three Rowley residents perished in the tragedy. They will be remembered on Monday, September 11 during a brief ceremony at the Memorial led by representatives from the Rowley Police, Fire, Select Board, town officials, and Ipswich-Rowley Rotary participating. The gathering will assemble at 8:30 AM, with the ceremony scheduled to begin at 8:45 - the time that Flight 11 struck Tower 1.
The memorial is located at the intersection of Pleasant and Cross Streets in Rowley.
Ipswich-Rowley Rotary recently donated $10,000 to assist the summer camp program of the Ipswich Family YMCA. This donation is made annually in memory of Rotarian Gerry Beauchamp, founding Executive Director of the Ipswich Y. Receiving the donation on behalf of the Y were Chris Bevilaqua, current Executive Director and a Rotarian, and Andy Ellis, an Honorary Rotarian and the lead race coordinator of our annual Ipswich Ale Half Marathon fundraiser. 
The club also contributed $500 to support ‘The Memory Café’, a place where older adults with dementia meet to socialize and have fun without worrying about what others may think. Spouses and caregivers are invited to participate during monthly meetings at the Ipswich Council on Aging. 
From left: Maggie Carlberg, Jane O’Connell, Frannie Hertz, Alex Marino, Amelia Mooradd, Brooke Soininen, Claire Buletza, Charlotte Donahue, Jenny White, and Annika Johnson
At a gala dinner last Saturday evening at the Ipswich Country Club, Ipswich-Rowley Rotary was one of seven area Rotary clubs that were honored with Massachusetts Senate Citations presented by State Senator Bruce Tarr. Senator Tarr noted the clubs were being recognized for their historic founding by local business leaders in 1923, and for their many years of community service and social support. As he put it, “700 years of community and international service are represented in this room”.
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