| Mar 19 | A Trivia Night fundraiser to send Broadwater High Schoo students to Britain. Contact Jill Flynn for more information. |
Townsend Rotarian Jeff Langlinais received the Paul Harris award on January 28, 2020 at the Townsend Rotary Club meeting. Jeff joined Townsend Rotary in 2016 and is the Club Secretary. Jeff is also a past president of the Townsend Rotary Club and is the current Rotary Fall Fest Committee Chair.
The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
On January 22nd, the Townsend Interact Club hosted a Freshman Leadership Training for Broadwater High School’s Freshman Class of 2023 at The Lodge of Townsend. This is the third consecutive year that Interact has worked with the BHS administration to provide the peer-led training.
On December 16 and 17 (2019) the Townsend Rotary Club and Townsend Lions Club joined forces to host a Seniors Christmas Dinner and Light Tour.
Over 90 Townsend Area Seniors were served dinner at the Townsend Senior Center. Carol, Ruthie and Elsie cooked a magnificent dinner of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad and desert. Members of the Townsend Rotary Club and Lions Club served the dinner and cleaned up afterwards.
On Friday November 15th the Townsend Fall Fest Committee hosted a thank-you party for our many sponsors and volunteers. Over 100 people attended the thank-you party featuring beef brisket and barbequed chicken, potatoes, salads and a spectacular array of desserts.
In October 2019, the Townsend Interact Club elected new officers. At the October 22 meeting, advisor Jen Lane introduced the new Interact Club officers to the Club members.
The new officers are Daniel Wyse (President), Hayden Stubbendeck (Vice President), Jordan Jensen (Treasurer). The new Interact board members are Sam Lane, Will Lane and Ronnie Steele.
Townsend Rotary's newest member, Peter Parr, made a presentation to the Townsend Rotary Club on October 22, 2019. Peter was born in Minnesota but his family moved to Africa when he was very young. Peter grew up in Africa and spent his adult life working on projects in Africa and the middle east.
Creating a Lasting Legacy
On October 22, Jill Flynn and the "Bulldogs for Britain" team attended the Townsend Rotary Club for helping fund their upcoming trip to England. Ronnie Steele and Taylor Noyes thanked Rotary for their support and for paying the "Bulldogs for Britain" group for helping at the Slice of Summer events and for working at Fall Fest.
The group will tour England including a visit to Stratford-On-Avon - the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
(Townsend November 18) The Rotary Club of Townsend has survived since 1939 and has become the club to go to if something needs to be done in our community. Rotary is always looking for potential new members to continue that tradition. Many service organizations like Rotary are struggling to find new energetic members. Fortunately, another new young Rotary member has been recruited in Townsend.
On Tuesday, September 24th, Montana Rotary District 5390 Governor Sandy Wong from Billings visited Townsend. She was given a tour of local Rotary and Interact projects, met with the Rotary Club of Townsend Board of Directors, and spoke to the Rotary membership at their regular meeting at the Mint Café.
Last year the Rotary Club of Townsend sent eight Broadwater High School (BHS) students to the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) at Luccock Park south of Livingston-more than any other high school in Montana! And two of the students were invited as Junior Counselors!
