On March 10th,  Rotary Club of Sharon presented CNN Hero Razia Jan with a check for $1,000.00 for Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation. The Foundation supports the Zabuli Education Center, a girls' school outside of Kabul, Afghanistan which was founded by Ms. Jan in 2008. The Sharon Rotary Club helped fund a computer room for the school which was completed in 2012. This spring, 7th graders in Sharon, Massachusetts will be communicating with the girls at the Zabuli Education Center over the internet. The Sharon Rotary Club is working to raise funds to cover the internet fees for the girls' school for the year. Ms. Jan is shown on our front page with her 2012 Hero of the Year award, which was awarded by CNN in December.

Our 5th Annual Auction ran from Thursday, February 21 thru Wednesday March 6. It was our best auction yet. Many people contributed to that success, including those who donated items to be auctioned off, those who bid on the items, and our sponsors: The Sharon Credit Union, Herb Chambers,and the Eastern Bank, as well as our very good friends, Barry and Lisa Fireman, and Jerry and Roberta Saphire. Of course, it would not have happened without the members of our own Club who worked so hard to pull it all together, including our fundraising committee, Steve K, Judi, Phyllis, Mike C and Carl, and auction superstars Barry, Mike M, Jerry, Megan, Bob, Gordon, and many others who made a special effort to make this year's auction a success. Thank you all and we look forward to your participation again next year.

 Click here and read more about our 2012 Thanksgiving Dinner that served over 200 senior citizens from our community.

At the Rotary Foundation dinner on November 15, 2012, District Governor Joe Clancy presented our very own Dave Clifton with the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service – This award provides recognition to an individual Rotarian in good standing who has demonstrated outstanding active service to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Only one recipient per district can be nominated for this award prior to being approved by the Rotary Foundation.

Congratulations Dave, your Club is very proud of you!

Rotary International, the world’s first service organization, is made up of over 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Its members form a global network of business, professional and community leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world.