Rotary invites other groups to join fund-raiser for wounded veterans

The Rotary Clubs in the area are planning their 17th annual walk-a-thon for the Rotary Foundation and other causes, and are inviting other charitable and community programs to join them and share the profits. Walkfest 2012 will be held on April 29 simultaneously at Loantaka Brook Reservation in Morris Township and Waterloo Village in Stanhope, this event traditionally allows other non-profit groups to join the effort and keep 50 percent of the money they raised. Any legitimate community or charitable program may participate. Youth programs, sports teams, religious groups, booster clubs, and school clubs are some of the other outside groups that are welcome to join this effort. Each group simply registers with the Rotary program, enlists pledges for their walkers, enjoys a two-hour stroll in a lovely park and then gets a check in the mail for their own program. At the same time they are supporting the Rotary Foundation, which provides millions of dollars a year in world-wide humanitarian aid. This year, Walkfest 2012 will also be benefitting Family and Friends for Freedom Fund, a charity that provides support for returning wounded veterans of all branches of the service and their families as well as the Rotary Foundation. For more information or reservations, contact Margit Rahill, at 973-361-2810 or turul1@aol.com or visit www.walkfest.info. To learn more about Rotary in your community, visit www.rotarydistrict7470.org