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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2016
by Lynne Bellusico
This past Saturday, students
from the LeRoy Earlyact and
Interact clubs endured the cold
windy weather at MachPelah
Cemetery, to share the stories of
some of LeRoy’s historical figures.
The project raised nearly $600.
Half of the proceeds will be given
to the MachPeleah Cemetery
Association to help with much
needed maintenance. The other
half of the profits will support
the Earlyact and Interact clubs
and their activities. In the past,
they have raised money for many
community projects including
the animal shelter and Rochester
Honor Flight. Earlyact and Interact
are service clubs under the auspices
LeRoy’s Interact and Earlyact
Students Shine on a Cold, Windy Day
of the LeRoy Rotary Club and
Rotary International. Interact
meets at the high school under the
guidance of Sam Vagg and Kim
Cox. Earlyact meets at theWolcott
Street School under the guidance
of Christine Gephart. The purpose
of the clubs is to carry out hands-
on service projects and to develop
leadership skills. It embodies the
Rotary motto, “Service Above
Self” and the Rotary mission:
to provide service to others,
promot e i nt eg r it y, advance
world understanding, goodwill
and peace.
The stories that the students
sharedwith the visitors on Saturday
i ncluded t he ph i lant h ropic
contributions of the Woodward
family; the heritage of the LeRoy
family: the legacy of women’s
education of Ingham University;
the devotion of George Blodgett
who built MachPeleah Cemetery;
and the courage of all our veterans
and need to recognize their service
on Memorial Day.
The students wish to thank all
those people who supported their
efforts this weekend to make this
such a successful event, and they
look forward to doing it again.