WAKEFIELD — Last week, the Wakefield Rotary Club participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to fundraise in support of the Angel Fund. The Angel Fund aims at supporting research of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gherig’s Disease. Fifteen participants represented Holiday Travel, WCAT, HD Physical Therapy, The Savings Bank and First Financial Trust. Ten of the participants are also Wakefield Rotarians.
“We had a great turn-out of both participants and supporters,” commented Wakefield Rotary Club President Kathy Boyle. “We were fortunate to be able to support this great cause that has become a well-known campaign with roots right here in Massachusetts.”
In total, through pledges and day-of donations, the group collected $2,336. The Wakefield Rotary Club contributed an additional $1,000 bringing the total to $3,336 collected for the Angel Fund.
The club wishes to thank participants Carla Dale, Suzanne Bowering, Cameron Harding, Madison Harding, Ed Harding, Matthew Harding, Jim Fitzgerald, Paul Adams, Tom Stapleton, Debbie Young, Kathy Boyle, Bina Siddiqui, Bertha Ruiz, Julie MacArthur and Barbara Worley and the staff at Lakeside Inn for their commitment to the event.
About Rotary International & Wakefield Rotary Club: Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 160 countries worldwide. The first Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, IL in 1905 by an attorney named Paul Harris and several of his colleagues. The name “Rotary” was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among each of the members’ offices. The Rotary motto is “Service above self”. The Wakefield Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at noon at Brightview on Crescent St. For more information on the club’s initiatives or to join the Wakefield Rotar