WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Rotary Club is pleased to announce its newest member, Megan Samborski, who was installed into the club earlier this month by Wakefield Rotary Member, Joie Gerrish and her sponsor, Past President Amy Luckiewicz. Samborski was accompanied by her father, a former Rotarian, Tim Perry.
She is the current Director of Development for INspire Café, the new inclusive café on Main Street in Wakefield sponsored by the Metro North Boys & Girls Club. She notes that her driving passion…”is connecting businesses with nonprofits to do good in the community and bring people together for a greater purpose.”
She volunteers in many roles including being an elected member and Vice Chair of the Stoneham School Committee, Chair of the Stoneham Alliance Against Violence, and member of the Stoneham/ Woburn Elks Club. She added, “I’m honored to join the Rotary Club, where I can build genuine connections and help carry forward INspire’s mission of creating a more inclusive and compassionate community.”
Club President Kathy Boyle noted, “We’ve gotten to know Megan for awhile now through her connection to the Boys & Girls Club. She was a natural fit for our club with her history of doing good in local communities.” Boyle added, “We can’t wait to hear her ideas on how to better support Wakefield and beyond.”
Samborski is a current resident of Stoneham where she lives with her husband and two daughters
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, Illinois 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 Street. For more information on the club’s initiatives or to join the Wakefield Rotary Club, visit www.wakefieldrotaryclub.org or contact us at wakefieldrotaryclub@yahoo.com.