MEDFORD For the past several years, over 300 American flags are dug into the ground at the Burlington Field of Honor at Freedom Field and arranged to form a path for visitors to pay their respects to our nation s military.
This Memorial Day, the Medford Sunrise Rotary Club will return after last year s pandemic-impacted ceremony with more flags and more options for visitors. The drive-thru path established last year will return as will the traditional walking path seen in previous years.
The event commemorates what the community service organization calls hometown heroes who dedicated their lives to serving the country and the community. This year s event is schedule for May 29 through June 4.
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Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021 • March 10, 2021 • 2 minute read
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In 1917, Rotary International president Arch Klumpf made a donation of $26.50: “It seems eminently proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world.” The fund increased slowly until the death in 1947 of Paul Harris, Rotary’s founding father. Memorial gifts poured in, raising the fund to $1.3 million.
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The Rotary Foundation transforms donations into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since its founding more than 100 years ago, the foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.