Hampton Rotary Helps Community With Check From the Hampton Chamber

Hampton Rotary Club Receive a Check for Close to $63,000 from the Hampton Chamber

Proceeds to Benefit Local Community Organizations

(Hampton, New Hampshire)  Doc Noel, President of the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce, recently presented The Rotary Club of Hampton with a check for close to $63,000 for the Rotary’s assistance with collecting the gate admissions at this year’s Hampton Beach Seafood Festival.  The Rotary Club of Hampton has partnered with the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce for a number of years at the Seafood Festival and uses the proceeds from the Chamber for their local charitable donations throughout the year.  

Penny Jett, Hampton Rotary Club President, said, “We are truly grateful for our partnership with the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce at the Seafood Festival because the money we receive allows us to continue to help those less fortunate people throughout our community.”  She went on to say, “The Hampton Rotary it’s all about making our community a better place and 100% of the money we receive from the Hampton Chamber is donated right back to local organizations in the greater Hampton area.” 

Local Hampton Rotary Donation Recipients: Boy Scout Troop 377, Chucky's Fight, Cross Roads House, End 68 Hours of Hunger, Families First, God's Baby Closet, Hampton Academy, Hampton Community Coalition, Hampton Falls Library, Hampton Historical Society, Hobbs House, James House, Marston School (I Read 100 Books Program), New Generations, NH Association for the Blind, Richie McFarland House, Rockingham Meals on Wheels, Rockingham VNA Hospice, Salvation Army, Seabrook Elementary School, Seabrook Headstart, Seacoast Mental Health, St. Vincent de Paul Society (Soup Kitchen Remodel, Food Pantry), United Church of Christ, United Way, Village Pre-School, Winnacunnet High School (Chamber Singers, Chem. Free Graduation, Interact Club, Snack Bar Remodel).

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.  Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 34,000 clubs in 200 countries.

The Rotary Club of Hampton holds its breakfast meetings each Tuesday morning at 7:30 AM at the Old Salt Restaurant, 490 Lafayette Road in Hampton, NH.  The club serves the communities of Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton and Seabrook and is always looking for new members that want to give back to the local community and have fun doing it. Please contact President Penny Jett @ 944-5861 if you are interested in becoming a member.