Paul Harris award winners Joseph Cappa, Dr Gary Hecht and Rosalinda Perez are congratulated by Mel Kevoe and Lee Kaswiner

Rotary President Lee Kaswiner presents a check to St James The Apostle Church for their help with the Taste of the Towns

Dr. Lee Kaswiner has been sworn in as the new President of the Springfield Rotary club. In an event taking place at his home, surrounded by his fellow Rotarians as well as Springfield mayor, Bart Frankel and his wife, Dr. Kaswiner officially commenced his two year term.. He was sworn in by district 7510 representative, Ms. Pam Steiner Dr. Kaswiner, an orthodontist in Springfield for over 25 years and a Rotarian for equally as long is excited about what can be accomplished. In discussing his goals for his two years, Kaswiner emphasized his desire to work more closely with the local PTA/PTSO to help fund raise for needed projects in the grammar and middle school as well as the high school. For many years rotary has been one of the largest providers of scholarships for graduating seniors at Jonathan Dayton high school. Kaswiner wants to become more involved with the younger students, starting from kindergarten. "Working with the parent-teacher organizations is a great way to help the younger students and meet certain needs which the school system can't afford.

We've been helping the high schoolers for years and I would love to spread this out to the younger grades as well. Rotary has always been about making Springfield a better community, about giving back... this is simply expanding the help that we give to Springfield; everybody wins." Dr. Kaswiner believes that through greater awareness, fundraising efforts and community response that scholarships can still be awarded to graduating seniors at Dayton while also helping the younger students. "It will take hard work, but I've found that it's worth it!

The Rotary Club of Springfield recently welcomed Jonathan Dayton High School Sophomore Matthew Neubauer and Junior Margo Kornspan who were selected to participate in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program (RYLA). Shown with the students are Rotarians Joe Cappa, Mel Kevoe and Steve Friedman.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.