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October 2023 | Vol. 33 Iss. 10
ROTARIANS AND STUDENTS JOIN FORCES TO REVITALIZE LOCAL PARK ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com
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n a display of community spirit, the Murray Rotary Club and Murray High School Interact service club joined forces for a service project at the Jordan River Parkway. The initiative was organized in conjunction with the National Day of Service, which is observed on the anniversary of 9/11. Bruce Holyoak, superintendent of the Murray Parks Department, chose the location, describing the need for painting a lengthy stretch of fence just north of 5300 South. “The District Governor of the 45 Utah Rotary Clubs suggested that clubs should do something special for the National Day of Service,” Jim Wilcox, community service chair of Murray Rotary, who was in charge of the project said. “That’s why we chose to coordinate with Murray High Interact to paint the fence at Jordan River Parkway.” The Murray Parks Department provided the materials, including paint, rollers, brushes and pans. In turn, volunteers from both clubs and the community were mobilized for the effort. “We thank the Murray Parks Department for providing the necessary materials. Our volunteers were ready and excited to contribute,” Wilcox said. The service project was an extension of an annual tradition. “Every school year, Murray Rotary and Murray High School Interact club undertake a project that the Parks Department requests. Over the past three years, we’ve focused on cleaning trash from banks of different streams in Murray, including trash from abandoned homeless camps,” Susan Banks, Interact faculty advisor at Murray High School said. JustServe.org, a platform for recruiting volunteers, Continued page 11
Murray High School’s Interact Club paints a table at Germania Park. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Summerhays)
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