The three Rotary Clubs in Wicomico County consisting of the Rotary Club of Salisbury, The Rotary Club of Wicomico County, and the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club teamed up to organize the 2nd Annual Flags for Heroes project which was an amazing patriotic display of 500 American flags located at the corner of Rt. 50 & Hobb's Rd across from the Shorebirds Stadium during the Memorial Day holiday. The project's purpose the past two years has been to honor Heroes that have served our country and to raise money to support veterans and active military. Using the proceeds from this year’s project, the three Rotary Clubs recently presented a $5,000 check to two great organizations, Operation We Care and Veteran Smile Makeover.
Operation We Care is a non-profit that helps support active military that are currently overseas by sending them care packages. Care packages include various items including snacks, daily essentials, reading material, and artwork from local school children letting them know they are valued, appreciated, and thought of everyday. Operation We Care will send over 2,000 care packages this calendar year and have sent over 28,000 care packages in total.
Veteran Smile Make-over is also a non-profit that was started in 2017 who helps provide Veteran's much needed dental care that they previously have not been able to afford. They have partnered up with local dentists and with this donation it will help them provide dental care to approximately 10 Veterans.
If you would like to honor a veteran or hero for next year’s Flags for Heroes please visit www.flags4heroes.org.
The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self” which all three Rotary Clubs in Wicomico County exemplify every year with over a dozen service projects carried out on an annual basis. If your personal goals are similar to that of Rotary’s and would be interested in joining please feel free to contact any of the three clubs in Wicomico County at the following websites: www.rotarysalisbury.org, www.wicomicorotary.com or www.salisburysunriserotary.org
