Gloucester Holds Combined Veteran’s Evening with Past President’s Dinner

On November 10th, the Gloucester Rotary Club under the direction of President Carole Lynn Sharoff hosted an evening meeting in honor of the Rotary Club Members who are Veterans.  The celebration was held jointly with the annual Past President’s Dinner where as many as 35 past presidents may attend to share fellowship and offer advice and counsel to club President.  The evening featured a speech by Gloucester Veteran’s Agent Adam Curcuru and a presentation from local photographer Jason Grow who spoke of the exhibit he is showcasing at Gloucester’s City Hall.  The exhibit includes photos of more than 60 Veterans from the communities that comprise Cape Ann, namely Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester. The photographs shown via a slide presentation included Army Air Corp Sgt Robert McKechnie father of Gloucester past President David McKechnie and Mike Linquata a recipient of four bronze medals, and two purple hearts.

 

Members of the Gloucester Rotary Club brought in items which were delivered to the Veteran’s Office in Gloucester to be part of the holiday care packages sent to men and women in the armed services from Cape Ann and deployed around the world.