Bow Rotary Honors Paul Rizzi and Dick Swett with Service Awards

The Bow Rotary Club was pleased to honor two exemplary community Citizens with service awards.

A Rotary Vocational Service Award, which is given to an individual who through their work, demonstrates the Rotary ideals of fairness and helpfulness. As the former President of Merrimack County Savings Bank, Paul Rizzi, was easily selected for his excellent performance as the Bank President and in that role his exemplary support of Bow Rotary and his fulfillment of the four way test in the conduct of his profession.

 

The Rotary International four way test states, “In everything we think, say or do,

1. Is it the truth?

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build good will and better friendships? And,

4. Is it beneficial to all concerned?”

Paul Rizzi, embodies all of these ideals and has given so much to our community both personally and professionally, that we were honored to be able to award him with the Vocational Service Award.

Our second award was a Rotary International Service Award, which is presented to an individual who has spread the spirit of Rotary internationally. 
This year’s recipient is Dick Swett, who has shown us through his role as a United States Ambassador, just how much he did internationally in that role but also what he continues to do for those in need around the world.

 

Dick certainly exemplifies the Rotary International motto of “Service Above Self” and our own Bow Club Motto of “We Help Others.” He truly He represents our club and Rotary values in great ways and he represented our country as an Ambassador!
It was our distinct honor and privilege to present him with the International Service Award.