37th Annual Recognition & Community Service Awards Night
The 37th annual Recognition & Community Service Awards Night was hosted at the Baker Free Library on June 12. Nine recipients were recognized and received awards for their dedication and service to our community and the Rotary Club.
Recipients are as follows:
Community Service Award - The Bow Garden Club for donating many hours to the beautification of Bow, including decorating town buildings for Memorial Day and Christmas holidays, planting and maintaining several gardens, including Rotary Park, and the Gazebo Garden, gardens at The Community Building and Town Office. They have held fundraisers to provide scholarships, donated to Bow’s Human Services Department, and supported the Bow Rotary Auction.
Club Service Award - Ryan Anastasi for being the first to volunteer to fill vacant roles, and Bill Ames, who plays an active role on many committees and projects, including the merger of the Hooksett Area Rotary Club as a satellite club of Bow Rotary.
Vocational Service Award - Kaitlin Camidge. Camidge “hit the ground running” as the new director of the Baker Free Library in 2024. In just 7 months on the job, she has made a “great impression” on library patrons.
New Generations Service Award - David Farr for the many hours spent as a coach and mentor to youths in the community.
International Service Award - Dick Swett, who has worked extensively with multiple Rotary clubs to improve health care, economics and productivity to impoverished communities in Africa.
Paul Harris Fellow - Cheryl Lindler for contributing $2,000 to the Rotary Foundation; Tamar Roberts for her long history of immeasurable contributions of time and effort to Bow Rotary; and Matt Dodge as a Past Bow Rotary Club President.
Community Service Award - The Bow Garden Club for donating many hours to the beautification of Bow, including decorating town buildings for Memorial Day and Christmas holidays, planting and maintaining several gardens, including Rotary Park, and the Gazebo Garden, gardens at The Community Building and Town Office. They have held fundraisers to provide scholarships, donated to Bow’s Human Services Department, and supported the Bow Rotary Auction.
Club Service Award - Ryan Anastasi for being the first to volunteer to fill vacant roles, and Bill Ames, who plays an active role on many committees and projects, including the merger of the Hooksett Area Rotary Club as a satellite club of Bow Rotary.
Vocational Service Award - Kaitlin Camidge. Camidge “hit the ground running” as the new director of the Baker Free Library in 2024. In just 7 months on the job, she has made a “great impression” on library patrons.
New Generations Service Award - David Farr for the many hours spent as a coach and mentor to youths in the community.
International Service Award - Dick Swett, who has worked extensively with multiple Rotary clubs to improve health care, economics and productivity to impoverished communities in Africa.
Paul Harris Fellow - Cheryl Lindler for contributing $2,000 to the Rotary Foundation; Tamar Roberts for her long history of immeasurable contributions of time and effort to Bow Rotary; and Matt Dodge as a Past Bow Rotary Club President.
From left, Gerry Carrier, President Bow Rotary Club, and 2025 Award Recipients: Cheryl Lindner (Paul Harris Fellow), Joyce Kimball – Bow Garden Club (Community Service Award), Kaitlin Camidge (Vocational Service Award), Erika Flewelling - Bow Garden Club (Community Service Award), David Farr (New Generations Service Award), Dick Swett (International Service Award), Ryan Anastasi and Bill Ames (Club Service Awards), Tamar Roberts (Paul Harris Fellow) and David Scanlan (Rotary Club's 2025 Awards MC) - Photo by Eric Anderson