Front Royal Rotary contributes $17,870 to community organizations

Lori Glascock of the Warren County Backpack Program smiles upon receipt of check from Immediate Past-President Kym Crump of Rotary Club of Front Royal. Courtesy Photos/FR Rotary

Cash gifts totaling more than $17,000 were distributed to nine local organizations at the Rotary Club of Front Royal’s last weekly meeting, Friday, August 23.

Kim Crump, the 2018-19 president, stepped forward to distribute the money raised during her tenure and was aided in the presentations by recently-elected Incoming President Bret Hrbek.

Crump paid tribute to “our club members (who) through their hard work, along with our generous sponsors, made these contributions possible.”

One of the donations, $2,500 to United Way, was redistributed to a trio of local public service organizations: St. Luke Community Clinic ($1,000); Blue Ridge Opportunities ($1,000) and Healthy Families ($500).

Ressie Jeffries PTO Playground Fund received $5,000, while House of Hope, Samuel’s Public Library and Blue Ridge Arts Council each received checks for $1,000.

In addition, Warren County Parks & Recreation’s Splash Pad project received $6,000; and the Warren County Back Pack program was gifted with $870.

“It’s my pleasure to award these well deserved monies to these terrific community organizations,” Crump told her fellow Rotarians.

From left, Executive Director Harold Hayes of Samuels Public Library, Kym Crump and Dr. Charles Huber, chairman of Samuels Public Library Board of Directors.