On Wed., Oct. 24, 2007, members of the Lisbon Rotary Club sponsored their annual spaghetti dinner in a continuing effort to raise money for the Lisbon Community School, Philip W. Sugg Middle School and Lisbon High School Student of the Month Award programs. The spaghetti dinner included delicious food, an auction of donated items and raffle prizes. Members of Lisbon High School’s Interact Club helped set up, serve food, and clean up throughout the evening. Lisbon Junior Volunteers Paula Caron, Brittany Roldan and Rider Morlock also assisted throughout the evening with the Rotary Duck Pond and auction.

The Rotary Club benefits several organizations, both in the past and in the present. Some of these include, but certainly are not limited to are the Thanksgiving Day meals to public and homebound, Cub Scouts, Androscoggin Home Health, Susan Curtis Foundation, Lisbon Recreation Department, Opportunity Farms, Salvation Army, Lisbon High Students graduating scholarships, Lisbon Library Literacy project, Opportunity Farms and more.

Ruben Cornelius, president of the Lisbon Rotary Club, when asked about his overall impression of the evening responded, “One of the things that I always enjoy is the support we have from the community. All the things we auction are donated by people in the community, all of the food is eaten by people in the community. I especially enjoyed working with the youth who participated this evening.”

And so, the Rotary Club was again successful in benefiting the community with their amazing dedication and service.

The Rotary Club sponsors the Interact Club, made up of Lisbon High School students and the Student Council members at Lisbon Community School. According to the Rotary’s Community Director, Monica Millhime, “At our next board meeting members of Lisbon Rotary Club will be discussing a partnership with Philip W. Sugg Middle School geared toward supporting members of the PWS Junior Volunteer Program.” “As Rotarians we are very excited about the interest Lisbon students have in learning more about how they can give back to their community,” shares Millhime.