Mount Holly Newsflash

Today's Forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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A big thank you to all for making the
16 th Annual Mount Holly Garden Tour

A Big Success!

To all the Gardeners, ticket sellers, sign distributor, and gift contributors,

We couldn't have done it without you!

The winners of the gift raffle are
Gintare-Mount Holly Gift Basket
Kay G.-Hostas
Jaime W.-Pillow Trio

Congratulations, and we'll see you next year!

Ludlow Rotary Contributes $13,000 and

Personal Effort to Flood Recovery

"Unsurprisingly, many of our fellow Rotarians in the area have jumped in to help some of the many people and organizations in our communities adversely affected by the recent flooding". With this simple, yet heartfelt summary, Tom Ray, Ludlow Rotary Club President, indicated what the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) had done to date to assist in the vast recovery effort.

Thus far, the LRC has donated $8,000 for dehumidifiers that were immediately needed by residents and businesses in the area. Following this, the LRC donated $5,000 to the BRAT (Black River Action Team) to assist that group in its recovery program cleaning the river of debris.

In addition to checking that all of its members were safe and offering assistance to those who suffered from the ravages of the flood and mud-slides, the club members participated in a "clean up" at the Timber Inn Motel.

At the request of the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, the LRC offered to use its charitable fund so that the Chamber's fund-raising drive would be tax-deductible to donors. The LRC's Facebook site became a source of helpful information.

A number of other Rotary Clubs throughout New England have already sent contributions to the LRC as well as several area businesses and organizations in support of recovery relief.

Tom Ray indicated that much more needed to done, noting "While substantial aid in the form of food, supplies, money and recovery assistance has been arriving, much more will be needed to restore the many homes, businesses and the landscape devastated by this storm. The Rotary Club of Ludlow, Vermont, has been coordinating with other civic organizations to provide relief and assistance".

LRC Treasurer, Kim Lampert, indicated that tax-deductible donations could be sent to the LRC's 501(c)(3) foundation. The address is:

Ludlow Area Rotary Charitable Fund (LARCF)

PO Box 216

Ludlow, VT 05149

All contributions will be directed to specific agencies providing relief to this devastating flood.