Luncheon speaker-Raymond Bechard of Ahava Kids...

Ahava Kids Mission Statement
AHAVA Kids exists to rescue and care for young victims of child trafficking, enslavement and exploitation throughout the world. (website)

Ahava Kids, a United States, 501(c)3, Not-For-Profit human rights organization, exists to rescue and care for young victims of child trafficking, enslavement and exploitation in the United States and throughout the world. Through direct intervention, Ahava Kids has developed the process of Rescue, Relocation and Rehabilitation. This is the most effective method of removing young people from the various dangers of trafficking while giving them the best chance at survival and a decent life. Using this process, Ahava Kids has assisted in saving over 3,000 young people around the world and in the United States since 2003.

Amber Alert Project...

Brendan Goodrich and Kyong Wilson supervising the Amber Alert child registration program held at Farmington Savings Bank during the second weekend of the Apple Harvest Festival.

Would you like fries with that?

It's Southington Apple Harvest time again and that means only one thing - no, not delicious apple fritters from the Congregational Church booth, but rather SOUTHINGTON ROTARY FRENCH FRIES at the adjacent booth! Under the strict leadership of co-chairs John Salerno and Donnnnnn Reilly, this operation runs like a well-oiled machine. The veteran setup crew (John Kennedy, Rod Greaves, Dave Strosahl, Ron Klein, Chet Potrepka, Steve Parsons) need little supervision whether wrestling refrigerators/fryolators into place, hoisting the signage above the booth entrance or crafting just the right configuration for the lights.




Jim Williamson, Scott Garver, Dan Longo and Sue Symada prepare the fries using our secret Southington Rotary recipe.

Gary Salerno at the fryolator.