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Concordia band benefit again features Bulldogs By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Carol Keplar serves as president of the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club. Fred Haigh is the incoming president.
Rotarians stress service with fun By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
When the 82-member Anthony Wayne Rotary Club gathers for lunch each Wednesday at Pine Valley Country Club, members add a fifth question to the famous Rotary 4-Way Test. “Is it fun?” they ask. The words “fun” and
QUESTIONS? The Anthony Wayne Rotary Club meets each Wednesday at Pine Valley Country Club, with a buffet lunch available at 11:30 a.m. and a program and business “family” pepper the narratives as Rotarians describe their attachment to the service club. “When I moved back
meeting from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Membership is by invitation. For information, email Rotarycarolk@gmail.com or call (260) 402-8252. For an update on Fort Wayne’s other Rotary club, please see Page A12.
to Fort Wayne I didn’t know anyone,” said Bob Moore, a former club president. Then he visited the Anthony
Fun at Georgetown Bowl raises $2,300 for charity By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Marcus Ridley of the Fort Wayne Fire Department bowling team prepares for the next frame at Strikes for Charity at Georgetown Bowl. Ridley is with Station 4.
$14,000 to almost 50 local charities. “We are involved with numerous community fundraising events throughout the year,” Miller
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More than a hundred bowlers representing 22 teams took to the Georgetown Bowl lanes Feb. 21 for the first Strikes for Charity. The 105 bowlers paid $15 each to support Reflections of Caring, the charitable outreach of Fire Police City County Federal Credit Union. Each Strikes for Charity bowler’s registration included three games of bowling, shoe rental and a door prize ticket. Additional sponsorships brought the day’s fundraising to about $2,300. “It was a very well received event,” said Melissa Miller, the nonprofit credit union’s business development director. Last year, Reflections of Caring gave almost
said. “Last year we donated 800 volunteer service hours to various local charities and their fundraising efforts.” “We like to focus on local charities,” Miller said. Miller said the We Care loan event in April will raise more money for charity. “For everyone who finances a vehicle with us, we give $25 to the charity of their choice,” she said. “Some charities, like Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, for instance, might receive $300 because people have selected them to receive those funds.” The credit union also offers a $1,000 scholarship each year for a college student, and a $1,000 college scholarship for a graduating senior. Each scholarship winner must be a credit union member. The deadline to apply is March 20. For details, visit fpccfcu.org.
Wayne Rotary Club. “I found everyone to be very friendly and everybody just became my
The Bulldogs have signed on again to offer their 1950s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll music for Concordia Lutheran High School Band Boosters’ fundraiser Saturday, April 25. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music continues until 10 p.m. at The Orchid Events and Catering, 11508 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. The Bulldogs will record cuts from the Concordia benefit for their own CD. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through the office at Concordia, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. Or visit clhscadets.com and use the order form on the Arts page. Or contact Band Director Dianne Moellering by calling (260) 483-1102, ext. 198, or by emailing dmoellering@clhscadets. com. All adults are invited. Bob Zmyslony, who plays keyboard and shares
vocals for The Bulldogs, said the band first played the Concordia fundraiser about six years ago. The band donates its time to one fundraiser each year, he said, and it was drummer Bernie Stone’s year to pick the charity. “Both his daughters were in the marching band, and Bernie picked Concordia,” Zmyslony said. “And even after they graduated, Concordia has had us back on contract every year, and we just raise a lot of money for them.” The Concordia Jazz Ensemble, directed by Todd Phillips, also plays at the fundraiser. “When we’re taking our breaks they’re playing at the other end of the building, and it’s just a lot of fun,” Zmyslony said. The Bulldogs were formed as a duo in 1982 and are still often called by their previous name, Spike & The Bulldogs. Front man Val “Spike” Asey retired in 2013 after
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