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Summary

SMOKETOWN ROTARY CLUB HONORS CARLO ALFANO AS PAUL HARRIS FELLOW In socially-distanced ceremonies at Brunswick’s River’s Edge Trail, the Rotary Club of Smoketown, Brunswick, Maryland presented a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Brunswick resident Carlo Alfano, a driving force behind Brunswick’s Mountain Biking Rivers Edge Trail and the Bike Brunswick organization. The Paul Harris Fellow Award, named for the Founder of Rotary International, is presented to an individual who embodies the character traits expressed in the Rotary motto - “Service Above Self”. A $1,000 contribution to The Rotary Foundation has been made in Carlo Alfano’s honor. The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The River’s Edge Trail Head is located at 13th and Cummings Drive in Brunswick. Currently about four miles of trail are open to the public for hiking, running, and biking. Smoketown Rotary Club President Ernie Stepoulos

presented Alfano with the Paul Harris certificate and medallion.

Also participating in the Paul Harris Fellow award ceremonies was Carroll Creek Rotary Club Vice President (and Club President-designee for Rotary Year 2022-2023) Ashley Waters . The Carroll Creek Rotary Club is the Club which sponsored the Smoketown Rotary Club in its charter year (2018). Brunswick area residents who are previous Paul Harris Fellow awardees include Sandra Cox

(2013), Charlie Harris (2016), Jim Cox (2018), and Shirley Shores (2019)

Courtesy of Richard Foot