Alaskan Rotarians see membership hike while uniting to build park
The Rotary Club of Eagle River Area in Alaska experienced a 50 percent increase in membership after building a playground designed for children with disabilities to play alongside their classmates.
Former club president Tonya Gamble says the club is always looking for ways to increase membership, but it wasn’t until they took on the park project that the club saw its membership rise from 29 to 43 members. Rotary members helped raise funds and assemble the park equipment.
«When children get together and play, they realize they have more in common than differences,» Gamble says. «That concept…
