By Randy Marx
Club Correspondent

Thanks go to all who made the Magnificent Midlothian Food Festival a success this year. Sponsors, volunteers and attendees made it possible for the approximately 40 Rotarians of the five area Rotary Clubs to raise funds for area charities. Special thanks go to the Clover Hill High School and Swift Creek Middle School Interact Clubs. No matter how big or how small the task, the volunteers helped make the event run smoothly.

Brandermill Rotary Club is a special group of area business leaders who give back to the community. Rotary members live throughout Chesterfield County and work in a multitude of professions.The service club meets at Brandermill Country Club every Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. for fellowship, breakfast, networking, and a short program. Programs include speakers from local businesses, charities, and organizations that provide up-to-date information on a variety of topics. Club members are involved in and support area charitable organizations such as Meals On Wheels, Feed The Homeless, Care to Share projects, and over 25 other groups through monetary donations, time, and talents.

Each year the club donates approximately $40,000 and over 4,000 hours of service to local schools and charities.

Brandermill Rotary will meet on November 11, with special guest Bill Liepis of the Rotary Foundation, and the November 19 meeting will feature Hugh Dibert of Commonwealth Catholic Charities.

Brandermill Rotary will not meet on November 26 or December 3.

For more information, please call Membership Chair Frank Morton at 320-6600 or attend a meeting at Brandermill Country Club on any Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. – and rise and shine with Rotary.