Blake Center for Faith and Freedom Hosts Somers Rotary Club Meeting
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Rotary Club of Somers, Connecticut, held one of its monthly meetings at the Blake Center for Faith and Freedom on March 2. Approximately 30 club members visited the Monticello replica on the Blake Center campus. Leaders from the East Longmeadow, Mass., Rotary club were also in attendance.
Labin Duke, executive director of the Blake Center, spoke to Rotary members about the meaning of freedom and its relationship to service.
“It makes perfect sense to host this meeting of Rotarians. The often-stated motto of the Rotary is ‘Service Above Self,’” said Duke, who argued that freedom must never be divorced from service to God and to others. “This is the sort of freedom that is referenced in the name of the Blake Center. It is freedom … to love and serve our neighbors.”
The Blake Center for Faith and Freedom will host the Somers Rotary Club again on May 28, for its 50th anniversary fishing derby. There, children under the age of 13 will compete to catch the most fish.
If your organization is interested in utilizing space at the Blake Center, please contact Labin Duke at [email protected].
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