Westfield - Mayville News

Posted by Sue Hammond

A PUZZLING PROJECT

Two Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville members delivered a large collection of jigsaw puzzles, crossword, and word search puzzle books, and pencils to five Chautauqua County, New York nursing homes on March. 9. The items were donated by members and friends of the Rotary club. Rotarian Patty Benton, Club Community Service Chair and Puzzles Project Chair, and Rotarian Steve Stratton divided the items and delivered them to the facilities for the benefit of their residents.
 
Pictured left Shandy Nichols (left), Absolut Care of Westfield, NY staff member, received, on March 9th, a large box of puzzles and pencils for Absolut residents from Patty Benton (right), Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville Community Service Chair. 
 
A total of 42 jigsaw puzzles, 39 puzzle books, and 50 pencils were divided for and delivered following CDC guidelines to Absolut Care of Westfield, Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk, Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Dunkirk, Fredonia Place in Fredonia, and St. Columban’s On the Lake Retirement Home in Silver Creek.
 
Benton said, “The Westfield-Mayville Rotarians hope that the puzzles will help to brighten the days of these facilities’ residents and provide them with something to do. Since the pandemic began, these folks have not been able to have in-person visitations from family members and relatives, if they have any. Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville membership believes that these donations will help to alleviate the day-to-day boredom that the residents are experiencing while they are in isolation.”          
 
 
              
It should be noted that the facilities requested that jigsaw puzzles preferably be new (or gently used and with all pieces), with large, easy-grip pieces, and have 300 pieces or less. Puzzles that are adaptive and suitable for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s are particularly welcome. These puzzles have simpler images, large pieces and contain less than 75 pieces. For more information about this project, please contact Patty Benton at patty.benton@gmail.com. 
 

THREE RECEIVE FELLOWSHIP

With great pride, the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville announces that three of its members have recently earned their next levels of Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow recognition. The members and their levels are Tracy Bennett, PH +1; Dan Smith, PH +2; and Sue Hammond, PH +4.
 
Rotarians Bennett, Smith, and Hammond join the ranks of over 1.5 million Paul Harris Fellows in the world. Each has earned their PHF pin and certificate in past years. Their subsequent contributions to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund, PolioPlus Fund, or approved Foundation grants have added gemstones to their PH pins. They are named Multiple Paul Harris Fellows.
 
Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville President Janese Berkhouse stated, “We honor Rotarians Tracy Bennett, Dan Smith, and Sue Hammond for their achievement in reaching the next level of the Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Their ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation demonstrates their commitment to the many valuable Rotary programs which are designed to do good work in local communities and in the world. Our Rotary Club thanks them for all they do to support Rotary’s mission.”  
 
Tracy Bennett joined the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville in 2015. He currently is Club Treasurer, a role in which he has served for several years. Also, Bennett successfully co-chaired this organization’s first-ever Virtual Gold Rush fundraiser in 2020. He has been an active participant in many of this club’s service projects and other fundraisers.
              
Dan Smith has been a Westfield-Mayville Rotarian since 1998. He served as Club President for the 2001-2002 term and has held various board and committee chair roles. Smith is Club Youth Services Committee Chair, a position which he has held for many years. He has helped to honor hundreds of local high school students through this club’s Scholar of the Month program, which he chairs. Also, he is the Rotary District 7090 Vocational Training Team Chair this year and for numerous years in the past. In 2020, he successfully co-chaired with Bennett the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville’s first Virtual Gold Rush. An active member, Smith has participated in this club’s numerous service projects and fundraisers.
 
Sue Hammond, who joined the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville in 2008, served two terms as Club President from 2010 to 2012. For the past several years she has served as Club Public Relations Chair, a position which she currently holds. She has held board and committee chair roles, and she is an active member of various club service projects and fundraisers.  Hammond also has co-written numerous Rotary District 7090 Grants for her club and assisted with the grants’ implementation. She was instrumental in helping to lead the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville in conducting a successful two-year PolioPlus Challenge campaign to raise significant funds to aid in polio eradication. In 2010, Hammond with Jim Wakeman, her spouse, and fellow Rotarian, participated in a trip to rural villages near Niamey, Niger for water wells installation and offering various forms of humanitarian aid.
              
The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville proudly congratulates Rotarians Tracy Bennett, Dan Smith, and Sue Hammond on earning their newest Paul Harris Fellow recognition and for helping to DO GOOD in the world.