A community service project orchestrated by the Rotary Club of Cranford resulted in the donation of over 100 movie DVDs to both young and old patients served by Trinitas Regional Medical Center.
Approximately 125 DVDs will augment the recreation program at Trinitas’ Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health inpatient and outpatient program, and the hospital’s Residential Treatment Center. In addition, senior patients served by the Hospital Elder-Life Program (HELP) at Trinitas will benefit from the DVDs. The HELP program works to prevent the cognitive and memory decline often experienced by seniors during hospitalization.
“Each month, the Cranford Rotary Club runs a different community service project designed to help people close to home,” explains Maureen Strazdon, President, Rotary Club of Cranford. “This project was easy – everyone has old DVDs that are gathering dust,” notes Joseph Carney, Chair, Cranford Rotary Service Projects, who added, “We placed a collection box in the Cranford Community Center and then put out the word. Soon, the box was full.”
Adds Strazdon, “Rotary’s motto is Service Above Self, and our projects reflect that focus on service, particularly to our community. We felt that Trinitas exemplifies that same emphasis on service to our local area, to both young and old, and so they were a natural choice.”
The Rotary Club of Cranford was established in 1923 and provides diverse programs that support education, and other community services. Past beneficiaries of Rotary support include Cranford Schools and Scholarship Recipients, Cranford First Aid Squad, Cranford Family Care, Cranford Cerebral Palsy League, Cranford United Way, Cranford Historical Society, Cranford PAL and the Rotary International Foundation. The Cranford Rotary Club meets Thursday morning at 7:45am at the Cranford Community Center. Any business or professional, active or retired, is cordially invited to attend our meeting. For additional information, please contact Membership Chair Rich Feder at 908- 500-4318. Highlights our recent activities can be found on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CranfordRotary.
(above) Cranford Rotary President Maureen Strazdon (left) and Service Project Chair Joe Carney present over 100 DVDs to Johanna Thomas, Elder Life Intervention Clinician at Trinitas Regional Medical Center.
