The Wakefield Rotary Club is pleased to announce that John T. Dale has been inducted as the newest member of the service club. Dale is the Senior Pastor at the First Parish Congregational Church. Dale noted, “I wanted to connection in the Wakefield community and to find opportunities to interact and help in the Wakefield area. Rotary was a natural fit.” Wakefield Rotary Club Past President Barbara Worley and Past President Judy Gordon served as Dale’s sponsors. Worley commented, "John is a great addition to our club. He has a natural leadership style and immediately jumped into projects with us.” A native of Peakskill, NY, he now resides in Wakefield with his wife Kathleen. They have two adult children, Luke and Erin.
About Rotary International & Wakefield Rotary Club
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 160 countries worldwide. The first Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1905 by an attorney named Paul Harris and several of his colleagues. The name “Rotary” was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among each of the members’ offices. The Rotary motto is “Service above self”. The Wakefield Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at 12:15pm at Brightview. For more information on the club's initiatives or to join the Wakefield Rotary Club, visit www.wakefieldrotaryclub.org or email wakefieldrotaryclub@yahoo.com.