Lucy Page honored with Rotary’s ‘Service Above Self’ award

Rotary Club of San Marco President Pete Helow presented the “Service Above Self” award to 10-year-old Lucy Page, daughter of Rotarian Tim Page for demonstrating exemplary humanitarian service, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others in our community.

San Marco Rotary Club President Pete Helow with Lucy Page and her father, Tim
San Marco Rotary Club President Pete Helow with Lucy Page and her father, Tim

In May as COVID had fully set in, Lucy was unhappy to realize there were hungry people in our city.  With encouragement from her father, she arranged a food drive in her Miramar neighborhood and collected nearly 100 pounds of food for the United Community Outreach Ministry (UCOM) – Lakewood United Methodist’s food bank. She did this on her own from idea inception to finish.

In August, the Lakewood United Methodist Church charged their members to help others and involve their neighbors.  Lucy’s neighbors attend the church and knew Lucy had helped with a food drive before, so they asked for her help. Lucy and her neighbor setup a lemonade stand and food drop-off.  Lucy made signs and placed them around the neighborhood. The money earned from lemonade sales – almost $400 – was used to purchase groceries. Between food donations and lemonade proceeds, Lucy and her neighbor contributed over 900 pounds of food to UCOM.

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