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Denton Rotary Schedules time Well Drilling in Africa, academic
scholarships, and a yearly career fair for
Expanded Flags for Heroes local tenth graders, among other major
Observances projects. The names of sponsors are
published in local media to thank those
who participated in the Flags for Heroes
The annual Flags for Heroes display Sponsorship of the Flags for Heroes campaign.
presented by the Denton Rotary will celebration benefits the Rotary Club

feature an added twist this year. Typi- Community Fund, which reinvests The Denton Rotary hopes that members
cally, American flags dedicated to the the entirety of the proceeds into area of the community will take time to visit

memory, service, or commitment of philanthropic causes. Th e organization and reflect upon the flags while on
friends and loved ones have been erected helps financially support a variety of display this year.
by the club at the intersection of Route regional efforts, including the Imagi-
404 and River Road (the Wright Farm) nation Library, Scout Troop 165, Life-
near West Denton as well as on the
courthouse green in downtown Denton
for two weeks each coinciding with both
Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Plans
have changed in 2020, however, as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Th e
flag display will now honor heroes on

three separate occasions.
While the Rotary is optimistic that
Coronavirus restrictions will be lift ed
prior to Memorial Day weekend, no
guarantees can be made about the acces-

sibility of this first display. Nonetheless,
the club is committed to following social
distancing protocol in order to place
the flags at the traditional Market Street

location in late May as members feel
doing so would provide a morale boost
to local citizens as well as salute essen-
tial area workers even if the tribute can Ray’s Electric Service
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