Rotary is a service organization run by an active group of local volunteers with a mission of Service Above Self. The Northampton Rotary Club is a 501c3 organization and serves the greater Northampton Area Community, by charitable deeds and contributions to those in need, with a focus on local children and seniors. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. These are some of the organization’s the Northampton Rotary supports : Annual Back to School Back Pack & Supply event ( over 500 back packs annually) -Survival Center Kids Summer Food Program ‐ Boy Scouts ‐ Northampton Dollars for Scholars ‐ Children’s Advocacy Centers ‐ Cooley Dickinson Hospital ‐ Rotary Youth Leadership Association: RYLA ‐ Annual Children’s Holiday Party ‐ Rotary Youth exchange ‐ Ending Polio - Grow Food - Northampton Schools and Senior Programs - Guatemala Water Project