Rotary International Plaza - Atlantic City, NJ
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jiggs11
N 39° 21.451 W 074° 25.411
18S E 549666 N 4356610
Marker denoting the small Rotary-sponsored garden and plaza adjacent to Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk.
Waymark Code: WMY2HC
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2018
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Located at the intersection of South South Carolina Avenue and the Boardwalk, the Rotary International Plaza is small public garden and walkway area. This garden area was built in 2001.
It was rebuilt again in 2013.
There is a marker located at the west end of the garden, near an archway. It reads:
Service Above Self
Rotary Club of Atlantic City
Club #141 Founded February 1915
1919 Provided AC hospital with first X-ray machine
1934 Initiated new Union Railway Station on Michigan Avenue
1949 Replaced AC hospital X-ray machine
1952 Established Boy Scout Camp Edge in Salem County
1992 Rebuilt Boy Scout Camp Edge in Salem County
2001 Build Rotary International Plaza on Boardwalk at SC Avenue
2013 Rebuilt Rotary International Plaza
Provided water well for village in Zambia
Provided printing press for leper colony in India
1988 Helped establish orphanage and school in Santo Domingo
Provides food and supplies to same each fall
2007 Five AC Rotarians conduct polio Immunizations in Nigeria
Hosted five Rotary Conventions
Dictionaries to each Third Grader from Brigantine to Longport
Rings Christmas Kettle Bells for the Salvation Army
Organizes and enters floats in numerous Boardwalk parades
Since 1945 awards scholarships to High School Graduates based on
Financial Need, Class Standing, Extra Curricular and Community Service.
Plaque or monument: A mix of the two
Placed by?: Rotary Club of Atlantic City, #141
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