Belle Vernon Rotary’s Caring Cards program wraps up for the year
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April 23, 2025

Belle Vernon Rotary’s Caring Cards program wraps up for the year

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 

Belle Vernon Rotary finds local young people to create holiday greetings that are included with Meals on Wheels deliveries.

The Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club is wrapping up its “Caring Cards” program, which has been spreading much-needed joy during the holidays in collaboration with home-delivered meals.

Since September, the Rotary has worked with local elementary schools, two area preschools, a Girl Scout troop and a Sunday school to create holiday cards. The week before each major holiday, m...

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