(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The pavilion at Big Rock Park, the eradication of polio, the clock on main street, assisting with everything from soup kitchens to art galleries…the New Brighton Rotary Club has been part of building and supporting the borough of New Brighton for the last 75 years, and on May 14 they’ll be celebrating.

Matt Drzik spoke with John Proano and Arthur Thompson from the New Brighton Rotary Club on the May 5 edition of A.M. Beaver County about the upcoming 75th Anniversary Celebration to be held on Saturday, May 14 at the Beaver Valley Golf Club in Patterson Township. The event is open to the public and begins at 5:30; dinner takes place at 6:30. More details can be found on the Rotary Club’s Facebook page.

“I think it’s a sense of pride,” Proano said, “the fact that we’ve been able to help the community of New Brighton for 75 years.” Thompson has been with the Rotary Club for 57 of those 75 years, and says that the biggest shift in participation over time with the Rotary Club is because of time: “When I came there, we had the superintendent of schools, a doctor, a dentist, people from Duquesne Light, people from Bell Telephone, a couple of lawyers, an architect…you don’t get this breed of people anymore. People just don’t have the time.” Both Thompson and Proano are hoping, though, that the NB Rotary Club will have at least another 75 years of operation to match the first 75.

To watch the full interview with Matt, Art, and John, click on the Facebook feed below!