The Rotary Club of Allentown, had a celebration mixer Aug. 15 at the Rotary Fountain on 7th Street in front of the Lehigh County Courthouse. The fountain was a dream come true for the late Warren Armstrong, a Rotarian.

Several years ago, the Rotarians purchased bricks to fund the fountain as a gift to the city.

Development Manager of the Allentown Rescue Mission Rosaria Stoops recently joined the Rotary.

“Thank you, Wendy Body and Lou Bottitta, for your work in creating a lovely night for all including a huge buffet of food,” Stoops said.

Food included pizzas, veggie and dip trays, cheese trays and Mediterranean trays.

Due to Stoops’ involvement with the Rotary and the Rotary’s firm belief in service to the local Allentown community, they decided to donate all the food left over from the mixer.

The meal, a huge donation for the mission, was served to the men for lunch the next day.

Thanks to donors, such as the Allentown Rotary, the Rescue Mission can keep food costs down. Every meal only costs $2.37 per person, per meal.

On a yearly basics, the mission serves 55,191 meals.

It also provides over 30,380 nights of shelter and has about 900 men come through the doors.

For more information on how to help, go to allentownrescuemission.org or email changinglives@armpa.org.