L/A ROTARY CLUB TO WELCOME KIM FINNERTY - APRIL 19TH

Auburn - On Thursday, April 19, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High Street, Auburn, Kim Finnerty will be the featured guest speaker of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club.  with the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club.  Finnerty is the Director of Whiting Farm in Auburn.  She holds a B.A. in Chemistry from West Virginia University, 1996.  Agriculture became an important topic for her while she was a teacher at Edward Little High School. She created the Chemistry through Agriculture program at Edward Little High School as a way of engaging her students in their learning.  She became the director of Whiting Farm in January 2015.  Under Kim’s leadership Whiting Farm has become a working four-season farm dedicated in offering education, nutrition and enrichment for our population of diverse needs.  She is on the board of the Lewiston-Auburn Food Council and is a member of the Auburn Agriculture and Natural Resources Rezoning Committee.  In her tenure as Director of Whiting Farm she has created partnerships with many area nonprofits, truly making Whiting Farm a community farm.  The farm is open year round selling Poinsettia’s, annuals, fresh produce and offering community engagement and education space.  The goal for the farm is to be a working-educational farm that is open to professionals and community members for locally grown produce, education and enjoyment.  Reservations are not required at the luncheon.  Visiting Rotarians and community members are welcome to attend.  FMI on future Rotary speakers, contact President and Program Chair, Monica Millhime, 713.7045 or email millhime@myfairpoint.net.  Events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.