It was a bright, crisp Saturday morning. Leaves fluttered and fell on a light breeze, joining many already on the ground. And a small group of Bedford Rotarians, armed with clippers, weed-eaters, and rakes were at Bedford’s 9/11 Memorial at Springs Brook Park for their bi-annual stewardship clean up.
Since its creation by the Rotary Club of Bedford in 2002, the club has shared caring for the memorial with the Town of Bedford. Periodically, club members organized major clean-up projects to keep surrounding forest undergrowth, vines and weeds from encroaching on the memorial area. Now, such as this Saturday, members spend a couple of hours each Spring and Fall tending to general weeding and raking. The Bedford DPW Department crew cares for the mowing and mulching needs throughout the year.
Coordinated by Marc Hamilton, members Al Roscoe (weed-eater and leaf blower operator), Tom Pinney (vine wrangler), Paula Gilarde (debris dragger), with (Rotary rakers) Victor Tom, Sze-Wen Kuo, and Christine McLellan, and joined by BHS Rotary Interact Club co-president Taevy Malone, spruced up the memorial grounds in short order.
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Rotarians will re-visit the 9/11 Memorial in late spring or early summer 2026 with an eye toward the upcoming 25th anniversary of 9/11. For anyone interested in participating in Rotary’s stewardship of the memorial, please let us know by email to bedford.rotary@gmail.com