Ledyard Rotary Donates Smoke Detectors to Ledyard Public Health Nursing Service

Ledyard, Connecticut USA, October 20, 2005 -  

The Rotary Club of Ledyard presented 24 smoke detectors to Karen Goetchius of the Ledyard Public Health Nursing Service on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at its weekly meeting at the Groton Motor Inn.

Bill Stone, club president, commented that the detectors were to answer a request by the nursing service to provide aid to our senior citizens and special needs populations. 

The Nursing service checks homes when they visit with those under their care and if they are lacking a working smoke detector one if provided for the home.  The detectors are installed by either the homeowner or the local fire departments if the home owner is unable to do the installation.  The nursing service had used up their supply of smoke detectors and was in need of additional resources.  Rotarian Sean McGuckin, retired fire chief in Gales Ferry headed the effort to acquire the smoke detectors.  Said McGuckin “if our effort helps to save just one life it is money well spent.”  

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.