The Mathews Rotary Club was recently awarded a $47,735 Global Grant, the first such grant ever given by Rotary International’s Strategic Water Alliance to a Rotary Club in the United States. Rotary’s Strategic Water Alliance has traditionally funded water projects in developing nations such as those found in Africa and South America, where women often walk many miles every day for water. In those cases, said Rotarian Ron Lambert, Rotary Clubs in the United States have often donated funding to help build community wells and public sanitation systems. In Mathews, the grant will support the establishment of seven water stations in the county in partnership with Water Pro of Gloucester in order to provide clean, safe drinking water for residents who don’t have access to it. The project is expected to directly benefit between 1,000 and 2,499 residents, said a press release from Rotary International. Lambert and fellow Rotarian Bill Stearns explained that the grant will enable Mathews Rotary...