Posted by Susan Hammond

3 NEW MEMBERS

The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville proudly announces its three newest members Edward Brooks, Roxanne Buxton and Thomas Vitale, who were inducted on December 18, 2018 at Webb’s Captain’s Table in Mayville during a Christmas gathering of this Rotary club’s members and guests. The induction ceremony was led by Peter Bills, Membership Chair, and John Hamels, Past Assistant Governor, who assists with new member orientation. The new Rotarians were each given their Rotary pins and name badges, as well as Rotary information. Mary Swanson, President, congratulated and welcomed these three new members.
          
Edward Brooks is the Director of Business Operations at Westfield Memorial Hospital. A resident of the West Ellicott area of Jamestown for over 20 years, Brooks is a board member of the Southwestern Central School District and serves on the Chautauqua County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council. Brooks said, “I was asked to join the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville to represent the hospital after a longtime colleague, who was a Rotarian, passed away. Because I have known about all that Rotary does for the Westfield Memorial Hospital, the community and world-wide causes, I was happy to join.”
 
Roxanne Buxton is the Patient Access Supervisor at Westfield Memorial Hospital, which is part of the Allegheny Health Network (AHN). Also, she is an active member of the Westfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She has been a resident of Mayville for 18 years. Buxton stated, “I joined Rotary to represent the Westfield Memorial Hospital/AHN and to become part of a service organization for Westfield and Mayville, two of the communities which our facility serves.”
 
Thomas Vitale is the Director of the Patterson Library in Westfield. Originally from Long Island, NY, Vitale has resided in Jamestown for one year and in Brocton two years prior to that. Though Vitale is new to the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville, he is not new to Rotary. He explained, “I transferred my membership to the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club from the Jamestown Rotary Club (noon), in order to better immerse myself into the community, and to work with my fellow local Rotarians to serve the Westfield and Mayville communities.”
 
The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville happily welcomes Ed, Roxanne and Tom to its membership, and it looks forward to participating with them in volunteer service opportunities in the five communities which this Rotary Club serves.