The Portage Rotary Club held its luncheon Tuesday and presented two cheques to local services. Guy Moffat, chair of community services, says it's been a long time coming.

"It was nice to finally get the money where it belongs," Moffat explains. "Quite a number of years ago we partnered with Portage Community Revitalization Corporation, and we've done two different Jail-And-Bail fundraisers. The first fundraiser was specifically raised for Active Transportation, and the second was split between Active Transportation and (Portage) Parks (Committee)."

(L-R) Ann Marie MacIntyre & Heather BruceSteve Hildebrand, chair of Portage Parks Committee, says he received $2,788.32 to go toward their continued work on parks. Active Transportation was the second recipient, and chair Ann Marie MacIntyre and retired teacher Heather Bruce said the amount they received, totalling almost $14,000 dollars, will be used for their programming.