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Dave Clifton has been a Rotarian in two different communities for a total of 38 years. He was a member of the Rotary Club in Franklin, NH from 1967 to 1968. He then joined the Sharon Rotary Club in 1968 serving as club President in 1974-75 and again in 1993-94. He received a Paul Harris Fellowship from his club in 1993 and earned a second Paul Harris for his work in the district in 1999. He was honored by the Sharon Club to be named the Centennial Rotarian in 2005. One of his many Rotary highlights was being selected by District 7950 to be a Team Leader for the Group Study Exchange Program that traveled to India for four weeks in 1994. At the club level, Dave has held every office. At the district level he has served as an Assistant Governor three times, as Area Representative twice, and as chairman of the GSE Committee for three years. For two years, he was a discussion leader at Multi-District PETS and the District Assembly. Dave has served on several District Committees: the Pure Water for the World, LEGS N’ Wheels, Youth Exchange,
Installations, Alumni and several District Conferences.
Dave has been the Recreation Director for the Town of Sharon for the past 38 years. He is certified as a Leisure Professional with the Massachusetts Recreation & Park Association and is a Past President of that association. Dave received the National Distinguished Professional Award in October of 2006 from the American Park & Recreation Society at the National Recreation & Park Association Congress in Seattle. In 1967, Dave was the recipient of the New England Recreation & Park Citation Award, the top honor in his profession. He also received the Peter C. O’Brien Humanitarian Award presented by his colleagues in the State of Massachusetts for outstanding service to the Park and Recreation Profession. Dave has been elected to serve three terms on the Board of Trustees for the National Recreation & Park Association. The Town of Sharon has recognized him on numerous occasions for his dedicated service to the community and for his active participation on the Sharon Council on Aging, Sharon Commission on Disabilities, and the Sharon Community Youth Coalition. Dave retired from his recreation position in January of 2007 after 40 years in the field.
Dave and his wife Linda live in South Easton, MA. They share and enjoy a total of five grown children and ten grandchildren. Linda is the president of the “Friends of Borderland State Park” located on the boundary between Easton and Sharon, Massachusetts. Dave’s hobbies include travel, fishing, teaching CPR/AED and serving as a Master of Ceremonies for town-wide events and celebrations. |
