Amanda Crump of Colton was inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Potsdam at its Wednesday, February 23, meeting. Crump is the vice president branch manager at HSBC Bank in Potsdam. She has worked at the bank for nearly a decade and has been in bankingfor almost 12 years.

Crump earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from EverestUniversity and is now pursuing her MBA at Devry University. She is a 1999 graduate of Parishville-Hopkinton Central School. “I am excited about the opportunity to work with the Rotary Club and to get HSBC back out into the community,” says Crump.

Rotary is the world's oldest and largest service organization, made up of more than 1.2 million men and women in nearly 34,000 clubs in 200 countries. Rotarians form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. Rotary's motto, "Service Above Self," exemplifies its humanitarian spirit. Strong fellowship among Rotarians, and meaningful community and international service projects, characterize Rotary worldwide.Rotarians' projects focus on health and hunger, literacy, clean water and the environment, and the eradication of polio.

The Potsdam Rotary Club was established in 1928. Today it continues a long tradition of performing hands-on service projects and fund-raising for local, regional, and international causes.

The Potsdam Rotary Club meets each Wednesday at noon Julian’s in Potsdam. Guests are welcome.