John Hand is the 32nd recipient of the Warsaw Rotary Club’s Pete Thorn award. This award is given to an individual who exemplifies services to the community.

Hand’s dedication in business, the arts and his entrepreneurship has left a deep mark on this community.

His recent leadership in bringing the Wagon Wheel Theater under a not for profit umbrella ensures that the theater’s future will be secure for generations to come.

Warsaw Rotary Club was founded in Warsaw in 1919 with the motto of “Service above Self.” The club meets at noon on Wednesdays in the Shrine Building at the fairgrounds