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Syosset, NY—After five years of hard work, jeweler and Rotarian Marc Solomon of Solomon’s Jewelers finally saw his dream come true: a community clock for his town. Solomon, a Rotarian, believes firmly in Rotary International's motto, “service above self,” and in that spirit, he and fellow members of the Syosset/Woodbury Rotary set out to donate a beautiful street clock to the community of Syosset on Long Island, New York. The black and gold clock sits on a base of bricks that will be engraved as a living memory for all the people in the town.

It should have been simple, but, “I spent five years on this project—getting the land, getting the landlords to agree, getting architects to create a space for it, and fighting with the town government to allow it,” Solomon says. The Rotary club was the force behind the funding, but Solomon was the project point man—the one who met with architects, compromised with landlords, and argued with the town leaders.

At the clock dedication ceremony last month were, from left, are Syosset-Woodbury Rotary president Dr. Craig Drucker; Lisa Brantman Esq., Rotary vice president; Mario and Sally Biondo; Marc Solomon, Rotary member, holding a citation for community service for the Rotary; Councilman Chris Coschignano of Oyster Bay, NY; Dr. Eileen Gentilcore, Rotary member; Jack Biondo, and George Haas, the town’s oldest Rotary member.