Larry Cervarich, a member of the Rotary Club of Verrado, has been inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society.
A long-time Rotarian and recipient of Rotary’s highest honor – The Service Above Self Award – Larry was inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in October at Talking Stick Resort.
Larry was born in Portland, Ore., in 1939 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1967.
Larry’s civilian career was in food service – he owned a restaurant, commercial bakery and catering company in Portland.
After moving to Arizona in 2006, he founded two charities in the West Valley – Homeless Youth Connection in 2009 to support homeless youth, and 12 years later, Meals of Joys, which supports seniors with medical and financial issues.
Meals of Joy provides meals to seniors, delivered daily by volunteers. The nonprofit is projected this year to deliver 46,000 meals in nine West Valley cities.
