Mathews Rotary Club held its third annual Party With a Purpose Saturday night at Williams Wharf. This year’s purpose was to raise money for the Mathews Land Conservancy’s Owens Maritime Education and Rowing Center at Williams Wharf. With a new board of directors with project specific skills, MLC is positioned to initiate Phase 3 Construction to complete the Owens Center. The completed building will house education and research facilities, an indoor/outdoor event space with kitchen and training facilities for local, regional and national crews. Mathews Rotary raised in excess of $10,000. The club also announced that it has awarded grants to several other area organizations to date through its other fundraising efforts throughout the year. The grantees so far have been Hands Across Mathews, Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, Thomas Hunter Middle School (nature trail), Mathews Family YMCA (Diggs Field), Mathews Main Street, Mathews Little League, MCVIC (mobility mats), Mathews Social Service...