Greetings Rotarians!  This week’s newsletter is dedicated to providing some information about our charitable committees.  It is our hope that each Rotarian will join a committee that best fits his or her interests.

 

            During the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the Local Committee spend $6,000.00 on local charities.  In addition to $4,500.00 being disbursed to three local food shelves, funds were used to assist individuals and families in Essex, Jericho and Westford who were in immediate need of assistance when it came to things like heating costs.  The committee was also able to donate money to the Five Corners Farmers Market Power of Produce Program and Essex Eats Out community dinners.

            Last year, this committee donated $3,500.00 towards the effort to rebuild the library that was destroyed in the Lac Megantic, Quebec train explosion of 2013.  The committee has decided to expand its focus on other educational endeavors and disciplines like engineering, financial literacy and the sciences. 

 

            This committee focuses on matters of national interest. In the past, this committee has provided funds that support military families and relief to communities in the wake of natural disaster that have affected our region.

 

            This committee focuses on providing support for international projects. In the past, this committee has helped fund the distribution of portable cook stoves to communities in Kenya, school supplies for an orphanage in Bhutan, and most recently, the purchase of a Rotary ShelterBox that will be deployed to a community in need of disaster and humanitarian relief.

            Each year, this committee gives out $6,000.00 in scholarships to students from Essex High School, Mount Mansfield Union and the Center for Technology in Essex.

 

            This committee focuses on connecting young people from the area with Rotary and the community at large.

 

Upcoming Meeting Schedule:  Wednesday, August , 2014 – Melissa Culver and Rev. Ken Hitch will be talking about Essex Eats Out.

 

For the complete list of upcoming speakers and general information about the Club, please go to our website at www.essexrotary.org 

 

                                 Yours in Rotary,

 

Jason Ruwet