Dear Rotarians and Friends,
I think it's official, Fall has arrived and Winter feels like it's closing fast. Every November since the Club was Chartered over 10 years ago, our members have pitched in to help the Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corp. food distribution for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays. This coming Friday evening, a handful of our members will sort and count bread we have accumulated thanks to the generosity of our member Sabine Kretzschmar and her husband who own Breadsmith in Lakewood. They donate bread year around and for just these two distributions we will distribute 150-200 loaves of bread. This bread will get bundled up with other foodstuffs for families in need in Lakewood. We can’t thank Sabine and her husband enough for their continued support of the Club Project. We have many other Club members that pick up and store bread. Bill Gaydos, Marty & Jim Harris, Bill Minnich and who am I forgetting? This coming Saturday the work continues with the packaging of the food and distributing throughout Lakewood. It’s a great way to get in the giving Holiday spirit of the Holidays and do a little for those in need.
November is also the month we nominate and elect three new Board Members whose terms would begin July 1, 2018. We have reached out to a few members, but it’s better if you just offer to serve. Our meetings are held the first Monday of the month and the meeting lasts about an hour. So please step forward and help your Club “Make A Difference”. November is also the month we promote your participation in the Rotary International Foundation. Jim Penning has presented information on this to the Club and he will mention it again. Your support of the RI Foundation is a crucial part in our ability to provide outreach and help on projects in our backyard and beyond. Please do what you can to support the RI Foundation and the important work being done all over the world.
Club Meeting Schedule:
Nov 15 Bill Gaydos Vocational Talk
Nov 22 Bob Buck, Peppers Restaurant in Lakewood
Club Activities Outside of our Meeting:
Nov 15 Chipotle Fund Raiser for our LHS Interact Club. 4-8 PM at 14881 Detroit Ave.
Nov 16 Joint Luncheon of the Lakewood & RR Chambers at Westwood CC.
Nov 17 LCAC Bread & Food sorting at the Masonic Temple in Lakewood.
Nov 18 LCAC Food packaging and delivery. Masonic Temple in Lakewood.
I hope to see everyone Wednesday morning.
Chuck
440-463-1100