4 Service Projects for the Holiday Season

Part One - Our Families

We will gather food donations and cash donations at our meetings and some of places of business. These will be given to Rockport-Fulton's own Good Samaritans Food Bank. Please consider bringing the following items to any of our meetings  - November 14, November 21 or December 5.

 

CANNED SWEET POTATOES CANNED FRUIT CANNED CORN CANNED GREEN BEANS BOXED JELLO

BOXED STUFFING MIX GRAVY PACKETS BOXES OF CANDY CANES INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED CANDY

 

Chair for more information: Terri Whitman

Part Two - Children Under Twelve

We will donate funds to Operation Santa Claus. We will also select names of children who have been identified as children in need. Club Members will then, shop for clothes for the children. We will wrap the new items during our meeting on November 21. We will make a second bag for each child from the toys donated during our Christmas Party Giving Elves Gift Exchange. Sometime during the last two weeks before Christmas, members will deliver the gifts to the children.

 

Chair for more information: Terri Whitman

Part Three - Our Four-legged Family Members

Actually these items will be delivered to dogs and cats who don't have a 'good' forever home and family.

We will gather donations and cash donations at our meetings. These will be given to The June Project with Dr. Dana Mercer. (Horizon Veterinary Clinic began a fund to keep the efforts of animal rescue and rehabilitation going to continue to help hurt, sick and homeless animals. The June Project will sponsor a needy pet, treat them and find them a loving home.)  Please consider bringing the following items to any of our meetings  - November 14, November 21 or December 5.

 

old sheets

old towels

old blankets

 

Chair for more information: Myra Kline

Part Four - Our Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan

We will gather food donations and cash donations at our meetings. These will be given to Rockport's Coastal Bend Troop Support. Please consider bringing the following items to any of our meetings  - November 14, November 21 or December 5.

 

Beef Jerky, tuna in the pouch Breakfast bars, energy bars Nuts, Sunflower seeds, corn nuts

Peanut butter crackers, cheese crackers Gum, regular and sugar free Drink mixes with electrolytes for 16 oz. bottled water

 

Christmas Stocking boxes:

Nov. 6^th first round of boxes of stockings in these they will have blank Christmas cards for the troops to have to send back to the states.

Along with other things such as a few toiletries, snacks and Christmas decorations.

 

Stocking boxes will go out on Nov. 19,20,21,22,25, and 26. Break for Thanksgiving and back on Friday the 29^th and possibly Saturday the 30^th.

Last boxes to go out by the 10^th of Dec. We will work for sure on Dec 4,5,6 and maybe the 9^th.

 

Chairs for more information: Jeff Coleman and Phyllis Kline

If you would to assist - please contact the President of Rockport Rotary Club, Nancy Paulson at nancy@rockportrotary.com. You can also donate money to us directly by using our Donate Button in the top right area of our website at www.RockportRotary.com