UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 safety issues Club meetings will follow any social distancing guidelines set by the State of Vermont. For further information please contact us.
Poultney Rotary continues to provide opportunities for members to provide voluntary service to community based activities and areas of need to men and women from diverse professional backgrounds and experiences. Since the time of our last report to the community, several items should be highlighted.
The Covid- 19 pandemic guidelines issued by the State of Vermont have had a major impact on the community and the Poultney Rotary as a service organization. The club's major fundraiser, The 2020 Chili Cook-Off, had to be canceled. Despite the challenges, the membership has continued to meet and provide support and service within the community.
With the challenges of Covid-19, the Poultney Rotary has secured thousands of masks with a majority made available to seniors through the Young at Heart Senior Center. This was a part of a larger Rotary District project, Million Mask Challenge with, to date, two major shipments of masks going out to Rotary Clubs in New Hampshire and Vermont. The first delivery came in October, 2020 and the second in January, 2021.
Food insecurity continues to be an issue on which Poultney Rotary has taken action during the past years. A current statewide project that has been made available in Poultney is Everyone Eats! Poultney Rotary works with the administrators for the Rutland Hub to help secure meals for distribution each Wednesday, 5 pm, first come, first serve. This program not only helps residents with a good meal, but also supports local restaurants and farms.
With creative teamwork and planning by members, we continue to support the community with donations and with scholarships to our youth, both at graduation and unrestricted recreation programs. We look forward to providing our Chili Cook-Off on September 25, 2021. The club held a very successful golf tournament on June 19, 2021 and we thank all our Sponsors and Supporters!
Club information continues to be available on our website, Facebook page, and on Instagram. Please consider joining us for a meeting, or please speak to any member of the club regarding membership.
www.facebook.com/PoultneyRotaryClub1927/
The Club may also be reached by mail at:
Post Office Box 143, Poultney, Vermont 05764, or by email at poultneyvtrotary@gmail.com
The Covid- 19 pandemic guidelines issued by the State of Vermont have had a major impact on the community and the Poultney Rotary as a service organization. The club's major fundraiser, The 2020 Chili Cook-Off, had to be canceled. Despite the challenges, the membership has continued to meet and provide support and service within the community.
With the challenges of Covid-19, the Poultney Rotary has secured thousands of masks with a majority made available to seniors through the Young at Heart Senior Center. This was a part of a larger Rotary District project, Million Mask Challenge with, to date, two major shipments of masks going out to Rotary Clubs in New Hampshire and Vermont. The first delivery came in October, 2020 and the second in January, 2021.
Food insecurity continues to be an issue on which Poultney Rotary has taken action during the past years. A current statewide project that has been made available in Poultney is Everyone Eats! Poultney Rotary works with the administrators for the Rutland Hub to help secure meals for distribution each Wednesday, 5 pm, first come, first serve. This program not only helps residents with a good meal, but also supports local restaurants and farms.
With creative teamwork and planning by members, we continue to support the community with donations and with scholarships to our youth, both at graduation and unrestricted recreation programs. We look forward to providing our Chili Cook-Off on September 25, 2021. The club held a very successful golf tournament on June 19, 2021 and we thank all our Sponsors and Supporters!
Club information continues to be available on our website, Facebook page, and on Instagram. Please consider joining us for a meeting, or please speak to any member of the club regarding membership.
www.facebook.com/PoultneyRotaryClub1927/
The Club may also be reached by mail at:
Post Office Box 143, Poultney, Vermont 05764, or by email at poultneyvtrotary@gmail.com
Check presented to Shelterbox Ambassadors Dennie and Bill Dyer by John Van Hoesen.
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Josh the Otter, part of a Rotary water safety/literacy program, has photo taken with students.
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