President's Message
My Response To Coronavirus
I consider myself "low risk" for dying from COVID-19 so I have continued to live life just with a few more precautions. My personal opinion is that the financial impact to our community will cause more harm than the potential for death from this virus. With that line of thinking, I see supporting my local businesses as the best thing I can do to help. I encourage each of you to react to this situation in a way that makes you feel safe. That response will be different for everyone of us. I will continue to notify the club of changes that impact our meeting and event schedule, along with ways to serve those in need.
The Desire To Put Service Above Self
How We Can Help
We reached out to all the local charities we support and asked, "how can we help?" Those that support families in need have depleted supplies and could use help restocking their shelves. In addition, our members that own restaurants are feeling the impact of reduced foot traffic.
We have organized 3 supply collections at Rotarian owned restaurants so we can show them some love while collecting supplies. Please see the details for each of these events below.
For those of you who do not want to be around others please make a financial donation and we will get help to those in need on your behalf.
Thursday, March 19 | 11:30AM - 1:30PM | Lucky's
NFCC Supply Collection & Lunch
Since we won't have our regular Rotary meeting, come to Lucky's for lunch, get take out or buy a gift card and drop off some of the following items to help re-supply the NFCC food pantry:
Cereal | 1lb Dried Beans | Tomato Paste | Canned Fish & Meat | Canned Pinto Beans | Hamburger Helper | Flavored Pasta & Rice | Soups | Dried Soup Mix (not French Onion) | Canned Fruit | All Types of Toiletries | Canned Peas | Canned Greens | Canned Chili | Beets | Broth | Baking Items
Saturday, March 21 | 6PM - 8PM | Lucia's
HomeStretch Supply Collection & Dinner
Many of us planned on being at Beer Fest or Shamerockin For A Cure on Saturday night. Since those are postponed, why not join some fellow Rotarians at Lucia's for dinner, get take out or buy a gift card and drop off some of the following items to help HomeStretch provide for their families:
Shelf Stable Milk | Cereal | Bread | Fruit | Canned Meat | Pop Tarts | Fruit Snacks | Toilet Tissue | Clorox Wipes | Hand Sanitizer
Thursday, March 26 | 11:30AM - 1:30PM | Houck's
CDA Supply Collection & Lunch
Since our weekly meeting is cancelled join your Rotary family at Houck's for lunch, get take out or buy a gift card and drop off some of the following items to help CDA provide for the children in their program:
Shelf Stable Milk | Whole Grain Cereal | Canned Fish & Chicken | Peanut Butter | Breakfast Bars | Canned or Dried Beans | Soups & Stews | Pasta & Rice | Pasta Sauce | Packaged Snacks | Boxed Mac & Cheese
Upcoming Meeting & Event
Cancellations & Changes
The reaction to COVID-19 has ramped up over the last week and many events have been cancelled or postponed. Here are updates on a few of the upcoming Rotary and community events:
- 3/19 - Weekly Rotary Meeting | Cancelled
- 3/21 - Rotary District Assembly | Postponed to August 29
- 3/21 - Roswell Rotary Relays | Cancelled
- 3/21 - Roswell Beer Festival | Postponed to this fall
- 3/21 - Shamrockin For A Cure | Postponed to October 24
- 3/26 - Weekly Rotary Meeting | Cancelled
- 3/26 - Roswell Magazine 10U40 | Postponed to April 23
- 3/26 - United Way Spark Event | Still Scheduled
- 3/26 - New Member Social | Postponed to April (TBD)
- 3/28 - Cottage School Glitter | Postponed to April 25
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