Sunupians are passionate about service, and particularly passionate about youth and education!
That’s why I’m so excited about our new community service project, Good Things in Small Packages.
We rolled this out at our meeting on the 7th, and the club response was amazing!
So, what’s it all about? Well, we know that there are lots of programs and direct support for kids in schools, and supply closets to help teachers outfit their classrooms, but there’s no program for teachers or staff that might be facing some financial hardships- temporary or otherwise.
This is where Good Things in Small Packages comes in. It’s a starting point, hatched by Christy Manning, John Scholl, Whitney James, Clent Walker and me in keeping with the club’s local focus.
The idea is to give principals at each of the Prescott schools 1-2 small care packages- a gas card, food card, sweet treat and thank you/support card, that the principals can hand out at their discretion to teachers/staff in need.
When we put this out to the Club on Wednesday, the enthusiasm for this project was clear!
With the Sargent at Arms leading the way, we gathered $750 right then and there in donations to get this program rolling!
And at this coming week’s meeting, we’ll be signing cards of support and putting those packages together.
Obviously, we are starting small, but you can see the potential for being able to offer these packages to schools across the Quad Cities, increase the numbers of packages and/or dollar value of the cards as needed.
Are you passionate about helping these folks who support youth development?
Do you want to help someone who might be having a challenging time with the current economy?
Do you want to make a difference for our community?
If so, there’s two ways you can do that:
1) Join us at our club meeting on the 14th to share in putting the packages together.
2) Contribute funds for more packages.
You can do the later from the comfort of your own home, by going to our
website and click on the “SQUARE PAYMENTS” button which will lead you to
Donate to SunUp Rotary Foundation and donating any amount you’d like to contribute.
We all thank you in advance for your support!
Every little bit helps!
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