The Central Bucks Club hosted speaker Megan Cohen, who founded "The Grace Project," a weekly event, at Kensington and Allegheny (in Philly) to offer food, blankets, underwear, socks, hygiene supplies, and more, to heroin addicts living on the streets.The club was so moved by her experiences as an addict who recovered and is trying to encourage addiction recovery through on-street compassion, that they made the trip to Kensington equipped with cars full of supplies and helped Megan dish out food and handout necessities. No question, this was a service to help others that also changed them, as well. The club hopes to make this trip a quarterly event.The Warrington Club travels to a local nursing care facility, Neshaminy Manor, on a monthly basis, to sing happy birthday to residents having a birthday during the month. The activity was on hold through Covid, but has recently resumed. Rotarians sing through their masks to 40-50 residents, visiting them in their rooms, to bring cheer, sing the song, and give them a wrapped gift of crackers or applesauce. The club brings joy to the residents and the staff with their good will and cheerful attitude. Their 12 visits per year also bring the Rotary mission of "doing good in the world" to the public.
The Newtown Club, led by its recently formed NexGen group, sponsored a town block party to bring the retailers and the public together on the streets with games, bands, and a party at Triple Sun Spirits. Each retailer bought a table for $75 and provided a fun game for passers-by. With magnificent September weather as an added bonus, the event was a great success. Proceeds will help support Family Promise, a group that brings local faith-based communities together to feed the homeless.
Doylestown Club members focused their hearts and wallets on ending polio, cheered on by post-polio survivor and member Carol Ferguson, and with threats from club president Rick Millham to show up to the club meeting in spandex. A total of $2500 was raised on the spot, after which the club voted to match the amount, bringing Doylestown participation in Polio Plus to $5,000. Rick also did two laps of the ten-mile killer-hill course in honor of Carol's work raising money for Polio Plus for the district, supported by club member Kal Patel and his wife, who both won awards in the 5k races.