Phil Matous, Chris Stevens and Fred Pepper participated in a meals drive sponsored by their Rotary golf equipment that benefited the Fish and Loaves Neighborhood Meals Pantry in Taylor. Matous and Pepper belong to Taylor Rotary and Stevens is a member of Southgate Rotary. (Photograph courtesy of Chris Stevens)
Rotary golf equipment are recognized for the great work they do of their communities, however once they collaborate with one another to attain a typical purpose, there is no such thing as a telling how a lot they’ll obtain.
The Rotary golf equipment of Taylor, Dearborn Heights, Southgate and Woodhaven-Brownstown proved that time just lately after they got here collectively to assist acquire meals for the Fish and Loaves Neighborhood Meals Pantry in Taylor.
This was the fourth annual meals pantry drive sponsored by these Rotary golf equipment.
It was the second 12 months in a row that the meals drive took a unique route because it sought meals donations from group members.
Fish and Loaves assortment bins had been delivered to a complete of greater than 50 companies and colleges within the 5 communities related to the Rotary golf equipment concerned.
A complete of two,481 kilos of meals had been collected this 12 months. Moreover, a $four,000 matching grant program with the native Rotary District 6400 was used to buy extra meals from the Gleaners Neighborhood Meals Financial institution of Southeastern Michigan.
Together with the three annual drives, native Rotary golf equipment have collected a complete of 11,659 kilos of meals and bought $13,400 in meals from Gleaners.
Fish and Loaves Neighborhood Meals Pantry opened in 2008 and is a 501(c)three, client-choice meals pantry, “Guaranteeing No One Goes Hungry” within the communities they serve.
It’s a non-sectarian, faith-based group made up of volunteers who serve these in want, no matter their non secular beliefs.
Positioned in an eight,000-square-foot facility, the pantry at present serves residents of seven adjoining communities: Allen Park, Brownstown Township, Dearborn Heights, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor and Woodhaven.
In case you are serious about getting concerned in a bunch that helps your area people, think about trying out your native Rotary membership. The Taylor, Southgate, Dearborn Heights and Woodhaven-Brownstown golf equipment will welcome you with open arms, as any native Rotary group would, and get you concerned within the space that pursuits you. Merely seek for the identify of the native membership on the Web. to attach with them.