Reading Rotary recently donated $2,500 to the Burbank YMCA to support their COVID-19 relief efforts which include providing emergency child care, groceries, meals and much more to area families.

 

In the first 3 months of the COVID-19 crisis, the Greater Boston YMCA provided free emergency child care across 12 sites to nearly 400 children of essential workers from 132 companies for a total of 133,570 hours of safe and nurturing care. And, along with its partners, delivered over 960,000 grab and go and prepared meals to children and adults and 46,243 bags of groceries, feeding a family of 4 for 3 days and seniors for a week, across 59 locations. 

 

Area Y's came together to hold the Together We Care Virtual Gala on June 6 and raised over $200,000 to support their vital community programs.  

 

We are pleased and proud to partner with and sponsor the Y.

There was a nice long feature on Reading Rotary's response to the COVID-19 public health emergency in the Middlesex East insert to the Reading Chronicle.  Please try to pick up a copy of the paper from Wednesday, June 10.

Although this year's Rotary International Convention in Honolulu has been canceled as a live event, it will go on virtually online.  This is your chance to participate in RI's Annual Convention from your own laptop or phone.

 

Details and registration can be found here.  Additional info can be found here.

 

 It runs from June 20 through June 25.  All are encouraged to check out some of the sessions and report back to the club.

 

Samantha's Harvest is moving their annual road race to the virtual world.  Run or walk 5K between June 1-14.  It's as easy as that.  Info is available at Samantha's Harvest website, Facebook or you can register here.

As we continue to meet remotely via Zoom, we will email the Zoom link.  Here is the recurring Monday meeting Zoom link info for more handy reference.