Our fall volunteer activities are November helping serve at the Mission and December Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army. Please reach out to Dean Jardee to get more information.
The Harvest Howl still needs more volunteers please sign up and help out. The table sales have gone well now 32 out of 34 premier tables sold and 14 of 18 sponsor tables.
Art and Kurt need help with loading things on Wednesday before the event. Please reach out to Art to set up when and where.
Weissman Hood Institute works with Touro College on their medical research projects
Touro Medical Student Leah Claus. Presents about the inaugural class of Medical students.
The school is very involved in the community. They have 27 student led organizations, 130 new students, 27 Masters programs. The school had 280 total students in the first year.
We still need Harvest Howl Volunteers!
Friends:
I appreciate your concern and prayers as communities across zones 33 and 34 try to survive the next few days before starting the long recovery following Hurricane's Helene and Milton.
We have established a fund where those who would like to assist recovery efforts by making a donation can do so via online payment, mailed check, or wire transfer. Information to make a donation is at https://www.rizones33-34.org/disaster-relief/ . I have also attached a QR code. That code will take folks to the same web page. Our zones' organization is a 501(c)(3), so donations are generally tax-deductible, although Beth would be very upset if I didn't add the caveat that donors should check with their tax advisors.
We are collecting these funds at a zones level. I will ask district leaders, in cooperation with club leaders, in the most affected areas to submit requests for funding to a group of seasoned leaders (many with significant disaster relief experience) who I will appoint. This group will make recommendations to me to approve grants that will support the efforts of volunteers by providing equipment, tools, storage, mobile storage, etc. Our hope is that our donations can amplify the efforts of volunteers, which seems like a solid Rotary type of approach. When we can, we will leverage district grants and RI disaster relief grants (if/when they become funded again) to further maximize our impact.
Thank you again for your many texts, phone calls, and caring about the residents affected by Helene and Milton.
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