In the 15-year history of the Rotary Club of Flushing’s Service Above Self Award, few recipients have given more of themselves than this year’s nominee, Bob Coe.
Coe, a retired General Motors executive received his recognition at a Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, February 6th. The award itself honors a member of the Flushing community for exemplary service and reflects the Rotary International motto of “Service Above Self”.
Coe is the Mercy Team Leader at Flushing Community Church of the Nazarene. Coe leads a team of devoted Christians that address food and clothing needs in the Flushing community and the City of Flint. The primary groups that the Mercy Team assists are Eastside Mission in Flint, Life Challenge, Genesee County Mental Health Court and the Flushing Christian Outreach Center. Coe and the Mercy Team work closely with Flushing Community Schools to identify needs within our school district. Bread for Life is a program that provides meals on weekends for chronically hungry children. The Mercy Team is planning 5 mobile food distribution dates this year where they coordinate shipments of food from the Food Bank of Eastern MI. The Mercy Team also provides Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter “Boxed Dinners” for families in the Flushing community.
Bob and his wife Carol have been Flushing residents since 1974.