Rotary District Governor Nominee, Mike Martin from District 6490, David Fowler, Foundation President from Rotary Club of Springfield, Il., in partnership with Midwest Mission from Pawnee, Illinois, delivered 28,266 pounds of hand sanitizer and sanitizer wipes, on August 16th to Pikeville, Kentucky where it was unloaded by the Pike County Emergency Management Team.The twenty-four pallets of donated Goop hand sanitizer and sanitizer wipes were donated by Ameren Corporation of Illinois/Missouri to the nonprofit, Computer Banc in Springfield, Illinois which facilitated the donation receipt, transportation, and storage for the effort. The Midwest Mission also donated half a semi-trailer of requested buckets, mops, and other needed tools for the rescue effort.
In response to the recent devastating flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the Pikeville Rotary Club, under the leadership of District Rotary Foundation Chair, PDG Rakesh Sachdeva, answered the call to serve. Both Illinois Rotary clubs donated funds to assist in the delivery expenses of the products to Kentucky. Our club donated $500 to cover part of the cost of the Midwest Mission semi-expenses.
Rotary officials, including Pikeville Rotary President Kay Hammond, Karen Roberts-Prater, Shelly Justice Fouts, and Novella Froman pose for a photo (image below) with Pike Emergency Management Director Nee Jackson and former Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett, as well as a volunteer driver from Illinois who brought a truckload of supplies to help Eastern Kentucky flood victims.
