As announced at out July 26, 2019 Rotary meeting, the Canton Rotary is teaming up with Plain Township Rotary for their "Purple Bag Project" , piloted in late April 2019 as their new-member project. Initiated by Joy Dougan and Joan Ortman, the Purple Bag Project was born to support residents of local domestic violence shelters and to raise awareness of domestic violence in general. As members of a caring community, Rotarians are asked to contribute, in a small way, to the well-being of domestic violence survivors. Rotarians of 12 local clubs may donate items listed on DVPI’s “Weekly Needs List” or from a list of frequently needed staples (ie. toilet paper, paper towels, diapers and baby care items, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent pods, dishwasher pods, etc).
This Friday one of our Club's Purple Bag coordinators, Jon Adland, will be collecting donations and delivering them to the shelter. If you have not been able to receive a purple tote yet, don't worry: just bring your donations in and they will be delivered along with the other items collected.
To view the Needs List please follow this LINK or go to Facebook, enter DVPI in the search box, click on DVPI, click on Domestic Violence Project, Inc..
Here is the "Current Needs" list from their website as of this week.
