The Rotary Club of Maple Grove with the India Association of Minnesota (IAM) as a collaborating organization has been awarded with a $60,000 Global Grant from Rotary International to use in distributing COVID-19 medical equipment and medical consumables to essential frontline healthcare workers in Minnesota. This is the largest grant by the Maple Grove club procured to date. This project will complement ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts at the Rotary Club of Maple Grove and IAM and make a transformative impact in our community.

 

Dr. Raj Khankari, President of the Rotary Club of Maple Grove, asked for public input in the distribution of the medical equipment. “This grant is for the entire state of Minnesota”, Khankari said, “So whenever and wherever a healthcare facility finds a need for PPE’s in the state, please let us know. 

Our very own Casey Van Winkle with First Class Mortage is pledging a match up to $15,000 to support the Peace of Mind housing fund supported through CROSS Services.  This is a great way to support the community and many families that have been affected by the COVID 95 virus and have lost their jobs or are struggling due to the pandemic.

 

CROSS Services is our local food shelf that serves Champlin, Corcoran, Dayton, Maple Grove, Osseo and Rogers communities. Not only do they offer free groceries to our local community members in need, but they also offer financial support to individuals or families who are not able to make their rent or mortgage payments due to a health crisis or loss of income. The time to give is NOW!

Please consider donating $5, $25, $50, or anything that you are able to do financially. Our brothers and sisters need us now. This is way bigger than just giving a donation - you are giving hope and love to someone.

To learn more, https://crossservices.org/financial-assistance/

The Rotary Club of Maple Grove  rotarians have responded to the needs of the community with a request to sew masks for health professionals at Allina Health as well as for family members to be able to go to the store to get food supplies or to visit family members. Judy Johnson let us use the supplies she has and the use of her home.  

 

Club members as well as family and friends have come out to cut the pattern, cut the various layers of materials and elastic needed.  These are then packaged 20 to a bag.  Others with sewing skils will then put these masks together and distribute them to where they are needed.  

 

We have cut out over 700  masks at this time with more to come.

 

Thank you to the community and to the members creating these masks!