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Coat Collection Stats - 33%  ahead

Collection Update & Sort Dates

   
  • Wednesday 12/3 – Special Sort of Coats from Thanksgiving week at Holy Cross - 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Thursday 12/4 - Drop off at Holy Cross between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.  
  • Saturday 12/6 - Sorting at Holy Cross – 9 a.m. until hopefully done by 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday 12/3 – Special Sort of Coats from Thanksgiving week at Holy Cross - 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
 
We could definitely use help for this rare weekday afternoon sort next week!!!!
 
Statistics through 2025 Week 3  . . . 848 coats distributed to 6 organizations.
 
Same period last year . . . 639 coats distributed to 7 organizations. 
 
We are pacing 33% ahead of last year’s pace!!  If we just match last year’s numbers the rest of the way, we will finish with 1909 total coats.
 
Last year, Week 4 yielded 327 coats. 
Last days to contribute...

ENDS DECEMBER 2ND - Hundred Causes™ Uses Data for Good 

Rotarians at "work" FUNdraising made easy!

Hundred Causes™ Uses Data for Good
Thank you for being part of this 'win-win' that we call using data for good. These items will be activated on Monday November 3rd and will remain open for us to do additional surveys until December 2nd.
 
 
For your phones, text VOICE to the phone number 90412 and this will direct you to the sign-up page.  The survey ENDS December 2, 2025 so that you can continue the project as time permits.  This is an opportunity for you to assist our fundraising efforts with no personal financial outlay and only a small-time commitment.
 
 
Keep the coats coming!
 
No coats to donate? You can still help!!
Use this link to buy through our partner "Operation Warm
Operation Warm is a national nonprofit that manufactures brand-new, high-quality coats and shoes for children in need.
We partner with compassionate individuals, community organizations, and corporations to provide emotional warmth,
confidence to socialize and succeed, and hope of a brighter future.
 
For those who don’t have coats to donate, we are partnering with Operation Warm where new winter coats can be purchased and donated to our drive for $25. 
 
Partners to Build Membership

FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: Partners

 
Growing a club is easy when you discover what motivates people to act! Rotarians are people of Action! Here are some RI ideas that can help you engage people to join the club!
 
 
Ashoka
For 40 years Ashoka has found exceptional Changemakers from around the world and guided them to grow unexpected ideas into transformative social progress. Ashoka's network enables over 4,000 social entrepreneurs to learn from one other while creating faster, more impactful large-scale change. Venture and Fellowship, the core of Ashoka's work, identifies leading social entrepreneurs with transformative ideas and provides them with the support and community they need to thrive. It is through these Ashoka Fellows that we see a world where everyone can be a powerful contributor with the skills to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
 
Ashoka invites the Rotary community to be part of this movement to build an Everyone a Changemaker world. By partnering with Ashoka, the Rotary family gains access to a wide range of experts in social entrepreneurship and change-making who are equally vested in bringing about support and resources to improve the lives of their communities. Rotary's areas of focus align closely with Ashoka's vision and various programs to create solutions to local challenges through social entrepreneurship.
Learn more with this link...
Learn more (PDF)

Global Partnership for Education
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is dedicated to increasing access to education for children, especially girls, in the poorest countries so they can unlock their full potential. As a partnership and a fund, GPE mobilizes global and national investments and brings partners together to help governments build strong education systems that are based on data and evidence.
 
The strategic partnership between GPE and Rotary connects Rotary clubs and districts with GPE partner countries. GPE and Rotary International both recognize the importance of partnerships and public-private collaboration as fundamental toward achieving education for all children, especially for the poorest who face a greater risk of being left behind.
Learn more (PDF)

Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit, works with families and individuals in need, helping them build or improve homes.
 
Rotary clubs can work directly with local Habitat chapters by assessing communities that need better housing, securing in-kind contributions for building homes, and volunteering on building projects. Clubs can also work with chapters to improve water and sanitation conditions and help people develop the skills and independence they need to build better lives.
 
Learn more (PDF) and contact Habitat to get involved

Institute for Economics and Peace
The Institute for Economics and Peace is dedicated to measuring and reporting on the economic value of peace. It offers educational and community-based programs to increase stability in communities.
 
Through the partnership, Rotary and the Institute offer a variety of resources to help Rotary members learn about Positive Peace and integrate those principles into their club's and community's efforts to build peace locally.
 

Peace Corps
The U.S. Peace Corps allows volunteers to immerse themselves in other cultures and work side by side with local leaders to tackle their host communities' most pressing challenges. Peace Corps volunteers serve in more than 60 countries and work with nongovernmental organizations, host-country governments, and local community members to address local needs.
 
Rotary clubs can work with Peace Corps volunteers to identify a project's prospective beneficiaries, assess communities, and involve community members in projects. When Peace Corps volunteers return, they can give presentations at Rotary club meetings and find clubs interested in partnering on international projects.
 
Learn more (PDF) and contact Peace Corps to get involved

ShelterBox
ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and supplies to assist survivors immediately after a disaster.
 
Rotary works with ShelterBox in all phases of disaster relief: identifying regions that need support, volunteering in relief efforts, facilitating meetings with government officials and relief agencies, and funding supplies. Rotary can also help with logistics, including customs clearance; house deployed teams; arrange transportation; and offer language interpretation.
 
Learn more and contact ShelterBox to get involved -OR- see Donna Lee our "in-house" expert!

Toastmasters
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that helps its members become more effective public speakers, communicators, and leaders. Like Rotary, it has a worldwide network of clubs.
 
By working with Toastmasters, Rotary and Rotaract members will have more opportunities to improve their leadership and communication skills, broaden their networks, and increase their impact.
 
Clubs and districts can get involved in this alliance by learning more about Toastmasters, exploring its resources and public speaking tips, visiting a local Toastmasters club, or watching a video to learn what happens at a Toastmasters meeting.
 
You can also invite members of Toastmasters to visit your club, be a guest speaker, or participate in a service activity.
 
Find answers to frequently asked questions.

The United States Agency for International Development
USAID is one of the world's largest governmental aid agencies that drives development results. USAID's work advances U.S. national security and economic prosperity, demonstrates American generosity, and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience. USAID's strategic partnerships with Rotary offers two avenues of service for Rotarians. 
 
The Rotary-USAID WASH Partnership assists communities and governments to plan, finance and deliver safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, while sustainably managing water resources at large-scale.
 
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Up & Coming...

SAVE THESE DATES...

DECEMBER
  • 2nd - Voice vote of membership at Annual Meeting - Lunch Meeting
  • 2nd - Fundraising Committee Meeting NSYMCA 6 PM
  • 2nd - District 6440 Holiday Party 6-9 PM
  • 9th -  Holiday Music, lunch meeting, Max & Benny's
  • 15th - Coat collections end
  • 16th - Club holiday party at Frum's
  • 23rd - No meeting, Holiday week
  • 30th - No meeting, Holiday week
JANUARY 2026
  • 13th - Noggin Builders Foundation - 5:30 Acorn
 
 
 
 
 
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