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It definitely feels like Spring in East Texas, and Longview Greggton Rotary members celebrated the gorgeous weather by meeting at the Rotary/AMBUCS Park today. Social distancing has become routine for everyone, so there were extra tables and chairs, masks and boxed lunches. What a joy to see everyone in person for the first time in weeks!
The Rotary/AMBUCS PARK, 500 Baylor Drive, got its start in the 1980's as a City park for disabled/special needs citizens. Members of Longview Greggton partnered with the City, and donated money and labor. The Park has continued to grow and be updated, and now offers a picnic area, covered pavilions, restrooms, play areas, water fountains, water connection, and access to the Guthrie Trail section of Longview's trail system. Check it out!
Our club may be meeting via ZOOM on Fridays, but the service continues. Yesterday, several members joined members of Longview Rotary, the National Guard, several area churches, and the East Texas Food Bank to distribute food boxes and produce bags to OVER 1,500 families. This was the second food distribution in Longview due to COVID 19, and our Club was honored to do our part.
Not only is Longview Greggton Rotary serving our community, we're adding NEW MEMBERS. Two members have been added during this pandemic: HOLLY FULLER and TEXAS RUEGG. Welcome, Holly and Texas!
If you have the heart of a servant and want to join with the world's largest service organization, with over 1.2 Million members in over 200 countries and territories, contact us through this website or our FaceBook page. And visit rotary.org to see stories of how Rotary International is responding to the COVID pandemic around the world.
Service Above Self,
Karen Maines
President 2019-20
Longview Greggton Rotary Club
"Rotarians are very much more favorably disposed to action than they are towards words."
---Paul Harris, founder of the first Rotary Club
