The Geauga West Rotary Club and West Geauga Interact club rolled up their sleeves to ring the bell for the Salvation Army "Red Kettle" Campaign on Sat. Dec. 13th at the Giant Eagle and DrugMart locations. The four Geauga County Rotary Clubs (Chardon, Burton-Middlefield, Chagrin Valley and Geauga West) have partnered with the Salvation Army for many decades to help raise funds to assist those most in need in our communities. 100% of the funds collected in the red kettles remain in Geauga County to help our neighbors who desperately need assistance to survive at this time of year. The help comes in many forms ( i.e.- food, heat, electricity, rent assistance, etc.)
The weather was cold and snowy most of the day, but that maybe worked to our advantage as many of the patrons were in the Christmas spirit and even the Grinch's appearance did not sour the festive mood! A big THANK YOU! to all the Interact Students and Rotary club members who stood post for an hour ringing the bell. The final amount raised at DrugMart and Giant Eagle has not been officially tallied, but it appears the total will eclipse $2,500! In addition, our Rotary club always makes a $500 donation bringing the total to more than $3,000 raised for the Salvation Army this year! That beats last year's total by $500!
