Local agencies benefit from Rotarians at Work Day
About two dozen members of the Sycamore Rotary Club and the Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary joined forces on Saturday, May 7th to benefit local agencies through our annual Rotarians at Work Day event.
Rotarians volunteered their services to local not-for-profit agencies and special projects, lending their talents and their work to agencies in need of assistance with major tasks. Among the projects we helped out with this year:
-- The Pay it Forward House had us prepare their Serenity Garden for the summer, spreading mulch on their flower beds
-- The Sycamore Park District, as part of its own Park Pride Day, had Rotarians weeding and clearing around the sign at the entrance to Rotary Park at Sycamore Lake
-- Rotarians helped prepare land near the historic Joiner Cemetery, for ceremonies to be held there on Memorial Day weekend
-- The Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association had Rotary help plant its sensory gardens at Hopkins Park; clean and put into storage all the items they'll need in the Hopkins Park Shelter for summer camp; and prepare flyers for mailing
Without the help of Rotary, each of these projects would be difficult or nearly-impossible to do for agencies with small staffs and few resources. This event allows Rotarians to directly benefit their communities, living up to our motto "Service Above Self".