Make a Difference DKC makes over 1 million meals for 2016
The Make A Difference DKC mobile pack event was a great success again this year. Our goal was to pack $1.2 million meals, and ended up packing 1,251,936 meals with the help of over 5,019 local volunteers.
This was the biggest mobile pack ever; extra volunteers and packing time were added so that more meals could be packed in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. The mobile pack created enough meals to feed 3,429 children for an entire year.
This was a result of so many service organizations, businesses, churches, sports teams, youth groups, students, clubs, etc. etc. in our community coming together to do something miraculous that is only made possible by the joining of all our energy and resources.
The local Rotary Clubs donations were an important part of that fund raising effort:
DeKalb Rotary Club Cash Donation: $1,500
Sycamore Rotary Club revenues donated through raffle ticket sales: $3,132
Sycamore Rotary Club revenues donated through T-shirt sales - $240
Sycamore Rotary Club cash Donation: $1,000
Total Rotary Donations to date: $5,872
The goal each year is to donate at least $6,000 to the event from Rotary sources, so Make a Difference DKC came close to hitting the goal. This Rotary contribution will feed 73 children for a full year.
The $10,000 cash raffle was won by a local DeKalb resident, Ethan Guio. He bought his ticket from his mother, Ann Guio, who is a member of the local Altrusa Club.
Sycamore Rotary earned $8 for every raffle ticket sold, so the club will be receiving a check for $2,088.