Guests included Joy Valenti – Windham, NY Rotary Club & Joe McKail – Jen Fullmer’s Father
Melissa Cilley introduced our Guest speaker - John Reynolds of the Saco Food Pantry.
Saco Food Pantry Overview: Hours of Operation Monday-Friday 9:00am-10:30am and the last Tuesday of each month from 5:00pm-6:30pm
Closed Weekends, holidays and days when school is closed* or delayed for inclement weather. The pantry is open during our regular business hours during this crisis and following CDC guidelines. The all-volunteer staff have changed their procedures by meeting folks in the parking lot and bringing food out to them.
The Saco Food Pantry needs two relatively strong people for early Tuesday's pickup from the stores. 7-8:30. A couple could do it; two couples were doing it alternating weeks. And we need a couple of volunteers for Tuesdays for packing groceries 9-10:30. Contact Lynn lsteed203@gmail.com
Thanked the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club for their contributions.
Club Updates:
• Ken Farley is leading the search for the Officer/Director Slate. We are still looking for someone to step in as VP of the club. Her/his presidency would begin in July 2024.
• Adopt A Family: The Biddeford School Department has received multiple donations of new coats recently and just received a sizeable grant for winter wear for Biddeford students K-12. If you were assigned a Biddeford family, let's utilize these resources to save some funds on other items by letting me know what you may need, and I will see if we have them in stock or can get them. Email Karen at: kchasse@biddefordschools.me
• Ken Farley is leading the search for the Officer/Director Slate. We are still looking for someone to step in as VP of the club. Her/his presidency would begin in July 2024.
• Adopt A Family: The Biddeford School Department has received multiple donations of new coats recently and just received a sizeable grant for winter wear for Biddeford students K-12. If you were assigned a Biddeford family, let's utilize these resources to save some funds on other items by letting me know what you may need, and I will see if we have them in stock or can get them. Email Karen at: kchasse@biddefordschools.me
- Our totals as of now are 33 families with 83 children (33 kids sponsored by individuals/groups in our community and 50 kids sponsored by Rotary Club).
- Gift Delivery to Families on Monday, December 20th (choose a time that works with the families) - Call them the Friday before to confirm.
• Rotary LOGO Clothing: Posted on the website, you will see some items that have been selected to order from Brady’s Screen printing. Please watch your email for items that can be purchased with the Biddeford-Saco Rotary logo. Items should be ordered by emailing Brenda Pollock bpollock@egcu.org by 12/15/2021 and bring payment by that date. We will ask Sue to cut one check for Brady’s once all the orders have been placed. Thank you.
• Save the date- help out Wreaths Across America 12/18 9am St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Biddeford.
Next Meeting: December 8, 2021 – Guest Speaker – Don Bisson – Biddeford Food Pantry
