Service Above Self.

Rotarians Against Hunger

AREA ROTARY, INTERACT CLUBS JOIN TOGETHER TO PROVIDE

FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD

The Rotary Club of Linden joined the Rotary Clubs of Clark County, Winchester, Winchester's Latest , Frederick County and Front Royal in an “Area 1 Rotarians Against Hunger” service project. This effort, in cooperation with the "Stop Hunger Now" organization, purchased and packaged 37,000 meals on March 6, 2010.

"Stop Hunger Now" provides the food for packing at a cost of 25 cents per meal and ships it to areas all around the world. Area Rotarians and Interact members (Rotary’s service club for young people ages 14 to 18) are doing their part to create a world without hunger, and you can help!

In January, the Skyline High School Interact Club (sponsored by the Linden Rotary) and the members of the Rotary Club of Linden raised funds to purchase dehydrated food for packaging and shipping to other countries.  Container for this effort were placed at many of the local businesses,  for folks to drop  off their change.

Students from Randolph-Macon Academy Middle School donated $875 to the Linden Rotary in support of the Rotarians Against Hunger project. Two of the students attended the club’s January 6 meeting to present the donation.

In addition, the local Rotary clubs are collecting non-perishable food items for the Front Royal-Warren County C-CAP (Congregational-Community Action Project) food bank. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at The Apple House in Linden, Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home (1200 North Shenandoah Avenue), and Jean’s Jewelers (407 East Main Street).

For more information, call June Rinehart, Linden Rotary (540-636-9984), or Melanie Hamel, Linden Rotary Interact Club contact (540-671-3369).

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