Our Response to Covid-19 #RotaryResponds

Food Insufficiency in around the outside of The Villages has steadily increased during the pandemic.  In July the club donated $507 to St. Theresa's Social Services Food Pantry.  In October 2020, we contributed another $1000 plus $1000 to LovExtension food needs for homebound elderly.  The need for food continued to rise and our club participated in the multi-club Food Drive Oct 17.  In November our club was able to donate another $100 to St. Theresa's Social Services Food Pantry, $1000 to  LovExtension and $1000 to St. Vincent de Paul @ St. Timothy's.  Members visited food pantries in Bushnell and Wiersdale and found more need.  In December 2020 the club will donate $1000 to Hope Ministries Bushnell Food Pantry, $1000 to Hope Food Pantry Wiersdale, $700 to Village View Church Food Pantry in Summerfield (next door to Harbour View Elementary) and $1000 to Christian Food Pantry.  We are planning on ways to enhance food collection when we participate in the Jan 9 Rotary Food Drive.  This is all possible because of the generosity of our members, supporters of our Billy Goat Raffle and donors that read about our efforts and want to help.

Donated $1000 to Christian Food Pantry

Donated $800 to Rotarian effort with Project Las Americas in La Colorada community outside Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Rotarians, Carole & Rich Iberer, also challenged their Village of McClenny at Fernandina neighbors to drop food donations at their door step and the results are shown here.

"Thank you to the residents of The Villages and surrounding area for all your food donations. At our site over 800 lbs was donated and helped St Timothys Pantry & Village View Church Pantry." PE Gay Ratcliff Seamens & Pres Tim Treat

Donated $1000 to St Theresa's Social Services Pantry in Belleview FL

Club members Jim & Sue Bodenner and President of Tierra Del Sol South Village put a challenge out to the neighbors for 100 boxes of cereal..

Carole, Julie, Martha and Pat accept food donations for the Rotary Food Drive

Vern unloads his vehicle at Village View Church Pantry, Summerfield FL

Using the Education Box Top receipts from donated cereals for credit to Harbour View Elementary Schools Education Fund...helping food insufficiency & education.

and the neighbors responded with 103 boxes of cereal...and more!

Karen accepts food for the Rotary Food Drive May 21, 2020

Mike & son unload his pickup with food collected for Village View Church Pantry.

Donated $1000 to LovExtension Inc Pantry

Our Rotarians are out shopping to help our community pantries help those in need....if you see us out there say HI.

Pastor David, Village View Church Pantry receives 4 vehicles full of non-perishable food collected at the Rotary Food Drive- a 7 club collaboration May 21, 2020.