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The Rotary Club of Buffalo continues immediate pandemic relief. An additional $30,000 was distributed to local agencies, that provide assistance for the neediest, bringing the club’s gifts to a total of $100,000 since the pandemic began.Pictured left is Mike Zimheld from St. Vincent de Paul Society -- accepting a check for $7,500 in Pandemic Relief, Barbara Hole, Rotarian & Chair of Grants Committee, Nora Eberl, President of the Buffalo Rotary Foundation and Susan Schwartz, President of the Rotary Club of Buffalo.
From the beginning of the pandemic, the Rotary Club of Buffalo has been acutely aware of the urgent need in our community and that immediate help is necessary for people at risk, due to COVID-19. Every year Rotary Club of Buffalo provides grants to agencies and projects throughout Buffalo, but this ongoing health emergency has created stress on so many organizations that the club decided to act outside its usual grants process to provide help. In its third significant grant, Rotary Club of Buffalo will provide $7,500 each to support the critical work of Friends of the Night People, St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy, Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network, St. Vincent de Paul Society.
These gifts will help to provide food, shelter and care for some of Buffalo’s neediest citizens. The donations are in addition to $20,000 
in gifts made in the fall of 2020 to FeedMore WNY and Feeds the Front Lines, and $50,000 donated in 2021 to FeedMore, Compass House, and Harvest House as well as Friends of the Night People, St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy, and Buffalo Prenatal- Perinatal Network. This support brings pandemic relief donations by the Rotary Club of Buffalo so far to $100,000.
in gifts made in the fall of 2020 to FeedMore WNY and Feeds the Front Lines, and $50,000 donated in 2021 to FeedMore, Compass House, and Harvest House as well as Friends of the Night People, St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy, and Buffalo Prenatal- Perinatal Network. This support brings pandemic relief donations by the Rotary Club of Buffalo so far to $100,000.In a joint statement, Susan Schwartz, president of Rotary Club of Buffalo and Nora Eberl, Buffalo Rotary Foundation president said, “Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self” and our goal is to create lasting change in our world. We are fortunate that over the years, Buffalo Rotary has created and grown its foundation to address these kinds of issues. Our club members and various fundraisers provide our foundation with funds for our grants on a regular basis, but there is nothing regular in today’s ongoing health crisis. For this reason, we are again acting to help meet that need.”
Pictured right is LuAnn Brown of the Prenatal-Perinatal Network accepting a check for $7,500 in Pandemic Relief. These most recent grant recipients will attend the club’s luncheon on Thursday, February 10th at the Saturn Club; the media is welcome.
The Rotary Club of Buffalo has been an active part of Buffalo for more than 100 years. The club has donated more than $3.7 million to community projects since 1913 and continues to welcome people of action to its ranks. To learn more about regular meetings, membership, and the good work being done by the club, visit www.buffalonyrotary.org Join Leaders. Exchange ideas. Take Action.