The Rotary Club of Hamilton has not canceled Rotary…it’s just different. During the pandemic, the shutdown Rotary Club of Hamilton conducted social meetings on Thursday evenings.
Talk To Me Thursday provided an opportunity to connect and stay in touch. The fellowship of Rotary helped many get through the shutdown. Last month the Rotary Club of Hamilton Board of Directors approved the Rotary Re-Opens strategy.
The Rotary @ Noon Meetings will be held virtually on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at Noon. The meetings will include a guest speaker, Rotary announcements and Fines & Happy Dollars. In addition, a hands-on service project each month will be held to continue to support our community.
As many fundraisers had to be canceled, the Rotary Club of Hamilton launched a virtual fundraiser “Lunch For A Cause” encouraging members and Friends of Rotary to donate their lunch fees. The campaign has raised over $4,000 to date. In addition, the Rotary Fall Golf Classic set for September 17th will take place. The annual Golf & Networking event after work will change to an 18 hole golf event with a BBQ at the turn.
The Rotary Summer Literacy Program was altered to offer children literacy help and prepare them for back to school. The program, a signature program for the Rotary club celebrated the 20th year with a change, it took place outdoors in a park with lots of safety precautions. The program received a donation of $10,000 from a friend of Rotary that supports literacy. The donation allowed the opportunity to operate with additional safety precautions and cover all the additional costs for the safety requirements, tents, and PPE. The program was the hands-on service project as Rotarians volunteered as Rotarians of the Day. Every child who participated received a Rotary backpack with school supplies and 5 new books thanks to our friends at the Hamilton Public Library.
