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The Rotary Club of Hamilton welcomed 3 new Rotarians in February. At the weekly Rotary @ Noon meetings club members virtually welcomed Mohammad Azad - Financial Advisor & Tax Consultant, David Moore – VP Retail Banking & Chief Marketing Officer with Meridian Credit Union, and Scott Carmichael – owner DW Painting & Wallpapering. Rotary Hamilton welcomes these new Rotarians and looks forward to a future in-person meeting to present each with their actual (not virtual) Rotary pin.
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Each February Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Hamilton volunteer at Living Rocks’ Soupfest. This community event raises funds for at-risk youth in Hamilton. This year Soupfest could not operate as normal, so the event went on-line. Hamilton Rotarians wanted to support the cause – supporting at-risk youth and local restaurants. A virtual Service Project was created encouraging Rotarians to pick up a spoon for the cause. Rotarians were encouraged to order soup from one of the Soupfest restaurant providers – supporting local businesses and youth! The virtual Service Project was a huge success with many members posting photos enjoying soup for the cause! The first virtual service project was a huge success.
LITTLE LIBRARY GROWS
The Rotary Club of Hamilton installed a Little Library Box in 2014 as part of an Extreme Park Makeover Project. The Little Library is regularly filled with books that are taken home and enjoyed by children, youth and families. Unlike most Little Libraries, this is not a lending box, but rather a way to put books in the hands of children and youth and help them have books at home.
Over the past few months, the Little Library Box has included additional community resources – nonperishable food, school supplies, crafts, feminine hygiene products, board games, and during Christmas small wrapped gifts were placed in the box. The Little library was filled weekly by community members, local teachers and parents. The Rotary Hamilton’s Little Library Box grew to become a much-needed resource for supplies during the pandemic.The Rotary Club of Hamilton will be expanding the Little Library Box this summer with a makeover and an additional book tree being added to the school where the box is located. A great expansion of a literacy project that has made a huge impact in the local community!
Photo left: Little Library Box
Photo right: Community member & teacher adding to the Rotary Little Library Box