Saturday, July 18, 2009

Jamestown Rotary Club partners with the Triad Rotary Club to "Stop Hunger Now"



The Jamestown Rotary Club partnered with the Triad Rotary Club in their first Stop Hunger Now project on May 9, 2009. Stop Hunger Now is an organization that partners with volunteers of civic clubs, churches, and schools to help package and provide nutritious meals for hungry people throughout the globe. On this particular Saturday, over 40 volunteers - including Rotarians, members of their families, and residents of River Landing Retirement Community - gathered at River Landing at Sandy Ridge to package 10,047 meals in less than an hour.

Over the past 10 years, Stop Hunger Now has distributed millions of meals to over 65 countries. The Rotary Club of the Triad received a District 7690 Simplified Grant and a donation from the Jamestown Rotary Club to help underwrite part of the cost of the ingredients that go into each meal packet. We had a great time and hope to do this project again sometime.

Jamestown Rotary Club named as Gold Club



Pictured (L-R): District Governor Charles Allen, Club President Fred Kelly, UNCG Rotaract Club President-Elect Jeremy Brown, Club Treasurer Howard Hicks

At Rotary District 7690's recent Annual Conference, Jamestown Rotary Club was awarded the District Governor's Gold Club Citation for the 2008-2009 club year.

The Gold Club designation indicates and is awarded for achieving all of the Rotary District goals for the club year in the areas of Leadership, Membership, Service, Rotary Foundation and Public Relations.

Our club is honored to have received such a prestigious award and continues to meet and exceed all Gold Club standards.