Byesville Rotary begins plans for Christmas Food Basket program

Pictured: Bob Long, chair of the Christmas Food Basket program, Chuck Fair, Byesville Rotary member.





Reading for October 13: October Rotarian, "In Custer's Last Stand, Texan finds inspiration," p. 16-17, and "Market improvement," p. 23-24.

Current activities:

• Red Eye Bus Tour to New York City, Nov. 6-8. Contact Tanya Hitchens, at 581-2099 or jjhitchens@yahoo.com to reserve a seat.
• "Breakfast with Santa," Dec. 12-- committee chair, Jim Vaughan; contact him if you would like to serve on the committee.
• Colleting new or gently used flip-flops and sandals for a mission to Uganda. Tanya Hitchens is collecting the flip-flops.
• Plan to volunteer for bell ringing beginning in November. Bob Long will organize bell ringing schedule.

Byesville Rotary club members will be holding sign up for their Christmas Food Basket program 8:00am-12N on October 29 and 30 and November 5 and 6 at the Main Avenue Methodist Church Activity Building. The Food Basket program is open to any family in the Rolling Hills School District. No registrations by phone will be accepted.

In 2008, the club provided over 225 food baskets to families in the local community. The club has set a goal of 250 baskets for 2009.

To raise funds for the Christmas Food Basket program, Byesville Rotary is planning several activities. On December 12, club members will be holding “Breakfast with Santa” at the Stop Nine Senior Center in Byesville. Santa will be visiting. The club will have a photographer available to take pictures. The pictures will be free.

Members will begin bell-ringing in November to raise additional funds. Watch for them staffing red Salvation Army buckets in Byesville. Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Christmas Food Basket project can give their donation to any of the Byesville Rotary Club members or contact Bob Long at 685-3620 or PO Box 2, Byesville, 43723, care of Bob Long.

The Red Eye Bus Tour to New York City, scheduled to leave on Nov. 6, has 5 more seats available. The monies raised by this project are committed to the Christmas Food Baskets. Tickets are $95 for the trip and are non-refundable. Contact any Byesville Rotary member or Tanya Hitchens, at 581-2099 or jjhitchens@yahoo.com to reserve a seat.

The club’s next meeting will be 7:30 am, October 13 at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.