Byesville Rotary Club ready for Santa Claus’s arrival

Pictured: Byesville Rotary Club members donate gifts to Secret Santa program.

Byesville Rotarians are busy preparing for their Christmas projects. On Saturday, December 10, between 8:30-11:00, at the Stop Nine Senior Center in Byesville, club members will welcome Santa Claus to town with their annual pancake breakfast. Santa will be at the breakfast to talk to the children attending the breakfast.

The club will be serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee. Cooking again this year are Rich Dair, Head Chef, and Larry Miller, Pancake Specialist. Breakfast is $5.00. Pictures with Santa are complementary with the purchase of breakfast. Funds raised at the breakfast will be used by the Rotary to support local service projects such as providing dictionaries for every third grader in Rolling Hills or supplying Christmas food baskets.

Club members celebrated the spirit of Christmas by bringing toys to the Tuesday meeting. The toys will be donated to the Secret Santa program. Tanya Hitchens, Club President, passed out a list of important dates for December. Because of the holiday, the board meeting has been rescheduled for December 15. She encouraged members to participate in the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. There are still tags available on the Angel Tree in K-Mart. She reminded members that Christmas food Basket preparation will begin on Friday, December16. Food baskets will be distributed on the following day.

Bell ringers are still needed to help raise funds for the Christmas Food Basket program. Anyone willing to volunteer can call Bob Long, 740-685-3620, to schedule a shift. Donations to support the food basket program are still being sought. Anyone wishing to make a donation can contact Bob Long, 740-685-3620, or Chuck Fair, 740-685-2069.

The club meets 7:30 am every Tuesday 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 Randy Launder, 740-801-0017.