Springfield Rotary and Rotaract Clubs donate $26,715 to Convoy of Hope
The Rotary Club of Springfield (Downtown), Southeast Rotary, Sunrise Rotary, Rotary North, and Springfield Rotaract have raised a collective $26,715 to further the hurricane relief efforts of locally based international disaster relief agency, Convoy of Hope. This is a significant contribution because the funds represent not just donations from club coffers but also donations made by individual members of the clubs. The clubs decided that their funds could make a greater impact if pooled together to support one organization’s relief efforts. Convoy of Hope’s local ties and immediate response to the hurricanes’ aftermath made the organization a logical choice.
Rotary officials will make an official presentation to Convoy of Hope representatives at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at Kentwood Hall, 700 St. Louis Street.
With more than 32,000 clubs in 168 countries, Rotary is a volunteer organization that initiates humanitarian programs to address today’s challenging issues, such as polio eradication, water quality, hunger, poverty, and illiteracy. Rotary International President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar urges Rotary clubs to work closely with established emergency relief agencies, such as Convoy of Hope.
Rotary club members represent a cross-section of business and professional leaders. These men and women donate their expertise, time, and funds to support local and international projects that help people in need and promote understanding among cultures. As a community-based organization of business and professional leaders, Rotary works through its volunteer service clubs at the grassroots level to provide aid and assistance to those impacted by disaster.
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.
Convoy of Hope delivered more than 22 million pounds of relief and cleaning supplies and other comfort items to victims in the Gulf following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The organization is continuing with its ongoing disaster relief efforts around the world.
For more information:
Guy Mace, Turblex, Inc., Rotary Spokesperson, 417-864-5599 or 800-299-1035
Jeff Nene, Media and Communications Director, 417/823-8998, 417/860-2196 mobile
Kristin Kubitschek, Public Relations Director, 417/823-8998, 417/894-9084 mobile
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For more than ten years, Convoy of Hope™, a nonprofit organization, has provided resources to organizations and churches to meet physical and spiritual needs for the purpose of making the community a better place. This is accomplished through domestic and international outreaches, supply lines, and disaster response.