SAVANNAH SUNRISE ROTARY IN ACTION
A Fall Classic, the annual Trick or Trot 5k and 10k Run/Walk is held each year at May Howard Elementary School on Wilmington Island. The 2009 event, on Saturday, October 31st, will raise funds for the Mid-Town Community Center and other local charities. Work for this race is already underway. Sponsors are needed to assure a successful event Most of the members of Savannah Sunrise participate in the planning and execution. To become a sponsor, contact Dodie Gay 912-786-8999.
Pre-Registration 5k* $20 10k* $20
(Postmarked by Oct. 10 or online prior to Race Day www.active.com)
Race Day 5k* $25 10k* $25
Savannah Striders members receive a $2.50 discount
* Course distances certified
PARTCIPANTS MAY REGISTER ONLINE: HERE
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MIDTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER
Midtown Community Center is a 501 C3 non-profit organization, founded 11 years ago by Verlynda Slaughter and a group of concerned neighbors. Their intent was to obtain a property that would be a safe haven for the children of the Midtown neighborhood, a place where they could safely do their homework and be nurtured and tutored by caring neighbors. The Community Center became a reality shortly thereafter and is also used by senior citizens in the neighborhood during school hours.
In 2005 the Midtown Community Center was also designated a Kids Café by America’s Second Harvest Food Bank which enabled every child who attended the after-school program to receive a hot meal with milk and juice Monday through Friday. The Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club started its relationship with the Center in 2004 when the club organized a Christmas party with gifts for every child and Santa Claus and his elves in attendance. This is now an annual affair, and in 2006 the center was adopted by the club as an ongoing community project. As a part of its ongoing commitment, the club donates a book each week in honor of that week’s guest speaker. The book, with a bookplate in the speaker’s name, goes into the Center’s library.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLAR
Our District 6920 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Heather Richmond reports from Japan. Read her letter HERE.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP
Savannah Sunrise Rotarians participate in numerous community activities, including the Clean Coast activities. Clean Coast is a Savannah based, 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer organization which works to combat marine debris by holding monthly beach and marsh cleanups on the Georgia Coast, one of the last extensive undeveloped shorelines in the United States.
SOCIALS
On July 25th we gathered at Juliette Low Park in the Gordonston neighborhood for our End of the Rotary Year Party. In addition to food and fellowship, there was spirited competition in Horseshoes and Bocce Ball.
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