October 31 Good Works dinner

Here are some pictures and a letter Claudia sent to Rotary International about our October 31 Good Works Dinner. Thanks to all!
-Verne

Rotaract: Friday Night Life Supper at Good Works, October 31, 2008

Serving a dinner to those in need started as a thought by new Rotaract members who learned about Good Works Friday Night Supper. This thought turned into a huge reality and success that left all of those involved very inspired. Friday Night Life Supper takes place every Friday evening and can serve up to 150 people. This past October 31st, Rotaract members Greg Moeller, Regina Warfel, Verne and Erin Simons, planned and served a spaghetti and grilled chicken dinner that also featured a Farmers Market’s vegetable stir fry, French breads, a fresh veggie and humus appetizer, and grapes and bananas for desert to about 100 people. Rotary members Alan Boyd and Claudia González-Vallejo (along with her family) joined the group in cooking and socializing with members of Good Works and Director Keith Wasserman. Undergraduate students from Ohio University, Beth Noble, Jesse Deegan, and Jenn Deegan, provided much help in cutting and serving the dinner. The Rotary club members who supported this event via their monetary contributions are thanked, as well as the fresh vegetable donation from the Farmers Market by Keith Brook.

Rotaract restarted in Athens this past August and meets every second Thursday of the month, 5:30 pm, at Courtside Pizza. Rotary is very proud of this group of young professionals who have accomplished so much in such a short period. Congratulations Rotaract for this major successful project!

Rotaract at the Last Chance Corral

Hi Everyone,

As discussed at our last couple meetings, our next Rotaract activity will be to volunteer our time at Last Chance Corral! For those of you unfamiliar with this organization, it is a rehabilitation and adoption center for unwanted horses here in Athens. Here are the details for this activity:

Where: Last Chance Corral, 5350 Pomeroy Rd Athens
When: Sunday December 14 from 9am-4pm
What: We will be feeding horses, cleaning stalls, cleaning paddocks, and working on whatever fun projects need doing.

Victoria, the owner, told me there will be lots to do that Sunday and could really use the help! I hope to see you all there. Please contact me if you have any questions.

For driving directions and other information about Last Chance Corral, check out their website:
Last Chance Corral

Thanks, Erin 

Rotaract Potluck!

Please join us at our end of the quarter Potluck to get more information and meet some Rotaract members! The Potluck will be on Friday, November 14th at 6pm at Greg and Regina's place:

7 Charles Street apartment A, Athens

Please RSVP with Regina at rmwarfel@gmail.com or just show up.

October 31st - Good Works Friday Night Life Supper

Roteract will be sponsoring the October 31st Good Works Friday night supper. The supper will be held at The Plains United Methodist Church from 4-8pm, and we will need to serve 130-150 people a full dinner. We are currently planning to serve spaghetti, salad, and bread, but other ideas are welcome. 

We can definitely use some extra hands, as we need a total of 7-14 people to host the event. Please contact Gregory Moeller at moeller.greg1@gmail.com if you or someone you know is interested in helping out, as he is the coordinator of this event.

We will discuss this event in further detail at our next Roteract meeting on Thursday, October 9th at 5:30pm at Courtside pizza.

International Literacy Day, please volunteer

Hi all, please see the forwarded message from Claudia Gonzalez Vallejo: 

Thanks, Verne

Hello Verne, this was sent to Rotary club. Could you please paste in our
Rotaract blog? Thanks, Claudia


International Literacy Day, please volunteer

A couple of weeks ago, President Shawna Stump reminded us of this important date
and now we have the opportunity of making Literacy Week very real in our
community. Please volunteer to read in many classes at West Elementary School,
Athens, the week of September 8, 2008. The school is thrilled to have Rotary
members celebrate literacy with the kids.

There are lots of openings so let me know when you can do it (most classes after
9:30 am and before noon).E-mail me if you are interested as I am putting a list
together for the school. Rotaract may also contact the Literacy Center at Ohio
University. They advance the goals' of UNESCO's International Literacy Day and
they always need volunteers. Check the following:
http://www.ohio.edu/av/scholars/literacy.cfm

Thank you. Claudia



More about International Literacy Day (read below):

International Literacy Day (8 September)

On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international
community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Despite many
and varied efforts, literacy remains an elusive target: some 774 million adults
lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and
two-thirds of them are women; 75 million children are out-of-school and many
more attend irregularly or drop out.

(Source: UNESCO.org, Education.
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=53299&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html)

Opportunity for Rotaract to volunteer in upcoming Rotary Golf Tournament:

To all,
We have been invited by Claudia to participate in the Rotary Golf Tournament. Have a look at what she wrote:

This event should be pretty nice and a good way for Rotaract to meet
Rotarians.

Rotary needs volunteers the entire day of September 15th, in 2-hour blocks for
the Rotary Annual Golf Tournament to be held at the Country Club. The tournament
is an all day event (so they need help after 4 pm also). If you think you can
put two hours (any two hours) sometime that day, please send me your full name
and a contact number. The person in charge of scheduling will contact you by
phone. Thank you. Claudia (gonzalez@ohiou.edu)

Thanks, Verne

Meetings

Meetings:

5:30 Every second Thursday of the month at Courtside Pizza! 

Good works

Hi again I just wanted to forward some info about Good Works:

I think we should try to work with Good Works as a group at some point!

August 13, 2008

Greetings from Good Works!

WE are writing in the hope that you might be able to assist us by providing one or more items from the following list.

Thank you so much if you can help us!

canned tuna, sugar, fresh or frozen fruit juices, coffee creamer, cooking oil or shortening, salad dressing mayonnaise, Cookies and crackers, toaster type pop tarts,  paper towels and toilet paper, pint and quart size zip lock bags, 30 & 39 gallon size trash bags, disposable razors both men's and women's, hand sanitizer, disposable latex type gloves, liquid floor cleaners, laundry detergents, and Breathe Right type nasal strips.

Any of these items can be dropped off at The Timothy House (91 Central Avenue) but please call us before you come at 594.3333

If you prefer to drop them at the Good Works Luhrig Road property, this will be great. Just call us (594.3336 or 594.3339) before you come.

Love is a verb,

Keith Wasserman

Good Works, Inc.

P.O. Box 4

Athens, Ohio 45701

Contact information

The Timothy House 740.594.3333

The Hannah House 740.594.3336

Good Works Administrative Office 740.594.3339

Founder/ Executive Director 740.594.9000

Web www.good-works.net <http://www.good-works.net> 

Email goodworks@good-works.net

Welcome!

Welcome to the Athens Rotaract Blog. I hope that this will allow all of us to communicate and share ideas for service. We had a successful meeting last night where we discussed meeting times, and opportunities to volunteer as well as the BLOG! 

Quickly we have two events to tell you all about.... 

First: 

This Saturday the 16th (thats right tomorrow) there is a Chicken B-B-Q at the Lottridge Community center and volunteers are needed. from 11:00-2:00. Some folks are meeting at the OU Inn at 10:30 to convoy to Lottridge. Please contact Claudia if you want to go at gonzalez@ohio.edu. The community center is pretty easy to find too its on Co Rd. 53. Here is a map: www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lottridge&state=OH

Second:

Rotary will be distributing text books in Trimble, OH next week on Thursday the 21st and we have been invited by Ram Gawande to participate. This is a great opportunity for you to meet some Rotarians and also help young people. Rotarians and Rotaractors (if thats what we are) will be assembling at the OU in at 11:15 am to make our way over to Trimble.

Lastly, please feel free to leave comments so we can all hear from you. We want your cooperation, minds, and hands to help us all make an impact! 

Thanks, Verne Simons