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Run with Rotary 2nd Annual 5K Walk/Run

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ome support your local Springboro Rotary at our 2nd Annual Rotary 5K Run/Walk! Kids and Dogs welcome! This is the same weekend as Springboro Oktoberfest – and if you signup, you get free entry into Oktoberfest! Signup soon and get your long sleeve Rotary Shirt as well! This event is held to recognize those who served. See the link below for signup.
Packet Pickup and in-person signup will be Thursday, September 8th at Warped Wing in Springboro. In-person signup will also be available the morning of the event starting at 7am. The event will start at 8am, with the run at 8:30am. Shirts are not guarenteed after end of August signup.
https://www.springbororotary.org/5k

Rotary Clubs Donates Coats To Kids In Need

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rotary-club-president-ron-hollenbeck-l-and-club-member-jim-harrisCenterville Rotary Club has partnered with local children’s nonprofit Hannah’s Treasure Chest for the fourth year to provide warm winter coats for children in need.

The club raised nearly $7,500 to purchase 419 coats from Operation Warm, a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization that provides quality, new coats to children in need through partnerships with other nonprofits. The Rotary Club then donated the coats to Hannah’s Treasure Chest for that organization to include in care packages for children in need.

“The coats provided by the Centerville Rotary Club arrived at just the right time to help local children stay warm this winter,” said Sarah Williams, executive director of Hannah’s Treasure Chest. “Each year, just as the need has been the greatest, their generosity has boosted our ability to provide new, warm coats in the right sizes to the children we serve.”

Ron Hollenbeck, current president of the Centerville Rotary Club, introduced the project to the Centerville Rotary Club four years ago when he moved to the area from Pennsylvania.

“In Pennsylvania, I was a member of Rotary with Richard Sanford, the founder of Operation Warm,” Hollenbeck said. “When I moved here and suggested this project to Centerville Rotary, the members were intrigued.”

Over the past four year38818_143092789049650_883190_ns, the Centerville Rotary Club has provided Hannah’s Treasure Chest with nearly 1,350 new children’s coats purchased from Operation Warm. The club collects donations from members from July to September to help fund the cost of the coats.

“We’d like to invite other Rotary Clubs in the area to join in this project so we can provide even more coats to keep kids warm,” said Hollenbeck. “There’s such an unmet need that we can all help fill.”  In 2017 Centerville Rotary would like to combine fundraising efforts with other Rotary Clubs or service clubs to increase the number of coats purchased for children in need.  Club president Ron Hollenbeck may be reached at 937-885-3902 to schedule a presentation to interested groups.

 

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Dayton Club President Amy Radachi accepting a District 6670 grant.

The Dayton Rotary Club, which meets each Monday over lunch at Sinclair Community College,  has been running a coat program as well, since the fall of 2010.  Coat Chair project chair Alisa Ferguson Zink, who serves as Vice President of Heartland Federal Credit Union, has wrangled this project for several years, encouraging the Dayton club members to donate a coat, or  money to purchase a coat  and then she handles the coat shopping.   Each year the club raises funds to provide a winter coat, hat and gloves for over 200 students.

“When we first started we selected one school to support in the district. In the last several years we have purchased coats to support the homeless population of students in the DPS school system and if resources allow to go beyond the homeless to serve additional students in economically disadvantaged home situations,” shared Laura Erbaugh, Dayton 12107070_1275663562459228_9138892592792793795_nRotary’s Executive Director.

Just yesterday the Dayton Rotary Club received a grant from Rotary District 6670, which is made up of  52 Rotary clubs and over 3,100 members, for $4000 to purchase additional coats this year.

There are 34,282 Rotary clubs worldwide and over  1.2 million individuals have joined these clubs. The Rotarian’s primary motto is “Service Above Self” and it’s obvious that these clubs take is serious, working to keep children in the Miami Valley warm all winter.  For more information on Rotary or to find a club near you, visit the District website.

Dayton Rotary Ride Launches June 20th

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Biking in Dayton has become all the rage, and for good reason! We have amazing trails and a new Link bike system, that makes biking easier and more enjoyable than ever. Now the Rotary Club of Dayton is taking the love of biking one step further by starting their own charity ride. The inaugural Dayton Rotary Ride will be held this Saturday June 20th, with proceeds benefiting their popular International Exchange Student program.

Phil Parks, one of the organizers of this event explains how the event will work: “The start of the ride has been carefully chosen as family friendly. We acknowledge that some members of the family may not want to ride a 50k or 100k ride. So we offer the family the opportunity to ride the first 3 ½ miles together. Then those wanting to return can turn onto a paved bike path and return to the starting point, Xenia Bike Hub. The more experienced riders can still ride together as a family for the first 14 miles. At the 14 mile mark we offer our first of 4 rest stops where the riders can take their first break. They will find food, water and toilet amenities offered by one of our many sponsors. After that, the 50k and 100k separate for their chosen scenic ride back to Xenia.”

Not only is this a great way to get some exercise and enjoy the great outdoors – this is also a fantastic way to support a great cause! The Rotary Club of Dayton has been sponsoring Dayton Public School students, as an International Exchange Student, for many years. Likewise, members of the Club always host families for an inbound exchange student. During their years of running the exchange program, they have found that both outbound and inbound students always have a trip, or various needs, that require extra funding that their families cannot afford. The Dayton City School Students parents have skin in the game, but most times need some financial support in order to offer their children this wonderful international opportunity. Walt Hibner, Heath MacApline, and Phil Parks, all avid cyclers, hatched the plan for a fundraising event to help support these student’s unexpected needs and costs during their travels.

Phil Parks explains the goal of this event: “Long-term, we hope to see Dayton Public School Students volunteering for various duties along the ride. This collaborative effort is meant to show them how people working together can provide meaningful results. We want to make a BIG SPLASH, with the community and the students. But it all starts with this first little rock being thrown into the pond. Hopefully the little wave it makes will eventually turn into the big splash!”

If you are interested in participating, here are the details:

Website: http://www.daytonrotaryride.info/home.html

When: Saturday June 20th. Registration starts at 7am. Ride ends at 2pm

Where: Xenia Station, Xenia Ohio.  The physical address is 150 N. Miami Ave, Xenia, OH 45385.

Cost: $20 – $35 (depending on the package you choose)

NOTE: Everyone must wear a helmet, no exceptions.