The Rotary Club of Sandusky has received a Significant Achievement Award from 2014-15 Rotary International President Gary Huang in recognition of outstanding and significant community efforts with their annual “Rotary Clothes Kids” program. The nomination was submitted by Immediate Past District Governor Rex Engle. Assistant Governor Maris Brenner was the 2014-15 President of Sandusky Rotary.
Over the course of five weekends in November and December 2014, Sandusky Rotarians shopped for more than 200 children. According to Past President Brenner, “What’s special about these children is a lot of them have never gotten the chance to go shopping and pick out what they want. Their guardians will send them with a list of sizes and stuff they need. We spend between $125 to $140 on each child.” Sandusky Rotary also involved young people by partnering with students from Margaretta, Perkins, and St. Mary’s Central Catholic High Schools.
According to RI President Huang, “the Significant Achievement Award recognizes outstanding Rotary club projects that address the most pressing needs of their local communities. These projects illustrate Rotary’s avenue of Community Service in action and they provide successful models for other Rotary clubs to replicate.”
Congratulations to the leaders in Sandusky Rotary for making such an impact in the lives of young people in Sandusky!
Click HERE for a photo gallery of the 2014 “Rotary Clothes Kids” event.