Following a commitment to alternative meeting options, Club members are invited to monthly Service on a Monday projects.  Most recently numerous RCH members met to assemble “welcome home” kits for people transitioning from homelessness to a new residence.

 

Partnering with Christian Churches United (CCU), RCH members were hosted by club member Bob Geiger, VP of Sales, at the Penn Live/PA Media Group headquarters to place home cleaning supplies, toiletries and other basic household starter goods into trash cans and laundry baskets.  Assembled kits will soon be distributed to some thirty people.

 

Steve Schwartz, CCU Director of Development and active member of RCH helped coordinate matching the needs of the community with the power of Rotarians. Club member Meghan Bachmore coordinated the RCH luncheon for attending members including COVID sign-in protocols and numerous other details to make the event a success.

 

Darrel Reinford, Executive Director of CCU and Leah Payne, Manager of CCU’s HELP Ministries Program which will distribute the kits, joined the group to extend a heart-felt thank you for the recipients.  Leah noted that many hands make large tasks move to completion quickly.  She also noted that transitioning from homelessness to a residence often calls for a larger need than just food, furniture or clothing, and that these kits will be much valued in helping families get established in their new home.

 

It took two vans to transport the assembled cleaning kits to CCU.

 

In addition to those mentioned above, RCH members attending included: President Matt Staub, Ted Reese, Frank Frailey, Peggy Grove, Will Everhart, Scott Stevens and his two children, Walter Prediger, Bob Saline, Tom Johnston and Joe Bedard.