Flagler Beach Rotary Club Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary with 25 Days of Consecutive Service

PALM COAST, Fla. - Oct. 23, 2016 - PRLog -- The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach is celebrating their 25th anniversary of serving the community on November 8th, 2016. To commemorate this milestone, they are performing "25 Days of Service" with Rotary Club members performing service projects and assisting other organizations for 25 consecutive days.

"Our treasurer Sean Palmer thought of the idea and we loved it," said Tim O'donnell, a Past Rotary President, current director, and the anniversary initiative's coordinator.

The effort started on October 13, with the club's annual Project Share Christmas gift registration. Members and volunteers registered approximately 1,100 children to receive gifts this holiday season.

Other activities that are planned during the 25 days include: Collecting food for the club's Project Share Food program, Making a donation for World Polio Day on Oct. 24^th, Distributing food to 250 families in Pierson, FL, Hosting a Trunk-or-Treat Halloween event at the Carver Gym in Bunnell, Participating in 5Ks to support the USO and Florida Hospital's Breast Cancer efforts, donating blood, selling burgers, sausages and funnel cakes at First Friday in Flagler Beach to raise money for the Project Share Christmas and Food programs, Participating in a Rotary Club of Palm Coast poker run to support the Whispering Meadows Equine Therapy Ranch in Flagler Beach, and much more!

The club is inviting local companies, other organizations and individuals to sponsor one, or more, of their "25 Days" for $100.

The anniversary initiative will culminate on Tuesday, November 8^th (the club's actual anniversary) with an anniversary party at the Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church in Flagler Beach at 5:30pm. Friends of Rotary, and past, current and future members are invited.  Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP by emailing info@flaglerbeachrotary.org, or joining the event on the club's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/flaglerbeachrotary.

Project Share, the official service project of Rotary Club of Flagler Beach, this month increased the amount of monthly groceries they supply from 85 families in Pierson, to 250 by partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Grace Food Pantry. The club has been assisting families in need in Pierson and in Flagler County since 2000. Project Share also provides Christmas toys, clothing and bicycles for over 1,000 children at Christmas.

For more information, visit http://flaglerbeachrotary.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/flaglerbeachrotary/.

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Pictured Left to Right: Paul Lever - volunteer, Roseanne Stocker - Founder of Project Share and Flagler Beach Rotary member and director, Sue Hecht - Flagler Beach Rotary member, a Project Share recipient, and Tim O'Donnell – Past Rotary President, Current Director.

This picture was taken on October 19 at San Jose Catholic Mission Church in Pierson at the club's Project Share's October food distribution was a "Mobile Food Drop" during which Second Harvest  Food Bank delivered thousands of pounds of food for 250 families. The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach handled logistics, provided the volunteers, and worked to identify the families that received the food.

About the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach:  The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach was chartered in November 1991 and currently has 40 members and are part of Rotary District 6970. The membership is a group of local business and community leaders from the fields of business, law, education, real estate, and government; including those who have retired from successful pursuits in these fields. Weekly program speakers typically address a variety of interesting and important topics.