Rotary Club of Flagler Beach Project Share Distributes Toys for 1,300 Children in Need

PALM COAST, Fla. - Dec. 26, 2018 - PRLog -- The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach is pleased to announce that the 2018 Project Share initiative has donated holiday gifts to 1,300 children in need this year.

"We couldn't have done it without our dedicated volunteers, donors, and our storage partner this year, Stor-It Self Storage, located in Bunnell," said Rotarian and Project Share Chair Roseanne Stocker. Stor-it donated over 25 spacious storage units that made the toy packing comfortable and practical for the volunteers.

Rotary Club of Flagler Beach Project Share, now in its 18^th year, provided Christmas toys, clothing, new and gently used bicycles for 1,300 children in need, ages birth to 16 years-old in Pierson, Seville and in Flagler County. Toys and goods with a value of more than $50,000 were donated.

Approximately 150 volunteers from throughout the community participated in the toy packing that took place at Stor-it from December 9^th to the 15^th.

Another crucial element of organizing the volunteers was a new website developed by Flagler Beach Rotarian Tim O'Donnell called https://needsconnector.com/. The site connects non-profits and/or people in need with people that are willing to fulfill that need. "Coordinating 150 volunteers is not an easy task," said Roseanne. "The Needs Connector website was a lifesaver to help keep us organized this year," she added.

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach spearheaded this true community effort that involved community members of all ages from area churches, restaurants, retail stores, business, residential communities and individual donors.

Special thanks to:

The generous parishioners of Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church in Flagler Beach and St. Brendan Catholic Church in Ormond Beach who provided hundreds of gifts and sent many volunteers to help sort the toys.

Epic Church for providing over 80 volunteers to help sort and bag the gifts.

The following organizations and businesses allowed a Project Share angel tree to e placed in their business, provided volunteers and/or assisted in multiple ways to make Project Share 2018 a success.

A1A Fisheries, Palm Coast
Bayne's Barbecue, Flagler Beach
Beat Scott Acupuncture, Palm Coast
Bicycle Doctor, Bunnell
Community of Grand Haven
Community of Halifax Plantation
Community of Sea Colony
Davis Chiropractic Center, Palm Coast
EarlyAct Club of Old Kings Elementary School
Fitness One, Flagler Beach
Flagler Dental Associates, Palm coast
Flagler Fish Company, Flagler Beach
Florida Family Dental, Palm Coast
Gerling Travel, Flagler Beach
Hammock Gardens Nursey, Palm Coast
Hammock Thrift Shop, Palm Coast
Hilton Garden Inn, Palm Coast
Interact Club of Matanzas High School, Palm Coast
Interact Club of St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine
Junque in the Trunk, Flagler Beach
Marketing 2 Go, Flagler Beach
PNC Bank Flagler Beach
Publix Beach Village, Flagler Beach
Ripple Coworking, Flagler Beach
Sophisticated Hair Studio Palm Coast
Suntrust Bank Hammock Branch, Palm Coast
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Elementary School, Palm Coast
Swillerbee's Craft Donuts and Coffee Bar, Flagler Beach
Sammy Boston's Best Breakfast, Flagler Beach
Smart Technologies, Daytona Beach
Smoothie King,  Palm Coast
Town and Country Homes, Bunnell
Walmart Supercenter, Palm Coast
Weichert Realtors, Palm Coast
Winn-Dixie, Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast
Woody's Bar-B-Q, Palm Coast
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About Rotary

Rotary is a global network of volunteers who dedicate their time and talent to tackle the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members from more than 200 countries. When you sponsor a Rotary Club of Flagler Beach event, you support the following local and international projects: Project Share Christmas - Toys to more than 1300 children need, Project Share food – Monthly groceries for 300 families, FPC and Matanzas  HS Scholarships for graduating seniors, construction of the multi-sport fields in Bunnell near the Carver Gym, Construction of the new Fitness Trail around the Bunnell Fields, Purchase of pack 'n play portable cribs to help prevent SIDS in Flagler County, Sponsoring and organizing the Flagler Beach Christmas parade, International projects including working with Rotarians worldwide to eradicate Polio, building wells for villages in Africa, supporting an orphanage in Paraguay, and purchasing a Mammogram machine for an underserved indigenous community in South America.

About the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach was chartered in November 1991 and currently has 40 members; we are part of Rotary District 6970. Program speakers typically address a variety of interesting and important topics. 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. All are welcome and are included in all our social and civic activities. For information about joining the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach, please contact Cindy Dalecki at 386-566-3466. The club can also be reached at http://www.flaglerbeachrotary.org or https://www.facebook.com/flaglerbeachrotary/.