Toner News Mobile › Forums › Latest Industry News › Local Club Donates School Supplies To California Elementary School
- This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 9 years, 5 months ago by Anonymous.
-
AuthorPosts
-
AnonymousInactiveLocal Club Donates School Supplies To California Elementary School
Campbell Rotary donates school supplies to Rosemary Elementary
By Allison WilliamsTeachers at Rosemary Elementary School have more boxes of printer paper, No. 2 pencils and dry erase markers than they did at the beginning of the year, thanks to the Campbell Rotary Club.
Campbell Rotary collected the supplies as part of an annual initiative being called the president's project.
The project, which has traditionally been called the governor's project, takes place each year and sees clubs getting involved in honor of the district governor's visit.The district governor or the governor's wife usually chooses a project, but this year District 5170 governor Ed Jellen decided to do things differently and give the club presidents ownership of the project.
"This year I decided to break ranks," Jellen said. Instead of dictating which project the 52 clubs in the district should do, Jellen said he reached out to club presidents to see what projects they were interested in. Six ideas were put up for discussion, and there was an overwhelming response to support local schools and their teachers.Jellen, a former bankruptcy judge, said one of his main motivations in joining Rotary was an inner-city school in Oakland.John Shannon, president of Campbell Rotary and a former educator, said it was touching to see so much support from the clubs.
Shannon said he worked with Rosemary principal Brian Schmaedick from the beginning to ensure the club collected supplies teachers really needed.
Each year, the district governor pays a visit to each club in the district. Jellen said Campbell Rotary was his 29th club visit out of a total of 52.
In a speech to the club at its Sept. 30 meeting, Jellen told what he called his "Rotary story." He said he started in 1997 when he was invited to speak at a Rotary meeting as the chief judge of the northern district of California bankruptcy court.
After joining, Jellen said he almost left the club until a fellow member reached out to him and got him involved. Jellen said he learned the power and benefits of Rotary after taking initiative and working with a school in Oakland after hearing the library didn't have books students wanted to read.
He said the school's librarian put together a list of books students wanted and teachers needed, and Jellen said his club was able to collect every book on the lists.
Jellen urged the Campbell club to keep membership in mind, get new members immediately involved and to continue their work and passion.
-
AuthorOctober 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.