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Our Club Activities: Past and Present

09 Jun 16
Mike Dietzel
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Our club has demonstrated its ability to serve the community in a variety of ways.  From the
club’s inaugural year in 2006, The Rotary Club of Cherokee County committed itself to serving
the youth of Cherokee County.  At first it was as “Rocking Readers” where Rotarians read to
students at Canton’s Hasty Elementary School. This activity grew into an annual “Books To
Home” Program that provided whole grade levels with several grade appropriate paperbacks and
Spanish/English Dictionaries for building an “at home” personal library for the students.

Back at Hasty Elementary School, RCCC Rotarians helped Master Gardeners by spreading
mulch for the school’s garden project.

The Club also addressed the serious problem of drug abuse in Cherokee County by delivering an anti-drug message to middle schools through its “Don’t Meth With Us” program.

The Cherokee Outdoor YMCA also benefitted from our club’s energy as it repaired YMCA dock on Lake Alatoona, were joined by family members to paint fencing, and upgraded the outdoor playfield.

The Club is also part of Adopt-A-Highway and does quarterly trash pickups along Highway 20 in Canton.

Weekly Monday and Friday, club members deliver leftover bread from Woodstock Townelake
Publix to MUST Ministries in Canton and Papa’s Pantry in Woodstock.

Club members support The Salvation Army each year by volunteering to “ring the bell” during the holiday season Salvation Army Kettle Drive at Canton’s WalMart.

Rotary Club of Cherokee County is one of the contributors to building and staffing the annual Christmas “Lights of Hope” display at Woodstock’s Hobgood Park.

These are a sample of programs which Rotary Club of Cherokee County Rotarians perform in Cherokee County defining the club’s local service mission and its commitment to the Rotary Motto: “Service Above Self.”   While a small club by comparison with others in the county and Rotary District, The Rotary Club of Cherokee County is one of the most energetic and community service based clubs.  Members choose how and when they can best serve the community through Club activities — the record demonstrates their success.

Rotary Club of Cherokee County
Rotary Club of Cherokee County
Rotary Club of Cherokee County
Rotary Club of Cherokee County
Rotary Club of Cherokee County
Rotary Club of Cherokee County