Our club is participating in the Heart to Heart Care Bags for the Homeless project. Attacking any societal issues feels overwhelming, yet Rotarians are always eager to step up and help other in need. The scope and magnitude is never ending. Almost daily, we pass homeless men or women panhandling on street corners. We have heard, "do not give them money because you do not know is they will spend it wisely or even be forced to give it to another they are working for with little to keep for themselves."
How can one person make a difference to these less fortunate folks on the streets? We are collecting items for care packages and ask they you bring them to the meting on Saturday with DG Eric Liu where we will have a box for our collection. A work party is planned for January 21st to assemble these items for distribution. On February 14th we will distribute the bags to the homeless at Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen, with the possibility of RIP John Germ's participation (not confirmed if he will be there yet).
update - 500 envelopes have been donated.
I would like to thank all of you who already donated or committed to donate items: Ed and Robin Charlesworth (all Hershey’s Kisses, soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, body lotions), Barb Conway (all Ziploc bags), Marcia Allgayer (socks and multiple items), Rosangela Catunda and Almir Menezes (razors), Nicole Wycislo (all hand sanitizers and lip balms), Lolita Cardenas (multiple items), Jake Stein (small soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners), Adriane and Mike Miller (all bandages, all q-tips and some other items), Martine Stolk (multiple items), friends of the e-Club Rosangela Xavier and Christiane Andrade for donating multiple items, Bill Davis from Humble RC (250 combs), and Joshua Moreno from Galena Park/Jacinto City RC (250 dental kits).
Thank you all for your effort and generosity!
Adriane Miller (Dree)
President of Rotary E-Club of Houston
Rotaryeclubhouston.org