New Hartford Rotary

ARBOR DAY- 4/30/21- The Greening of CNY- We are planning to hold an Arbor Day event with the planting of some trees. Arbor Day is a Friday and this event will take the place of our 4/28/21 meeting. At this time, we plan to concentrate our efforts at the Washington Mills Athletic Park and along Route 8 near Sauquoit Creek. Trees have been purchased to plant thanks to the efforts of Frank Fazekas and President Ed. If you have shovels, rakes, hoes, etc., they will be helpful in our efforts that day. Again, this event will be held from 10 AM 2 PM and will start at the Washington Mills Athletic Park.

Almost as good as we were yesterday. Don’t forget to enjoy what you’re doing, no matter what.

Today, Saturday, April 24th, members of the New Hartford, Sauquoit and Utica Rotaries along with Scout Troup 4 and family and friends joined to clean areas of the Sauquoit Creek.

Did you know? Sand from the Gobi Desert can travel as far away as Korea. Watch how Rotary members collaborated to address this environmental issue.

Don't know what to do with your slightly used shoes? Well we're collecting.

New Hartford Rotary Club Wants Shoes Shoe Drive to Help Entrepreneurs The New Hartford Rotary Club needs your help. We are asking for the public’s support via donations of lightly worn and new shoes. The shoes collected will go to Funds2org in Florida where the shoes will be cleaned and sorted. Then the shoes will be distributed to start-up micro-enterprises in countries like Haiti and Ghana. The first shipment to each new business is free and the business owners will be giv...en instructions and mentorship support on how to make their businesses successful. The micro-enterprises in developing countries are instrumental in efforts to help raise people out of poverty. The shoes bridge a gap of thousands of miles and cultural differences and help people from our community connect and make a difference in the lives of many people across the globe. New Hartford Rotary will receive 40 cents for each pair of shoes. This fundraiser is important to our club as our other opportunities have been canceled due to the coronavirus. Said Ed Gallacher, President of New Hartford Rotary. One Hundred percent of the money we receive from this effort will be given back to the local community through scholarships, service programs, and awards to other non-profit organizations. Donations accepted include all types of shoes, boots, slippers, sandals, sneakers, and soccer cleats. It does not include specialty sport equipment like ski boots or ice skates. Please put the shoes that you are donating in a trash bag. Shoes may be dropped off at The Chowder House, 57 Burrstone Rd., New York Mills, NY or C. Lewis Tomaselli Architects, 1482 Genesee St., Utica, NY or individuals may contact: Ed Gallacher at 315-733-9310 and we will arrange for a pick-up. For more information about The Rotary Club of New Hartford, NY you can check our website at https://newhartfordrotaryclub.com/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NHRotary/.

Life Lessons from a Tree The tree that just doesn't give up to give us life.. Please Plant trees plant hope ... Help us to Plant Trees http://ket.to/help-to-plant-1-trillion-tree-worldwide #wedontdeservethisplanet