Lafayette Rotary Continues Donation of Coats and Gifts to Families in Need
Submitted by Michael Heller
From left: Norma Evens, Michael Heller, Dino Rigio and Mike Henn Photo Andy Scheck
For the last 13 years the Rotary Club of Lafayette has been collecting coats for the Concord Shelter and Shelter Inc. in Martinez and delivering wrapped gifts to the children of families at Shelter Inc. Rotary club member Peggy Harbarth started this project after reading about the need for coats and other items in the newspaper, and along with Joan Heller, set the wheels in motion to have this project as part of its annual Holiday Party meeting. Today Shelter Inc. has a great program where the public can call up and get a family assignment to shop for exactly what the family needs, then wrap the presents and bring them to the office in Concord. Lafayette Rotary would like to thank all community members who dropped off coats at the Lafayette Chamber office and at Blodgett's Abbey Carpet and Flooring.
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