Brian Brown, Manager, Volunteer Engagement, Road Runner Food Bank spoke to our club. He provided the following information:
In 24 NM counties from Los Alamos to Mexican border
People consider produce a luxury item
40% of Mexican produce never reaches the table
Now on the Navaho nation
Spring and summer a busiest months
118 employees
80% of funding is private with 20% from government grants
137,00 sq. ft. facility
58,000 volunteer hours last year
Received $25 million donation from McKenzie Scott
Rated 100% on charity navigator
98% of each dollar feed NM
Our annual Rice and Beans drive has started. Brian, from Road Runner, said the cash/checks, etc. are the preferred method to donate as they can buy in bulk and get more bang for each dollar than the club members individually.
RYLA is coming up. Recruiting is open to the third week of April. We are paired with St. Pius High School.
The 2025 Essay content is a go so we will include more information when available.
There will be a Ramps project at the end of February where we will build 4 ramps. More to follow.
Deadline for RDSF grants is the end of February. We have four applicants. We will distribute $55,000 this year.
50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary
19A Brief Rotary History
The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, was formed on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The name "Rotary" derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.
Rotary's popularity spread throughout the United States in the decade that followed; clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents, and the organization adopted the name Rotary International a year later.
As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving the professional and social interests of club members.
Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its principal motto: Service Above Self. Rotary also later embraced a code of ethics, called The 4-Way Test, that has been translated into hundreds of languages.
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