Dear Rotarians,
I apologize for the length of this email, but I have some information that needs to go out to all members and this is the easiest method.
First, thanks for the great attendance at last week’s Rotary meeting. Senator Sasse did an excellent job in his presentation, and it was good to see so many guests attend. Thanks for your support.
This week, our host and speaker is our own Rachel Wise, President of the Nebraska State Board of Education. Rachel does an excellent job on this State Board, and we are pleased she has agreed to update us on what tasks and challenges face the State Board of Education. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
Finally, one of our main Rotary projects for the community and the surrounding area is Bookfest, which is a joint venture with Fremont Area United Way. As you may or may not know, we assist in helping to fund this project by purchasing and distributing books to every K – 4 student in the 13 school districts in Dodge and Washington counties. The time to distribute these books is rapidly approaching. I am asking for some of our Rotarians to assist in the delivery of these books to the schools. Below are the dates, times and locations for these deliveries. If you wish to help, and many of you did last year, please contact Shawn Shanahan, Director of Fremont Area United Way and also one of our most recent new members to our Rotary Club. You can contact her at her email address which is shawn@fremontunitedway.org . The dates are:
Tuesday, May 10: Need 2 or 3 volunteers.
8:20 a.m. Meet at the United Way office at 445 E. 1st St.
Deliver books to Immanuel Lutheran near Hooper, Logan View, Scribner-Snyder, Dodge Saint
Wenceslaus, Howells-Dodge Public. Back in Fremont by noon.
Thursday, May 12th: Need 2 or 3 volunteers.
8:30 a.m. Can either meet at United Way office, or meet at Bergan Elementary at 8:45 a.m.
Deliver books to Bergan and then Trinity Lutheran. Done by 9:45 a.m.
Monday, May 16th: Need 2 or 3 volunteers:
8:30 a.m. Can meet at United Way office, or if you live in Arlington, meet at the school at 9:00.
Deliver books to Arlington Public, Arlington St. Paul’s and then to Ft. Calhoun.
Monday May 16: Need 2 volunteers:
Meet at United Way office or you can meet at Linden Elementary at noon.
Noon deliver books to Linden Elementary
Tuesday, May 17th: Need 2 volunteers:
8:30 a.m. Leave United Way office
9:00 a.m. Meet at North Bend Elementary
10:15 a.m. On the way back, deliver books to Milliken Park Elementary.
Tuesday, May 17th: Need 3 volunteers:
12:45 p.m. Meet at United Way office
1:00 p.m. Deliver books to Washington Elementary.
Done by noon.
Wednesday, May 18th: Need 2 volunteers:
8:15 a.m. Meet at the United Way Office
8:30 a.m. Deliver to Howard Elementary
9:00 a.m. Deliver to Grant Elementary
9:45 a.m. Deliver to Clarmar Elementary
10:30 a.m. Deliver to Bell Field Elementary
Wednesday, May 25th: Need 2 volunteers:
8:20 a.m. Meet at United Way office
9:00 a.m. Deliver to Blair South
9:30 a.m. Deliver to Blair North
10:15 a.m. Deliver to Blair Deerfield
If you can spare the time to help at any of these times, please contact Shawn at United Way. Again, her email address is shawn@fremontunitedway.org
Hope to see you at Rotary on Friday,
Gary