Members of the Moline Rotary Club donated 549 mittens, gloves, scarves and hats this week to help keep children in the Moline School District warm during the coming winter months. These items will be donated to twelve Moline-Coal Valley Elementary Schools and Jefferson Early Childhood Center for use by students who do not have warm weather attire or who have forgetten theirs at home.
"Moline Rotarians continue to give back to the community through programs such as Warm Hands from Kind Hearts," says Deni McCarter, President of Moline Rotary. "I appreciate the generosity of Moline Rotarians to help make sure younger students in Moline and Coal Valley public schools can stay warm this winter".
2014 marks the 5th Annual "Warm Hands from Kind Hearts" initiative within Moline Rotary. The Moline Rotary Community Needs Committee continuously identifies additional opportunities to impact the citizens within the city of Moline and the Rock Island County area. "Moline Rotary and our 130 members celebrate our 100th anniversary of service to the community in 2014," said McCarter. The club also supports numerous service projects in the Quad Cities and through Rotary International."
Due to the record-breaking cold weather, Moline Rotarians have delivered the collected items to the schools earlier than their usual scheduled delivery during the first week of December.
The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
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