Satellite of West Bay Rotary Doing (a LOT of) Good

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 10:30am

Food security, homelessness, heating and food-in-crisis-areas are just a sampling of the many good causes supported by Satellite of West Bay Rotary’s recent fundraising…

Coming up soon, the Satellite of West Bay Rotary Club is presenting Red Carpet Trivia on February 11, 2023 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Samoset in Rockport. Teams of up to six from across the community will compete for prizes and to raise money for World Central Kitchen. Teams thus far include those representing West Bay Rotary, Rockland Rotary, Belfast Rotary, Allen Insurance and Financial, Midcoast School of Technology and more. There will be pizza and cash bar.

To learn more about the event and to register, visit www.satellitewbrotaryclub.me.

 To learn more about the work of World Central Kitchen, visit www.wck.org.

Raffle Supports Knox County Homeless Coalition

Late in 2022, the Satellite raised funds through the raffle of an original painting and gave $2,000 to the Knox County Homeless Coalition. Becca Gildred from KCHC stated at a recent meeting, “People in Maine experiencing homelessness tripled from 2021 to 2022, according to statistics from the Maine State Housing Authority, and almost half of those households who experienced homelessness have at least one child.”

Corntoberfest

Earlier in 2022, the Satellite held Corntoberfest, a cornhole tournament at American Flatbread in Rockport. Funds raised were given to the AIO and Camden Area food pantries addressing both food insecurity and heating.

About the Satellite of West Bay Rotary

Satellite was founded in 2018 and meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 5:15p – 6:30p at American Flatbread (upstairs) in Rockport. The Satellite is part of West Bay Rotary, founded in 1987 and meets on Thursdays at 7:30a at the Camden Congregational Church. FMI visit www.westbayrotaryofmaine.org.