More than 35 families-in-need and 136 individuals in Geauga County received Thanksgiving meals including a whole frozen turkey or turkey breast and all the fixings topped with a pumpkin and apple pie by the Rotary Club of Burton Middlefield (BMR) on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Some recipients offered to pick up their food baskets while others had them delivered by Rotarians. Club President Mike Valentino and his wife Linda ran the entire event along with all the purchasing. Mike using his connections at Dave’s Super Markets acquired very generous pricing from various suppliers. Recipients expressed overwhelming gratitude upon receiving the baskets.
BMR worked in conjunction with the Geauga County Dept. of Job and Family Services to acquire a list of names that met the requirements for this effort. Mike and Linda contacted all recipients and scheduled a pick-up or delivery. It’s amazing there is this need in our relatively affluent county, but it’s probably shouldn’t surprise any of us as we continue to work our way out of Covid and fight ongoing inflation, rising food and gasoline prices.
BMR through the success of our Maple Splash Raffle is proud to be able to financially support this project and many others in our community. This past year’s raffle allowed for generous donations to more than 20 local non-profits. This year’s raffle ticket sales will begin shortly after the first of December and run through the grand prize drawing on July 8, 2023, along with our monthly $1,000 cash winners beginning the last Wednesday of January 2023 and continuing through the last Wednesday in May 2023. Our raffle tickets make great stocking stuffers, hand over and mailable gifts for Christmas. Go to maplesplashraffle.com after Dec. 5, 2022.
Contact: Bob Johnson, goracerbob@aol.com
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