It’s a beautiful Wednesday morning, and we’re excited about this cause! We would love for you to help if you can. Please feel free to message or email us with questions or suggestions.
Who will receive them? Our local first responders (Police, Fire, EMS) & our local schools.
What will they be used for? To help calm autistic individuals in an emergency situation or meltdown.
What’s in the bag? - Weighted Blanket blanket. - Noise-reducing Headphones. - Sensory Toys Toy. - Stuffed Animal - We’re partnering with the wonderful local ministry Sailor Kate Ministry to fill this need, but we will let you all know if a Teddy Bear Drive is needed! - Tips for First Responders.
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McRae Rotary Club is proud to be a sponsor for the annual God & Country Fireworks Show
Rotary & US-AID Hearts of Europe Global Gran
Rotary & US-AID Hearts of Europe Global Grant. Our club is the International Sponsor providing mBots for Kindergarten classrooms In September' McRae Rotary Club President, Caila Hart will be traveling to Serbia to participate in this project.
Seven members from McRae Rotary Club attended the Rotary Club of Hazlehurst, GA’s meeting on May 1, 2024 to welcome delegates from the Rotary Club Beograd-Cukarica! It was inspiring to hear about the great work they’re doing in Serbia, and for our clubs to have a small part in that through our participation in the Hearts of Europe Global Grants! After the meeting, we enjoyed a tour of The Cotton Gin and learned all about how cotton is processed! Hazlehurst President Misty Boatright visited Serbia last year, and McRae President Caila Hart looks forward to visiting in the fall.
Where has the Peace Pole traveled?
On behalf of McRae Rotary Club, Rotarians Paula Anderson and Caila Hart visited McRae Manor Nursing Home today to deliver puzzles and cupcakes for the residents. We would also like to thank them for hosting one of our Traveling Peace Poles this week! 🕊️ ✌🏻 ☮️ #TravelingPeacePole #MayPeacePrevailOnEarth
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We had so much fun participating in the Christmas Parade this year!!
Thank you to all our Rotarians who donated their time, talents, and heavy machinery!
Our float featured wreaths focusing on some of Rotary International’s Areas of Focus:
In honor of December being Disease Prevention & Treatment Month, we featured 3 wreaths in this area!
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Alzheimer’s Awareness, supporting our awesome partners at The CART Fund!!
We’re blessed to be able to support this wonder ministry again! The club donated funds to help with the costs of shipping and the Bible Study (The Greater Journey). Rotarians prepared 10 shoeboxes and donated items for The Mission Store.
Rotarian Martha McBride presented the donation to Gail Miller of Because He Lives Ministries, Inc. in Hazlehurst, which is the regional drop-off location for the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes.
All proceeds from their shirt sales go towards paying for mammograms for women without insurance or who don’t qualify for the health department program!
Please stop by one of their locations and buy a stronger than cancer shirt for $25. Your purchase could save a life!
As Homecoming Week comes to a close, we want to wish our Telfair County Trojans good luck in their Homecoming game as they face off against Bryan Co. tonight at 7:30!!
We were honored to host an Autism Awareness Program with Telfair County Sheriff Sim Davidson for our community’s first responders! We learned so much today, and hope this helps our first responders understand a little more about Autistic individuals and how to help them.
Thanks a a donation from the Hollis Johnson Family LLLP, our club will be donating a signed copy of Payton’s book, Autism Gives Me Superpowers, to the Public Libraries and all School Libraries in Telfair & Wheeler Counties!
We hope this helps our youth understand a little more about Autism through the eyes of an Autistic person.
Thank you, Payton for coming to speak and sharing your insight and experiences! You’re helping more people than you know!
As part of our Autism Awareness campaign, we purchased a signed copy of Payton’s book Autism Gives Me Superpowers for our public library and the libraries of each school in Telfair County!
We hope this book helps the youth in our community learn a little more about autism from the perspective of an autistic person!
We look forward to visiting our friends in neighboring Wheeler County to make the same donations for their public and school libraries!
It was our pleasure to sponsor the meal last Thursday for the first meeting of the Telfair/Wheeler Retired Educators Association for the 2023-2024 school year!
Telfair County Superintendent Leonard Harrelson was the guest speaker, and he talked about the importance of educators. We agree with Mr. Harrelson when he said educators will never have to worry about their answer to this question posed by Dr. Martin Luther King, “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?”
Educators dedicate their lives to others and are arguably the most important members of our society. They should never underestimate the power of their impact in their students lives. It may take years for the impact to be known to them, and it may remain unknown, but that doesn’t diminish its importance.
Their theme for this year “Get on the Bus” is the perfect call to action for every member of our community to support our amazing educators in any way we can!
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Club President Caila Hart & her family participated in McRae-Helena Firefighters Association’s 3rd Annual Memorial Walk honoring those that lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001!
Rotarians Paula Caves Anderson & Eric Smith looking like a couple of pros at the Sailor Kate Ministry Golf Tournament this morning!!
We’re proud to be Tee Time Sponsors and have multiple Rotarians participating in Sailor Kate Ministry’s Annual Golf Tournament!
This ministry is very important not only in our local community but to families all around the world. The Lee’s have used their own family’s tragedy to help bring comfort to other families in need.
They send stuffed animals to children who are facing a challenging medical diagnosis and treatment or the loss of a loved one. They also provide custom quilts to grieving families that honor the memory of their child.
To help with their important work, the club donated the stuffed animals pictured.
At the July 18, 2023, McRae Rotary Club meeting, members participated in a pop-up service project building Birthday in a Boxes for children residing at the WINGS domestic violence shelter (Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.).
July’s Rotary theme is Maternal and Child Health. Each Rotary year also has a theme, which is chosen by the Rotary International President. This year, President Gordon R. McInally chose Create Hope in the World! He wants Rotarians to not only focus on promoting peace this year, but to focus our efforts on destigmatizing and promoting mental health. One of his examples was how young people have had their social networks uprooted as well as their educational and developmental paths interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. When thinking about how we could do a service project that focused on mental health for mothers and children, the Birthday in a Box Program came to mind.
For parents and children living in a domestic violence shelter, their worlds have been uprooted. A mother has made the brave decision to remove herself and children from a dangerous situation, but they’re away from home, their normal lives and routines, social networks, and often must leave almost everything behind to get away safely. Mothers in this situation are often battling many emotions, such as grief and guilt, and might not have the resources for celebrations like birthday parties. Birthday parties provide the opportunity for reflection, celebration, and most importantly HOPE! WINGS gives these families a safe place to call home, direct services, and education while helping transition them out of a situation of domestic violence. We really enjoyed building these boxes and hope they bring a few displaced families the joy of something to celebrate!
Each Birthday in a Box contains:
Cake Mix, Icing, and Disposable Pan
Birthday Card, Banner, Hats, Balloons, & Candles
Plates, Napkins, Utensils, Tablecloth
$10 Gift Card for mother or child to purchase a gift.