Bucks for Baton Rouge

Between August 9 and 16, 2016, record rainfall in southern Louisiana dropped the equivalent of 7.1 trillion gallons of water. Local rivers and creeks rose quickly, and within days over 100,000 homes were flooded, survivors left homeless and 13 people killed. Hardest hit were the parishes of Baton Rouge and Livingston. Members of East Cobb Rotary were deeply touched by the devastation and in response dedicated the proceeds from our weekly Sunshine for two meetings to helping victims of the tragic flooding in the Baton Rouge area. We raised $1200.00 and also approached the Rotary Club of Vinings and the Rotary Club of Smyrna inviting them to join with us in this endeavor. They did and in short order raised $500.00 and $525.00 respectively. Through this collaborative effort these three clubs sent checks to District 6200 for $2,225.00. This humanitarian effort afforded the opportunity for three strong Rotary clubs to work together and accomplish more than could be done by one alone. Forty (40) East Cobb Rotarians (63%) contributed to the cause, and the approximately 7 hours invested in contacting and coordinating with other clubs to raise the funds and coordinating with our club treasurer to see that all had been received and mailed to District 6200 were well worth the effort in this response for SERVING HUMANITY.