C.A.R.T. (Coins for Alzheimers Research Trust)

C.A.R.T. Chairman, Steve Snipes, makes sure a blue C.A.R.T. bucket is placed on every table at each weekly meeting so every member is presented the opportunity to contribute. If Steve is absent, he makes sure another club member puts out those C.A.R.T. buckets. Most members contribute during the year, though an exact number isn't known. Verbal reminders cue members to put their coins in the buckets, and dollars are OK too. Several members have formed the weekly habit of emptying change from their pockets or purses and placing it in the bucket which cues others at the table to do the same. Additional funds are extracted from members when the Sergeant-at-Arms asks during Sunshine time for any who forgot to wear their Rotary pin that day to place a dollar in the C.A.R.T. bucket. It's amazing how those extra dollars appear even from Rotarians who are wearing their pin. For several East Cobb Rotarians this humanitarian need is personal and close to home because of experience with family members having Alzheimers. It's a pleasure and privilege for East Cobb Rotarians to support this research cause and its impact on thousands across our nation. As of this report, our club's C.A.R.T. contribution totals $530.50. Past history would predict we're on track to contribute at or above our previous high of $618.00 by this year's end date of June 30, 2017.