Service News
Rotary Club of Clarke County
Recently the Rotary Club of Clarke County had the pleasure of hosting speaker Martha Reynolds at the Rotary meeting, where she shared insights about Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville.
Martha discussed the history, mission, and upcoming events at Barns of Rose Hill, a vibrant cultural center that brings arts, music, and community programs to Clarke County.
Located in the heart of Berryville, Barns of Rose Hill hosts concerts, art exhibitions, film screenings, and educational programs, providing a unique space for creativity and connection.
We’re grateful to Martha for highlighting the incredible role Barns of Rose Hill plays in enriching our community!
Also recently, the Rotary Club of Clarke County presented Anne Cushman with a $1,000 check and four carts for the FISH Community Food Pantry. FISH of Clarke County , located at 36 East Main Street in Berryville, provides food, clothing, and support to local residents in need.
To contact FISH or make a donation, you can reach them at [email protected].
Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Report
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Summary from District Disaster Response Chair:
We had over 2000 volunteer hours directly assisting those affected by Helene.
We had 25 District 7570 Rotary volunteers plus 7 friends/family of District 7570 Rotarians, 17 walk up volunteers and 8 DAUSA team leads.
I've been contacted by other county EMA offices in TN that are in our district. I'm working with them and Disaster Aid USA to assess if we will deploy in the next two weeks.
Team Leader Jamie Baisden spent 7 days completing all the research for deployment and location in District 7570, coordinated with emergency management agencies, secured a location to house out of town team members, and worked with the Disaster Aid leadership team on deployment plans.
On Oct 6th Jamie was joined by other Disaster Aid USA team leaders and DART members including Bill Duboyce and Steve Kemp from the Maryland team, Russ Koon from West Virginia, Dave and Jan Roasa, Jim Gillespie, Kristen Roasa, Steve and Gina Schmitt. The deployment base camp was at a church camp outside Greeneville, TN. Many thanks to the President of Greeneville Rotary Noon Club Lucia Fillers and Assistant District Governor Pauline Adams who provided most of the dinners to all staying at base camp.
District Disaster Response Chair Jamie put the word out to the Rotarians of District 7570 requesting Rotarians to volunteer and offering overnight accommodations. As a result, there were over 50 individuals that worked out of the base camp assisting the community.The work included limited chain sawing, clearing personal debris, mucking and gutting, a couple of tarping requests, assisting in distribution centers, and home delivery from distribution center.
In the end the DAUSA deployment provided a total of 2,028.5 hours, at the FEMA independent volunteer value of $33.49 per hour the DAUSA deployment provided an $67,934.47, in economic value.
Rotary Club of Front Royal
On Friday, November 1 the Rotary Club of Front Royal awarded both Susan Hrbek and Bret Hrbek the Douglas P. Stanley Service Above Self Award.
Pictured: Honorary RCFR member and president of the Rotary Club of Farmville, VA Doug Stanley, Susan Hrbek and Bret Hrbek
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School Interact
Recently, students from E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School began planting the Rotary Tulips at their school. We look forward to them blossoming in the spring.
