Akron-Newstead Rotary Club

Check out this great event coming up on March 6th!

ROTARY HAPPENINGS - 2/24/2021 (A regular feature of the Rotary Club of Akron Newstead) Rotary is the world’s first service club organization and is dedicated to humanitarian service advocating goodwill and peace around the world and in local communities. There are 30,000 Rotary clubs worldwide made up of 1.2 million members. The Rotary Club of Akron Newstead is one of these clubs. *Club members and Interact (ACS’s Rotary club) will conduct a Highway/Waterway Cleanup on Apri...l 24. The highway portion is the traditional Adopt A Highway program that the club has sponsored for many years. Our area starts at Main and Buell and continues through the village. This effort coincides with Earth Day, a worldwide event on April 22nd demonstrating support for environment protection. *The club will sponsor a Connect Life Blood Drive on Thursday, April 29th from 2-6PM at the Akron Fire Department Hall. Please think about Donating Life on the 29th. Signups will appear as we get closer to the event. *Our new President Elect is Cheryl Johannes, proprietor of the Candy Apple Café. This will be Cheryl’s second term as president when she takes over the reins of the club on July 1st, the start of the new Rotary year. *A few weeks ago the club hosted the company spokesperson for Modern Disposal Services Madeline Matthews. As many of you aware, Modern services our area. Madeline spoke about their excellent recycling program and its importance. Please do your part.

Bravo to the #BillsMafia fans that donated to Baltimore Raven QB Lamar Jackson's favorite charity Blessings in a Backpack - whose mission is to end childhood hunger on the weekends. But did you know that the charity has a local connection? The Rotary Club of Akron-Newstead has partnered with the Blessings organization since 2017 to run a weekend food backpack program at the Akron Elementary School. Approximately 50 children each year have benefitted from this support. If you would like to support our Blessings in a Backpack program, please donate now via PayPal at via PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=EY33JU3C2CPPW or make your check out to "Blessings in a Backpack" and send it to us at: Akron-Newstead Rotary, PO Box 300, Akron NY 14001.

December project: Before the holidays, we were able to complete a blanket tying service project. These blankets were then donated to community members. This is a super fun and easy service project that can be done by people of all ages. To create a no sew blanket all you need is: -Two pieces of fabric (fleece works well) of the same size... -Fabric scissors Lay the two pieces of fabric together. On each corner, cut out a 3 in by 3 in square. Make sure you are cutting through both pieces of fabric. Once you have cut the squares, start cutting strips along the edge of the fabrics, roughly 1 inch wide and 3 inches long. Tie the corresponding top and bottom strips of fabric together in a double knot. It helps if you are doing the project with two people to have one person cut and the other person tie. These blankets are great to donate to assisted living facilities, nursing homes, hospitals or other similar places. Our club really enjoyed this project. See more

Project update: Back in December, the Akron-Newstead Rotary Club put in a shelter in the bike path at the Akron Junction. This shelter will be of great use not only for safety on the bike path, but also as a great spot to rest, especially on those warmer days! Come warmer weather, we will be painting The inside of the shelter.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who adopted an Christmas Angel. We were able to provide a Merry Christmas for 60 families, 144 children, and 87 adults! If you would like to make a monetary donation to help support this event please go to https://portal.clubrunner.ca/310 and click on "Donate" in the navigation menu. We appreciate your support. Service Above Self!

To those who adopted a Christmas Angel! All gifts need to be dropped off by this Friday, December 4th at Herm Clouse Allstate Insurance office at 68 Main Street, Akron. ***Make sure you identify your family/child ID on the packages you drop off. Do not wrap the gifts (rolls of wrapping paper & tape are appreciated though).... Thank you!!

We did it! All 127 angels have been adopted! Thank you to our members and our amazing community for making it happen.

We have 11 angels left to adopt and are 7 days away from gift drop off! If you can help please go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4badaf22a1f4c07-angel all the details are there. The signup process only takes a minute, so please do so today! If you are outside the area and would like to adopt an angel we can do the shopping for you!

October 24th was World Polio Day. Riders from across District 7090 rode in memory of Dr. Ron Mergl. Polio eradication is one of Rotary International’s core goals. This fundraiser helped to bring us one step closer to the eradication of polio. Pictured below is Rotarian Leah Bisson from our club and Rubens from the Buffalo Sunrise Rotary Club. This group of riders rode from Niagara Falls to Lewiston and back while riders from the Canadian clubs simultaneously rode along the opposite side of the Niagara River. Cheers to an amazing effort by all riders! #pedalforpolio #district7090 #worldpolioday #rotaryinternational

Did you win anything at our Raffle on Friday? Here is the list of all of our winners. Prizes can be picked up at Herm Clouse's Allstate during business hours. Please reach out to us via direct message if you have any additional questions. Congrats to all of our winners and thank you for the support!

We are in our final days of selling tickets, do you have yours? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! ... Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com/.../Andrew-Boncore..., or from any Rotarian! ONLINE TICKET SALES END WEDNESDAY NIGHT! See more

One of our great prizes! A $200 Lowe's Gift card! Do you have your tickets? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! ... Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com/.../Andrew-Boncore..., or from any Rotarian! See more

One of our great prizes! A Gumball Machine Bank & Stand! Do you have your tickets? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! ... Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian! See more

One of our great prizes! A 43" Smart TV! Do you have your tickets? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! ... Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian! See more

One of our great prizes! The GRAND package. A $239 value!! Do you have your tickets? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! ... Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian! See more

One of our great prizes! Do you have your tickets? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! ... Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian! See more

Do you have your tickets? Don't miss out on this incredible raffle!! Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! ... Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian! See more

One of our great prizes!! In lieu of our golf outing this year we are having a raffle drawing. Drawing of Prizes on September 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live!! Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, Akron Pharmacy, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian!

One of our great prizes, Lasertron Golden Ticket for 10 players!! In lieu of our golf outing this year we are having a raffle drawing. Drawing of Prizes on September 25th. Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian!

Check out these awesome binoculars! One of our great prizes!! In lieu of our golf outing this year we are having a raffle drawing. Drawing of Prizes on September 25th. Ticket prices $20 each or 6 for $100. Multiple chances to win! Drawn tickets GO back into the bin! Get your tickets at Candy Apple Cafe, Herm Clouse Allstate, online at https://events.ticketprinting.com//Andrew-Boncore-Memorial, or from any Rotarian!