Rain City Rotary collects food for HopeLink and feeds Tent City 3

New members Jeff and Rosemary Clepp
Photo by Donna Eggen

Keeping up with Rain City Rotary, June and July 2015

By Donna Eggen

Food Drive at Central Market

On Saturday, June 27, Rain City Rotary held its annual summer food drive at Central Market. The food goes to the Hopelink Food Bank, and is especially aimed at “Ending Summer Hunger” for children who get some meals at school during the school year. 

We collected 1230 lbs. of food!! That’s a lot of happy tummies.

New members Jeff and Rosemary Cleppe said “Rain City Rotary has been a great opportunity to make new friends and serve our community at the same time. We look forward to many future outings with the group.”

Members pose with a Japanese Rotarian
Photo by Donna Eggen

A man who was leading a group of Japanese tourists to look at the store saw us. He is a Rotarian himself and complimented us on what we were doing.

 

Feeding Tent City 3

On July 19, Rain City Rotary served dinner to Tent City 3, currently located at Saint Dunstan’s Church. 

We served nearly 100 people a picnic meal of burgers and hot dogs, potato and macaroni salads, and ice cream topped with fresh strawberries. Yum! The residents pronounced it “delicious”.

Long-time member Brad Lancaster had this to say: “Rain City Rotary fed a hungry group at Tent City 3 located by the gracious welcome of Saint Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in a (relatively) cool, wooded area adjacent to the church. 

People from all walks of life, each experiencing some difficulty, land at Tent City 3 to help bridge to a better place in their lives. Hamburgers, watermelon, homemade cookies, potato salad, and summer delicacies made us all smile. Rain City Rotary cares about the difficulties that Shoreline’s dislocated members face.”

Rain City Rotarians getting ready to feed Tent City 3
Photo by Kim Lancaster

Rain City Rotary meets most Thursday Nights at 6:30pm in the Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N. But over the summer we are focusing on service projects and social times so check our website. You are welcome to join us.