NEWS

Double the effort

Posted 12/21/23

Traditionally the Warwick Rotary Club has provided 100 baskets of food to needy families at Christmastime and at one time even delivered them to people’s homes. As Neighbors Helping Neighbors …

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NEWS

Double the effort

KEEPING THE LINE MOVING: As club members unpacked nonperishable food, others worked the assembly line filling boxes.

FIRST YOU MAKE THE BOXES: Benjamin Ricci and Michael Grande assemble cardboard boxes, the first step in the assembly line to helping needy families. Quality inspector Mike Constantine looks on.

MOUNTAIN OF FOOD DONATIONS: Warwick Rotary Club members and family helpers gather for a group photo with the 200 boxes they packed for delivery to Westbay Community Action early Saturday morning in less than an hour.

DELIVERING: Club members delivered the 200 boxes to Westbay Community Action where recipients were waiting to pick them up. Here Scott Macleod unloads boxes as they were delivered to Westbay Community action

HAMMING IT UP: Rotary Club member Dan Scanlon Jr. worked closely with Joslyn Groves, Director of Social Services at Westbay Community Action. Scanlon handed out gift cards and boxes to recipients while Groves checked them off her list.

PICKUPS: Recipients lined up for their boxes that Dan Scanlon helped distribute.

Posted Thursday, December 21, 2023 12:00 am

Traditionally the Warwick Rotary Club has provided 100 baskets of food to needy families at Christmastime and at one time even delivered them to people’s homes. As Neighbors Helping Neighbors evolved, a coordinated effort between the city’s human services division and Westbay Community Action, a centralized system was developed. This year, when club member Dan Scanlon Jr. learned some organizations had dropped out of the program, he doubled donations to 200 boxes. Club members assembled Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Cooper Building on Sandy Lane where they filled boxes with the fixings for a Christmas meal. Gift cards to Dave’s Fresh Marketplace were also provided. Once packed, club members loaded up their cards and headed to Westbay Community Action on Jefferson Boulevard, where early arrivals were waiting for them. (Warwick Beacon photos)