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| Santa's Helpers, Katie and Helena, show off the toys! |
This holiday season, the Rotary Club of Des Moines captured the spirit of Christmas in a very special way. In partnership with Midway Elementary in Des Moines, the Rotary club adopted two families who were in need. In early December, Committee Service Chair, Steve Swank, met with Midway Elementary School Counselor, Jill Ramsey, to select the two families. The club donated $500 worth of food, gift cards and, of course, toys to each disadvantaged family. On December 21st, several of the Rotarians and their children played Santa's helpers and had the joy of personally delivering the gifts to the families. It was such a delight to see the excitement in the children's eyes when they saw all of the brightly wrapped presents!
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| A car full of goodies! |
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| A very shy Santa's Helper |
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Community Service Chair, Steve Swank, and Rotarian Dave Markwell
gather for a photo with the father of two boys. Helena and Aden Markwell
and Katie Meinecke also in photo. |
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| Helena, Katie and Aden poise with family |
For more information about the Adopt a Family for the Holidays project, please contact Steve Swank at sfsaustin@comcast.net. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Des Moines, please visit our website at www.dmrotary.org.
Photos courtesy of Lisa Meinecke.
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