Sitting down, breaking bread with your friends and neighbors is usually the theme of the annual Galt Sunrise Rotary Community Dinner; however, faced with COVID-19 restrictions, members of the local Rotary shifted the focus from an in person hot meal, complete with a visit from St. Nick, to a drive-through boxed meal for the entire family event.
Held Saturday, Dec. 19 at Galt United Methodist Church, more than 175 food boxes were distributed, which serviced nearly 1,000 individuals, down more than 500 people usually served at the in-person hot meal event.
âOne of our (Rotary) mottos is âService Above Selfâ,â event organizer and Rotary member Grace Malson said. âOur community along with the rest of the world is going through some very difficult times right now. Galt Sunrise is committed to help the Galt community in whatever capacity we can. This year we were unable to have our sit down, dine in dinner where friends visit, have a warm meal and just enjoy each