West Bay Rotary donates over $6,000 to local nonprofits Mon, 12/28/2020 - 1:00pm
Lucky the Duck and West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink present a check to One Less Worry’s Executive Director Sharon Hobson (in front of the shed that was donated to OLW by West Bay Rotary). (Photo courtesy West Bay Rotary)
Lucky the Duck and West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink present a check to Camden Area Christian Food Pantry’s Board Vice President Debra Miliken. (Photo courtesy West Bay Rotary)
Lucky the Duck and West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink present a check to Shields Mission Project’s administrator Jeanne Denny. (Photo courtesy West Bay Rotary)
Notes from Lime City: Scoring a 12-Pack with One Less Worry
by Becca Shaw Glaser Tuesday, December 22, 2020 9:04 AM Rockland-based grassroots group One Less Worry distributes free menstrual pads, tampons, soap, and other hygiene products to 22 area locations. During the pandemic, OLW quickly became a major player in the local toilet paper scene, scavenging 15,000 rolls of toilet paper for folks in Knox County this year. I interviewed Sharon Hobson, OLW’s director.
Becca: What made you so passionate about getting menstrual items to people?
Sharon Hobson: Six years ago, my friend Rhonda Nordstrom and I began a purse project, now known as the Tote Project. We asked people to find a purse or backpack languishing in their closet and fill it with pads, tampons and grooming products. After distribution to three organizations, we started receiving feedback. What shocked us was the number of stories we received about people in our community struggling to me
Sat, 12/12/2020 - 9:30pm
West Bay Rotary is raising money to help three local nonprofits that help people in need. Net proceeds from Lucky’s Christmas Vacation raffle will benefit the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry, One Less Worry, and the Shields Mission Project.
Raffle tickets are available online at westbayrotaryraffle.com and are $10 each or six tickets for $50, and the winner will receive a certificate for seven nights at the Vanderbilt Beach Resort in Naples, Florida. The raffle winner will be drawn at the Christmas tree sale on December 20
th at 4 pm.
Because of Covid-19, West Bay Rotary has had to cancel many of their fundraisers, so they have been finding creative new ways to help the community. Although the annual Christmas tree fundraiser is still on and will help raise money for charities and nonprofits, it just seemed like more could be done. West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink came up with the idea to have a raffle that would benefit local nonprofi