Members of the Rotary Club of York-North donated over $2,000.00 worth of diapers to the "Harvest of Blessings Food Pantry" located at 254 West Princess Street in York. The Rotary Club of York-North developed a strong relationship with the Harvest of Blessings through one of its members, Melissa Gross, who volunteers there on a weekly basis. The club had an offsite club meeting at the Harvest of Blessings earlier this year and then volunteered there on a Saturday. Through this new relationship and meeting with their CEO, Ms. Jural Toby, they discovered that there was a huge need for diapers for needy families in York and surrounding areas. The club asked its members for diaper donations for an entire month and applied for a district grant and matched it. Ms. Jural Toby was so emotional and appreciative when the diapers were delivered that she had tears in her eyes. This project was such a heartwarming experience where we as Rotarians became aware of a need in our local community and took action to help our neighbors!

 

Special thanks to the following Rotarians from the Rotary Club of York-North: Melissa Gross for establishing our relationship with the Harvest of Blessings and Kimberly March for going "Above and Beyond" by writing the grant request, collecting diapers from our members and ordering a huge number of additional diapers and storing them in her garage before they were delivered to the Harvest of Blessings.

 

Members of the Rotary Club of York-North are joined by Ms. Jural Toby, CEO of the Harvest of Blessings, and volunteers with the huge diaper donation provided by the club.