Riverhead Rotary is seeking donations to support its annual holiday giving campaign, asking the community to remember the “reason for the season” and raise funds to help community members in need.
Each year, the club buys Christmas presents for needy families in the community. The families are referred to the club by school social workers.
With the help of Riverhead High School NJROTC cadets, Rotarians each year pack and distribute to families in need some 200 bushel baskets containing all the fixings for a holiday turkey dinner.
The club has been doing this holiday outreach each year at Christmas for more than 35 years.
Those who wish to help can make checks out to: Riverhead Rotary Charities Inc., PO Box 518, Riverhead, NY 11901
Riverhead Rotary, founded in 1931, is the largest Rotary Club in the NYC/L.I. region. The all-volunteer organization supports local charities and organizations including Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead Free Library, the L.I. Council of Churches and Riverhead Townscape. The club also sponsors the Riverhead High School Interact Club and funds scholarships for graduating seniors at both Riverhead and McGann-Mercy high schools. Club members also support charitable causes around the world through Rotary International Foundation and through projects spearheaded by local Rotarians.
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