Not long ago, someone at an Edmond grocery store discovered a five-dollar bill behind a can of vegetables. A business card accompanied it with a message: “Rotary Loves Edmond – This act of kindness brought to you by Rotary Club of Edmond – Service Above Self.”
Rotary Club of Edmond’s president, Beth Case, is encouraging her club to take the acts of kindness cards and get busy performing five acts of kindness in a campaign called Give Me 5.
Edmond residents are finding kindness across the area. Whether it was a woman whose dollar store purchase was picked up by a club member standing in line behind her or it was The Genesis Project who benefitted when a club member gathered friends from her sorority to purchase items from the treatment center’s wish list.
“This idea is not new to our club,” Case said. “We have done this effort in the past. But with an economy posing challenges and the world coming out of COVID, we just feel people need to know there are other people who care. You never know what the person standing next to you is going through. We can be the people whose kindness encourages someone to not give up.”
Case is encouraging club members to share their stories of kindness which are being added to the Give Me 5 collection.
You can find a full list of acts of kindness by club members and ways you can join the effort on The Rotary Club of Edmond’s website.
Other Happenings
- The club took to the streets to deliver meals for Edmond Mobile Meals. About 25 club members delivered 270 meals to homebound clients across 100 square miles of the city.
- Rotary Club of Edmond celebrated our 85th birthday during our March 22nd meeting. Several club members were recognized for joining the club foundation’s Birthday Club. Members are encouraged to donate a dollar for each year of their lives. The project began last year. So far, 30 members have contributed more than $2000.
- We hosted 18 students during our annual career shadow day. The students from Edmond High School spent time at local businesses before sharing their experiences during our weekly meeting.
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