Club collected funds for toys, hats, gloves, and baby clothes to be distributed
In early January, eight Avalon Rotary Club members and spouses including Nicole Hohenstein, Bryce Noll, Jennifer Rivera, Linda Salo, Connie Stewart, Lourdes and Adrian Thoricht, and Rita Whitaker traveled to Ensenada to work in partnership with four other Southern California Rotary Clubs and Ensenada Club Rotario Centenario.
This year for the first time, friends from the San Clemente Sunrise Rotary Club traveled with our club members. The participating Rotary Clubs helped assemble and distribute over 1,000 food baskets, blankets, and toys to 13 different remote and poverty-stricken areas of Ensenada. Many of the needy families live in cardboard houses with no electricity, and limited bathroom facilities. The food baskets and blankets are given out in January to help celebrate the “Dia de los Reyes,” a Christian feast that commemorates gifts being brought to the baby Jesus by the Three Kings.
The recipients were overjoyed and thankful for everything they received, particularly the warm blankets that are donated each year by the Avalon Rotary Club. In lieu of a gift exchange at their annual Christmas party, the Avalon Rotary club collects funds for toys, hats, gloves, and baby clothes to be distributed in Ensenada.
Avalon Rotary Club is a vibrant service club that actively contributes to the betterment of our Island community by donating to local charities. Our members are dedicated to the Rotary motto “Service Above Self.” If you are interested in learning more about our energetic group visit our Facebook page: Avalon Rotary Club. Our meetings are now held twice a month (2nd Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. and the 4th Wednesday of the month at noon, at the Holiday Inn).
