Frankford-Northeast Philadelphia Rotary Club teams up with Holy Family University Students for Coat/Book Drive
Rotarians and friends of Rotarians joined Holy Family University students, staff and faculty accepting coats and children’s books at a jointly-sponsored Drive-By Collection for 9 hours on November 23, 2020. Donations went to Feast of Justice in Mayfair (its food bank serves 10 Philadelphia zip codes), Thomas Holme Elementary School, and Project Home run by Sister Mary Scullion.
Special thanks to:
*Jim Olivieri and his fellow staff members who were part of the welcoming committee as volunteers arrived on Holy Family University’s campus. *Penn Jersey Realty for your support, your precious time, and donations to our Coat and Book Drive.
*Jay Pennie, from the Philadelphia Rotary Club.
*Marc Cohen, our Assistant District Governor. Thank you for coming and assisting.
*Rotarians Margaret Kelly, Bruce Beaton, Ray and Janet Swenson and all the other volunteers, thank you for your support, precious time, and donations.
Coats Collected: 534
Books Collected: 3, 817