On December 17th Rotarians and community leaders will be locked up at Strickland’s on Oleander drive. The jailbirds have to raise money to get the keys to freedom. Money raised will go to Josie Godwin who needs help purchasing a prosthetic leg and will help fund the building of the supply store at Eden Village – a home for homeless folks.
Wilmington Central Rotary is holding their annual Miracles of Rotary to help raise $15,000 for the causes listed below.
She was rushed into emergency surgery July 7th because of 4 massive blood clots in her left leg. She underwent 6 surgeries to remove those blood clots and the destroyed muscle and tissue that they caused. It then became clear to the Doctors that they would have to amputate a portion of her leg. She spent 33 days in the hospital – the last 8 days were in rehab where she progressed quicker than anyone could have imagined. This lady is extremely healthy and active which led to a speedy “recovery”. It is still a complete mystery to everyone as to what caused these blood clots. We are trying to raise any money we can to help her live an “as close to normal” life as possible. We are simply raising funds for a prosthetic which is estimated to cost a total of over 20k. She is amazingly optimistic and embracing her new ways of living.
Our goal at Rotary is to help with the purchase of the prosthetic leg.
Eden Village of Wilmington will be a 320unit tiny home community specially designed to provide permanent homes for chronically homeless. There will be 32 tiny homes on the property upon completion, which will cost approximately $300 a month with utilities included. The assistance doesn’t stop at housing though, living at the Eden Village will provide the residents with much more. Each resident will have a team of four people that will come alongside them. They will help them figure out the best way to manage their money and to have proper healthcare.
Or goal at Rotary is to raise money to build their Supply Store at the Eden Village Complex.
On October 12 the recipients of this quarter’s philanthropy were at our meeting.
They include:
The Wilmington Central Rotary’s Miracles of Rotary project raised almost $6K in items for the new LifeLong Intervention Clinical wing for the Autism Society of NC.
Wilmington Central Rotary member Devin Warren’s dad Phil Warren was presented the True Rotarian Award.
This award goes to a Rotarian who demonstrates through his/her Rotary and community life that he/she lives by the four-way test and provides ‘Service Above Self’.
The “True Rotarian” has a Rotary attitude.
Phil is the past-President of the club in Kentville, Nova Scotia.
We are a group of business people in the Wilmington area who are drawn together to help individuals and organizations by donating our time and contributing financially.
We roll up our sleeves and pitch in to help, we also have fundraisers so we can donate to individuals or organizations that need us.
“The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise.
