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Ithaca Rotary Club members will gather at the Ithaca Farmers Market on three Saturdays, beginning Aug. 19, to collect produce donated by market vendors, purchase staples at a nearby grocery store and then deliver the food to ten local families.

The 17th Annual Rotary Harvest was featured in an article in Tompkins Weekly.

Maui Fires Relief Fund

You can support your fellow Rotarians in Maui by donating to a fund created by the Hawai'i Rotary District 5000 to address critical needs in the aftermath of the August 9 wildfires.

The Rotary District 5000 Foundation will set up a committee to find the greatest needs for donations to the fund. More than 100 people have lost their lives and more than 2,200 homes, apartment buildings and other structures were destroyed in this devastating fire. Donations may be made to the Maui Fires Relief Fund on the district's website.

Ithaca Rotary Club Announces 2023 James L. Gibbs Scholarship Winner

thaca President Mary Kane (left) and Millie Clarke-Maynard (right) stand with Trinity Odom-Reed (center), who received the James L. Gibbs Memorial Scholarship at the Ithaca High School Senior Award Ceremony.

Trinity Odom-Reed, a 2023 graduate of Ithaca High School, has received the James L. Gibbs Memorial Scholarship awarded by the Rotary Club of Ithaca.

Odom-Reed, who was selected from among six finalists, will attend Hampton University in Virginia and major in political science and minor in music this fall. The $1,500 scholarship honors the legacy of former Rotary President James L. Gibbs, the first director of the Southside Community Center who worked to expand job opportunities for Black residents in Ithaca in the mid-20^th century.

Costa Rica Water Project

Rotarians Nancy Potter and George Gull have spent the past eight years helping to build water systems in remote villages in Costa Rica. The latest project was requested by the community leaders because a child died after drinking the water at her school. You can read about their project in Tompkins Weekly: https://www.tompkinsweekly.com/articles/ithaca-and-costa-rica-rotarians-rural-well-tower-project/