ROTARY DIALS UP BIG GIFT; $25,000 DONATED FOR SOUP KITCHEN.Byline: John Sanders John Sanders is the name of
Contributions are coming in from Rotary Club members in the Southland and halfway around the world to help finance larger quarters for the Grace Resource Center, which provides hot meals and groceries for those in need. Members of the Rotary Club of Bangalore, India, are among the latest to contribute in the center's fund-raising campaign Noun 1. fund-raising campaign - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported . So far, Rotarians have donated $25,000, including $5,000 from Lancaster members and a matching $5,000 from the organization's international funds. The project also got a $10,000 grant from Rotary District 5260 funds to which 38 clubs contribute, including clubs in the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. and Antelope valleys. ``I think the Grace Resource Center, in general, performs an extremely valuable function for the community by providing groceries and hot meals for people who are the working poor,'' said Mike Pope, president of Lancaster Rotary West. Steve Baker Steve Baker (born September 8, 1978 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who is a defender and currently plays for Gateshead. Baker has played for a number of clubs including Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Darlington, Hartlepool and , executive director of Grace Resource Center, said the money will be used to convert the former Sierra Toyota dealership into a soup kitchen with stoves, ovens, hot water heaters, ice machines, refrigerators, freezers, microwaves and serving equipment. ``A lot of our people are just folks who can't make it,'' Baker said. ``They need a little bit of groceries and a few hot meals and some clothing to get through.'' Larry Ralston, who owns the Burger King franchise on Avenue I, donated windows, ice machines, lights, sinks and booths for the new center, scheduled to open in January at 45134 N. Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . The 13,000-square-foot building will hold a kitchen, dining room, food-storage room, clothing store, bathrooms, laundry rooms and a fresh-start center where families on welfare will be mentored by community volunteers. The Grace Resource Center serves about 6,000 families in the Antelope Valley each month. It is funded by private donations, churches, businesses and families. ``It's just exciting,'' Baker said. ``These people believe in what we're doing.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Mike Pope, foreground, president of Lancaster Rotary West, talks about why Rotary Club members around the world have donated $25,000 toward remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling a former car agency building into a new food kitchen for the needy. Steve Baker, left, executive director of Grace Resource Center, said the money will be used to convert the former Sierra Toyota dealership into a fully functional soup kitchen. The stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. sinks, donated by a restaurant owner restaurant owner n → dueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante , await installation. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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