“Service Above Self” is the Rotary motto, shared Roberta Stillwell as she took a break from her volunteer duties at Bread & Broth Monday Meal on September 5. Roberta, along with fellow Rotarians Cheryl Cottle, Grace Schorr, and Paul (club president) and Lizzie Thibodeau, proudly represented the Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club at their ‘Adopt A Day of Nourishment’(AAD) on Labor Day.
Bread & Broth’s (B&B) creative cooks celebrated the Monday Meal Labor Day dinner by preparing a casual holiday meal consisting of sloppy joes, dill potato salad, and a tasty peach and pear salad made with fresh fruit provided by generous vendors from the Tuesday South Lake Tahoe Farmer’s Market. The dinner guests also enjoyed a variety of delicious cakes provided by Safeway and Whole Foods grocery stores.
The five Rotary Club AAD volunteers happily helped wherever they were needed. They packed food ‘giveaway’ bags, prepared dessert and drink servings, manned the serving line, took down tables and chairs, and dried trays, utensils, and cooking pans. In addition to sending the five volunteers, the Tahoe Douglas Rotary club made a generous donation of $300 to assist with the cost of the meal’s food, dinner supplies, and utility costs associated with holding the weekly meal service.
The Tahoe Douglas Rotary has priority focus areas which include working side-by-side with the community on local service projects. B&B is very thankful that Rotary members selected the ‘Adopt A Day of Nourishment’ program as one of their service projects and have scheduled an additional AAD sponsorship on September 26. Highlighting the partnership between Tahoe Douglas Rotary and B&B, Roberta Stillwell expressed her gratitude to B&B “for providing us with the opportunity to serve our community.”
– Bread & Broth