The Rotary Club of Concord will be accepting donations of personal care items for Open Table food pantry on Saturday, March 30th from 9 am to 2 pm at Crosby’s Market, 211Sudbury Road, Concord. Items needed: Diaper Sizes:  3, 4, 5, 6, Hand and Body Lotion, Baby Wipes, Sponges, Dish Soap, Toothpaste and Shampoo. Thank you to everyone  who has already donated to the Show the Love Donation Drive which began in February and will end with this final donation day on March 30th at Crosby’s Market. The Rotary Club of Concord has a long-standing partnership with Open Table Food Pantry in Maynard. Families who may be your neighbors are struggling to make ends meet. Open Table serves people from 21 cities and towns. Last year Open Table distributed 817,261 pounds of food. Volunteers prepared 70,123 meals. There were 20,123 pantry visits and  deliveries. There were 7,046 individuals served. Guests include 30% who are children under the age of 18 and 16% are senior citizens. Open Table budgets $12,000 a year to purchase personal care items and diapers which are not covered under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).You can help by donating Diaper Sizes:  3, 4, 5, 6, Hand and Body Lotion, Baby Wipes, Sponges, Dish Soap, Toothpaste and Shampoo and bringing them to Crosby’s Market on Saturday, March 30th from 9 am to 2 pm.

At our club meeting on January 18th we celebrated our club treasurer, Peter Mahler. Peter has been a Rotarian for 24 years, the past ten as a member of the Rotary Club of Concord. He has been an active participant in every aspect of our club, always ready to lend a hand with any project. From Interact, Habitat for Humanity, Minute Man Arc events, Boys and Girls Club field days, and so much more, Peter exemplifies Rotary's motto, "Service Above Self."     In recognition of all his hard work, he was presented a Paul Harris award by President Jean Goldsberry and Sharon Spaulding, pictured here with Peter.