Rotary Club helps answer school’s plea for Christmas gifts | News

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) - The members of the Covington Rotary Club are working to answer John G. Carlisle Elementary School's recent call for help in giving Christmas gifts to every student in the school in Covington. Within the last week the Covington Rotarians raised $1,420 (enough for 142 gifts) plus an additional donation of 125 gifts for a total of 267 Christmas gifts for the children.

But the job is not yet complete since the school needs 470 Christmas gifts to make sure each child receives a gift. About 95 percent of the students in the school live at or below the poverty level. These Christmas gifts may be the only gifts many of the students will receive this year.

The Covington Rotary Club invites the general public to join in providing Christmas gifts for these students. To make a donation, contact the school at 859-292-5812.

For more information, please contact Covington Rotary Club president Ms. Marja Barrett at (859) 341-8944 or marjawbarrett@gmail.com.

Rotarians are professional men and women who work as volunteers to improve the quality of life in their home and world communities. Club membership represents a cross-section of local business and professional leaders. The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are non-political, non-religious and open to all cultures, races and creeds. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotarians working in over 29,600 Rotary clubs comprising 194 countries and 35 geographic regions of the world. The Rotary motto is "Service Above Self".