Members of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning participated in the Palm Desert Rotary Club’s annual cross-border Service Weekend in Mexicali from Jan. 9-12, where members helped out at a local school and delivered toys and clothing to a shelter.
Members from Carpinteria worked alongside Rotarians from several other districts. Rotary members helped paint and clean at the Eduardo Huet School for the Deaf, delivered toys and clothing to the UREDAE Street Kids shelter and visited Sombras de Amor, outside Mexicali, Mexico. The club contributed more than 100 pounds of school supplies, as well as toys, blankets, food and clothing to support youth and families in need, according to Morning Rotary member Eric von Schrader.
A new sister club relationship between the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning and the Rotary Club of Tijuana Oeste began during the trip to Mexicali as well, which von Schrader said “(opened) the door for continued partnership on future service projects.”…