MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Members of The Rotary Club of Montgomery County will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser today, Saturday, Sept. 23 8 – 11 a.m. at the Church on Main, 550 N. Main St., Blacksburg. The cost is $10, $5 for children ages 6-10 and children 5 and under are free. The fundraiser benefits the various programs of the club, including its Coats for Kids program.
As winter approaches many local school children do not have needed coats or other outerwear items to keep them warm during the colder temperatures. Children are unable to regulate their body temperatures as adults do. They can quickly develop hypothermia without protection from the cold.
Last year members of the Rotary Club of Montgomery County raised $3,000 through its Coats for Kids program to donate to area schools to meet the outerwear needs of the students.
Members of the Rotary Club of Montgomery County have long supported the community through a variety of service projects. In addition to its Coats for Kids project, the club and its members have supported the Prices Fork Elementary School, Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry, Micah’s Backpack, Montgomery County Christmas Store, Wonder Universe, the county’s Broomin’ and Bloomin’ cleanup, the Montgomery Museum of Art and History as well as international projects. This year the club is joining with other area clubs to purchase schoolbooks for a school in Haiti.
