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New Community Catalyst Project!

Gear Up for School - Manchester Memorial High School Gym, August 14th:

Gear Up for School is a backpack drive focusing on bringing together the community (and specifically kids) to assemble 3,000+ backpacks to distribute to other kids in the community. The Queen City Rotary and Hooksett Area Rotary Clubs are looking for volunteers to assemble the backpacks, which will be distributed to kids in the Manchester, Hooksett, and surrounding Southern NH town school systems.

More information on the Community Catalyst page . . . .

https://queencityrotary.org/page/community-catalysts

ROAD RALLY CROSSES THE FINISH LINE!!!

The Queen City Rotary's Road Rally crossed the finish line on Saturday, June 5th and the Taxmanian Devils were the winners! Congrats to Zach Reynolds, Dalton Gyorda and Levi and Anna Byers! The Devils completed the road rally solving all of the clues correctly (not an easy task) with the best time! Nice job and great teamwork!!

Thank you to all of our teams for participating! We were able to raise almost $20,000 which will be given back to local youth charities through the greater Manchester area.

Big THANK YOU to all of our AMAZING sponsors!

Grand Prix

QUIRK AUTO

Formula One

Frank DiDonato – Keller Williams

Indy

Bellwether Credit Union

Clark Insurance

Eastern Propane and Oil

Harbor One Mortgage

Nascar

Butehof & Bomster, PC

Parnell, Michels & Mckay

Peoples United Bank

Primerica

Drag

GST IT Solutions

Mr. Mac's Mac and Cheese

ProCut

Road Rally in the News!

Check out these Rotarians discussing the Road Rally!

Road Rally Registration

Download the registration form on the left (Download Home Page Files) or on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-queen-city-rotary-road-rally-scavenger-hunt-on-wheels-tickets-149371362767

Hitting the road for a great cause

As part of its ongoing mission to support youth in need across greater Manchester, the Queen City Rotary Club proudly announces the return of a critical fundraiser, The 2021 Road Rally.

Saturday, June 5 @ 3:00 p.m.

Brady Sullivan Building (back parking lot area)

1750 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

“The Road Rally is a wonderful part of our legacy,” said Leslie Gendron, President, Queen City Rotary Club. “And as with all of our efforts, 100% of the proceeds directly benefit youth across the community.”

The Road Rally is “a scavenger hunt on wheels,” according to event chair Rory Parnell. “Teams compete against each other to figure out clues and solve puzzles to find their next destination in the quickest time with the most correct answers. It’s also a neat way to explore greater Manchester and learn about its rich history.”

Update for QCR Grant Application Process

QCR typically distributes more than $50,000 annually to local charities. Due to the pandemic, we were unable to hold our fundraising events, which has deeply impacted our ability to raise funds and, consequently, distribute money to local youth charities.

At this time, our grant application process is on hold until we can further assess our ability to raise funds in the coming year.

Please feel free to reach out to the club if you need assistance with any "roll up your sleeves" projects. We still have our elbow grease and are willing to participate in service projects that adhere to COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Still Masking Up!

Thanks to our District Governor- we received some kids masks and distributed them to the Boys and Girls Club of greater Manchester and Girls Inc.

Here are some great pics!

QCR FIRST COMMUNITY CATALYST PROJECT SUCCESS!

Ken Yie, QCR Community Catalyst Chair deemed our first project a success!

"Thank you to everyone who shared the drive and contributed!! We could not have done it with all of your support." Items collected in the MIBOX were distributed to New Horizons, Families in Transition, United Way, and Multiple School Districts (Allenstown, Pembroke, and Gossler Park).

QCR Announces New Initiative

Queen City Rotary is embarking on a new initiative called Community Catalysts. Community Catalysts' goals are to uncover our community's needs and identify local problems and match them with solutions through connections and networking with a purpose.

Gov. Chris Sununu Speaks at QCR

Look who dropped by this morning . . . .Thank you to Governor Sununu for taking time to speak at our weekly Rotary meeting.Very informative update on the state of the State!

Giving the Manchester Police Department a "Clean" Start

The Queen City Rotary Club is pleased to announce a donation of two special cleaning machines to the Manchester Police Department (MPD) to protect the force and the public from COVID-19.

Catie's Closet Update

Catie's Closet is opening up another location at Parkside Middle School here in Manchester!

The Community Service Committee is looking to organize a Paint Party to get this space finished for them.

We are planning to get the painting done on Saturday November 14th, beginning at 8:30am at Parkside Middle School, 75 Parkside Ave., Manchester.

Please RSVP to Lisa via email at lallypropertysource@comcast.net if you are able to volunteer on the 14th. Painting will go until it's done.....last finish time was around 12:00pm. All paint and supplies are provided - just need volunteers!

Food Drive

A Food Drive is in the works, please collect non-perishable items. Perishable items will be collected the week leading up to Thanksgiving. They may be dropped off at MPAL

QCR Virtual Meetings

The Queen City Rotary Club has suspended our breakfast meetings due to COVID-19. We will continue to monitor and assess the situation and hope to resume as soon as safely possible. In the meantime, we are meeting each Thursday morning via Zoom. If you are interested in attending one of our virtual meetings, please reach out to a current member.