The Rotary Club of Livermore Valley helps with Covid-19 Relief

Never has there been a more challenging time than the current coronavirus pandemic, with the emergency creating previously-unseen desperation and needs both locally and globally. Rotarians are people of action who want to help during such times. Unfortunately, the Shelter-in-Place Order meant the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley had to cancel our major fundraising event for the year. Thankfully, many of our sponsors such as TopCon, Baez Geotechnical, the Wall and Ceiling Alliance and others, partnering with generous Rotarians (see full list below) were able to donate funds to preserve the club’s ability to take action to help.

Recognizing the great needs of the local community, the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley added a Spring Pandemic donation cycle in early April, providing nearly five thousand dollars split between the following four local service providers:

• Hively

• Tri-Valley Haven

• Open Heart Kitchen

• City Serve of the Tri-Valley

In May, recognizing the great need for assistance to avert threatened starvation in the Lake Atitlan area of Guatemala due to the disruption of food deliveries caused by COVID-19 restrictions on travel, the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley worked with our home Rotary District 5170, to organize a $4,000 District Grant to the Rotary eClub of Lake Atitlan for emergency food relief.

Then, in June, a second Pandemic donation cycle for the local community was added and the club gave $4,000 split evenly among the same four local service providers.

December 8, 2020

Frank Vallejo and Eric Dillie donating 650 masks to The Shepherd's Gate in Livermore.