{"id":3490,"date":"2021-12-02T10:10:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2021-12-02T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T22:56:09","slug":"time-to-sign-up-for-sand-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/time-to-sign-up-for-sand-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotarians did some “heavy lifting” for Sand for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Derby-Shelton Rotarians are used to doing a lot of “heavy lifting” for the benefit of the community, but the Sand for Seniors project gives it a whole new meaning to heavy lifting.\u00a0The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club is delivering 125 five-gallon buckets of a sand and salt mixture to seniors over 67 years old and to disabled individuals residing in Derby and Shelton between December 2 and 5, 2021.<\/p>\n

Last year, 137 households were assisted with this project.\u00a0 Kim Ryan has managed this project for eight years. The program itself has helped families since 2008.\u00a0 Kim has heard many heart-warming stories of gratitude through the years.\u00a0 Some people were afraid of getting the mail in the icy conditions before they had their Rotary sand and salt.\u00a0 Others who had recently been on their own expressed what a big help it was to have the sand and salt delivered by community-minded Rotarians. Kim said, \u201cEveryone appreciated this kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n