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GSW Faculty Dining Room
GSW State University
P.O. Box 912
Americus, GA 31709

The Faculty Dining Room is at the north end of the main dining area in the Marshall Student Center, at latitude/longitude 32.05445,-84.21753

P.O. Box 912
Americus, GA 31709

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PROGRAM: New Rotary Year Kick-Off with President Trevor Vanzant
SERVICE PROJECT: Assemble school supply packets

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SERVICE PROJECT: Back-to-School Bash School Supply Giveaway

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PROGRAM: Called to Care, Kay Hodge, Sumter County Director

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MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION with Second Harvest

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PROGRAM: River Valley Regional Commission, Jim Livingston, Executive Director

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PROGRAM: Child Water Safety, Jordan Pepito and Rachel Brown

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Rotarians volunteered their time and made significant donations towards the Wreaths Across America. The mission of the Wreaths Across America organization is to remember our fallen U.S. veterans, honor those who serve, and teach our children the value of freedom. Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, the Rotary Club of Americus volunteers to lay wreaths on the graves of veterans at Andersonville National Cemetery, and donates funds to purchase wreaths.

In 2020, Rotarians and other volunteers together placed nearly 11,000 wreaths at Andersonville. Rotarians also assist the day prior by helping unload wreaths from the trucks. Jim Covington, past president of the Americus Club and Chairman of the Friends of Andersonville, is a champion in leading this community-wide effort. This year's event was impacted by COVID-19 in that the program had to be cancelled and the number of volunteers let into the park to lay wreaths was limited.

Rotarians took part in escorting the semi trucks into town which carried the wreaths to Andersonville, unloading the trucks and placing boxes of wreaths throughout the cemetery, and laying wreaths on the graves of soldiers buried there.

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Partner Involvement
Bennett Trucking and the Taylor Foundation, along with the National Park Service and the Friends of Andersonville provide logistical assistance, as well as, coordination of the program. Normally, there are hundreds of volunteers that come from all over and descend upon the park to lay wreaths on the over 22,000 graves in the park; however, this year, there were limits to the number of volunteers allowed into the park each hour.

Partner Involvement

Bennett Trucking and the Taylor Foundation, along with the National Park Service and the Friends of Andersonville provide logistical assistance, as well as, coordination of the program. Normally, there are hundreds of volunteers that come from all over and descend upon the park to lay wreaths on the over 22,000 graves in the park; however, this year, there were limits to the number of volunteers allowed into the park each hour.