Community Outreach Projects
CHIPS Holiday Project
Our club chose CHIPS Soup Kitchen & Women’s Shelter to partner with for our holiday project this year. We dropped off 9 sacks of coats and clothing on Christmas Eve just in time for Christmas morning. We also donated 150 pairs of mens socks on Thanksgiving to give out with their hot meals. Thank you to everyone that donated and participated in this appeal.
Director of Community Service Vivian Jackson, dropping off 150 pairs of socks
President Janine dropping off the holiday sacks on Christmas Eve.
Halloween Candy Packing
At our last meeting, we packaged 100 bags of candy for children in child protective services. President Janine hand delivered the bags on Halloween morning. We had such a great turnout, we would love to make it a quarterly event.
Pop Up Food Pantry - Red Hook
We did it again! Second year in a row! Our club distributed 200 bags and boxes of food at Coffey Park in Red Hook, Brooklyn, thanks to donations from The Campaign Against Hunger and The Met Council. And special thanks to Green Sky Bookkeeping, Inc., Brooklyn Heights Real Estate Inc and Strategies for Wealth for their sponsorships to pay for the Uhaul and volunteer supplies. And to the Red Hook Star-Revue for helping us store some items and Red Hook Community Justice Center for lending us a helping hand on the day of and spreading the word. We are overjoyed to have also been able to drop food off at 4 community fridges and CHiPS Soup Kitchen & Women's Shelter. What a collaboration! Here are some photos and videos of the full effort. Thank you to the Rotarians that took time out of their days/nights to help make this happen! We are nothing without your help.
Women’s Safety Event
Rotary self defense class was practical, informative, and also humorous.
Best part: discussing how to handle yourself safely on mass transit. (Best tip: don’t sit near the subway doors.)
1st Quarterly Fill-a-Fridge Night
Our club’s very first “Fill-a-Fridge” day was a success! Thank you to our members, community members and family that participated from near and far. Check out some of the pics!
Juneteenth Food Giveaway
In observance of Juneteenth, we partnered with Soul2Soulz , a local Brooklyn non-profit organization that serves the youth to distribute 260 boxes of food items to families of Crown Heights Brooklyn. The groceries were donated by The Met Council and Campaign Against Hunger.
Year End Party
During our Year-End Dinner, we welcomed our new 2021-2022 Board of Directors.
Shoe Drive
We collected shoes again this year for Soles4Soles. We put collection boxes at seven different sites.
Book Donation
We donated books to a local PTA that wanted to build out their library.
Blood Drive 2021
In lieu of our annual drive, we asked members to give blood at one of the local pop-ups.
Tablet Drive for READ718
We donated 40 tablets to a local non-profit that helps kids in an underserved community in Brooklyn with reading support.
Pop Up Food Pantry - Red Hook
We gave away 100 bags of groceries to residents of Red Hook. The bags contained meat, vegetables, fruit, and staples like rice and pasta.
Chalk the Walk Face Shield Giveaway at CobbleHill Nursing
BBRC gave out face shields to the staff at Cobble Hill Health Center during the 7pm shift change. We also chalked up the sidewalk with inspirational messages.
Project Pad
A HUGE THANKS to Naturalena for donating a PALLET of feminine hygiene products to our club for PROJECT PAD. They were donated to the HELP USA Family Shelter in East New York, Brooklyn.
Blood Drive 2020
Rotarian Raquel giving blood at our annual blood drive in Brooklyn heights.
Winter Wishes 2019
During our annual Holiday Party, we wrapped gifts for a 5th grade class in East Flatbush.
Feed Bahamas
We packaged food to ship to people in the Bahamas recovering after Hurricane Dorian.
Delivering to Seniors
BBRC partnered with Heights and Hills again to deliver Fall Prevention Kits to elders around Brooklyn.
Bowery Mission
BBRC visited The Bowery Mission to help serve 300 meals to those in need.
Easter Bag Project
With the help of our community, we packaged 123 bags of goodies for children ages 0-11, that reside in the HELP USA Family Shelter in East New York, Brooklyn.
Magic Show
Rotarian, Mark Dana, put on a magic show for our youngest helpers.
Feed Brooklyn 2019
BBRC joined efforts with The Rotaract Club at Brooklyn College along with many other community members to package 10,000 meals that went to local food pantries in Brooklyn.
Meet the Rotaract Club at Brooklyn College!
BBRC delivers blankets!
We teamed up with Heights and Hills in December 2018 to deliver blankets made by the Disney Blanketeers to older adults in Brooklyn.
Winter Wishes 2018
With community help and proceeds from our tea/coffee fundraiser, we sponsored 15 Winter Wishes via the NY Cares program that were sent to teens and children in Queens and Manhattan.
Thanksgiving 2018
On Thanksgiving morning, we went to Grace Church to help prepare and deliver meals that were served to older adults in downtown Brooklyn. This event was sponsored by Heights and Hills.
Halloween Bag Project 2018
With help from our generous community, we made 74 Halloween goodie bags that we delivered to the ACS Children’s Center in Manhattan for children ages 2-16.
