The Rotary clubs in District 6080 of Missouri battled each other in a month-long effort to fight hunger. Clubs in the northern part of the district competed against those in the south to see which region could do the most to reduce hunger and malnutrition.
Totals for local Rotary Clubs:
• Jefferson City Breakfast: 2,515 pounds, $996 and 56 hours donated to the Samaritan Center.
• Jefferson City Evening: 1,752 pounds, $2,195 and 66 hours donated to the Samaritan Center.
• Jefferson City Rotaract: 48 hours volunteered for the Samaritan Center.
• Jefferson City West: 1,220 pounds to the Samaritan Center, 450 pounds to the Salvation Army, $375 and 47 hours.
• Fulton: 100 pounds of food, $2,170 and six hours donated to SERVE's food pantry, the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri and the Tower Garden Project.