The speakers at today's meeting were a good example of what our club is all about on the local level.
Kimberly Beeson, Executive Director of Irvine Adult Day Care Services explained the Irvine Adult Day Care Services program which provides professional care, companionship and activities for seniors that need assistance and supervision during the day. They provide a place where families can take dependent elderly loved ones to be cared for during the day. In today's world this is a much needed service. ISRC supports them with a $3,000 annual gift.
The next speaker, Allena Kaplan, was from Second Harvest Food Bank. Some of our members learned about their program by working at their facility in El Toro during Rotary work day. Second Harvest provides food to agencies that distribute it to people in need. Many people receiving this food are working families unable to make enough money to pay the high cost of rent, essentials, and buy enough groceries for the month. We learned Second Harvest receives the food through food drives, donations, and farming land.
