On Thursday, 21 December, Rotary Club of Flatonia collected food items and donated two Christmas baskets. Each donation was a laundry basket plus 3 bags of food for Christmas and beyond.
One donation went to James and Kathy Fox, who had their house and most of their belongings in Hostyn burn down on Thursday, 14 December, 11 days before Christmas. Their two dogs perished in the fire, while they were at work. They have no insurance. Many friends and community members have come forward and helped them. The other donation went to the manager of the Flatonia RV Park who distributed the food to 5 families.
Flatonia Rotary President, Pat Satterwhite remarked “Hunger exists in Flatonia and we recognized this. Our members were very generous with their donations of food and I would like to thank them for their generosity during the Christmas season. We were humbled by the Foxes experience and were happy that we could help in this small way.”