Rotary Club Donates $2,000 To Alpharetta YMCA

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- The Rotary Club of Johns Creek – North Fulton recently made a monetary contribution to a local YMCA organization in an effort to bolster education in the fields of science, arts and math.

The club earlier this month presented a $2,000 check to the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA.

The money will be used to help implement STEAM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math -- programs in Johns Creek elementary schools in the 2016-17 school year, said Nicole Lawson, assistant executive director of the Alpharetta YMCA and president-elect of the Rotary Club.

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“The YMCA is thrilled to be involved with the Rotary Club of Johns Creek-North Fulton and our work with local after school programs, especially through STEAM programs,” Lawson added. “We’re very appreciative of the club’s service and donation to help make these programs successful.”

The Rotary Club assists organizations such as the local libraries, schools, as well as military families. The club also supports Habitat for Humanity, awareness of human trafficking, as well as Rotary International's global initiatives to eradicate Polio and bring clean drinking water to people in less-developed countries in the world.

The Rotary Club of Johns Creek – North Fulton meets each Wednesday at noon at the Atlanta Athletic Club at 1930 Bobby Jones Drive in Johns Creek.

For more information about the club, call 678-824-2403 or email info@RotaryJohnsCreek.com.

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Photo: from left, Bob MacDonald, Eugene MacIntyre, Nicole Lawson, Ron Jones, Shirley House and Rich Tatgenhorst. Credit: Rotary Club of Johns Creek -- North Fulton