Photo courtesy the Rotary Club of Batavia.
The Rotary Club of Batavia, Ohio distributed a portion of the funds from their 2023 Golf Outing to an organization in the community that has made serving neighbors their mission.
President Harry Snyder presented a $2,000 check to Kim Orelmann and Paula Blomer of Lightshine Community Center and Lightshine Ministries at the January 16 meeting of the Rotary Club.
Orelmann is the founder of Lightshine Ministries and serves as executive director of Lightshine Community Center. Lightshine is located inside The Crossing Church in Batavia, and although it began as a ministry to address food insecurity and isolation, it quickly turned into a desire to feed people by feeding their souls as well as their bodies. They assist in providing practical life skills, education, and social services to those who pass through their doors.
“All the donations we receive go directly to serving our community, whether it be in a meal or a take home grocery/snack bag, “said Orelmann. “If the donation is a home good or clothing, (we offer it) at our bimonthly free yard sale.”
Lightshine also accepts donations for their building fund. In the future, they hope to build a center of their own to offer additional services that already compliment the ones they carry out for adults and children in the Clermont County area.
Lightshine is one of three agencies chosen by the Batavia Rotary Board to receive donations from the funds raised at their 2023 Golf Outing. The agencies are invited to make a presentation at a Rotary meeting, so members have the chance to see the impact the donations are making in the community.
The Rotary Club of Batavia holds two meetings per month on the first and third Tuesdays. Meetings begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Clermont County Airport Hawk Building, located at 4184 Taylor Road, Batavia. For additional information, visit bataviaohiorotary.org.