Rotary gives $50,000 to La. CBF hurricane relief

LACOMBE, La. — The Rotary Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to aid in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) of Louisiana’s hurricane relief efforts in Lacombe, a small Creole community about 25 miles north of New Orleans.

Earmarked to restore at least five houses in Lacombe, the grant was requested by Rotary Club 99 in Little Rock, Ark. Through a partnership with CBF of Arkansas, Rotary Club 99 learned about CBF of Louisiana’s efforts in Lacombe and has been providing supplies, funds and volunteer labor.

“We are excited to find a group like CBF of Arkansas that would channel our gifts and manpower where it is needed the most,” said Sam Chaffin, the club’s task-force chairman and former president.

“This partnership shows how civic clubs and faith-based organizations can join together as people with resources helping people with needs,” said Ray Higgins, coordinator of CBF of Arkansas.