The Rotary Club of East Haven has begun fundraising for its 12th annual Clothe the Children campaign. Each year, the club works with local businesses, citizens, and the East Haven Board of Education to raise funds that are distributed the following January to children for the purchase of clothing for the winter season.

During the past 11 years, the East Haven Rotary's Clothe the Children program has provided clothing for more than 550 children totaling more than $65,000 worth of merchandise.

Each year, Rotarians receive names of children suggested for the program from elementary school teachers in the East Haven school system.

With the increasing needs of the community, monetary donations are needed now more than ever before. Anyone wishing to donate may mail checks payable to the East Haven Rotary Clothe the Children c/o Benjamin Mazzucco, P.O. Box 120604, East Haven, CT 06512. For more info, contact Benjamin Mazzucco 203-605-6367.