Skip Rogers of Able Forces honors Rotary EarlyAct Club at E. Wilson Elementary School

On January 19, 2023, EarlyAct students at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School (EWM) were honored by Skip Rogers from Able Forces.

In 2021 the students raised over $500.00 for Able Forces, but in 2022, the students challenged their classmates through a month-long “Change Wars,” where they emptied their pockets and asked their family and friends for help and raised over $1100. The students are already plotting their strategies for next year!

The students proudly pose with “Mr. Skip” (as students affectionately refer to him) as he presents them with their plaque.

EWM Principal Lisa Rudacille (far left) and Shane Hoyt (Dean of Students) receive the plaque to be hung at the school from “Mr. Skip” with the Rotary “Four Way Test” in the background, which the students learn and discuss at each meeting.

Skip wanted to thank the children at EWM for raising these monies, which allows Able Forces to help military and veteran families unable to provide a Christmas for their children because of their financial situation.

The Rotary Club of Warren County sponsors the EarlyAct Club, and its advisor is Michael Williams. The club has nearly sixty student members, and well over forty are active in it, helping their school and community.

Able Forces Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded by a disabled veteran with a MISSION to provide immediate financial assistance to military and veteran families identified in financial crisis by military bases or veteran Advocates.

For over nine years, Able Forces has worked closely with military and veteran advocates on military bases, VA hospitals, and non-profit organizations who identify wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and families in immediate financial need. 

Three charity programs exist within Able Forces Foundation to assist with this mission. All requests for crisis assistance must be initiated by a military or veteran advocate who can substantiate the immediate need.