Charity starts at home. As Covid-19 virus slowly flattens throughout Ontario but surges in other parts of the world, the Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise has focused on ways to support the local community as well as our partner clubs in the world. Taking care of our community and of our international partners is a priority and we have contributed through projects to assist shelters and food banks locally as well as provide materials for wash stations abroad.
We have provided $1,000 to local shelters such as Maison Baldwin House and the Akwesasne Family Wellness Centre to provide assorted cleaning and sanitizing materials as well as other needs identified by the shelter. Another $1,000 was given to Centre 105 to help provide bagged meals and coffee, tea and bottled water to participants via a pick-up window.
The Agape Food Bank and the Salvation Army Food Bank each received a total of $4,000 worth of food at wholesale cost. This was arranged with help from Barry Height at Baxtrom’s YIG and cooperation from Sysco (Tannis) Ottawa. Each food bank received two donations of $2,000 worth of food. The second donation to each food bank was made possible by the cycling challenges issued by Cornwall bicycle enthusiasts Cory Reggentin and Joe McNamara.
Along with members of other local community service clubs, a number of Cornwall Sunrise Rotarians assisted with packing and delivering the food hampers provided by the Optimist Club to the Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area and made available for those in need.
1. Maison Baldwin House - $1000 – helps provide assorted cleaning, sanitizing materials and other needs identified by the shelter
2. Akwesasne Wellness Centre - $1000 – helps provide assorted cleaning, sanitizing materials and other needs identified by the shelter
3. Centre 105 - $1000 – to help provide bagged meals and coffee, tea and water bottles to participants via a pick-up window.
4. Agape Food Bank - ~$4000 worth of food at wholesale cost. This was arranged with help from Barry Height at Baxtrom’s YIG and cooperation from Sysco (Tannis) Ottawa
5. Salvation Army Food Bank - ~$4000 worth of food at wholesale cost. This was arranged with help from Barry Height at Baxtrom’s YIG and cooperation from Sysco (Tannis) Ottawa
Each food bank received two donations of ~$2000 worth of food. The second donation to each food bank was made possible by the cycling challenges issued by Cornwall bicycle enthusiasts Cory Reggentin and Joe McNamara.
6. A number of Rotarians assisted with packing and delivering the food hampers the Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area made available for those in need.
Making a Fashion Statement with Masks
Masks were created by Rotarians and Friends of Rotary. Normally, their hands have been busy sewing reusable feminine products to be shipped to countries in need. However, lately Virginia and others have supplied us with beautiful face masks, using odds and ends of fabric from their projects and recycling some treasured but unworn Rotary shirts.
These masks sell in a store for $11.00, with part of the proceeds going to the Rotary Sunrise Cornwall. Thank you Virginia! Thank you, All.
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