The Starfish Pack Program was created by the Abbotsford Rotary Club and quickly grew to help hundreds of children in 22 schools.  It has since expanded to other communities such as Chilliwack, Aldergrove, Coquitlam, Langley, Richmond, Duncan, Vernon, and now North Delta.
 
The North Delta Rotary club is teaming with community partners including Deltassist, Save On Foods, the Delta School Board and other community volunteers to bring the program to North Delta elementary schools.
 
The program's name comes from the Parable Of The Starfish (author unknown):
 

On the morning after a violent storm, the residents of a seaside village awoke to find their beach covered with hundreds of dying starfish which had washed ashore. As the community gathered at the end of the beach, they spoke in hushed tones about the great sadness of the disaster. Suddenly, a young girl ran towards the beach and began to pick the starfish one at a time, then throwing them back into the water.

A village elder walked towards the young girl and kindly said, “Child, there are hundreds of starfish on this beach and this must be happening on other beaches up and down the coast. You must understand that you alone can’t possibly make a difference.”

The little girl looked up at the old man, smiled and bent down to pick another starfish. As she threw it back into the sea, she replied, “I made a huge difference to that one!”

 
Starfish Pack programs are community volunteer driven.   Each community builds its own donor and volunteer bases, based on local needs and local resources.
 
Working together with like minded groups in other communities has advantages. Branding, website hosting, relationships with grocery suppliers, media  and access to regional and national donors means your community spends less time ‘reinventing the starfish’ and more time making a difference in the lives of hurting kids in your backyard.
 
We are looking for more community partners - companies and individuals.
 
To find out how we might be able to help you bring the hope of a Starfish Pack to a child, please contact us:
 


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