Our Community Service Projects
Service Projects
2013-2014 community service projects of the Rotary Club of Timmins-Porcupine:
(Check photo albums entitled Community Service on the Home Page for pictures relating to these projects)
Here are a few examples of some of our past service projects:
(Check photo albums entitled Community Service on the Home Page for pictures relating to these projects)
- Rotary information booth at Welcome to Timmins Night
- Youth Exchange 2013-2014: Rotary sponsored a Timmins student who went to Mexico while a student from Croatia came to Timmins
- 2 shelterboxes for relief from typhoon in the Philippines Nov 2013
- Ham for the Holidays campaign and donation of hams to the needy
- Participation in & donation to Stan Fowler Telethon Dec 2013
- Christmas Wish - in support of Timmins & Area Women in Crisis
- Donation to Costello Commun8ty Centre renovation
- Support for Brantford Rotary Club "Ride for Kids" as Rotarians & friends rode through Timmins
- Free hot dogs at skating oval in Hollinger Park on Family Day
- Escape program for trips and cash
- Timmins Snowcross championships - Rotary operated a beer tent for participants
- $5,000 donation to the new Gillies Lake Promenade
- Donation to support children attending Camp Bickell
- Donation to the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
- Donation to Porcupine Music Festival
- 4 high school students selected to attend Rotary leadership camp in Oriillia in April
- Lobsterfest May 31 at the Dante Club
- Rotary BBQ at Cancer Relay for Life
- Rotary Scholarships for 5 Timmins high schools June 2014
- Rotary Ribfest in June - a community event
- Rotary Face-Off for Funds in support of Timmins & District Hospital, Oct 2014
Here are a few examples of some of our past service projects:
- Group Study Exchange with Japan - Cindy Hautanen was selected as a Rotary representative
- Jack Helpert Scholarship at Northern Ontario School of Medicine
- Hollinger Park Pavillion renovation
- Rotary Community Gardens in South Porcupine
- Ross Stringer Walking Trail
- Spruce Hill Lodge library project
- Spruce Hill Lodge garden project
- Hollinger Park Tower