Guest Speaker Anna Belanger, Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre (NFAMC)
Anna has been RCL's primary contact for our 2022-23 Collaborative District Grant Project. Our project involved the purchase of SIX new laptop computers, configured according to specs provided by Anna & her team. The laptops were delivered to NFAMC in St Catharines on November 8, 2022 for distribution to SIX families who are resettling in Niagara as refugees from Afghanistan through the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP).
Margaret added...
"We extend special thanks to Kirk Fielding of Computer Junxion in Grimsby. Kirk was our selected vendor for the project. Based on the specifications requested by NFAMC, the vendor, Kirk Fielding, configured each computer with Microsoft Pro Software, which he registered with a generic user license and provided instructions for the new owners to personalize their registrations. Kirk Fielding’s invoice included costs for the hardware & software only. Kirk did not charge for their configuration or delivery.
Thank you to the Rotary Clubs of Niagara Falls & Grimsby for joining the Rotary Club of Lincoln with this District 7090 Collaborative District Grant Project.
To date, three of the six computers made available through RCL's District Grant Project have been distributed to Afghan refugees families in their need for enhanced learning capabilities for online training to secure certification as healthcare professionals in Ontario &/or online access to English as a Second Language Courses. Anna expects that the remaining three computers will be distributed shortly with priority given to Afghan refugee families.
In conclusion, Anna extended an invitation to Lincoln Rotarians to contact her for arranging a visit & tour to NFAMC, 85 Church Street, St Catharines - abelanger@folk-arts.ca