Email sent out to Rotary members from John:
We have some options as to where we allocate the free will donation collected at
the Ted Barris talk night scheduled for Nov 06/17.
Thanks to Sue for doing the leg work here our options:
I called Hart Holstrum back today. Hart said they need about $1000 to complete the mural project at the Cenotaph…. the Rotary club name would be on a plaque that recognizes all donors. The mural will be completed by November 11. Next year they plan to put a fence around Cenotaph and an underground sprinkler system. There are no estimates on that work yet.
The Family Resource Centre is a not for profit and they have a charitable number. I spoke to Lynn Sorel and she said we can donate to a 1) general operational fund or 2) a program fund like childcare or support for families that have a parent deployed or 3) a new program launching in April that will provide all kinds of services to young veterans families(like respite care, support for families if they have to travel to specialist appointments, modifying homes to make accessible for injured veterans). She did say they have no immediate need at the moment. She said might be better to give the money to Matthews House or SMHF.
Please email me (as Sue is away in the Ukraine) the program you would like to support. Sue will announce the recipient to the club first and then a PR presentation after the event.