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The Rotary Club of Edmonton Whyte Avenue was joined by Terra MacLean, training coordinator for Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCARS), on Tuesday November 17th. SCARS is a non-profit Edmonton and Athabasca-based registered charity that is almost entirely volunteer operated. SCARS takes in as many homeless pets as their resources allow. Each one is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and receives whatever care it needs. They typically have over 200 animals in care and find loving homes for over 1,200 animals every year! Terra shared with us about how the COVID-19 pandemic caused many of its fundraisers to be cancelled and how a surge in intake raised veterinary bills and has resulted in a closure of their animal intake.
December 1 is Giving Tuesday
December 1st is a day of global giving and is an opportunity for Rotarians and Rotaractors to make a big impact with a small gift to the Foundation's Annual Fund. When you give to The Rotary Foundation, you fuel our service projects - projects that eradicate polio, promote peace, and improve developing communities.
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Global Grant Scholarship
Kassia Fardoe has been attending London School of Economics (LSE) as a Global Grant Scholar with support from our club and other Rotary clubs in the district. She was pursuing a Master of Science in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies and she recently passed her dissertation with merit and got distinction in all of her classes!
We are looking forward to having her speaking to our club about all of her experiences.
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Fresh Routes at The Neighbour Centre
We are excited for the launch of a new initiative from the Neighbour Centre. The Neighbour Centre is one of Whyte Avenue Rotary's community partners and we are thrilled to have been able to help support the Fresh Routes program.
Dinner to Door Deliveries with The Mustard Seed
When the pandemic was declared, the Mustard Seed meal service was halted due to restrictions enacted by AHS. Unfortunately, this meant that the usual 200-400 recipients of meals at their 96th Street location could not be served. It took a little over two weeks for the service agency to adapt to the restrictions and find a way to engage volunteers in a safe way to get meals out to those in need with the Dinner 2 Door program launching officially on April 1.
Arrangements were made for volunteer teams to cook at their facility in a safe, socially distant manner. Volunteers were engaged for meal delivery every weeknight with approximately 228 packages of cooked meals heading out to community members experiencing food insecurity.
Our club, with support of friends of the club and members of the YEG Passport Club has successfully delivered pre-made meals every Thursday for the past six weeks and will continue to deliver meals until the end of the month (with one volunteer spot still available on November 26th). Thanks to everyone for stepping up and helping our neighbours in need.
 
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What does The Rotary Foundation do with its Money?

The Rotary Foundation spends charitable contributions on multiple programs - from the eradication of polio, to scholarships, vocational training teams, Rotary Peace Centers, and humanitarian projects. The funds are used for programs and projects Rotarians feel passionate about. With a four-star rating by Charity Navigator for twelve years in a row and 1.2 million Rotarians overseeing the funds at a grassroots level, our funds through Rotary are in amazing hands doing amazing work here and abroad.

 
Are you interested in supporting or learning more about our Foundation? Ask Tamara Larsen, Foundation Chair, for information.
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December 1
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Mustard Seed Dinner Delivery - November Thursdays
Mustard Seed
Nov 05, 2020 5:00 PM –
Nov 26, 2020 6:30 PM
 
Skills Society Christmas Stocking Stuffers
Skills Society
Dec 08, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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