Rotary Club of Parry Sound Response to Ukraine

 

Thanks to the generosity of Rotary members and others, the The Rotary Foundation’s Disaster Response Fund, to date, has raised more than $US 15 million in contributions. These funds are being distributed to Rotary districts that apply for Disaster Response grants and will be used to provide relief to refugees or other victims of the crisis, including items such as water, food, shelter, medicine, and clothing.

 

So far, 104 disaster response grants totalling $US 3.0 million have been awarded to support people affected by the war. 

 

I am thrilled to report that the Rotary Club of Parry Sound asked District 7010 to apply for a Disaster Response Grant to assist the burn unit of a hospital in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The hospital has seen a threefold increase in the number of patients being treated since the beginning of the Russian invasion and is dramatically under equipped to meet this need. Within two days of submitting the application, we were awarded a grant of $US 24,600. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Parry Sound for taking this initiative.

 

 

Our District Indigenous Focus project assists the Canadian non-profit organization Water First to deliver a Drinking Water Internship Program to a group of young Indigenous adults. Our involvement is to provide funding of the fourth Internship Program - a collaboration with Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council, which includes seven member First Nations located on the north shore of Lake Huron along Provincial Hwy. 17, spanning from Sault Ste Marie to Sudbury. This is great news for District 7010 as most of these communities are located within our District. The program will commence this summer.

 

I am thrilled to report that a team of dedicated District 7010 Rotarians have been busy over the past year making presentations to Rotary and Rotaract clubs both in District 7010 and surrounding Districts; 7080, 7070 and 7040. Support for the project by clubs and individuals both Rotarian and non-Rotarian has been overwhelming. I am very happy to report that to date we have received over $100,000 from D7010 and an additional $38,000 from the other three Districts.

 

In addition to the over $138,000 received to date we have pledges of another $14,000 and when District Designated Funds and World Fund contributions are factored in, our expected total fundraising is just over $193,000.

 

None of this success would be possible without your club and member commitment to the program. I thank you for your support.