Posted on Aug 05, 2019
Dear Rotarian,
 
Thank you for donating your time and energy into developing the greater Ottawa community! Thanks to your support, through our fundraising ventures and personal donations, the Rotary Club of Ottawa was able to contribute to our local, national and international communities this year in the following ways. This is on top of the thousands of hours our members contributed in service to the community, the Club and our world.

LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
Operation Come Home (The Achievement Centre)                                                   20,000     
Somerset West Community Health Centre – Youth Drop IN                                    2,000
Youville Centre to support infant Mental Health Program                                        2,000
Spinal Cord Injury Association of Ontario – (Ease of life equipment)                    1,200
South Sudanese Language Institute – to publish cultural books                              1,514
Operation Come Home – Food Works Catering – Catering dishes/supplies         1,040
Psychologist Dr. Carol Milestone for group therapy program                                   1,000
Ottawa Food Bank – Fresh Harvest Program                                                               1,000
Parkdale Food Centre – purchase of food                                                                      1,000
Wilson Elementary School – purchase of new world and local maps                         700
Operation Come Home – “Breakfast on the Rideau” support                                      650
Dictionaries 4 Life – (Dictionaries for Grade 3 students)                                              615
        
NATIONAL SERVICE
Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program                                                                100,000
 
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Computers for Schools in Burundi                                                                                  2,735
School Bus Project – Chennai, India                                                                               1,600
Annual scholarships for 2 high school girls in Uganda                                               1,000
Support for Rotarian Russian Delegation to Ottawa                                                      400
ONGOING SUPPORT OF TWO SPONSORED SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILY  (since 2014)
 
NEW GENERATIONS
Rotary Youth Exchange Program, Interact and Rotaract Clubs                                7,000
Young Citizens Foundation of Canada                                                                            1,000
Hosted Speed Networking event for University Students
 
OTHER
Ottawa Rotary Children’s Foundation (members donations)                                    2,000
Rotary International Foundation donation to annual fund                                        5,800
 
Total Contributions to the International,
Nationa & Local Community This Year                                     $154,254