Community Grants 2023
 

Community Service Grants – Fall 2023 

Bingo Funds

Habitat for Humanity - $5000.00 – This money will be directed to a new build for Habitat. Duplex being built for two five bedroom homes (multigenerational homes) on donated land in City of Sarnia. Emma St. April 2024. Two other Rotary clubs have contributed similar amounts.

Petrolia Refrigerator Program - $3000 – Purchase of supplies for the Community Food Bank run through St. Paul’s church. A larger number of volunteers ensure that needed items are available 24/7.

Bluewater Totes for Hope - $2000 – supplies for the Totes which are given to cancer patients when they begin their journey with treatment. 

Brain Injury Association - $2500 – Purchase of “The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury” Workbooks, Facilitator training, stickers for books with Rotary recognition.

Rotary Club Funding

Nightlight - $5000 – Training for more volunteers who are needed. Snacks for drop in space. Rental for Space in downtown accessible location. 

Mitton Village - $2500 – Volunteer run group called Mitton Village Neigbourhood Connects holds monthly events to bring community together and create a positive neighborhood and foster social inclusion. Costs for 2024 – Monthly events – food, promotions. Up 2500 will benefit in 12 months throughout 2024.

Lambton Health Unit - $2,000(specific to transportation and other barriers) Developing a committee with group of persons with lived experience, strategic planning group to provide planning input to community for addiction services.

Ecole Elementarie Les Rapides - $1000 – Contribution to pay back arrangement with the School Board for playground equipment that is available to the public outside of school hours.

Victim Services - $1582 – Purchase of home security systems for those is need due to security concerns. 

Total Donations

$24,582

Brain Injury Association, Mitton Village Neighbourhood and Victim Services Sarnia
 
Nightlight Sarnia
 
Totes for Hope
 
Ecole Elementarie Les Rapides
 
Petrolia Community Refrigerator
 
Community Grants 2023  Patrick Voegelin 2023-11-29 05:00:00Z 0
Inn of the Good Shepherd Pat Voegelin 2021-03-31 04:00:00Z 0

Habitat for Humanity
 

 
The Rotary Club of Sarnia Bluewaterland is in year two of a three year commitment with Habitat for Humanity Sarnia-Lambton.  The commitment involves annual financial support of $5000 for each of the three years with the funds being directed entirely to the build activities.  Club involvement includes build day activities on the site of a new home.  The image above was taken upon completion of our first build day in Petrolia where our task was to install the siding on the home.  It was a great day for the happy and tired Sarnia Bluewaterland Team.  The neighbourhood knew our club was on site with our “Rotary at Work” signs and club banners.
Habitat for Humanity  Pat Voegelin 2020-10-24 04:00:00Z 0

Community Paul Harris Fellows

 
 
Gus Pantazis, owner of Global Donuts receives a Community Paul Harris Fellow pin and certificate from Rotarians Nancy Dease and Chris Cooke.
Gus offered donut fund raisers to support local Rotary projects; and, has offered similar fund raising efforts supporting many groups and charities
in the Sarnia-Lambton area.
 
 
Friend of Rotary, Kathy Kinchen receives a Community Paul Harris Fellow pin and certificate from Rotarians Marie Watson and Nancy Dease.
Kathy has supported many Rotary events over the years and has been very involved in the Rotary Meat Raffles that support a local women's
hockey team.
Community Paul Harris Fellows Pat Voegelin 2020-08-23 04:00:00Z 0