Rotary Club of Grande Prairie Covid-19 Rapid Relief Fund today announced another round of cheques to area food banks totaling over $47,000. “The need is now. We are moving the proceeds very quickly”.
The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie released another round of COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund cheques to area food banks. The funds come from the Club’s Dream Home Lottery. During April 50% of Dream Home ticket sales are targeted towards the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund to aid local food banks in response to the pandemic. The funds are to move quickly – and they are.
Cheques announced and sent Monday, April 13 were as follows:
Grande Prairie $ 41,850.00
Beaverlodge $ 1,420.00
Fairview $ 910.00
Peace River $ 710.00
Sexsmith $ 2,340.00
Wembley $ 1,040.00
The above amounts are from sales of April 6 – 12, totaling $47,650. The above funds are ON TOP of the cheques sent April 6. On April 6 over $31,000 in cheques were issued and are now at use at the food banks.
Dream Home tickets are available at 780-513-8887, 1-855-230-8887, or www.winadreamhome.ca Dream Home tickets are $100, 3 for $250 five for $400 or 8 for $600. There are also Cash Jackpot 50-50 tickets and Cash Cow Calendar tickets. Final deadline to buy tickets is April 22.
Updates: https://winadreamhome.ca/rapid-relief-fund
Images: Sexsmith and Area Food Bank’s new location at 9515-93 Street, Sexsmith – located in the Grace Bible Fellowship Church. Naomi Robinson is with the Food Bank. “Our service area covers Sexsmith, Clairmont, Bezanson, Teepee Creek and LaGlace and rural in between so we cover a very large service area of people. We have another arm of our service located in Clairmont, to help with needs in that area. The new committee was planning on finding new space separate from the Town Office where it had been located for many years. This moved happened far quicker due to the pandemic. This new group of people formed from partnerships with local churches in our service area as well as some dedicated community residents, in a matter of a one weekend we had a new building secured and had a move completed and completely ready to function. Under the guidance of the new President and Vice president Kyra and Darrell Parlee, this committee has had to deal with; a super quick move, the pandemic panic and learning how to function in such an important role. These dollars from the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund make a huge difference to our new facility. Thank you so much.”
