Newfoundland Rotarians Donate to the Project

The Fourth Objective of Rotary International is ... "the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service".

All projects of this nature need funding. Since this project was initiated by Elias Thomas III of the Rotary Club of Sanford-Springvale, Maine USA, he is coordinating project funds. All teams members are asked to do what they can to secure funds to help out. Those of us from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada decided to let local Rotary Clubs know about our project and if they wished to offer donations, they were encouraged to do so.

While all our clubs have financially supported international projects in the past, to our knowledge, this may be the first time any serving Rotarian from an eastern Newfoundland Rotary Club has physically participated on-site at an International Service Project.

Here are the donations our four Team Members have received - $9,250 in Total:

$500 Rotary Club of AVALON NORTHEAST - in 2005 awarded the Rotary Significant Achievment Award for work on a community park

$300 Rotary Club of WATERFORD VALLEY - known for their work on community hiking trails

$200 Rotary Club of CLARENVILLE - celebrating 30 years in 2008 & known for community hiking trails, work with schools and securing funding for a community marina

$500 Rotary Club of GANDER - this club and its community played a significant role for those stranded after 9/11 - known for work on a community park and trail, home of District Governor Fred Ivany 2002-2003

$500 Rotary Club of ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland's oldest club establish 23 Nov 1921, home of our District Governor Dennis Knight in 2006-2007 - known for many large community projects and its Christmas Hampers

$1,000 Rotary Club of ST. JOHN'S EAST - 2006 District Award for its work, leader in single fundraiser, established the Rotary Read-Along Program

$5,000 Rotary Club of ST. JOHN'S NORTHWEST - home club of two Dream Team members, awarded Rotary's Significant Achievement Award for community Skateboard Park, known for the Rotary Music Festival, annual Food Drive with a local high school, Janeway Childrens Hostel, Community Housing Inc., The Changing Minds Project and initiated several organizations including United Way, Kidney Foundation and Heart & Stroke Foundation

$500 - Dental and Hearing Crafts Ltd, St. John's

$750 - Personal donation from one of the team members.