Profits from ticket sales go to the Rotary Club of Spruce Grove and donations go to the Community Pantry to help fund the School Lunch Program.
Rotary unites community leaders to share ideas and take action to make our community and our world a better place.
If you have an idea for a project that needs funding, complete this easy form. The Service Projects Committee will review and once you raise funds, the Club will match. It's a quick and easy way to provide support to initiatives that are important to you.
On Saturday, August 17, 2024, motorcycle enthusiasts will get on their bikes for a good cause again. The Rotary Club of Spruce Grove is proud to host the fourth annual Rotary Ride for You Can Ride 2, a motorcycle rally and poker run that raises funds for You Can Ride 2. That program's "Borrow a Bike" program lends adapted bikes, many of which cost several thousand dollars, to families who may not be able to afford to replace bikes as kids outgrow them. You Can Ride 2 also runs a "Learn to Ride" program that teaches children with disabilities to ride a two-wheeled bike independently.
If you or someone you know rides a motorcycle, why not take part in this fun day for a great cause. Full details and registration are available here.
Myrna with Rev. Bill Doyle
Myrna also spoke to the members of the church about the meaning of the Peace Poles.
Our club is becoming a partner in another water project in Ecuador! Following the completion of a municipal water system in the rural community of Santa Teresa, Manabi, Ecuador in 2020, the Rotary Club of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador approached us again about their next project in the Rio Muchacho valley. Similar in intent, the project would provide, for the first time, reliable potable water to the homes and schools in the valley by creating a well, a treatment system, a distribution system, meters, and a local water board to govern and operate the system as a utility. The project would be funded by several Rotary partners and utilize a grant from The Rotary Foundation for expenses. We are hoping to raise $2,000 from the Spruce Grove community, which we can multiply several times over to become a major contributor to the US$90,000+ project.
The Service Projects committee approved up to $2,000 of matching funding under the Projects of Passion plan. That means if we can meet our $2,000 fundraising goal before the end of May, we will end up contributing $4,000 cash to the project. We are in the process of gaining approval from Rotary District 5370 to match that with $4,000 of funding. Following that, we expect to receive a successful match of an additional $6,000 from The Rotary Foundation's world fund. That would be a total of $14,000 from $2,000 raised from the community! We should all be so lucky to get a 7:1 match on investments in a matter of a few weeks. Really, though, the worth of the investment is priceless: the health, wellbeing, and community of the Ecuadorian people in the Bahia de Caraquez region, one with which Spruce Grove has had a connection for over 15 years.
If you're interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the project, please contact Brad Mastaler at 780-965-0258 or brad.mastaler@gmail.com or Neil Hollands at 780-690-8002 or nlholl@shaw.ca. If you know someone in the community who might be interested as well, please pass on this message and our contact info.
Thanks,
Brad and Neil
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