Food security for those in need and high school club sponsorship are causes which residents and businesses generated through $2,735 in net proceeds by participating in a Rotary Club of Ladner shed-a-thon in October.
Part of the youth room at Delta Secondary - a safe space where students gather with friends, chill and have their lunch - is the Ladner Rotary-sponsored food pantry where students from lower income families can help themselves to nutritious food to take home at end of day and week.
Rotary allocated $600 as part of the club’s total annual funding of this program.
The South Delta Food Bank is a volunteer-run charity to receive funds for purchases and to sort and distribute the generous donations of food from the community.
The food bank is a collaborative effort of the South Delta community and Lighthouse Church which founded the now independently administered organization, but still handles the administrative overhead. The food bank received $635 from the fundraiser proceeds.
As a third cause related to food security, Deltassist’s annual Christmas Hampers program for those in need received $1,000 from the fundraiser proceeds plus another $1,000 from separate club funds and volunteer time this month and next from Ladner Rotary members.
The Interact Club at Delta Secondary, which Ladner Rotary also sponsors, received $500.
Interact is for members who provide hands-on service projects, make international connections, develop leadership skills and have fun as they support causes such as gifts for lower income families, kids with disabilities to attend summer camp, Third World Eye Care Society, soccer cleats, jerseys and books to lower income families in the Philippines.
-Submitted by Ladner Rotary Club
