Local community service and global humanitarian relief has been enhanced for the Rotary clubs in South Delta and Richmond thanks to federal funding.
The $33,500 in funding will help the six clubs purchase OWL 3 hybrid meeting units to enable members to meet in person and involve speakers or other members online with a projector and screen at a meeting venue.
The funding comes from the Government of Canada’s one-time $400 million post-COVID Community Services Recovery Fund, partly administered through Community Foundations of Canada and, in turn, the Richmond Community Foundation as announced recently. The project is one of nearly 5,500 across Canada which the Community Services Recovery Fund has supported.
“This OWL hybrid meeting technology could not have come at a better time,” said Peter Roaf, assistant governor for the four Rotary clubs in Richmond and two in South Delta. “For members who are tied up or travelling or who need more flexibility about when they can meet, we can bring them into our club and committee meetings as we work together on projects for our communities and our world. We can also use the OWLs to collaborate with other clubs.”
Federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jenna Sudds said community service organizations are at the heart of communities like Richmond and South Delta.
“The Community Services Recovery Fund will enable the organizations that serve our diverse communities to adapt and modernize their programs and services and to invest in the future of their organizations, staff, and volunteers,” said Sudds.
