The Squamish Rotary Club recently donated $19,000 to two local non-profits. The grants were given to the Squamish Food Bank Society and the Squamish Seniors Centre Society.
The $10,000 grant to the Food Bank will provide support to families with young children who are struggling to make ends meet. The funds will go towards diapers, baby wipes, formula, and baby food. The $9000 grant to seniors will contribute to the restoration of the Eaglewinds lawn bowling facility by replacing the grass with artificial turf. The bowling green has become derelict due to the high cost of maintenance.
Emma Cox and Abi Watson of the Squamish Food Bank Society received the grant from President Lynda Rocha, while Herbert Veseley accepted the donation on behalf of the Seniors Centre Society, from Kyla Paine, Community Service chair, and Ross Dickson, club Grant Committee.
The rotary club has also donated $20,000 to a group of volunteers who have started a medi car program to take patients to their medical appointments in Vancouver or Whistler. The rotary club had also stepped up with a $15,000 for a similar program in 2015 when the Canadian Cancer Society had withdrawn funding for the cancer car program.
