District 5360 Community Service Projects

Clean 3 km. of the #2 highway.  

Provide funding to area not-for-profits selected from submitted proposals.

Man Salvation Army kettles during the Xmas Season.

Construction to begin spring 2007. 

Funds and volunteer support for the L'Arche Cakewalk raising money for their programs and development of housing for adults with disabilities.

25 Rotary volunteers and partners helped to supervise the variety of activities at the Cakewalk held at the Carriage House.

Calgary South has supported the leasing costs of the bus used to transport children and this year paid out the lease so the centre now owns this vehicle.

Calgary South has made a donation to upgrade the kitchen in order to provide greater capacity for meals  as well as providing financial support for the purchasing of food.

Funds to help support the objectives of this organization in meeting the needs of citizens.

Support for the Assistance Program to sponsor  12 underprivileged children and teens to attend Camp Chestermere.

Twelve Grade 6 students at high risk of dropping out of school are selected and mentored till they receive an Alberta Learning High School Diploma. They receive a $6,600 credit toward tuition and books at a post-secondary school of their choice.

Support to the Group Committee (adults) who administer and lead Scouting in Rocky Mountain House.

In addition to Financial contribution we provide Rotary Crests which are worn on the neckercheif of each member.

Financial Support to the local food bank which distributes approximately 400 hampers each month.  Our realization is that this is not an emergency stop gap but rather an ongoing suppliment for the mostly working poor, who cannot afford both rent, utilities AND FOOD!

Rotary plays two roles. One as a capital funder participated in initial purchase of van ($10,000) and has established a capital reserve of $5,000 annually to be prepared to replace the vechicle when the time arrives. Funds are generated by soliciting a MAJOR sponsor of $5,000 in conjunction with our Lobsterfest. In return the business gets their logo(s) on the van for one year.

The second role Rotary serves is as "community watchdog" to ensure the service remains viable, accessible (including financially) to residents of the community by serving on an advisory committee to the operator. Having Rotary's stability and reputation added to the project it is hoped that we will never fade out...

The van is a Dodge Grande Caravan, with a ramp conversion by VMI capable of transporting 3 wheelchair clients and their 3 caregivers. The service is Administered by a local Not for Profit which also provides other services to seniors and the disables in the community. The economy of this model of transportation is worth a look by other communities, especially smaller rural communties. The operation of the van has been met through very reasonable client fees.

Sponsored five acres of foodgrain crop at $150 per acre from the local CFB inventory.  Funds go towards costs of growing, harvesting the crops in the Coaldale area and/or towards facilitating crop growing in rural Africa.

Purchase of one ShelterBox unit in the name of our late member John Tymensen.

Annually fund  and provide volunteers to prepare and serve over 1,000 meals to the needy and homeless.

Over 50 volunteers each year suppor this cause and the club donates $4,000.00 to support costs of the meal