Home Page | Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise

VOLUNTEER

Crime Stoppers Niagara May 12 2022

Crime Stoppers Niagara is not just a community service organization that provides a system to anonymously report crimes after they happen. They are in the Crime Prevention business too.

Gary Snider and Ernie Sibbet, of Crime Stoppers Niagara, joined our meeting this week to talk about their “Be Aware …. Take Care” campaign. They are making people aware of the Frauds, Scams and Threats from con-artists that prey mainly on the elderly.

For a Con Artist to be successful the Con Artist will prey on individuals, utilizing the emotion of fear. There are 3 types of fears that Con Artists will tap into:

Fear of missing out on something.
Fear of concern/emergency.
Fear of Authority and illegal activity.

Watch the following Video to recognize the way these criminal operate

https://youtu.be/NflxrOSjBz0

May 3, 2022 Suzanne Court RRPC Foundation

Suzanne Court is the President and Founder of the RRPC Foundation. She attended our meeting this morning to tell us about her foundation that is helping the youth in Niagara that are in need of a Step up.

Their Mission Statement says it best:

" .... dedicated to helping youth to navigate and succeed; providing opportunities for youth that may not exist for them currently ..."

Suzanne's ambition is to grow the success of the "Step Youth Resource Center" that she has organized in St. Catharines. This is a place where homeless / troubled / confused or even just lost young people can "drop-in" and find people that will help them, listen to them and guide them to succeed in life.

Suzanne wants to expand this philosophy beyond the single facility in St. Catharines to the other centers in the Niagara Region.

Her presentation can be viewed at https://youtu.be/sCWUnvVWzs0 (29 min)

The Soup Kitchen April 21 2022

The wonderful Bonnie Brady visited our meeting this morning. As the Fundraising Chair for the Niagara Falls Community Outreach Program ( The Soup Kitchen), she talked about the changes the pandemic has brought to the Soup Kitchen. Before the pandemic they served just over 100 meals a day. Now they are serving 250 a day. They have had to change their operation to a 'Pick-up' service. They have had to remodel their operation to accommodate more storage for dry good and refrigerated / Freezer products. The pandemic, with the great support of local companies and individual donations, has required the Soup Kitchen to change with a benefit to their community.

Watch the following video to understand how all this has been accomplished. Little By Little... a little becomes a lot.

Following the meeting Bonnie was presented a cheque for $4,237. This was the portion of the Rotary Mega TV Auction that the Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise raised In coordination with the Soup Kitchen

We are Rotary!

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who come together to make positive, lasting change in communities at home and abroad. (33 sec)

Click Me!

What is Rotary?

Satellite Rotary Club brings new blood to community service in Niagara Falls

Click Me!

President

President Elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Vice President

Community Service (Non-Voting

Richard Gark

International Service (Non-Voting)

BJ Romans

Public Image Chair

Tawnya Hartford

Club Liaison Officer

Quintin Powell

New Generations Chair

Andrea Waters

Interact Coordinator

Ross Durdan

The Rotary Foundation (Non-Voting)

Donald Cruikshank

Executive Secretary/Director

David Berry

Ukrainian clubs help others in need in their country

Rotary members in Ukraine are helping neighbors return to their homes, distributing supplies from other countries, and organizing long-term aid — all despite being affected by the war

European Rotaract clubs organize to help Ukrainian refugees

Across Europe, Rotaract members are using digital tools to share information and coordinate to help people who have been affected by the war in Ukraine

Rotary projects around the globe - May 2022

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in Belize, Italy, Rwanda, the Philippines, and the United States.

A little bit of salt

A surgeon in Spain finds a way to treat patients in Nigeria

Rotary members honored as Champions of Girls’ Empowerment

Six Rotary members were honored in March as People of Action: Champions of Girls’ Empowerment during Rotary Day with UNICEF in New York City. This distinction recognizes the honorees’ commitment to improving girls’ access to education, health, and sanitation and hygiene resources, as well as their work to create environments where girls can flourish.

Staff Corner: John Hewko