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Coldest Night of Year 2025
Food Insecurity has become a major issue in communities across Canada and Niagara Falls is no different. The number of families in need are growing and the ability to assist them is not keeping up to this need. Project Share needed our contribution to make the difference! The Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise set a goal to donate $2,000 and exceeded it by 151%... to $3,059. 
 
The “Walkers” really did suffer the cold.  Thank you President Tawnya, Kairi, David, Scarlett and Troy for joining hundreds of fellow community members that recognize the community need.
 
Should also mention Joycee, Don, Scott, Carrie, BJ, Allister, Emily, Christine and many others that donated to the team success.
 
Sunrise Support Niagara Nutrition Partners Again
The Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise has support School nutrition programs since it's incorporation in 1992.  In fact, our Past President Carrie Zeffiro in those early years started the first Breakfast Program at one of the City of Niagara Falls Schools. The initiative has grown to a Regional program in the Niagara Nutrition Partnership. We are so pleased to once again present to the NNP's program Manager Jessica Stephenson our annual contribution of $7,500.
 
Jessica's talk is attached for all to read, (Click Here)
She presented the attached video for you to see what NNP does to make the difference in a childs life.
But we ask that you consider the following facts concerning the Present day Niagara Nutrition Partnership (NPP):
  • NNP feeds 24,000 children nutritious breakfast, lunch and/or snack programs daily
  • This is in 211 schools, with 45 programs in Niagara Falls alone
  • This with a growing school population in Niagara Falls
  • They need 1000 volunteers to do this
  • All with a small staff of 6 dedicated people
  • On average it cost $2.50 per child
  • Ontario’s Provincial funding boils down to 10¢ per child per day
  • The national Provincial average is 39¢ per child per day
  • Federl funding has been initiated a 3 year program for $18.5 million for the entire country.
  • NNP will hope to receive $465,000 but has not seen any of this yet leaving a funding gap of $5.4 million
  • The National program has left all supporters of NNP asking if they are now fully funded, when it really is so farther from the truth.
  • Poverty does not have a neighbourhood.
  • These programs work; schools report:
    • Less absenteeism
    • Higher Graduation rates
    • Better problem-solving skills
    • More conflict resolutions and
    • Better class participation
    We are Rotary!
    President Scott Wright was very pleased to pass the Gavel over to the 2024-25 President Tawnya Hartford. befoChangere he did so he thanked all Board of Directors and Committee chairs for the extra effort they put into creating a very successful year.  To demonstrate that, he listed all the community organizations and projects we supported over the past year.
     

    Financial donations given in year 2023-24

    Major projects
    • Pledge to the Niagara Health Foundation for the Niagara South Hospital$25,000 over 5 years from the Club’s Foundation
    • $5,000 to the City of Niagara Falls for our final contribution to the Millennium Story Book Trail
    • $12,500 commitment to the renovations of the Stamford Branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library.A room will be named with our Club’s Name.
    • $6,420 to the Hotel Dieu Shaver Hospital for 3 Stryker Beds with specialty mattresses.
    • $7,500 as our annual contribution to the School programs run by Niagara Nutrition Partners
    Additional Community Support
    • Niagara Sexual Assault Center     $1,000
    • Women’s Place of South Niagara$1,000
    • Stamford Collegiate Project         $500
    • Mathew House Refugee Center  $1,000
    • United Way Niagara                      $2,000
    • Meals on Wheels Community Support                                           $1,000
    • Niagara Falls Soup Kitchen          $1,000
    • Project Share                                 $1,500
    • Kristen French Child Advocacy   $1,000
    • Telling Tales                                      $500
    • Third Space Café                              $678
    • Rotary High School Scholarship $3,380
    International Projects
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    • Amarok Society-Teach a Mother $1,000
    • Cluster Fund- Nepal                       $1,417
    • Rotary Club ST. Cath -RUTF PACKS $500
    • Shelterbox Canada                        $1,345
    • Tabitha Foundation                       $1,000
    • Uganda School                               $1,000
    • Best of Friends Heritage Fund        $650
    • Rising Out of the Ashes                    $708
    • Rotary Polio-Plus                            $1,500
     
     
    Total distribution to Local / Regional and International Communities 2023-24 was over $41,000
     
     
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