Community Service Committee members:
Arja Hämäläinen (Director)
Jennifer Patelli (Director-Elect)
M-C van der Merwe (Lead, Food Security)
Don Polk (Lead, Blood Donation)
John MacIntyre
The Community Service Committee has identified Food Security as a strategic priority to guide K-F club support both financially and through volunteerism. The Committee will soon be polling all K-F club members to suggest how to further strengthen alignment with club priorities, identify new areas for potential support and encourage a greater level of volunteer participation from members.
To date in 2023-24, the K-F club has approved funding requests to support and/ or dedicated volunteer hours to:
- Martha's Table
- Kids Against Hunger
- Lionhearts Food Sharing
- Extend-A-Family Kingston
- Robinson Community Garden
- Council on Aging
In addition, the club has approved funding requests from:
- Easter Seals (Camps)
- Joe's M.I.L.L. (Musical Instrument Lending Library)
- Fairmount Home Music Therapy program
- Living Solutions (Rotaractors)
In the Kingston-area, K-F members volunteer with other Rotarians on several community service / fundraising initiatives:
- Canadian Blood Services blood drives (Lead)
- No Mow May (Lead)
- Rotary Park Spring clean-up
- Little Forests tree planting
- Go Nuts! Fall fundraiser
- Kingston Fall Fair Ticket Booth fundraiser
- City of Kingston Canada Day BBQ
Other Highlights
- December visit to Extend-A-Family's hydroponic produce garden and assisting with product packaging
- Musical presentation by Joe's M.I.L.L. with inspiring Christmas music and audience participation
- October visit by District Governor, Dr. Pardeep Ahluwalia to K-F-Lionhearts Food Packing night at the Food Warehouse
- 2023-24 Rotary District 7040 EnviroClub Bronze Award - petition submitted / award pending
Respectfully submitted,
Arja Hämäläinen
Director, Community Services Committee &
President-Elect, Kingston-Frontenac Rotary Club
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