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Update from Rotarian Julie Grabb on the Auction Results 
Update from Rotarian Julie Grabb on the Auction Results
 
The final Auction numbers are in: $39142.47.
Congratulations to all who made this year another big success. We cannot do the good works in the community without fundraising events like this. WELL DONE!
By the numbers: Our Club had:
29 shifts at the warehouse - 12 different members + partners volunteering
$60,280 Value of items donated - $33,206 bids = 55% value ratio
$ 7,450 Cash Donations
31 Club Members solicited items for donation.
 
Look for our follow up survey coming in January. We Review ALL comments to make recommendations of improvements for next year.
 
Thanks again for your support and participation.
 
Julie Grabb
RC St. Catharines Auction Chair
 
Great Holiday Food Drive
Great Holiday Food Drive
What a great success the Great Holiday Food Drive was this year.  President Jackie and friend Lori deliver the food and toys collected by Rotary Club members to the Community Care Food and Toy Drive on December 13th!
Paul Harris Fellow awarded to Laura Hills Posthumously
Paul Harris Fellow awarded to Laura Hills Posthumously
Rotarian April Feasby, Goodwill President Karen Drobnich and Rotary President Jackie Van Lankveld.
 
This is a very fitting time of year to present this posthumous Paul Harris Fellow in memory of Laura Hills, as we “wrap up” Rotary Auction.
 For those of you who didn’t know Laura she absolutely “Loved” the auction!! 
 As Laura rose to become CEO at Goodwill, she too took on a more active role in Rotary becoming our Treasurer in 2014, a role she retained until her passing in 2019.    When Goodwill moved their offices from Church Street to their current location on Ridley Road, it was Laura who ensured that our Rotary Office would move with the Goodwill Office and continue a have a place to call home and a “roof over our heads”.  
Thus, it is appropriate as we presented this Paul Harris Award to Karen Drobnich CEO along with Laura’s Goodwill family and her Rotary family attending today, that Laura’s enduring love of these “families” will continue to live on forever!
Thank you to Goodwill Niagara
Thank you to Goodwill Niagara
 
President Jackie presented an appreciation certificate to Goodwill Niagara who were our guests at the Holiday Lunch fellowship on December 19th.  Goodwill has been assisting our club for many years with administrative space for our Rotary Office as well as storage. They also very generously support our fundraising throughout the year.
 
  Goodwill has been an incredible support for 19+years in so many ways and we truly appreciate everything they do for our club. we were thrilled to honour them at our holiday lunch on December 19th.
End Polio Now Flag Raising
End Polio Now Flag Raising
Members of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines, St. Catharines South, St. Catharine's Lakeshore and Interact Club from Collegiate High School gathered together to raise the flag and awareness of the End Polio Now campaign that is spearheaded by Rotary International. They were joined by Councillor Mark Stevens who gave some opening remarks along with our President Jackie and Interact President Rahaf Rifa who gave some remarks on behalf of the interact club highlighting the clubs' efforts to raise funds and awareness to support the campaign. 
 
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74 Lighthouse Rd.
St. Catharines, ON., L2N 7P5 
 
The 3rd Thursday is an evening of fellowship!
 
Phone: 289-434-0433
 
Mailing Address
271 Ridley Road
St. Catharines, ON L2S 0B3
 
 
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