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Rotarians, Rotaracters, and friends and family assembled 35 beds in eight hours, says Kelly
Baker, immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Northeast. The district
collaborated with Ukrainian Canadian Social Services and Catholic Social Services to
arrange funding and to identify the neediest recipients. Rotary members followed up less than
a month later with "Stuff a Van," a bed linen collection at a shopping center. "Eighteen
people braved the cool weather, and the Rotaracters were amazing as they promoted this
event," Baker says. "We had a number of Ukrainian nationals stop by and tell their story, and

it really affirmed why we were doing this drive." The clubs also raised about CA$10,000
(US$7,500), with some of it going to purchase adult-sized beds.
Fiji

Along with community volunteers, members of the Rotary Club of Lautoka planted more
than 4,000 mangrove saplings in September along a nearly 2,000-square-foot stretch of beach
at Taiperia. The area, home to low-income Fijians, is about 2.5 miles from central Lautoka,
on the island of Viti Levu. "For a small island nation such as Fiji, it is particularly important
to protect our homes and livelihoods, as the vast population of the country lives near coastal
areas," says Club President Chirag Parmar. "The planting of mangroves helps protect these
areas from coastal erosion and also rehabilitates the ecosystem of our shoreline." The club
teamed up with the Ministry of Forestry on the project and used $130 in donations to buy the
plantings. "We used a small batch of funds from a much larger donation received from the
International Fellowship of Rotarian Scuba Divers," Parmar adds, illustrating the depth of
Rotary partnerships.

Program for the weeks ahead

Date Jul 31 Aug 7 Aug 14 Aug 21

Mooloolaba Mooloolaba Mooloolaba Bowls Mooloolaba Bowls
Venue
Bowls Club Bowls Club Club Club

Indian Economic
Subject Association of Club Assembly Development on Gateway Care
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast

President Pam
Speaker Vas Srinivasan and Board Mandy Day Quinton Litchfield
members

Andrew
Chairman Peter BELL Pam PURVIS Graham LUKINS
BUTTERWORTH

Speaker Graham Vicki STEWART Don WHITE
Host LUKINS

Front Adrian HEALEY Lindsay ROCK George FRASER Mike IVESS
Desk

Meet & Lyn EPPS Bryan HUNT Graham MCHUGH Connie SILLAMAN
Greet