Recognitions and Awards at Foundation Dinner

November is Rotary Foundation Month. As a club we are great supporters of The Rotary Foundation. We access its money, support its programs and donate regularly. The club applied for and received two District Simplified Grants, one for benches for the ice rink and one for the rubber matting. Each was for $2000. As well, one of our members, Bob Morrow, was Group Study Exchange leader two years ago and Ralph hosted a GSE team member from Bulgaria. We have yet to apply for a matching grant but might do so if we move to the Ripple Program in Guatemala as our international service project.

On November 5, Bob and Lynne Morrow, Wayne and Helen Massey and Ralph and Barb Montesanto represented our club at the annual Rotary Foundation Dinner. This year it was held at Salvatore's Italian Garden in Depew NY and saw 180 Rotarians and guests in attendance. Rotary International Past President Wilf Wilkinson was the guest speaker. During the evening, the Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club and its members were honoured several times. Wayne Massey was thanked for serving three years as Area 3 District Foundation Representative and presented with a Rotary Foundation Service Award