PARTNERING FOR EYES
On Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Simcoe, a fundraising roast beef dinner was held. The purpose of the dinner was to raise awareness and money to support the work of Operation Eyesight Universal in its global vision work. The local Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise (RCNS) has supported OEU for more than 30 years.
The evening was a great success in terms of awareness, food, and funds. The three recent/current projects being done in conjunction with Operation Eyesight Universal were reviewed. The three-year project in Udhampur, northern India is now successfully completed. The major project in Kanpur, India which will service about 250,000 people is now underway and will be completed by year-end. Plans for a new initiative in Nepal are moving forward very well and should be underway in a short time.
The dinner itself generated over $2500.00 in funds that the First Baptist Church will donate to RCNS to support the OEU initiatives. Donations from other supporters produced over $10,000.00. These funds will now be coordinated with RCNS, District Rotary, and Rotary International Funds to support an amazing project in Nepal taking vision aid to remote and otherwise inaccessible people in need.
Participants reported it to be a heart-warming experience!
PARTNERING FOR KIDS
On Saturday, November 2, 2019, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise held its annual Coats for Kids event at the First Baptist Church in Simcoe and it was another great success! We distributed approximately 278 coats and 200 knitted items to needy families in Norfolk County. We were able to provide additional knitted goods to the St. James United Church and coats to the Norfolk Community Help Centre in Houghton, the Norfolk Pregnancy & Family Resource Centre and to the First Baptist Church to complement their Monday Meals program.