In 2023 the Club Rotario Gualan, Zacapa, Guatemala, requested assistance to construct a desperately needed Pediatric Intensive care Unit at the Zacapa Regional Hospital in Guatemala. The Piche Family Foundation agreed to co-fund the construction cost. Over $100,000 was transferred through the RC Burlington North to Club Rotario Gualan to construct the Hospital Building Addition. As of March 2024, the building addition is complete and the interior work is now in progress. After the completion of the interior work, the RC Burlington North will lead a Rotary Global Grant Project to fund $100,000.US for the purchase of Special Pediatric Intensive Care Equipment.
Rotary Burlington North is a passionate group of people with a strong sense of community service and fun. We collaborate with organizations and partners to lead hands-on projects locally and around the world to improve people’s lives. Below are a few examples of our work.
Our fundraising activities include the annual Turkey Trot Run & Fall Fest and the Rotary Online Auction.
We meet in person on Friday mornings at at 7am. Please contact us if you'd like to attend a meeting and see what we're all about.
Here's a look at what we've been up to lately:
Paint day success at Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services!! Rotary Burlington North coordinated this special day of volunteering to repaint many of the therapy rooms and offices. We had approximately 28 people out in total from Rotary, Interact and Burlington Helping Burlington. It is a wonderful feeling when a large group of caring individuals who love their community come together to help an important cause like this. Doing this kind of work helps to keeps the cost of services lower for those who need it. A special thanks for Burlington Paint Benjamin Moore for donating the paint and Pizzaiolo on Brant St. for donating lunch for the group.
Club President Clinton Howell closed-out 2023 in fine fashion by presenting a donation from our Foundation to Food4Kids Halton. Over $15K was raised for Food4Kids Halton through the 2023 Rotary Turkey Trot. Thank you to all the runners and walkers that supported this event with donations. This financial support reflects your amazing generosity!
This year's Rotary Online Auction was a resounding success! Thank you to all that purchased or bid on an item. If you have any questions about how to collect an item please contact contact Kate Johnston.
WOW! What a GREAT Day! Together our community raised over $50,000 at this year's Turkey Trot Run & Fall Fest! These funds will support the good work of the Rotary Burlington North Foundation; with over $15,000 going immediately to Food4Kids Halton to help children in need in our community.
More info at: rotaryturkeytrot.ca
Photos curtesy of Peter McCusker.
The Burlington North Rotary Club teamed up and collected art supplies to send to Metis artist Colleen Gray who will send them north. Many elementary schools in remote communities across Canada work with insufficient and often minimal quality art supplies. Colleen believes in the power of art to invite healing and provide a creative vehicle to help break the rigours of isolation for Indigenous youth. Check out www.artforaid.ca
Day 4 in Guatemala: Neil, Clinton, John and Bill from our club helped with a pilot project installing 6 smokeless high efficiency wood burning stoves for villagers in the Aki Tunoco Jocotán region of the mountains. The current wood burning stoves that are in use create a lot of smoke and carbon monoxide so they are dangerous and uneconomical. This new innovative design created by Jeff @dreaminvestgrow uses 85% less wood and creates almost no carbon monoxide so it is far more safe and economical. Rotary is exploring to find a way to get these installed for those who need them and cannot afford to pay for them personally. Check out our video of the entire trip by clicking here.
Our club would like to extend a huge and heartfelt thanks to all of the generous volunteers @sheltermovers who partner with our Rotary Burlington North Furniture Project by offering free moving services to pick up our furniture donations and bring them to woman and children who are leaving shelters.