Many thanks to local residents and business managers for participating in a Rotary Club of Ladner Shred A Thon on October 5th to support those in need with food and the high school club it sponsors at Delta Secondary with the $2,900 in net proceeds.
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| Youth workers at Delta Secondary, who run the Youth Room, Courtney Emison (left) and Venetia Sylvester (3rd left) with Guillermo Bustos, of the Rotary Club of Ladner which sponsors the Food Pantry for students in need, and two students with Save On Foods cards for food purchases for the Food Pantry from Shred A Thon proceeds |
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South Delta Food Bank provides supplemental support with groceries for 80 individuals and families dealing with short or long term poverty |
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| Rotary Club of Ladner sponsors the Interact Club at Delta Secondary School as they provide support and services where there is need in our community and around the world |
Part of the Youth Room at Delta Secondary School -- a safe space where students gather with friends, chill and have their lunch -- is the Ladner Rotary-sponsored Food Pantry where students from lower income families can help themselves to nutritious food to take home at end of day and week. $600 was allocated as part of the Club’s annual funding of this program.
The South Delta Food Bank is a volunteer-run charity to receive funds for purchases and to sort and distribute the generous donations of food from the community. The Food Bank is a collaborative effort of the South Delta community and Lighthouse Church which founded the now independently administered organization, but still handles the administrative overhead. The Food Bank received $635 from the fundraiser proceeds.
The Interact Club at Delta Secondary, which Ladner Rotary also sponsors, received $500. Interact is for members who provide hands-on service projects, make international connections, develop leadership skills and have fun. In recent time the Interact members have provided gifts for lower income families in the community, supported kids with disabilities to attend a summer camp, donated to the Third World Eye Care Society, send soccer cleats, jerseys and children's books for children in lower income families of a community in the Philippines and participated with Ladner Rotary members in Shred A Thon fundraisers and Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Local companies, Ideal Door Ltd. and Millennium Pacific greenhouses sponsored the shredding event.