Kal Rotary Supports International Projects

Apr 11, 2019 | 2:27 PM

First it was the local groups, and now it’s the international ones that will benefit from Kalamalka Rotary’s 2018 Dream Auction fundraiser.

The charitable group is providing $68,000 in donations to projects around the world.

That includes providing clean water in Haiti, building agricultural gardens in Zimbabwe, and helping create women’s businesses in developing countries.

“The Clean Water for Haiti Foundation previously received $10,000 US from Kal Rotary to build 100 bio sand filters for rural communities. This year’s donation of $23,797 US will build 50 more filters and go toward replacing an old truck that delivers the filters to those rural communities,” says International Donations Chair Dr. James Mayne.

Mayne says $5,000 US will be added to $15,565 previously donated to Kiva Micro Loans to aid creation of women’s businesses in developing countries, and a donation of $3,000 US in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Kelowna will purchase 15 Hippo rollers for communities in Africa.

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The Hippo roller is an industrial-strength poly drum, like a lawn roller, that allows villagers to transport up to five times the water they previously carried for drinking, cooking and irrigation.

“It’s extraordinary what a life-changing invention like the Hippo roller can make to people who spend much of their day just hauling water,” says Mayne, “freeing them up for education, household tasks and food production.”

The Zimbabwe Project Society will receive $5,320 CAD toward building a community agricultural garden, this in concert with the Rotary Club of Vernon, and the North Okanagan Gleaners will receive $6,000 CAD to purchase a new air dryer.

“Since it was first chartered Kal Rotary has always supported international projects,” said club president, Ryan Fairburn, “and with the generous support of our Dream Auction donors and bidders the club is able to continue and grow thisimportant outreach principle of Rotary International.”

Kal Rotary earlier announced $194,000 in local donation recipients, also funded by Dream Auction.

by Corey Fischer