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SUMMARY:Rotary Bottle and Food Drive
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 10th\, the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill will be holding their 2nd “Bottle and Food Drive” to collect alcoholic bottles/cans for deposit refund\, and packaged food. \nAccording to Noeline Paul\, Club President\, “The Covid-19 pandemic has really put a strain on agencies serving people in need. This fundraiser helps us to continue to help others.” \nPlease help by dropping off your beer cans and liquor bottles\, or making a packaged food donation\, on Saturday\, April 10th\, 11am-4pm at one of four drop off locations:\n1. Dr. CP Giri Dental Office – 9791 Bayview Ave\, Richmond Hill\, L4C 9X7\n2. Upper Yonge Place (Loblaws mall) – Yonge St and Bernard Ave\, Richmond Hill\n3. Richmond Hill Board of Trade – 376 Church St South\, Richmond Hill\n4. 29 Bedford Park Ave – off of Yonge Str\, Richmond Hill \nThe packaged food will go to the Richmond Hill Food Bank. \nSo where does the money go? Here is a list of some of the projects that Richmond Hill Rotary has supported since the start of Covid: \na. Our most recent donation was $1000 to Richmond Hill’s Home on the Hill\, a support organization for local families where a member is struggling with severe mental illness\nb. $1000 donation to the Richmond Hill Community Food Bank\nc. Donation of Personal Protective Equipment to Richmond Hill’s Yellow Brick House\, women’s shelter\nd. Rotarians picked up shovels and work gloves to plant trees in the Oak Ridges Moraine Corridor Park near Old Colony Road\ne. Launch of the 1st annual Richmond Hill’s Women of Inspiration and Leadership Award\, or WILA\, the first winner to be announced this spring\nf. $1000 donation for water filters for a village in Laos\ng. $1000 donation for the Beirut Hospital Restoration Project (damaged by the August 2020 explosion)\nh. 750 lbs of food to the Richmond Hill Community Food Bank courtesy of the September Bottle & Food Drive \nIf you would like more information about any of the above projects\, please stop and ask a Rotarian at the Bottle & Food Drive. \n
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