Dear Rotarians,
The Rotaract Club of Willowdale is delighted to share our 2023 impact, marking our 5th year as a Rotaract Club.
Upon the start of the 2023 Rotary year, our club sprung into action with our first project, a Bottle Drive for North York General Hospital. With the support of our Sponsor Club'(s) the Rotary Club of Willowdale and the Rotary Club of North York, we were able to collect and deliver hundreds of empties for this meaningful project. As a result, our summer bottle drive was able to contribute to the total sum of $1,764.50 that the NYGH project raised.
As autumn approached, we dove into our next project, Halloween for Hunger, in which our team of young professionals raised funds and contributed to the 50+ non-perishable goods donated to the North York Harvest Food Bank, via Toronto Fire Station 111.
To conclude the 2023 year, our Club decided to undertake a Care Packages for Christmas initiative in which we were graciously supported by Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Willowdale and the Toronto-Earlscourt Rotary Club; our members greatly bonded while assembling 60+ care packages, all of which were delivered to Eva's Place Emergency Shelter for Youth. All in all, 2023 was a wonderful year of community service, professional, and personal development for our small team.
We sincerely thank all Rotarians who supported our work, and we look forward to continuing and expanding our mission of service above self in 2024. The past 5 years have been invaluable to our team, and we are excited to see what the future holds.
Amy Taghavi-Tekieyeh, LLM, LLB (Hons)
Co-President, Rotaract Club of Willowdale Please Read more to see the photos.......
The Bottle Drive
Care Packages:
Halloween For Hunger:
