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From a Flashlight to a Fellowship

Ever since Maureen Torr was holding a flashlight to assist her mother, Joy Kagira, as a midwife in Uganda, she has been dedicated to helping children.  After moving to Saskatoon in 2004, she became a member of our Rotary Club of Saskatoon in 2012 and officially founded Joy’s Centre, which just last year completed its $80,000 Global Grant! 
 
Check out an update on Maureen and Joy's Center here!

Supporting Local Projects
June 2023

At this year's President's Dinner, a cheque for over $12,000 from this year's Badge Shield Star dinner was presented by the Chair of the Restorative Action Program (RAP) to support our club's local and international projects.

Our club's donations in action!

Last year, with the help of our global supporters, ShelterBox was able to reach over 400,000 people with this vital aid. Thank you so much for making this possible, and for helping us continue to support as many people as we can.

In Saskatoon!  May 11th - 14th, 2023
Annual District Conference for Rotary District 5550

The annual District Conference for Rotary District 5550 will be hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Saskatoon this year. 
 
Register online now HERE
 
More details are included below!

An Evening with The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
Service: A Responsibility and a Privilege

Join the Rotary Clubs of Saskatoon on Thursday, April 20th, 2023 as we pay tribute to the Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon Fire Department and Medavie Services West at the 2023 Rotary Badge Shield Star Dinner.

January 26th, 2023 at Greenbryre Golf & Country Club
Restorative Action Program (RAP) Annual General Meeting

Join us at 4:30 pm for the start of our program, as well as to wish a fond farewell to our Chair, Jack Brodsky!

Working in-person with one of our local projects

This Christmas day,  6 members of Our Club, along with several members from Saskatoon’s other Rotary Clubs, helped to prepare and serve Christmas dinner at the Friendship Inn. 

Building Foodboxes and a $15,000 Donation

On December 9th, members from the 5 Rotary Clubs in Saskatoon met at Saskatoon Food Bank to present a cheque for $15,000.  On Tuesday, December 6th members of the clubs also went and volunteered by building food boxes at the Food Bank warehouse.

Milestone Completed for Locally-Started Project
11 Years, an $80,000 grant, and we're just getting started!

In October 2022, our Rotary Club of Saskatoon finally completed the projects supported by an $80,000 Rotary Global Grant focussed on providing safe drinking water and basic education to improve the lives of these orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda!

Part of the Joy's Home of Hope project started by Club's our own Maureen Torr in 2011, more details on this project's beginnings and future can be found below.

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