Rotary Club of Lake Country

Honouring all Veterans this Remembrance Day

Raise your hand if you knew that Habitat for Humanity Okanagan kept 13 million pounds (recently updated from 12 million) of useable products out of the Glenmore landfill? Raise your hand if you have used the Kitchen Salvage program for a renovation? They carefully remove your old kitchen, you get a tax receipt, your kitchen stays out of the landfill. It's a recipe for happy ReStore shopping ... We know Habitat for Humanity Canada for helping get families into affordable homes in our neighbourhoods. Did you know there are many ways to help that don't involve power tools! Interested? Check out: www.habitatforhumanityokanagan.ca #reducereuserecycle #hfhokanagan #rotaryinternational #supportlocal

World Polio Day! Help Rotary put polio in the history books

Three lucky winners helped give the Lake Country Food Bank a $5000 boost. The three were winners of a raffle held by the Rotary Club of Lake Country. The raffle itself raised a net $3317.75. An anonymous donor added $17.58, to bring the total up to some round figures -- $3333.33, exactly one-third of $10,000. And because the Food Bank’s purchasing power makes every dollar worth about 40% more, the Food Bank benefits by close to $5000. Kim Sylvestre, president of the Lak...e Country Food Assistance Society, accepted the donation, symbolically represented by half a dozen bags and baskets of food, at O'Rourke's Peak Cellars winery on Goldie Road. First prize in the raffle, a paired wine dinner and tour of the winery’s cellar, valued at $600, won by Diane Johnstone of Lake Country. Second prize was a $400 gift card from Ex Nihilo Winery, won by Dan Gould of Lake Country. Third prize was a $400 gift card from Grey Monk, won by Dean Caban of Los Angeles. Through Rotary’s promotion of Save-On gifts cards, which can be used to purchase groceries at Save-On-Foods, eight cents per dollar spent goes directly to the Food Bank, at no additional cost at all to the purchaser. Over $25,000 has already gone to the Food Bank through this program, plus ongoing support for other community organizations. Make sure to visit our local wineries and Save On Foods to continue supporting community organizations including The Lake Country Food Bank. Stay tuned for our next raffle...coming soon! @lakecountryfoodbank @peakcellars @exnihilovineyards @graymonkwinery @Save-On-Foods (9522 Main Street, #10, Lake Country, BC, Canada)

Covid created a recycling bottle backlog? You’re not alone! An intrepid duo tackled this sticky situation with the proceeds going to our Rotary club! These funds will help support local groups in Lake Country while our traditional fundraisers are on hold. Hopefully we’ll be back with a fundraising concert at Creekside Theatre soon #bottledrive #rotary5060 #lakecountrybc #volunteering #volunteerappreciation #bcwines

Sunday was another great day working on trails in District of Lake Country. Walk Around Lake Country (WALC) is such an asset to our community. A big thank you to them for organizing the work party. Many hands make light work and a more walkable community. Some people/pups were even rewarded with Dairy Queen Grill & Chill #lakecountrybc #rotary5060 #safetrailsforall #workfun #happytrails #rufflife