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The Rotary Club of Chemainus announces its annual Summer Fest event to be held on June 22, 2024.
 
 
Do you own a car or motorcycle  you would like to show off?
 
They are  looking for any car that someone wants to show off.  Weekend drivers that they are in the process of restoring or customizing. Motorcycles and show cars, anything that is street legal and insured.
 
Schedule of Events: 
Saturday June 22nd
 
9:00am-10:00am     Load in on Willow Street from Victoria Street
10:00am-3:00pm     Summer Fest Events
1:45pm-2:15pm         Award Presentation
3:10pm-3:40pm        Load out 
 
Registration will include a (1) ticket for BBQ Lunch (additional can be purchased at the cook tent)
 
Link to registration Form: https://forms.gle/eNbRkkWYARoEWvYQ8
 
Prize Categories:
-1939 and Older                   -1940-1949
-1950-1959                            -1960-1969
-1970-1979                            -1980-1999
-2000 and Newer                 -People’s Choice Award
-Kid’s Choice Award            -Senior’s Choice Award  
 
Plus- Random raffle prizes
 
 
On April 4, 2024, The Rotary Club of Ladysmith presented Tim Harris, coach of the Raiders Soccer FC from the Stz'uminus First Nation, a cheque for $500. Most players are between the ages of 16 and 19. 
The mandate of the team is to support the nations' males in being healthy and to support their mental health. The donation is meant to help with the cost of entering soccer tournaments held by  many of the First Nations communities. 
We hope that they will have a great season.
 
The Rotary Club of Ladysmith continues delivering cheques. This week The Sportsmen Club received $300 toward their environmental cleanup this Earth Day. $500 was received by Ladysmith Primary School PAC to sponsor Popcorn Day which will be held on Earth Day in conjunction with Rotary's sponsorship o the Earth Day Storybook Walk school project.  The United Church received $500 to assist with replacing the kitchen ceiling in the church meeting hall which is utilized by various groups and organizations. And the Ladysmith Historical Society received $350 to support the Forgotten Skills Workshop program.
 
The Rotary Club of Ladysmith was busy last week delivering cheques to Ladysmith Arts Council, LaFF, LRCA, and Ladysmith Historical Society to support local community programming.  These funds were raised under Rotary’s Community Donations Program administered by the Community Gaming Grant Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, also known as B.C. Gaming.  In addition to the cheques handed out last week, $9,500 will be given to Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation for scholarships being awarded to Ladysmith Secondary School grads later this year
 
On February 1st Rotarians Brian King and Suzzane Otterson met with Carmen Barclay, LRCA's executive director and outreach worker Shannon Crowards. They presented the LRCA with a $1000 cheque to help continue their school backpack food program. Rotary of Ladysmith helped start this initiative a year ago November with an initial donation of $4500 toward their pilot project. The school backpack food program gives food bags to underprivileged children each Friday to ensure nutrition over the weekend.