People of Action

Community Support By the Numbers

Support for Richmond's Seniors

Several COVID initiatives donated total 16,000 disposable masks to Richmond Low Income Seniors, Richmond cares, Richmond gives and other organizations.

Support for Richmond 's Youth

Raised $3,000 at Shred Day for Gateway Theatre Summer Camp for kids and Chimo Community Services. 

Sponsored Rotaract and Interact Club for teenagers and young adults.

Support Richmond Hospital Foundation

Raised over  $400,000  for Richmond Hospital Foundation, the most recent projects are Surgical Restart Campaign, Acute Care Tower and Veinviewer Project.

Support different Health Initiatives

Annual Chinese New Year Gala raises about $20,000 each year for different beneficiaries such as the Richmond Hospital Foundation, St. John Ambulance AED units installed in Skytrain, Richmond Boys & Girls Club, SOS Children's Village BC for foster children, Pathways Clubhouse Richmond for mental wellness.

Rotary Hospice Initiative

Raised over $500,000 towards building a 10-bed Rotary Hospice in Richmond and ongoing support upgrade of the facility.

Support Richmond Senior Facilities 

Tribute to Seniors Gala raised  $350,000  to Richmond senior facilities and Rotary Hospice House
And many more other initiatives.......!
 
  • 50th Anniversary Gala raised close to $30,000 supporting veterans and artistic programming.
  • Theatre night raised $7,000 to support Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House and Gateway Theatre Academy for the Performing Arts.
  • Annual Christmas Hamper Fund.
  • Comfort Bus for Richmond Fire Department.
  • Furnished a room for the Cancer Society.
 
 
 
  • Built and donated picnic tables for the MacDonald Beach Project.
  • Support Richmond Center of Disability, SOS Childrens Village BC, Covenant House for homeless youth. 
  • Held Photo Contest to engage Richmond Youth to capture the spirit of Richmond.
  • Provided educational scholarship.
  • Hosted group study exchange and youth summer exchange.

Our Action across the globe.......! 

Masks to hospitals in Wuhan, China
Rotary effort to eradicate polio
School in South Africa
  • COVID Relief Task collaborated with other Rotary Clubs and organizations, US$35,000 was raised to purchase 23,585 pcs of medical grade N95 Masks and 1,150 Protective suits, they were delivered to 5 hospitals in Wuhan, China.
  • Rotary Rocks Richmond Concert raised $10,000 for The Rotary Foundation
  • Push up Challenge raised $7,000 for Polio Eradication and Rotary Foundation.
  • Raised over $13,000 to help build school and dormitory in South Africa.
  • Purchased ambulance for India, Jamaica and Trinidad.
  • Sponsored Shelter Boxes to aid victims in disaster countries.
  • Purchased 53 wheelchairs to South Africa.
  • Sent relief supplies to aid Grenada Hurricane victims.
  • Secured medical equipment and surgical tools for the training of Ghanaian doctors and nurses at the teaching hospital.
  • Shoes for low income tea plantation children in Sri Lanka