Our Record of Giving
The club has donated on average $51,800 annually to local and international projects. One of the most outstanding contributions was to provide a 9 kilometre Nature Trail from Grand Bend to the Pinery Provincial Park. In addition, the club agreed to fund the Canada 2001 Summer Games in the amount of $20,000 and helped raise approximately $30,000 to replace the aging Grand Bend Tourist Information booth in conjunction with the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce.
In 2002, the club pledged $50,000 over five years to both the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre and the Partnership to extend the Public School and add an Recreation Centre. In 2005 another 5 year commitment was made to pay $20,000 a year to fund local Grand Bend Beachfront enhancements as well as $5,000 a year for a water quality initiative titled the "Clean Water Now" . This "Clean Water Now" program continued well beyond the original 5 years. In addition in 2010, the club pledged $75,000 over 5 years to Drayton Entertainment as a partial payment for new seats for the renovated Grand Bend playhouse. Also the Goderich tornado disaster in the late summer of 2011 prompted the club payment of $32,000 to help with the recovery of the town. In 2016 our major project was the Rotary Stage which is the focal point on the beach for weekend entertainment. This was spearheaded by Rotary and financed with the help of local partners.
As of June, 2016 the club has contributed $1,294,747 to community and international service projects - A detailed list of club contributions by year follows: