This month the Rotary Club of Ajax is pleased to acknowledge how charitable funds, received from the Delta Bingo, directly benefit Ajax Community organizations such as Grandview Kids. Grandview Kids – founded in 1953 – is an independently operated not-for-profit organization. They are the only Children’s Treatment Centre in Durham Region, providing specialized programs, outpatient clinical treatment and support to thousands of children and youth with physical, communication and developmental needs and their families.
What they do:
- Assess, diagnose, prescribe and provide clinical treatment, specialized programs and therapies, and specialized equipment for children and youth with communication, physical or developmental needs;
- Provide access to specialists, consultation and support for families;
- Build capacity in the community through information, knowledge exchange and consultation to professional and other organizations;
- Participate in research activity and teaching in the field of children’s rehabilitation.
Thank you to all the players and volunteers who came out to support the Rotary Club of Ajax's 18th Annual Golf Tournament.
Click below to see the prize winners and images from the event...
Thank You!
We owe a huge thank you to all the visitors, sponsors, vendors, performers and volunteers who came out last weekend to make our first walk-up Ribfest of this pandemic a huge success!
This month the Rotary Club of Ajax is pleased to acknowledge how charitable funds, received from the Delta Bingo, are directly benefiting Grandview Kids Children’s Centre: For 67 years, Grandview has been providing therapy, medical services, and clinical treatments to children with disabilities and challenges. Multi year Delta Bingo funding will help make the 17-year journey of a new facility in Ajax a reality by the time it opens in December 2023.
Welcome to the newest member of the Rotary Club of Ajax - John Ogwang! #ServiceAboveSelf
We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to Carol for winning the Rotary Club of Ajax Catch the Ace! Club president Heather Hebert and director of fundraising Tom Batchellor present Carol with her cheque with the remaining funds raised going to support Girls Inc Durham.
Delta Bingo and the Rotary Club of Ajax contribute funding towards the purchase of “smart pumps” for the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation
Back in March 2019 the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation began a new fundraising campaign with the aim of raising $500,000 to buy 100 new smart pumps. Smart pumps are attached to an IV pole and are programmed with medicine dosages for the patient. Each new unit costs $5,000.
As the pump is found throughout all their departments, this was a unique chance for Delta Bingo charity funds, through the Rotary Club of Ajax, to help all of the Hospital's front-line staff have the best equipment at their fingertips regardless of which department they are working in.
The battery-powered units are mobile, allowing a patient to move around with them, and from a safety point of view it’s major for patients. There’s less chance of an error as they are programmed units, with a library of dosage information, that can alert staff when needed to ask them to double-check the dosage. It’s been a game changer for them.
Services - Durham Region - Ajax : The Salvation Army in Ajax, Ont., is now giving hope on the go, thanks to a new program. Launched in April, Hope on Wheels is a mobile unit that meets the needs of community members where they are. Many donated to this program over the past two years, including the Rotary Club of Ajax and Delta Bingo charity funds. The program currently operates on Wednesday evenings, delivering food and essential supplies to people in downtown Ajax, with plans to expand to nearby communities Pickering and Uxbridge, Ont., in the near future.
2021 Polar Plunge Raises $3,700!
Ajax Rotarian Tom Batchellor delivers $3,700 in gift cards to Durham District School Board’s Fatima Muhtaj. The donations were collected from the Rotary Club of Ajax’s Polar Plunge in support of the Bolton C. Falby Breakfast Program. Rotary club members threw themselves into their fundraisers by creatively 'plunging' into cold water for the cause.
Stacey Lepine, the Senior Manager with responsibility for the Make A Difference Department, is happy that DDSB was able to come together with the Rotary Club, especially since the need is so great during the COVID-19 pandemic. She says, “We recognize that it takes a community to support our children and youth. Partnering with Ajax Rotary who pride themselves on ‘Service above Self’ and have a mandate that calls on Rotarians as ‘People of Action’ to participate in an annual campaign that emphasizes ‘Together We Fight Hunger” aligns with DDSB strategic priorities of Well-Being, Success and Engagement.”
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Ajax Rotary Appreciates First Responders
This is first responders weekend. In appreciation for everything that they do, Ajax Rotary donated dinner for all of the ICU staff at Ajax-Pickering hospital last night and coffee and bagels for staff starting their shift this morning. In addition we donated Crispy Cream donuts to all of the fire halls and Ambulance stations in Ajax. From Ajax Rotary Thank you for helping the public get through this.
Our 70th Anniversary Guide is Out!
To celebrate 70 years serving Ajax and it's residents, we have put together a 40-page anniversary guide highlighting some of our accomplishments and long-standing members. Copies will be delivered in your Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser and you can also download your digital copy here - Ajax Rotary 70th Anniversary Guide
