A number of community groups are once again benefiting because of you and your participation in Rotary Radio Bingo on CKDR.
The Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation has announced its funding allocations from this past season.
Healthcare was a main focus for the Foundation this year.
The Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital is one of the big winners as they are getting $24,500 for blood culture system equipment.
The Hospital Auxiliary in Red Lake is welcoming $6,000 for a chemo/transfusion chair.
The Dryden Kinsmen Club is once again getting $5,000 to support the Still Me oncology program at the local hospital.
Here are the funding allocations:
Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout
-Hub Transit $2,000
-Sacred Heart School (nutrition/breakfast programs) $2,000
-Sioux Mountain Public School (nutrition/breakfast programs) $2,000
-Sioux North High School (nutrition/breakfast programs) $2,000
-Lac Seul Education Authority (nutrition/breakfast programs) $2,000
-Sioux Looks Out for Paws Animal Rescue (nutrition/supplies) $2,500
-Friends of Cedar Bay (youth programming) $3,000
-Nordic Nomads Ski Club (youth equipment) $1,500
-1st Sioux Lookout Scouts (programming & supplies) $1,000
Rotary Club of Dryden
-Dryden Kinsmen Club (supporting Still Me oncology program) $ 5,000
-Breezer’s Honey Jr. Beekeeping Course (youth supplies) $ 2,000
-Dryden High School – 4 Directions (arts/crafts – wellness) $ 2,500
-Red Lake Hospital Auxiliary (chemo/transfusion chair) $ 6,000
-Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Hospital (blood culture system) $24,500
-Dryden Native Friendship Centre (Indigenous Day – nutrition) $ 5,000
-Dryden Library (Dolly Parton Imagination Library for youth) $ 2,500
-1st Dryden Scouts (canoe/camping supplies) $ 6,000
-Dryden District Conservation Club (archery equipment) $ 5,000
-Ghost Lake Trail (signage) $ 1,600
-Mary Berglund Community Centre (community garden) $ 5,000
-Adventures in Human Rights (4 students – virtual) $ 200