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26 Issue 140 September 2024 www.sportsenergynews.com

The Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise

Submitted Article

he Rotary Club of Cornwall
TSunrise is offering florist-quality
chrysanthemums for Thanksgiving
at $15 per plant; the same price since
2010. The plants will be delivered to
a local business or residence address
the week before Thanksgiving, or
they may be picked up by special
arrangement on October 4th and
5th. This is a fundraiser that benefits
many projects and activities within
our community.
Plants are presold by Rotary
members or online https://
cornwallsunriserotary.com/ .
Purchases can also be made by
sending an email to our Rotary email
address info@cornwallsunriserotary.
com , or sending a private
message using our Facebook
page https://www.facebook.com/
RotaryClubofCornwallSunrise .
For a more personal approach, a
phone call or email to an individual
Rotarian is suggested. Any Sunrise
Rotarian will be happy to assist.
This is our oldest fundraising Photo Submitted
activity! The Rotary Club of
Cornwall Sunrise was chartered in We deliver within the City of Enhancements – Cornwall vocational training, and more.
Community Hospital Foundation,
January 1989, and we delivered the Cornwall, Akwesasne Territory The Covid-19 pandemic meant
first ‘Mums for Thanksgiving to (Cornwall Island only), and in S.D.& Cornwall Hospice, Benson Centre, that Agape Centre and Salvation
G. Cornwall Arts & Culture Centre,
friends and businesses in Cornwall Aquatic Centre, Seniors on Wheels, Army Food Banks; Baldwin House;
the week before Thanksgiving, Here is a partial list of important Akwesasne Family Wellness Centre,
1989 (35 years ago). These beautiful projects we have been able to help Akwesasne Powwow
chrysanthemums of assorted fall because of community support of • Youth Programs – Interact and Centre 105, became a primary
colours come in 6” pots with a our ‘Mums for Thanksgiving. & Earlyact, Youth Exchanges & focus in helping to ensure that our
coloured foil wrap. Although we try • Lamoureux Park - Cornwall Adventure Programs, Dictionaries citizens received help. It is our hope
to accommodate special requests, we 4Life, Rotary Youth Leadership that successful fundraising will
Outdoor Gym & Children’s
cannot promise that recipients will Playground Equipment Awards enable continuation of the support
receive flowers of a specific colour. • International Programs – we have been proud to give to
• Community Support
The ‘mums are delivered to us Programs – Mental Health Programs Eradication of Polio, Education and various youth and other programs in
in cases of eight plants, and then & Women’s Shelters, Children’s Treatment of Neglected Tropical our community.
our members or friends of Rotary Diseases (Buruli ulcer, Yaws,
Christmas Fund & Community Again, this year, there are many
personally deliver the flowers to Foodbanks Leprosy, etc.), Medical equipment to reasons to support this fundraiser by
the recipients…. Seniors or family Beirut & Ghana, Go with the Flow, purchasing a pot or two of ‘mums for
residences, businesses, etc. • Our Community Clean Water in Elementary Schools, Thanksgiving.