Foundation Projects

Thank you for considering a donation to the Oak Bay Rotary Club Foundation.

Choose from one of our current projects listed below, many of which are eligible for an immediate tax receipt through CanadaHelps. 

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Donate to our Foundation in general by choosing Undesignated Donation and with your generosity we will support projects based on need.
Oak Bay High Jack Wallace Track Project
The Oak Bay High School Alumni Association in association with the Oak Bay Rotary Foundation and Oak Bay High School (SD #61) are embarking on a fundraising campaign to resurface the Jack Wallace Memorial Track. The track is Commonwealth Games legacy infrastructure – last resurfaced for 1994 – and while well maintained, it’s in need of a revamp.
Frequently, students stream around the Jack Wallace Memorial Track in a quest for greatness, and many find it. The school boasts 30 provincial championships and 130 Island championships in track. But the ring near Oak Bay Recreation Centre attracts athletes of all ages, abilities and communities seeking exercise or camaraderie.

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Oak Bay High Rotary Scholarship
The Oak Bay Rotary Scholarship is awarded annually
to a student graduating from Oak Bay High School that demonstrates academic excellence combined with community service and leadership.

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Oak Bay High Sno’uyutth Legacy Scholarship Fund
Sno’uyutth is Lekwungen word that means “Spreading Good Energy.” The Sno’uyutth Legacy Scholarship (SLS) is intended as an inspiration and motivation for students of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis descent that pursue post-secondary training upon graduation from Oak Bay High School.

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Mustard Seed Food Rescue Project
The Mustard Seed works with local retailers to redistribute fresh, nutritious foods through the Food Share Network. In the 22,000 sq foot warehouse, they rescue 10,000+ pounds of food per day that was destined for the landfill and distribute it safely to 70+ Food Share Network members. Their commercial kitchen allows them to turn many rescued foods into sauces, soups, stocks and smoothies while reducing waste output.

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Threshold Housing Project
Threshold House is a gender-inclusive home where youth develop community and plan for their future with the support of Threshold staff. As with all THS homes, knowing that they can count on a roof over their heads and on a sense of caring community means that Threshold House youth can concentrate on recovering from the experiences that put them at risk of homelessness, and begin to imagine and build brighter futures. For the more than 50 youth living in any Threshold home, a Foundation program of life skills, recovery, cultural support, and community connection helps them move from survival mode to creating goals for the future.

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Rotary Water Park
Rotary Water Park features various structures that spray water as well as a large zipline in the upgraded playground adjacent to the water park. A popular spot for families and kids.

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1000x5 Literacy Project
The goal of 1000×5 is for all children to have books in the home and to have heard 1000 books by age 5. For children’s literacy, listening to books as a baby and toddler is one of the most important activities that a child will ever do. Handling books, listening to stories and enjoying time spent with an important adult builds language, imagination, and many important connections in the developing brain.

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Our 60 supported students building a widow's house
Rwanda Project
Your donation will restore a grandmother’s roof or put a bright child in school. In either case there is deep appreciation!

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Victoria Hand Project

Victoria Hand Project is a Canadian charity born in the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Dept of University of Victoria that provides low-cost, 3D-printed prosthetic arms to amputees in low-income and conflict-affected regions by equipping and training local clinics. In partnership with local Rotary Clubs we have recently brought equipment and training to an existing Hand Project in Nepal that allows them to expand their successful operation. Photos will soon follow.

The planned delivery of training and equipment to Rwanda has been temporarily delayed due to the cancellation by  USAID of support for the receiving clinic. The organizing team is pursuing other funding and will bring that project back into focus as soon as that is accomplished. Funds already collected will be held for that moment.   

Rotary supports this program of innovative technology, hands-on training, and local leadership to create sustainable, life-changing prosthetic programs in Nepal, Rwanda and many other countries presently lacking such breakthrough technology.

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Undesignated Donation
This donation will be used for any of the local or international projects managed by the Oak Bay Rotary Club and Foundation.

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