Danny Salcedo and Elena Agala arrived home from a successful Rotary trip to the Philippines and display the Richmond Sunrise banner which appeared both at the Caring Hearts Dental Mission in Sorsogon and Rotary World Help donation to Leyte Leyte Dept of Education through the partnership with Rotary club of Kankabato , Tacloban Leyte.
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Our own Elena Agala is back from a humanitarian mission in her hometown in Oras Eastern Samar ,Philippines.
 
Distribution of school supplies of notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons ,books, toothbrushes, toothpaste, snacks and juices were given to 100 elementary school children.
 
More donations of food packages , used youth / adult clothing, used tennis shoes and food were distributed to 100 poor people in a village along the river . There is no Rotary club in the town so she asked some help from former classmates in high school in Eastern Samar. 
 
Thanks to Rotarians in our club who donated the school supplies etc.
1. PP Pat Atkinson 
2. PP Marg Dixon
3. Joyce Alisharan
4. Christine Marin
5. Danny Salcedo
Storywalk at McLean Park
Working closely with the City of Richmond and the Richmond Public Library, Richmond Sunrise Rotary is proud to support the recently opened StoryWalk, in McLean Park in East Richmond.  Take a walk around the 20 panels and read the story of Orca Chief, written and illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. 
Davao (Malikongkong) Water Project Update
Richmond Sunrise has supported the water project of RC Manila San Miguel - see this video for a project update:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bC34_0JA9w
 
The mountainous region close to Davao City in the Philippines was ravaged by forest fire; this destroyed the water pipeline that served the Malikongkong village. It serviced approx. 1000 families with clean, safe water.
The local Rotary clubs put together a project to replace the pipeline and as our club had visited the area on an exchange project, we were asked to provide some financial assistance.
We are now a Silver Sponsor of the pipeline which is in process of being rebuilt.
Poinsettia Fundraiser for Foundation
We greatly appreciate our Rotary community for their support with our Poinsettia Fundraiser.  We were able to raise funds to support Rotary Foundation thanks to your generosity.  
Rotary World Help
Our own Elena Agala is currently one of the Directors of Rotary World Help,  Please go to  www.rotaryworldhelp.com for more information.
Elena was also the Friendship Exchange Chair in 2018 - 2019.   At our Dec. 23rd meeting, she will be updating our club about the amazing work she has done with both these groups.  
KIVA supported by Richmond Sunrise
KIVA means "unity" in Swahili.  During the past years, Richmond Sunrise has provided over $10,000 in micro loans to KIVA, supporting small businesses throughout the world, people who would otherwise be left out of the financial systems.  We help them to kickstart a project, partnering with them as investors.  Kiva lifts up the small entrepreneurs who apply for the micro loans, believing that tomorrow is going to be better than today.  You, too, can invest in the dreams of people all over the world.  Just go to kiva.org and support a loan that changes lives.  
 
ACTS for Water - Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise 
On Sunday September 12, Richmond Sunrise rotary members walked with cans of water, symbolizing the long trips made by women and children in Uganda in order to have clean water.  We are working with ACTS for Water to construct gravity flow systems, securing clean water for many communities.   Richmond Sunrise is proud to contribute $9000 towards this worthy project.   Please click on the link below to listen to Jeff Golby and Pat Atkinson, our club president.  
Richmond Sunrise supports Steveston Rotary
Thanks to Steveston Rotary for inviting Richmond Sunrise to support in the efforts to help out with B.C. Wildfire Relief.  We were happy to participate through beer purchases and donations.  See the link below for more information.
Roto has arrived
The Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise sponsors B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs.  Our latest dog is Roto, born May 11 and happily living with his family in Victoria.  Welcome, Roto!   
Walk for Water
The Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise is supporting acts.ca as they continue to improve and build infrastructure for gravity flow systems, to secure clean water for Ugandans.  Please see detailed information in this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbUeFSPlL5g
The Walk4Water event will be on September 12, 2021 at Garry Point at 1:00 p.m.   See this link: https://walk4water.ca/events/steveston-walk4water 
ARES

Asian Ruggedized Education System (ARES) made a great wave of change in education for Lourdes National High School as it answered the need of the school to offer the best package in learning it ever had - the “Classroom in a Box”.

The formal turnover of the package was done on February 26 with the ARES team from Rotary World Help Canada President Bonnie Sutherland, ARES Coordinator Philippines Literacy Project – Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise and Director Rotary World Help-Canada Elena Agala, a member of our club.

The ARES donation of laptops and customized educational software to schools in the Philippines enabled students to continue their studies during COVI-19 and other natural disasters that affected the community .

Sunrise, Richmond Sunrise's first B.C./Alberta guide dog.

SUNRISE - supported by Richmond Sunrise in 2019!

Sunrise is in training to become a life-changing dog, 

·for someone who is blind or visually impaired,
·a child with profound autism, or
·a Veteran or First Responder living with an Operational Stress injury.

Our Club is proud to have funded BC & Alberta Guide Dogs for this training! To learn more about Sunrise…. (please read more).

Rotary of Richmond Sunrise supports Richmond graduates 
Each year, Rotary of Richmond Sunrise offers scholarships to Richmond graduates to support them in their post-secondary journeys.
Rotary Dental Mission in the Philippines
The Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise donated both in 2014 and 2019 to the Caring Hearts Dentistry Society in line with the Feeding Program to 200 street kids in two provinces in Manila and 300 poor children in a fishing village in Panglao island in 2019.