TV Auction Cheque Presentation to Charities

Posted by Susan Hazlett

A special cheque presentation event was held on February 7, 2011 to present the proceeds of the Rotary TV Auction to our participating charities. Shown here are the representatives from the charities.

Representatives of the charities that participated in our annual TV Auction and guests were invited to a special cheque presentation evening.

Binni Rana, President, welcomed everyone and said the TV Auction is a "milestone in our year" and that it was with great pride to share the proceeds of the auction with our participating charities. She went on to say that we will continue with our commitment to the TV Auction and thanked the charities for their contributions to making it a success.

David Obadia, Chair for the 2010 Rotary TV Auction, thanked the charities and members of the club, as well as: Dell for providing the computers; Neil for his expertise; and Rogers for once again partnering with us to make this such a success. He went on to say that we were able to streamline the process this year with the use of computers and next year we will be looking at further innovations.

Cheques were distributed as follows:
Canadian Spinal Cord Reserach - $16,200
Curtain Club - $7,088
Opera York - $2,241
York Centre - $6,876
Unionville Home Society - $2,453
York Region Multiple Sclerosis - $2,114
York Region Victim Services - $2,092
Community Circle Club - $3,234
Newmarket Rotary - $5,312
Richmond Hill Rotary - $15,652
(absent) Hospice of Richmond Hill - $865

A special presentation of a plaque was then made to Ashu in recognition of Dell's contribution for the use of their computers.

Photo courtesy of Nic Ahola, Snap Newspaper